Article I Section 9

[Keith Broaders]

The text of the Fugitive Slave Clause is:

No person held to service or labour in one state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labour may be due

Clause 1, Importation of Enslaved People

"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."

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution places limits on the powers of Congress, the Legislative Branch. These restrictions include those on limiting the slave trade, suspending civil and legal protections of citizens, apportionment of direct taxes, and granting titles of nobility.Feb 4, 2020

The Fugitive Slave Clause in the United States Constitution of 1789, also known as either the Slave Clause or the Fugitives From Labor Clause, is Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3, which requires a "person held to service or labor" (usually a slave, apprentice, or indentured servant) who flees to another state to be returned to his or her master in the state from which that person escaped. ...

Explanation: This clause relates to the slave trade. It prevented Congress from restricting the importation of enslaved people before 1808. It did allow Congress to levy a duty of up to 10 dollars for each enslaved person. In 1807, the international slave trade was blocked and no more enslaved people were allowed to be imported legally into the United States. The enslavement of African people was still legal, however, within the United States until the end of the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.,

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of the Compromise of 1850. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

[Keith Broaders]

Explanation: This clause relates to the slave trade. It prevented Congress from restricting the importation of enslaved people before 1808. It did allow Congress to levy a duty of up to 10 dollars for each enslaved person. In 1807, the international slave trade was blocked and no more enslaved people were allowed to be imported legally into the United States. The enslavement of African people was still legal, however, within the United States until the end of the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.