Except as hereinafter provided, all the contracts, books, maps, plans, papers, records, moneys and property, of whatsoever nature or kind, owned or possessed or under the jurisdiction or control of the Ogdensburg port authority, and all debts or obligations thereof, are hereby transferred and assigned to, and devolved upon, the Ogdensburg bridge and port authority, and the same or evidences thereof shall be delivered to the secretary of such authority who is hereby authorized to take possession thereof.
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