Chapter XIII. authorizing the discharge of Nathaniel F
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Chap. XIII.— An Act authorizing the discharge of Nathaniel F. Fosdickfrom his imprisonment. Feb. 13, 1811. *Be it enacted, &c., * That the marshal for the district of Maine be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to discharge Nathaniel F. FosdickTo be discharged from imprisonment. from his imprisonment, upon an execution issued against him in behalf of the United States: *Provided,* That the said Nathaniel F. Fosdick shall pay and satisfy all the costs that have arisen on the part of the United States in the said prosecution, and shall assign and convey all the estate, real and personal, which he may own, or be entitled to, to some person, for the use and benefit of the United States, under the direction of the secretary of the treasury: *And provided also,* 3 hat any estate, real or personal, which the said Fosdick may hereafter 98 ELEVENTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 24, 27. 1811. acquire, shall be liable to be taken and sold in the same manner as if he had never been imprisoned and discharged as aforesaid: *And provided also,* That any surety or sureties of said Fosdick shall first agree in writing, under the direction of the secretary of the treasury, as aforesaid, that any liability which may at present exist against such surety shall in nowise be impaired or affected by this act, or by the liberation of said Fosdick from his imprisonment.
Approved, February 13, 1811.