 | Robert James Turnbull - 1827 - 174 páginas
...day, to wit, of the 4th, this same committee did propose to add to the taxing power, these words : " to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and general walfare. It was necessary that they should make some report on this head, because many motions... | |
 | Matthew St. Clair Clarke - 1832 - 856 páginas
...them to give to Congress the " power to lay and collect taxes," &c. Thus, taxes are to be laid, &c. " to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and genera} welfare." Could they have chosen a more appropriate phraseology? The plain language to Congress... | |
 | Nathaniel Chipman - 1833 - 404 páginas
...power to lay and collect taxes, the purposes for which they are to be laid and collected, is declared to be " to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States." I do not suggest that ihe expression in this clause, of the... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1833 - 800 páginas
...The congress shall have power to lay and " collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, in order " to pay the debts, and to provide for the common " defence and general welfare of the United States ;" that is, for the purpose of paying the public debts, and providing... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1849 - 760 páginas
...directions from it in every case. The objection is. that Congress is empowered to raise money only to pay the debts and to provide for the common defence, and the other purposes, exactly as specified in the 8th section. The objection has often been made, but... | |
 | United States. Department of the Treasury - 1837 - 802 páginas
...of taxation by the General Government, according to the spirit of the constitution, undoubtedly is, to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the Union, by the means confided to Congress. It is freely admitted that this power... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1837 - 614 páginas
...imposts, excise and tonnage duties, to borrow money on the faith, credit and property of the Government, to pay the debts and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the Republic. "Six. 2. To regulate commerce, to coin money, to regulate the value... | |
 | John Milton Niles - 1837 - 620 páginas
...imposts, excise and tonnage duties, to borrow money on the faith, credit and property of the Government, to pay the debts and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the Ueptihlic. "Si:c. 2. To regulate commerce, to coin money, to regulate the value... | |
 | Texas - 1838 - 1142 páginas
...imposts, excise and ton age duties; to borrow money on the faith, credit, and property 6f the government, to pay the debts and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the republic. SEC. 2. To regulate commerce, to coin money, to regulate the value... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1840 - 394 páginas
...limitation or qualification of the power of taxation ; so that no taxes can be laid by Congress, except to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and general welfare. The latter seems the more just and solid interpretation of the words, and most conformable... | |
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... to pay the debts, and to provide for the common defence and general welfare of the republic. 
