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 Z[IO RECOID$ OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Saturday JOURNAL It was moved and seconded to agree to the following propo- sitions "The Legislature of the United States shall not oblige "Vessels belonging to Citizens thereof or to foreigners, to "enter or pay duties, or imposts in any other State than in "that to which they may be bound, or to clear out in any "other than the State in which their cargoes may be laden "on board -- Nor shall any privilege, or immunity, be granted "to any vessels on entering, clearing out, or paying duties "or imposts in one State in preference to another" "Should it be judged expedient by the Legislature of the "United States that one or more ports for collecting duties "or imposts other than those ports of entrance and clearance "already established by the respective States should be estab- "lished, the Legislature of the U.S. shall signify the same "to the Executive of the respective States ascertaining the "number of such ports judged necessary; to be laid by the "said Executives before the Legislatures of the States at their "next session; and the legislature of the U.S. shall not have "the power of fixing or establishing the particular ports for "collecting duties or imposts in any State except the Legisla- "ture of such State shall neglect to fix and establish the same "during their first session to be held after such notification "by the legislature of the U.S. to the executive of such State. "all duties, imposts, and excises, prohibitions or restraints "lald or made by the Legislature of the U.S. shall be uniform "and equal throughout the United States" It was moved and seconded to refer the above proposi- tions to a Committee of a Member from each State which passed in the affirmative and a Committee was appointed by ballot of the honorable Mr Langdon, Mr Gorham, Mr Sherman, Mr Dayton, Mr Fitz Simmons, Mr Read, Mr Carrol Mr Mason, Mr Williamson, Mr Butler and Mr Few. [To agree to Mr Sherman's amendment Ayes- 3; noes- 6; divided-- .]  Vote 369, Detail of Ayes and Noes.

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