U.S. Constitution · Article I, Section 10, Clause 3

Tonnage Clause; Compact Clause

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Also known as: Tonnage Clause · Compact Clause

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No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

National Archives transcription (public domain; original spelling and capitalization). archives.gov

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Values for America Constitution Explorer, https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution (text: National Archives transcription, public domain), Article I, Section 10, Clause 3, https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution/article-1/section-10/clause-3

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