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STATE of RHODE ISLAND )
County of Washington )
In Charlestown on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1936, before me personally appeared Karl B. Bowler, Collector of Taxes, aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by him executed executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by him executed to be his own free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record January 12th, A. D. 1937 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.
TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
GREETING: I, KARL B. BOWLER, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State and State of Rhode Island, for the year, 1935.
SEND GREETING: Whereas the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their Annual Financial Town Meeting duly notified and held on the 5th day of April, A. D. 1935, voted and ordered that the town execute and sell the real and personal estate of such taxable persons in whose personal property the owner of real and personal estate in said Town of Charlestown; and Whereas, on the 15th day of May, A. D. 1935, by the Assessors of said Town of Charlestown made such assessment and fixed the taxable rates of $1.00 on each one hundred dollars of the taxable value of real estate and 50 cents on each one hundred dollars of taxable tangible personal property, and the tax bill is due for payment on the 1st day of July, A. D. 1935, and Whereas, by the tax bill due and delivered to me with the warrant of the Town Council of Charlestown, by the Treasurer of said Town, regulating me in proceeding according to law to collect said tax and place the same in the hands of the Sheriff.
AND WHEREAS, STANTON C. SAUNDERS and CARL W. SAUNDERS, neglected to pay the tax assessed against them as expressed in said tax bill amounting to Two Dollars Forty Cents ($2.40), and in default thereof, I, Karl B. Bowler, Collector of Taxes, A. D. 1936 levy and sell, upon a certain tract of land belonging to said Stanton C. Saunders and Carl W. Saunders, and described in a deed from Samuel Saunders to Stanton C. Saunders, dated June 11, 1881, recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, viz: Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office and Office of the Shmoak Newspaper, and also in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Book 24, Pages 354 and 355 reference to said plat and records being hereunto annexed, and I did advertise the sale of the premises aforesaid, for ten days previous to said sale, and on the 30th day of July, A. D. 1936, at two o'clock, p. m., the premises aforesaid were sold to the highest bidder, namely, the MURTAGH WEISS COMPANY, and Murtagh-Weiss Company of, Shamrock, R. I., was the highest bidder.
NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of eleven Dollars Sixty-Four cents ($11.64) and other good and valuable consideration, I, Karl B. Bowler, Collector of Taxes, aforesaid, do hereby sell and convey unto the said Murtagh-Weiss Company, its or their heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title and interest which said Stanton C. Saunders and Carl W. Saunders had in the premises aforesaid, and by these presents sell, alien and convey the premises aforesaid belonging to said Stanton C. Saunders and Carl W. Saunders, reference thereto belonging; for a description of said premises, reference is hereby made and mentioned to the deed from Samuel Saunders to Stanton C. Saunders, dated June 11, 1881, recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Book 24, Pages 354 and 355 reference to said plat and records being hereunto annexed.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Murtagh-Weiss Company, its or their heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said Karl B. Bowler, Collector of Taxes, aforesaid, do covenant with the said Murtagh-Weiss Company, its or their heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the said premises as heretofore stated and 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 6th day of August, A. D. 1936.
In the presence of:
KARL B. BOWLER
Collector of Taxes f.
Town of Charlestown for the
year 1935.
Linton L. Brown
STATE of RHODE ISLAND )
County of Washington )
In Charlestown on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1936, before me personally appeared Karl B. Bowler, Collector of Taxes, aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his own free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid.
Linton L. Brown
Notary Public.
Received for record January 12th, A. D. 1937 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.