| James Wilson - Constitutions - 1792 - 206 pages
..."words" are, the migration or IMPORTATION of fuch perfons, &c. fhall not be prohibited by congrefs prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be impofed on fuch IMPORTATION; it is obfervable here, that the term migration is dropped, when a tax... | |
| United States - United States - 1804 - 672 pages
...now exifting (hall the pow- think proper to admit, mall not be prohibited Coir'refs ^ tne Congrefs prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be impofed on fuch importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each perfon. The privilege of the writ of... | |
| John Elihu Hall - Law - 1813 - 658 pages
...language. The words are, the migration or IMPORTATION of such persons, &.c. 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... | |
| South Carolina, Joseph Brevard - 1814 - 620 pages
...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. [See Title 148, Rights of the... | |
| United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 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. The privilege of the writ of... | |
| 1820 - 592 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." The mere student of politics... | |
| William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 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." * Can any one help shuddering... | |
| Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1827 - 542 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." After replying to the arguments... | |
| Theology - 1820 - 688 pages
...such pf-rsnns ,<> any of the now existing states shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the congress, prior to the year 1808; but a tax or dntj- may be imposed on such importation not exceeding two dollars for eacli person.' " I understand... | |
| Mathew Carey - African Americans - 1832 - 132 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." In consequence of this unfortunate... | |
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