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Cenant at will, &c. to deliver up possession is herein.
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24. Every tenant at will or lessee for a year or from year to year only, in possession of any such grounds, houses, or buildings, or any part thereof, which shall be purchased as aforesaid, shall deliver up the possession of such premises immediately to the said commissioners, or to such person or persons as the said commissioners shall appoint to take possession of the same, in case the said commissioners, or such person authorized by them, shall pay or tender to him, her or them, six months rent of the said premises, at the rate payable by such tenant for his entire holding, or in case the said commissioners shall give him, her, or them six months notice to quit such possession of such part, in the same manner as the landlord of such tenant might give him notice to quit possession of the entire holding, then such person or persons in possession shall at the end of the said six months, at whatever time of the year the same shall be, or as soon after as he or they shall be required, peaceably and quietly deliver up the posssession of the said premises to the said commissioners, or to any other person or persons authorized by the said commissioners to take possession thereof; and that in case any such person or persons in possession as aforesaid shall refuse to give up possession as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to and for the said commissioners to issue their precept or precepts to the sheriff or sheriffs of the county, county of a city, or county of a town, in which such tenements shall be, commanding him or them by virtue of this Act to deliver possession of the said premises to such person as shall in such precept or precepts be nominated to receive the same, and the said sheriff or sheriffs are hereby required to deliver such possession of the said premises accordingly.
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