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Power for Court of Chancery in certain Cases to determine who may act as Owner for the Purposes of this Act.
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IX. Provided always, and be it enacted, That in any Case in which there shall appear to the Commissioners of Public Works to be any Doubt or Question as to who may be the Owner of any Lands within the Meaning of this Act, either as to the whole of such Lands, or any Portion thereof, it shall be lawful for any Person or Persons claiming to be entitled to or interested in any such Lands, or any Portion thereof, or the Rents thereof, or of any Portion thereof, to apply by Petition to the Court of Chancery in a summary Way for an Order to determine who shall be the proper Person to apply as Owner under this Act, and thereupon such Court shall make such Order as may seem fit for the Purpose of determining who shall be the proper Person to apply as Owner under the Provisions of this Act; and it shall be lawful for any Person so determined to be the Owner to do all Acts which any Owner as defined in this Act is authorized and empowered to do under this Act.
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