The instrument's own words
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We, JOHN VAN OST AND KATHARINE R. VAN OST, husband and wife, both of the
City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey as joint tenants and not as
tenants in common, hereinafter called the Mortgagors, for consideration paid grant to
JOHN W. BUDDINGTON of Charlestown, County of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, here-
inafter called the Mortgagee, with MORTGAGE CONVEYANCE, to secure the payment of Thirty-five
Hundred (3500) Dollars in three years with interest at six (6) percent, per annum, payable
semi-annually in advance as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date
herewith.
A certain lot number sixteen (16) as shown and delineated on a certain plan or
plat, entitled "Plan of Rhode Island Contingent Beach, Charlestown,
Rhode Island, Toby R. Frazer, Inc., Architects, Agents, Charlestown,
Rhode Island, dated October 14, 1953, filed November 15, 1953.
Said plan or plat being on file in the Town Clerk's office in said Town
of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and shall have
the right of way and pass and repass to and from and from and to said lot and to
right of way for cobblestone, asphalt or concrete and across those certain portions of
way or roads as shown on said plan or plat leading to the public
highway, and shall have the right of way and pass to the beach, and shall have
the right of way leading from the road to the fresh water pond, and any
part of the right of way shown on said plan or plat shall be designated and
for public use; the said Mortgagee, for himself, his heirs and assigns, shall
and by these presents does grant and convey to the heirs and assigns
of the said Mortgagors, his heirs and assigns, on or before the first day of August
of the year 1957, the right of way as shown on said plan or plat to be
conveyed. Said sum is to be expended and applied by the said
owner, Toby R. Frazer, Inc., or his heirs and assigns to clear and construct
rolled direction to the care and maintenance of the roads and other portions
that be designated for public use, and the said owner shall premise
agreed to pay the taxes and other charges upon the premises
hereby agreed, and in case of failure to make any payment within
one month after the same becomes due, it shall be lawful for the said
second owner, Toby R. Frazer, Inc., his heirs and assigns, to sell and convey
the premises at public sale, at the town of Washington, in such manner as is
done some newspaper published in said City of Washington, at least once
each week, and to apply the proceeds of such sale to purchase an other lot or
purchasers at said sale. This conveyance is made and accepted subject
to the following conditions and covenants:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part
thereof, said owner, Toby R. Frazer, Inc. or his heirs and assigns, shall be given
first option in writing to purchase the first option to purchase the first option to
the same with the building and improvements thereon at the highest
bone price in gold coin or other good and lawful money to the
Mortgagors, his heirs or assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling
house and no other building, which dwelling house shall be erected
on the premises in accordance with the building lines as shown on said
plat or plan, and no other building or dwelling house (except porch (south))
shall approach the street or streets or ocean front nearer than said
building line, nor shall any other building or painting line be erected
approach the side lines of the lot nearer than five feet therefore no
building shall be erected on the lot except one dwelling house;
dwelling house erected on said lot shall cost when completed not less
than Two thousand (2000) Dollars all toilets, baths, kitchen or other
drainage systems shall be installed so as to be entirely enclosed in con-
structed and maintained on the above premises by the Mortgagors, his
heirs and assigns.
3. No division or line walls, hedges, or fences shall be permitted nor tres
of any kind, nor anything (except the dwelling house) that shall in any
way obstruct the view line from the street or any adjoining property or any
dwelling place in this colony; shrubs, flowers, and vegetables shall be
permitted at the lot owner's discretion.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle, noisy or vicious dogs or cats or any other noisy
or objectionable animals or birds shall be kept or permitted to be kept on
said premises.
5. The said owner, Toby R. Frazer, Inc. his heirs and assigns, reserve the right to enter
upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe outlets or
pipes, or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good condition
as when entered.
6. It is further covenanted, understood agreed and by agreement between the parties
hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants or agreements on the part
of the said Mortgagee, his heirs and assigns, or the part to be paid and
performed, shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is
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further agreed and made a part of the consideration of this
mortgage that in case of any violation of the above conditions
or covenants on the part of said Mortgagee, his heirs or assigns,
that title and fee to said premises shall revert to said
Howard S. Thorp, his heirs or assigns, and he or they may repossess
himself or themselves, of the estate hereby granted and all right,
title, and interest want thereof shall be forfeited and cease
and terminate.
It being the intention of this instrument to convey the same
premises that was conveyed to those Mortgagees by Raymond W.
Smith by Warranty Deed dated December 21, 1927 and duly recorded
in the Land Evidence Records of said Charlestown.
I, KATHERINE R. VAN OST, wife of JOHN VAN OST, release to the said
Mortgagee, all my right of dower in the aforesaid premises.
Witness our hands this 7th day of January A. D. 1933.
KATHERINE R. VAN OST (SEAL)
JOHN VAN OST (SEAL)
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
COUNTY OF BERGEN
In Hackensack on the 7th day of January A. D. 1933 before me personally
appeared the above named Mortgagors, to me known and known by me to be the parties
executing the foregoing instruments, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them
executed, to be their free act and deed.
JAMES A. ROMEYN
Master in Chancery of New Jersey.
Received for record January 16th, A. D. 1933 at 11:25 o'clock, a. m., and
recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.
I, John W. Buddington, the undersigned, having received full payment and
satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded in the Records of Land Evidence in the
Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island in Real Estate Mortgage Book number 25
at page 253, do hereby cancel and discharge the same. And I covenant to and with the
person making said payment that I am the present owner of said mortgage.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of July,
1935.
Witness:
Howard S. Thorp.
JOHN W. BUDDINGTON (SEAL)
Above discharge received for record July 23rd, A. D. 1935 at 9:15 o'clock,
a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.