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Works may be made though the Lands be omitted, misnamed, or misdescribed in the Maps or Plans.
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XVII. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said Commissioners to make or cause to be made the several Works described in the Maps and Plans aforesaid, although any of the Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments required for such Works may have been omitted, misnamed, or misdescribed in the said Plans, Maps or Awards, if it shall appear to Two or more Justices of the Peace for the County, City, or Place wherein the Matter in question shall arise (in case of Dispute about the same), and be certified in Writing under their Hands, that such Omission, Misnomer, or erroneous Description proceeded from Mistake, and that Compensation had been duly awarded for such Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments; and the Certificate of the said Justices shall be deposited with and remain in the Custody of the Clerk of the Peace of such County, City, or Place; and the Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments which shall be named or described in such Certificate shall be deemed and taken for all the Purposes of this Act to have been inserted and truly named and described in the said Maps, Plans, or Awards; and it shall be lawful for said Commissioners, whenever it shall seem expedient to them so to do, to amend such Maps, Plans, or Awards, by inserting therein such Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments.
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