7/15/1940 · DEED · book 28 page 256 doc 91@28/256

256 I, CARRIE V. H. SPEAR, of the City of Cranston, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to ELEANOR SPEAR, of the City and State of New Yor, with WARRANTI COVENANTS That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washing-ton, State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the northerly side of the State Highway, commonly called the Post Road; said point being Forty-two feet West of the easterly boundary line of premises of this Grantor; thence turning westerly, bounded southerly by said Post Road, a distance of One Hundred Forty-seven (147) feet; thence turning northerly, bounded westerly by land of the Grantor, a distance of One Hundred Thirty-seven (137) feet to a cement bound; thence turning and running easterly, bounded northerly by land of the Grantor, a distance of One Hundred Twenty-seven (127) feet, more or less, to the westerly line of a driveway thence turning and running southerly, bounded easterly by said driveway, a distance of One Hundred Twenty-seven (127) feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. The consideration of this deed is less than $100.00. I hereby covenant that I am unmarried. WITNESS my hand this 15th day of July 1940. CARRIE V. H. SPEAR STATE OF RHODE ISLAND) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 15th day of July 1940 before me personally appeared Carrie V. H. Spear, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed to be her free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public. Received for record July 15th, A. D. 1940 at 5:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, HERNEST G. B. CHAMPION, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, Administrator of the Estate of Albert A. Saunders, late of said Town, County and State, deceased, by virtue of the au-thority vested in me by the Court of Probate, for the said Town of Charlestown, and for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty-five Hundred (2500) Dollars to me said by paid by HIRAM H. LWIGHT, of said Town of Charlestown, the highest bidder at a Public Auction of the estate hereby conveyed on the sixth day of July, A. D. 1940, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto him, the said HIRAM H. LWIGHT, his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title and interest which the said Albert A. Saunders, at the time of his death, had in and to A certain tract of land, situated in the Village or hamlet, Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with a house, barn and other buildings and improvements thereon, bounded and described as follows: Northerly, by land, now or formerly of Martha S. Cross; southerly, by land, now or formerly, of Robert E. Holloway, et ux; westerly, by land now or formerly, of said Martha S. Cross; easterly by the State Highway, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. (INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS, $2.75)

315 At a special meeting of the shareholders duly called and held on December 27, 1918, pursuant to notice, at which the necessary quorum of shareholders was present in person or by proxy, the following resolution was unanimously passed: RESOLVED: That for the purpose of acquiring means for the acquisition of additional property and otherwise accomplishing the purposes of this trust, to wit, the furnishing of additional working capital, the trustees are hereby authorized and empowered to increase the number of issued new and additional stock or shares of this Company to the number of five hundred (500) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100) Dollars each, and to issue shares of said stock in such manner and on such terms as the trustees may deem advisable; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the present shareholders of record or their assigns shall be entitled to purchase the new and additional stock or shares of said stock held by them respectively, before any of said new stock shall be offered to any person other than stockholders of record, and that any stockholder of record as of the date of record to purchase said new stock shall be exercised on or before the 2nd day of January, 1919, and any stockholder of record as of the date of record to purchase said stock on or before January 2nd, 1919 shall be deemed to have waived his right granted by this resolution, and that the trustees may sell the new and additional stock or shares of stock sold by the Trustees as an unsubscribed item. Stockholders, by proper instrument in writing, signed, witnessed and delivered to the Treasurer of the company, may assign their rights in said new stock. At a special meeting of the shareholders duly called and held on November 17, 1922, pursuant to notice, at which the entire outstanding capital stock was represented in person or by proxy, the following vote was unanimously passed: VOTED: That the company increase its plant and manufacturing facilities so as to provide for about thirty additional homes, and that the Trustees be and they are hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, lease or exchange any land or buildings which they may deem necessary for additional tenement houses for help and to cause such buildings by way of additions to the plant, tenement houses and other buildings to be constructed, improved or altered as may be purchased or they may deem necessary. VOTED: That for the purpose of providing means for the acquisition of additional property and otherwise accomplishing the purposes of this trust, to wit, providing for extension of the company's plant and manufacturing facilities, as authorized by the vote passed at this meeting, and that the Trustees be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to increase stock of this Company by an additional two thousand (2000) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100) Dollars each, as the trustees may see fit from time to time, and such new and additional stock to be issued in shares of capacity to the number of two thousand (2000) shares of the par value of One Hundred ($100) Dollars each, and that the trustees may issue the said new stock or shares in payment of the claims of George P. Clark, S. Stein, and E. Stein for services heretofore done by me, viz., fifty (50) shares to each of said persons, and to dispose of the balance of said new shares, or shares of stock, in such manner as the trustees may see fit, to the shareholders of record, or their assigns, who shall be entitled to purchase one (1) share of said new shares, or shares of stock, pro rata according to the amount of stock held (by George P. Clark, S. Stein and E. Stein) for each share of old stock held by them respectively; PROVIDED FURTHER, that the right of the shareholders of record to purchase said new shares, or shares of stock, shall be exercised within thirty (30) days after notice by the Trustee of proposed issue, and any stockholder failing to exercise the right of purchase within said thirty (30) days shall be deemed to have waived his right with respect to that issue granted by this vote, and the stock to which he would have been entitled may be issued by the Trustees to any other person or stock holders pro rata according to their buildings. Stockholders, by proper instrument in writing, signed, witnessed and delivered to the Treasurer of the Company, may assign their rights in said new stock. At a special meeting of the shareholders, duly called and held on June 7, 1935, pursuant to notice, at which the entire outstanding capital stock was represented in person or by proxy, the following vote was unanimously passed: VOTED: That Columbia Narrow Fabric Company as a trust organized and existing under indenture dated June 9, 1914, as amended, as extended be continued for a further period for ten years from and after May 30, 1935, and pursuant to the provision contained elsewhere provided in section Twelfth of said indenture, and subject to termination during said extended period in the same manner and form that it might have been terminated during the original period, as provided in said section Twelfth, at the option of the shareholders. WITNESS my official hand and the seal of Columbia Narrow Fabric Company, this 12th day of August, 1940. (Corporate Seal) GEO. H. HUDDY, Jr. Secretary Received for record August 19th, A. D. 1940 at 3:05 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk