| 1849 - 100 páginas
..." 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." This provision is an express limitation of the right to import... | |
| Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - 1850 - 272 páginas
...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." This clause then, he said... | |
| United States. Congress - 1851 - 682 páginas
...Convention took in selecting their language. The words are the migration or importation of such persons 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... | |
| Francis E. Brewster - 1851 - 470 páginas
..."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 a duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding $10 for each person." — (Section 9.) "No... | |
| United States. Congress - 1851 - 858 páginas
...provides that the migration or 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; and 3dly, because aliens are supposed to come under the general description of persons to whom, by... | |
| United States. Congress - 1851 - 676 páginas
...CONGRESS. 1994 JUNE, 1798.] Alien ^Enemies. . "sons as any of the States now existing shall "think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by " Congress, prior to the year 1808." He could only ascribe either to absolute forgetfulness, or to wilful misrepresentation, the assertion... | |
| United States. Congress - 1851 - 680 páginas
...HISTORY OF CONGRESS. Alien Enemies. ГН.окК. eos as any of the States now existing shall hink proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by Congress, prior to the year 1808." He could Jy ascribe either to absolute forgetfulness, or to Bliil misrepresentation, the assertion... | |
| 1848 - 708 páginas
...territory. 4. " The migration, or 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 - 1852 - 696 páginas
...think proper H.orR. Importation of Slave». JANUARY, 18K. ' to admit, shall not be prohibited by ihe Congress ' prior to the year 1808 ; but a tax or duty may be ' imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten ' dollars for each person." Here there is an express... | |
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