Act of Aug. 19, 1841, ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440
The 17-section original 1841 enactment, which was never amended, and its 1843 repeal. Every entry links to the page images from the United States Statutes at Large; where a transcription has been prepared, it links to that too and to a page with the full text.
Bankruptcy Act of 1841
1841–1843
Act of Aug. 19, 1841, ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440
An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States
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Act of Mar. 3, 1843, ch. 82, 5 Stat. 614
An Act to repeal the bankrupt act
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