Article 1 Section 10 Constitution

Article i section 10 clause 1 of the united states constitution known as the contract clause imposes certain prohibitions on the states.

Article 1 section 10 constitution. Grant letters of marqueandreprisal. Like congress the states may not pass bills of attainder laws declaring any person or group guilty of a crime. Article 1 the legislative branch.

Or issue their own bills for credit. Emit bills of credit. Grant letters of marque and reprisal.

Emit bills of credit. Emit bills of credit. Pass any bill of attainder ex post facto law or law impairing the obligation of contracts or grant any title of nobility.

Article i section 10 of the constitution limits the powers of the states by prohibiting them from entering into. Grant letters of marque and reprisal. These prohibitions are meant to protect individuals from intrusion by state governments and to keep the states from intruding on the enumerated powers of the u s.

In addition no state without the approval of both houses of. Make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts. Make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts.

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