Constitution > Article I > Section 9
Migration and Importation Clause/Slave Trade Clause
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.
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- Abraham Baldwin in the House of Representatives
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- Walter Lowrie of Pennsylvania in the United States Senate
- James Madison to President Monroe · recipient: James Monroe
- Charles Pinckney in the House of Representatives