Article 1 Section 9 Clause 3

Article 1 section 9.

Article 1 section 9 clause 3. Congress must tax according to the number of citizens there are in the country according to the census. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. Congress cannot pass a law to declare someone guilty of a crime.

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. Criminal laws passed by congress can be applied only from the time they are passed. Section 9 limits on congress back table of contents next 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.

Article 1 section 9 clause 3 no bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed. Article 1 section 9 clause 1. 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.

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. 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. Arti s8 c9 1 see article iii section 2 clause 2 clause 10 to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas and offences against the law of nations.