 | 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 345 HISTORY OF CONGRESS. H. or R. Importation of Slave». JANUARY. 1806. each importation,... | |
 | 1848 - 708 pages
...importation, of such persons as any of the States 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." As this clause confers the... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 692 pages
...H.opR. Importation of Slaves. JANUARY, 1806. * to admit, shall noi he prohibited by ihe Congress 1 prior to the year 1808 ; but a tax or duty may be ' imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten ' ¡lull, irs for each person." Here there is an express... | |
 | Th. Jefferson - 1852 - 690 pages
...the States now existing shall think proper to • admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress 1 prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be ' imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten ' dollars for each person." Before this act could... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1853 - 544 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. By article 3, sect. 3, clause... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1854 - 608 pages
...another and more special provision, inserted in the Constitution from abundant caution, has declared that " the migration or importation of such persons...prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808 :" that this commonwealth does admit the migration of alien friends, described as the subject of the... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale - History - 1854 - 262 pages
...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, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. Mr. John Sergeant, of Pennsylvania,... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 772 pages
...constitution. The first clause of the 9th section and first article of the [ * 453 ] * constitution provides that " the migration or importation of such persons...prior to the year 1808 ; but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person." On the last argument of this... | |
 | California. Legislature. Assembly - 1855 - 956 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." Accordingly, Congress has... | |
 | Samuel Brown Wylie - 1855 - 560 pages
...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, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars on each person." On this very unsightly subject,... | |
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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... 
