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Old 01-02-2008, 10:07 PM   #11
Radar
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Monkey View Post
The tax or duty is specific to importation, but the clause also refers to migration, separately.
The clause refers solely to the migration and importation of slaves and it became void when 13th amendment abolished slavery.
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