 | Levi Woodbury - Electronic books - 1852 - 444 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." But it deserves special notice,... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 402 pages
...that 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." This provision of the Constitution, it is well understood, had immediate relation to the slave trade,... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1852 - 696 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 345 HISTORY OF CONGRESS. H. or R. Importation of Slave». JANUARY. 1806. each importation,... | |
 | Levi Woodbury - Law - 1852 - 435 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.'7 But it deserves special notice,... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 802 pages
...that 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." This provision of the Constitution, it is well understood, had immediate relation to the slave trade,... | |
 | Robert Charles Winthrop - History - 1852 - 876 pages
...that 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." This provision of the Constitution, it is well understood, had immediate relation to the slave trade,... | |
 | 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. 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... | |
 | E. Smith (of Mansfield, O.) - 1852 - 258 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." The same power is here given to prevent migration that there... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1853 - 544 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, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person. By article 3, sect. 3, clause... | |
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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... 
