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Persons who would be entitled to recover the profits of said ferries from the possessor, if not so conveyed, may recover the interest arising from said sum.
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VIII. Provided always, and it is hereby enacted, That all and every person or persons who would be entitled to recover the profits of the said ferry and ferries, against the person or persons in possession, in case the same had not been so conveyed to or vested in the said commissioners as aforesaid, shall be entitled to recover the sum or sums to wise from such interest and dividend as aforesaid, by action of debt or otherwise, against the person or persons who shall receive the same; and the said lord high chancellor, or keeper of the great seal is hereby empowered and authorized to make such orders on the said bank for the payment of such sum or sums of money, or any part thereof, as shall be necessary in order to the same being so invested in publick securities; and the said commissioners shall be quieted in the possession of the ferry or ferries for which such sum or sums shall be so paid as aforesaid, and shall not be answerable or accountable in any court of law or equity, for the money so deposited and placed out as aforesaid, any otherwise than according to the tenor, purport, and true meaning of this act.
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