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                  <text>THE MUNtCIPAL WORLD UM ITED, ST. THOfi\

No. Hl - Tax D eed - 8-:3-34 - 5111.

wn i\11 tn llIJnm tIJt.at Jrt.atnt.a .alJall rnmt :
We,

William J. Hawley;

of

Fort Erie;

tri lltam c.

Mayor

Esquire, (a)
Tait~

Esquire, Treasurer of the

and

Town

of the

Fort Erie;

of

Town

of the

Town of jjâ€¢o rt Erie
Send Greeting :

(a ) 'Varden,
Mayor or
Reeve

WHEREAS, by virtue of a warrant und er the hand of the
of the
clay of

Town
December

(a)

Ma.J't)r

Fort Erie

of

, in the year

and seal of the Corporation

First
thirty two

beari ng date the

of our Lord, One T housand N ine Hundr ed and

, commanding the Treasurer of the said Corporation t oÂ· levy upon the land hereinafter
mentioned, for the arrears of Taxes due ther eon, with his costs, the Treasurer of the said Corporation did, on
(h) City, T o wn,

15th.

the

Village or
T ownship

clay of

March

l!B3
of the (b)

Charles D. Hawkins;

Fort Erie

(c) County or
District

of

TOW!Jl

llounty

, in th e (c)

sell by public auction to

Welland 9,Â·

of

Province of Ontario, that certa in parcel or tract of land and premises her einafter m ention ed, at and for the
price or s um of

Fiv e Hundred Fifty. three and 42/lÂ°OO - - --Â· - - -- - - - - --

Dollars

31stâ€¢
thirty one â€¢

of lawful m oney of Canada, on a ccount of t he arrears of t axes a lleg ed to be due th ereon up t o the
clay of

De c ember

in the y ear of our L ord, O n e Thousand Nine Hundred a nd

t oget h er with cost s ;

(d) ' Va rd&lt;n,
May o r or

Reeve

Fifteen and 60/100 Dollars

No= Know Ye, t h a t we, th e said

as

(cl)

Mayor

"f.'"illiam J. Heiwley

and Treasurer of t h e said

TOVln

William 'C. Tait

and
of

Fort

Erie~

in pursu ance of such sale, and of The Assessm ent A ct, and for t h e con siderat ion aforesa id, do hereby grant,
(&lt;) Or tran sf&lt;r

bargain, and sell (e)

unto th e sa id

Charles D â€¢ Hawkins;

his h eir,s, and assig ns, all t hat certain parcel or tract of land and pr emises containing
''

being composed of

North Part Lot 6 ~ West Side Ni~gara Street.
In the Town of Fort Erie~ County of Welland;

�Reserving, and excepting, however, the right, title, or interest of the Crown, or any tribe or body of Indians
or any member thereof, or any municipal corporation in or to the said lands, so that only the r_ight, title. or
interest of persons other than the Crown, tribe or body of Indians or a member thereof, or any municipal
corporation, in or to the said lands, is intended to be conveyed hereby.

Wi l l iam J . Hawley , Mayorand William C. Tait~Â·
Treasurer of the said (a)
Town
of
.- Fort Erie
have hereunto set our hands and
offixed the Seal of the said (a) Town
this
15th.~
day of August
in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and thirty four
; and
In Witness Whereof, we, the said

(a) County,
City, Town,
Village, or
Township.

the Clerk of the (a)

~81b:J.

Council has countersigned.

. . .... ..... . . . ff~A

Countersigned by

~/~y

~ ~ ~.... ~~~
..

. .. . .

Clerk.

1\ffi~uuit, 1Â£un~

Wruusftr Wux Art
In the Matter of the Land Transfer
Tax Act, R.S.O. 1927, c. 31

....
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
COUNTY OF
I I

\Tilliam C. Tait;

of the
in the (b)

(b) County
or District.

for the

Town
County
Gran.tor

of
of

Fort E:bie &lt;t
elland 't
named in the within (or annexed)

To Wit: I transfer, make oath and say:
1.
This affidavit
may be made
by the
purchaser or
vendor or by

I am

William o. Tait ,

~reasure r

of the Corporation of Town of Fort Eri

named in the within (or annexed) transfer.

2.

I have a personal knowledge of the factsÂ· stated in this affidavit.

3.

The only consideration for the within transfer was cash paid amounting to

anyone acting

for them under
the power of
attorney or by
an agent
accredited in
writing by the
purchaser or
vendor, or by

the solicitor
for either of
them.

Five HU.ndred Fifty Three and 42/100 - - - - - - Sworn before me at the
Town
of
Fort Erie
;n the1 \
(b) County
of Welland
(
16th . &lt;lay of August
this

- dal.lars, and no more.

r~ ~ ~ . ~hl

..

�DATE;;

AUGUST

15th.

lil"L1U CIf .ALI :t'Y

OF
TOWN

OF

FORT ERIE

To be r egistered within eighteen months after sale, to preserve
priority. - Registry Act, section 77.

Wax mrrh
........ ..n..~.l.A.J{( . J1. ~- EAV~EY l\Iay'Ci :râ€¢

....... It.I.LLI.DIL. C â€¢.. T!:..IT.....................................
Treasurer

TO
.C.HABLES ... D.â€¢. .. HAWKINS........................... .

fHE MUNICIPAL WORLD LIMITED, ST. THOMAS, ONT.

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