The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that Howard S. Thake of
the town of East Greenwich, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of the sum of One dollar and other
valuable considerations, paid by Atticus N. Bullock of the city of Attleboro,
county of Bristol, commonwealth of mass, hereinafter called the grantee, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, said grantor, with grant bargain sells,
sells and conveys unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns assigned forever,
a certain lot or parcel of land situate and lying in the town of Charlestown
in said county of Washington, bounded and described as follows: to wit
lot number thirty three (33) as shown and delivered on a certain plan
or plat entitled "Plan of Slocum's Crossing coastal beach, Charlestown R.I."
Thorp & Thrasher Inc. consultants, eighty feet lot to the north, October 1924 signed
November 18, 1925, Thorp & Thrasher Engrs, said plan or plat being on
file in the town clerk's office in said town of Charlestown; the said
grantor his heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repair
to and from and from said lot or tract on foot or otherwise, over
or upon roads through there certain rights of way or roads or streets on said
plan or plat leading to the public highway and as well the rights
of way leading to the beach and also the right of way leading from
the street to the fresh water pond and any other portions of said plat
which might hereafter be designated for public use; the said grantee
for himself his heirs and assigns, hereby covenants and agrees to and
with the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, that the said grantee,
his heirs and assigns, shall and shall pay to the said grantor his heirs
and assigns, on or before the first day of August in each open year hereafter
the sum of five (5) dollars for each lot fully owned, said sum to be paid
and applied by the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, in his and their
names toward taxes on the case and maintenance of the roads and
other items that may be designated for public use; and the said sums
agreed to be paying are hereby made a lien and charge upon the premises
hereby conveyed, and in case of any failure to make any payment arthritis
one year after the same shall become due, it shall be lawful for the
grantor his heirs and assigns, to sell and convey the premises at
public auction first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper
published in said county of Washington, at least once each week for
three successive weeks, and to become the purchaser or purchasees of
said sale. To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises
with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances therewith belonging,
unto and to the use of the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever
subject however to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land
or any part thereof, said grantor, his heirs or assigns, shall be
given ten days notice in writing and shall have the first option
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318 To purchase the same with the buildings and improvements thereon at
the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually offered to
the said grantor be his heirs or assigns,
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for
one dwelling house on each lot hereby conveyed, which dwelling house shall
be erected on the premises in accordance with the building line as shown
on said plat, and no portion of any building or dwelling house (porch
included) shall approach the street line or ocean front nearer than
said building line, nor shall any building of any nature or kind whatsoever,
approach the side lines of the lot or lots nearest than five feet therefrom;
no detached garage or other outbuilding or buildings shall be erected
thereon; dwelling house erected on said lot or lots shall cost where
completed not less than one thousand dollars on lot measured 32 x 100;
all trades, bars, hotels, salons or other draws or venues shall be forbid
to be established or maintained on the above
premises by the grantee, his heirs and assigns, at his or their own
cost and expense.
3. No division or line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted,
no trees of any kind nor anything (except the dwelling house) that shall
in any way obstruct the view from any part of any improving
property or any dwelling place in this colony, shrubs, flowers and vegetables
shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, ovine, cattle, caprine or ovines dogs or cats or
other noisy or objectionable animals or birds shall be kept or permitted
to be kept on said premises.
5. The grantor, his heirs and assigns reserve the right to enter
upon the above described premises to lay any pipes conduits
or wires or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good
condition as prior enter.
It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by and
between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and
agreements on the part of said grantee, his heirs and assigns, on his
part, point to be kept and performed, shall attach to and run with the land
hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made a part of the consideration
of this sale but provided that in case of any violation of the above conditions
or covenants on the part of said grantee or his heirs or assigns, that the
title to and fee said premises shall revert to the said grantor his heirs or
assigns, and he or they may reenter himself or themselves of the estate
hereby granted and all rights title and interest hereby conveyed shall be
forfeited and cease and terminate.
The said grantor for himself,
his heirs, executors and administrators, covenants with the said grantee, his
heirs and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in the simple of the
said granted premises; that the same free from all encumbrances,
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sheriff as aforesaid, that he has good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said braunle and his heirs
and assigns, shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and
quietly have and enjoy their said premises, subject as aforesaid, and that the
said braunle will defend his right possession and administration shall warrant
and defend the same to the said braunle his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever as aforesaid. And
for the consideration aforesaid, I Hattie M. Throop do hereby release all my
right of dower in and to the said granted premises unto the said braunle and
his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
17th day of July in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty six,
Executed in the presence of
R. E. Traver
Howard E. Throop L.S.
Hattie M. Throop L.S.
State of Rhode Island,
County of Washington.
On this 17th day of July A.D. 1926 before me personally
appeared Howard E. Throop and Hattie M. Throop to me known and proven
they to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
said instrument by them executed be their free acts and deed.
Rogers E. Traver
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record August 4th 1926 at 10.45 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George A. Ransom, Form Clerk
Know all MEN by these presents that Hazel Virginia S.
Stillman, formerly of the town of Woonsocket in the county of Providence and
State of Rhode Island, but now one of the city and county of San Francisco,
State of California, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of one
thousand dollars to one paid by William N. Batcheller of the town of North
Kingstown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto said Grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever, a certain parcel of land situated in the town
of Northkingstown in said county of Washington, known as the flat meadow
place, containing by estimation forty three tenths acres, bounded on
the North by the Post road in former location, on the East by land
formerly of the heirs of George Thrasher and Angustine Cook, and on
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