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382 To all People to whom these Presents shall come I John W. King
Collector of taxes for the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island for the year 1709. Send Greeting
Whereas the taxpayers of said town of Charlestown at their annual
financial town meeting duly notified and held on the 8th day
of April 1907 voted that a tax of one dollar on each one hundred
dollars valuation of the taxable property in said town be assessed
on or before the first day of September 1909 and which said tax
was assessed in accordance with said vote on the 26th day
of August 1909 and the tax bill in due form delivered to me
with the warrant duly signed attached thereto requiring me
to proceed according to law and collect said tax by and place
the same in the town treasury of said town And whereas said
S. Robinson neglected to pay the taxes assessed against her and
expressed in said tax bill amounting to the sum of one dollar
(1.01) and in consequence thereof I did on the 7th day of March
1910 levy said warrant upon a certain tract of land belonging
to said Sarah A. Robinson situated in said Charlestown and did
advertise the same for sale at three public places in said
Charlestown viz at the town Collectors office at the Post Office and
at the store of Chas. M. Moore Lys and above these places in said
town and also in the Hope Valley Gazette a newspaper
printed in Hopkinton in said County for more than twenty
days previous to sale But on the 28th day of April 1910
at 10 o'clock A.M. I proceeded to sell at public auction
the premises typed as aforesaid and William H. Helleton of
said Charlestown was the highest bidder therefor.
Now Know ye that in consideration of the sum of six
dollars and fifty four cents to me paid by said William H.
Helleton the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge I do
hereby sell and convey with the said William H. Helleton
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and
interest which said Sarah A. Robinson had in and to said
premises at the time of assessing said tax together with all the
appurtenances thereto belonging for a description of said
lot ref reference is hereby made to plat of land in Reservations
on file in the town office of said Charlestown
To have and to hold the same to him the said William
H. Helleton his heirs and assigns forever subject to the right
of redemption provided by law And I the said John W. King
Collector as aforesaid do covenant with the said
William H. Helleton his heirs and assigns that I have
advertised said property as hereinbefore stated and have
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complied with the tenets of the laws regulating the collection of taxes,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
11th day of April A.D. 1910
In presence of
George La Croze J.W. King
J.W. King Collector L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On Charlestown on the 11th day of April A.D. 1910 before
me personally appeared John W. King collector of taxes to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his
free act and deed etc. in his capacity as aforesaid,
George La Croze
Notary Public
Received for record April 11 1910 at 9.30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George La Croze Town Clerk
To All People to whom these presents shall come comes, I John W. King
collector of taxes for the town of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island for the year 1909 send Greeting,
Whereas the voters of said town of Charlestown at their
annual financial town meeting duly notified and held on the 8th
day of April 1907, voted that a tax of one dollar on each hundred
dollar valuation of the taxable property in said town be assessed
on or before the first day of September 1909 and which said
tax was assessed in accordance with said vote on the 26th day
of August 1909 and the tax bill on Mrs. Jane delivered to me
the warrant duly signed attached thereto requiring me to
proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the
same in the town treasury of said town, and Whereas Mrs. Jane [?]
may neglected to pay the taxes assessed against her and
expressed in said tax bill totaling amounting to the sum of fifty cents,
(50c) and in consequence thereof I did on the 7th day of March
1910 levy said warrant upon a certain tract of land belonging
to said Mrs. Jane related in said Charlestown and hin
authorize the same for sale at three public places in said
Charlestown namely at the Town Clerks office at the Post
office and at the store of George Da White etc and others
other places in said town and also in the Hope Valley
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