Whenever any prisoner shall present a certificate, as is prescribed in § 10-13-9, to the warden of the institution in which he or she is imprisoned, the warden shall immediately discharge him or her from his or her commitment at the suit of the creditor named in the certificate.

History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 260, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 326, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 377, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 563, § 7; impl. am. P.L. 1956, ch. 3721, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 10-13-10.