| Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Alien and Sedition laws, 1798 - 1850 - 272 pages
...stated? The Constitution, he said, gave the answer. By section ninth, article firsi, it was declared, that " the migration or importation of such persons...prohibited by the Congress, prior to the year 1808." Thus the power of admitting aliens into its territory, was left to the several states, respectively.... | |
| Joseph Gales - United States - 1851 - 716 pages
...construction,-every barrier which limits the power of the Legislature. It is declared in the Constitution, that the migration or importation of such persons...prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808. If this spirit of construction is admitted, how easy will it be for gentlemen to say migration or importation... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 722 pages
...construction, every barrier which limits the power of the Legislature. It is declared in the Constitution, that the migration or importation of such persons...prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808. If this spirit of construction is admitted, how easy will it be for gentlemen to say migration or importation... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 676 pages
...their language. The words are the migration or importation of such persons 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... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1851 - 682 pages
...persons «s 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." Here is a positive clause... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1851 - 680 pages
...such persons и 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 perron.'' Here is a positive clause... | |
| Levi Woodbury - Electronic books - 1852 - 444 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." But it deserves special notice,... | |
| Levi Woodbury - Law - 1852 - 435 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.'7 But it deserves special notice,... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 696 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 H. OF R. Importation of Slaves. JANUARY, 1806. such importation, not exceeding ten dollars... | |
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