The Constitution of the United States · Art. I, § 9, cl. 4
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.Read in context ›
United States · 1787 and amendments I–XXVII
National Archives transcriptions of the 1787 parchment and amendments I–XXVII; original wording, including superseded provisions.
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