| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1877 - 490 pages
...the present Constitution to be a compact between the States ; and one of the express stipulations is, that " the migration or importation of such persons...be prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808." Therefore, all applications to Congress for such prohibition are absolutely precluded ; and I apprehend... | |
| Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1804 - 302 pages
..." The migration or importation of such person* as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight ; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding... | |
| United States. Congress. House - United States - 956 pages
...1819. By the first clause of the ninth section of the first article of the constitution, it is declared that the migration or importation of such persons...shall not be prohibited by Congress prior to the year IbOS; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.... | |
| South Carolina, Joseph Brevard - 1814 - 620 pages
...oftheconsti43. The migration or importation of 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.... | |
| Nathan Dane - Law - 1824 - 726 pages
...The migration or importation of such persons, as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight ; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 552 pages
...the union to another, by the ninth section of the first article of the constitution, which provides, that " the migration or importation of such persons,...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."... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1830 - 488 pages
..."the migration or importation of such persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight." Was it not, he would ask, under this clause, thus expressed,... | |
| John Sergeant - Cherokee Indians - 1832 - 376 pages
..." The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by congress prior to the year 1808." Why is this restraint upon the power of congress, confined to the states " now existing ?" It was to... | |
| Jonathan Elliot, United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1836 - 692 pages
...declamation,) Where is the part that has a tendency to the abolition of slavery ? Is it the clause which says that " the migration or importation of such persons...prohibited by Congress prior to the year 1808"? This is an exception from the power of regulating commerce, and the restriction is only to continue till... | |
| Virginia - Law - 1836 - 496 pages
...such persons as any of the states existing at the adoption of the constitution, shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by congress, prior to the year 1808 ; they are of opinion that the public faith, which was mutually pledged by the states who adopted the... | |
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