N.Y. RAT Law § 66
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Final decree
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§ 66. Final decree. After considering the objections, if any, and\nmaking any corrections or alterations in the tentative decree which the\ncourt shall consider just and proper, it shall give instructions to the\ncorporation counsel as to the preparation of the final decree, which\nshall consist of the tentative decree altered and corrected in\naccordance with the instructions of the court, together with a statement\nof the facts conferring on the court jurisdiction of the proceeding, and\nthat the amounts set opposite each parcel in the column headed "final\nawards" constitute the compensation to which the respective owners of or\npersons in any way interested in the property taken or extinguished in\nsuch proceeding are justly entitled to receive from the city and a\nstatement of the respective owners and interested parties. In all cases\nwhere the owners or persons interested are unknown, or not fully known\nto the court, it shall be sufficient to set forth and state in general\nterms the respective sums to be allowed and paid to the respective\nowners and interested parties without specifying their names or their\nestates or interests. The final decree shall be filed in the office of\nthe clerk of the county where the property affected by the proceeding is\nsituated.\n
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