 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 American Whig Review - Page 1121848Full view - About this book
 | José López Baralt - Law - 1999 - 400 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..." 2. The Constitution found "slavery in the Union; it recognized... | |
 | Pamela Marx - Education - 2000 - 102 pages
...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 $10 for each person. 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas... | |
 | David Mauk, John Oakland - History - 2002 - 416 pages
...persons as any of the States now existmg 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 10 dollars for each person. lSlave import and limited powersl... | |
 | Brian W. Firth - Philosophy - 2003 - 352 pages
...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 importations, not exceeding 10 dollars for each person. The States have the right to... | |
 | John Elliott Cairnes - Business & Economics - 2004 - 414 pages
...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 upon such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.' By an amendment to the constitution,... | |
 | Adrian Krieg - History - 2004 - 286 pages
...[PI] 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... | |
 | David Nathaniel Gellman - History - 2006 - 313 pages
...open the wording of this section on the international slave trade: "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress. . . ." This clause barred Congress from banning the slave trade before 1808. Its language, however,... | |
 | David L. Lightner - Social Science - 2006 - 240 pages
...selecting their language. The words are, the migration or IMPORTATION of such persons, etc. shall not he 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 or... | |
 | Norman Schofield - Political Science - 2006 - 3 pages
...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. (Article I, Section 9) As Lincoln... | |
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