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CONSTITUTION OF THE U. STATES.
[BOOK III.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PROHIBITIONS ON THE UNITED STATES.
§ 1325. Having finished this review of the powers of congress, the order of the subject next conducts us to the prohibitions and limitations upon these powers, which are contained in the ninth section of the first article. Some of these have already been under discussion, and therefore will be pretermitted.[1]
§ 1326. The first clause is as follows: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 one thousand eight hundred and eight; but a tax, or duty, may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
- ↑ Those, which respect taxation, and the regulation of commerce, have been considered under former heads; to which the learned reader is referred. Ante, Vol. II, ch. 14, 15.