 The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year 1808, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars...  The Life of John Jay: The life of John Jay - Page 455by William Jay - 1833Full view - About this book
 | James Wilson - Constitutions - 1792 - 206 pages
..."words" are, the migration or IMPORTATION of fuch perfons, &c. fhall not be prohibited by congrefs prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be impofed on fuch IMPORTATION; it is obfervable here, that the term migration is dropped, when a tax... | |
 | United States - United States - 1804 - 672 pages
...now exifting (hall the pow- think proper to admit, mall not be prohibited Coir'refs ^ tne Congrefs prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be impofed on fuch importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each perfon. The privilege of the writ of... | |
 | John Elihu Hall - Law - 1813 - 658 pages
...language. The words are, the migration or IMPORTATION of such persons, &.c. shall not be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such IMPORTATION; it is observable here, that the term migration is dropped, when a tax... | |
 | South Carolina, Joseph Brevard - 1814 - 620 pages
...such persons as any of the states now existing shall thinkproper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808 ; but a tax, or duty, may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. [See Title 148, Rights of the... | |
 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...such persons as any of the states, now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. The privilege of the writ of... | |
 | 1820 - 592 pages
...such persons, as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress, prior to the year 1808; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person." The mere student of politics... | |
 | William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
...such persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person." * Can any one help shuddering... | |
 | Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 pages
...persons, as any of the states, now existing, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year 1808 ; but a tax, or duty, may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person." After replying to the arguments... | |
 | Theology - 1820 - 688 pages
...9th section of I hat article has these words : " ' The migration or importation of such pf-rsnns ,<> any of the now existing states shall think proper...the congress, prior to the year 1808; but a tax or dntj- may be imposed on such importation not exceeding two dollars for eacli person.' " I understand... | |
 | Enoch Lewis - Slave trade - 1828 - 390 pages
...the 1st article, it is provided, ' that the migration or importation of such persons as any of the states shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the congress prior to the year 1808.' Who were the persons here meant .'—Africans. And for what purpose were they to be imported, and into... | |
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