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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · Aug. 2, 1813 · Chapter XLIV

Chapter XLIV. for the relief of Joshua Dorsey

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Chap. XLIV.— An Act for the relief of Joshua Dorsey. Aug. 2, 1813. *Be it enacted, &c., * That Joshua Dorsey, who is now confined in theTo be discharged from imprisonment. gaol of Baltimore county, in the State of Maryland, on a judgment obtained against him in favor of the United States, be discharged from his imprisonment: *Provided, however,* That any estate, real or personal, which the said Joshua Dorsey may have or hereafter acquire, shall be liable to be taken to satisfy any judgment obtained against him by the United States, in the same manner as if he had not been imprisoned and discharged: *And provided also,* That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to discharge, or affect the liability of any coobligor, that may have been bound with the said Joshua Dorsey, for the payment of any money to the United States.
Approved, August 2, 1813.
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