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TO ALL PEOPLE TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, TIMOTHY L. MONEY, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of
Washington State of Rhode Island, for the year 1931,
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual
Financial Town Meeting duly notified and held on the 13th day of April, 1931, voted that a
tax of one dollar and twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars valuation of the ratable
real estate and tangible personal property in said Town be assessed in accordance with said
vote on the 15th day of June A. D. 1931, and the tax bill in due form delivered to me with
the warrant duly signed attached thereto, by the Town Treasurer of said town, requiring me
to proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the same in the Town Treasury
of said Town,
and WHEREAS, Lucy E. and Madeline Johnson, neglected to pay the tax assessed against
them as expressed in said tax bill amounting to the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents,
and in consequence thereof I did on the 20th day of July A. D. 1932 levy said warrant upon
a certain tract of land belonging to said Lucy E. and Madeline Johnson, in said Charlestown,
and did advertise the same for Sale at three different public places in said Charlestown, viz: Town
Clerk's Office, Charlestown, Post Office, Charlestown, and Grinnell's Garage, Charlestown,
and diver other places in said Town, and also in the Westerly Daily Sun, a newspaper pub-
lished in the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island State for more than twenty days previous to said sale,
and on the 17th day of August, A. D. 1932 at ten o'clock A. M., Daylight Saving Time, I pro-
ceeded to sell at public auction the premises taxed as aforesaid and Charlestown Estate,
inc., by its agent Howard E. Thorp, was the highest bidder therefore.
NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of eleven Dollars and twelve
cents ($11.12) to me paid by said Charlestown Estates, Inc., the receipt whereof I do hereby ack-
nowledge, I do hereby release and sell and convey unto the said Charlestown Estates, Inc., its successors
and all the rights, title and interest which said Lucy E. and Madeline
and assigns forever, all the right, title and interest which said Lucy E. and Madeline
Johnson had in and to said premises at the time of assessing said tax, with all the appurte-
nanaces thereto belonging, for a description of which of reference is hereby had to deed on
record in Land Evidence Book No. 14. Pages 369-370, in the Town Clerk's Office of said Town
of Charlestown.
to MAKE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Charlestown Estates, Inc., its successors
and assigns forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said Timothy L. Money, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant
with the said Charlestown Estates, Inc., its successors and assigns, that I have advertised
said property as heretofore stated and that I have complied with the terms of the law
regulating the collection of taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of August,
A. D. 1932.
In presence of
LINTON L. BROWN
TIMOTHY L. MONEY (SEAL)
Collector of Taxes.
STATE of RHODE ISLAND )
County of Washington ) ss:
In Charlestown on the 19th day of August, 1932 before me personally appeared
Timothy L. Money, Collector of Taxes, to me known and 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 in his capacity as aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record August 19th, 1932 at 3:40 o'clock P. M. and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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