The Arkansas advocate., 1832-12-26
AN ORDINANCE,

fer.
 AN ORDINANCE,
 Q provide for arrest:Rg the operation of
 certain acts of the Congress of the Uni ted States, pnrporting to be Laws lay
 ing Duties on fmportations of Foreign
 commodities.
 l. Whereas the Congress of the United States, by various acts, purporting to be acts laying duties and imposts on foreign imports, but in reality intended for the protection of domestic manufactures. and the giving of bonnties to classes and ipdi- viduals engaged in particular employ- menis, at the expense and to the injnry and oppression of other classes and indi- viouas, and by wholly exempting from 1 taxation, certain foreign commodities, such as are not produced or mannfac tured n the United States, to afford pretext for imposing higher and excessive duties on articles similar 10 those intended to be protected, bath exceeded its just pow ers under the Constitution, which confers OH It no authority to afford such pro ection. and hath violated the true meaning and in- rent of tire Constitution, which provides for equaliiy in imposing the burdens of la aAation upon the several States and por= tons of the Confed eracy And whereas
 
 CT to impose taxes and collect revenue for the purpose Of eHeeting and accomplishing the specific objects aud purposes which the Constitution of tie United States aufbor- lzes 1t to ehect and accomplish. hath rais- ed and collected unnecessary revenue. for objects unauthorized by the Constitution
 <. 6e5 therefore, the people of the State ot South-Carolina in Convention assem- bled, do declare and erdain, and it Is here. oy ceclared and ordained, that the several acts and paris of acts of the Congress of the onltea states, pnrpofting to be laws Tor the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities. and ROW having actual ape ration and eaec. withln the United States, and more espe- ciallY an act entitled ss An act in altera- tion of the several acts imposing duties on imports, approved on the nineteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, and also an act entitled ' m act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports,'' appro- we'd on the fourteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and tllirty-tw are unauthorized by the Constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon tfls State, its officers or citizens, and all pro mises, contracts and obligations made or entered into or to be made or entered into. with purpose to secure the duties imposed by said acts; and all judicial proceedings which shall be hereafter had in affirnance thereof, are aud shall be held utterly null aud void.
 5. And it is further ord dained, that it shall not be law ful for any of the constitu- pd antbnfitfoc hat tl,5- f { st f the United States, to enforce the payment of duties imposed by the said acts within the limits Of this State but that ii shall be the duty of the Legislature to adopt such measures and pass such acts as may be necessary to give full effect to this ordi- nance, and to prevent the enforc ement and arrest the operation of the said acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the United States, within the limits of thls State, from and after the Ist day of Feb ruary next, and tie duty of all other con- stituted authorities and of all persons residing or being within the limits of this State, and they are hereby required and enjoined to obey and give effect to this or dihance and such acts and measures of the Legislature as may be passed or adopted in obedience thereto.
 A. And 1t is further ordained, that in no case ofiaw or equity, decided in the courts of this State, wherein shall be drawn in question the authority of this ordinance, or the validity of such act or acts of the Legislature as may be passed for the pnr- pose of giving effect thereto, or tic valid ity of the aforesaid acts of Congress, i'm posing duties, shall any appeal be taken or allowed to the Supreme Court of the Unl. ted States, nor shall any copy of the re- cord be permitted or allow ed for that pnr- pose, and If any such appeal shall be at tempted to be taken, the courts of this State shall proceed to execute and enforce .ie.r judgments, according to the laws and usages of the State, without refer ence to such attempted appeal, and the person or persons attempting to take snch appeal may be dealt with as for contempt of court.
 ,. And ii is further ordained, that all persons now holding any office of honor, profit or trust. civil or military, unter this State, shall, within such time, and in such manner as the legislature shall pre- scribe, take an oath, well and truly to obey, execute and enforce this ordinance, and such act or acts of the legislature as may be passed in pursuance thereof, ac- cording 10 the true intent and meaning of the same j; and on the neglect or omission oi any such person or persons so to do, his or their office or offices shall be forthwith vacated, and shall be filled up, as if such person or persons were dead, or resigned, and no person hereafter elected to any of flee of honor, profit or trust, civil or lnili- tary, shall until the legislature shall oth- erwise provide and direct, enter on the execution of hls office, or be in any re- spect competent 10 discharge the duties thereof, until he shalli in like manner. have taken a similar oath and no iHror shall be emnannelled In any of tLe cnurts in