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→Section 9. (Enumerated limits on the powers of Congress)
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No preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another. | No preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another. | ||
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. | '''{{#tip-text: No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law|Spending must authorized by duly enacted law | ||
* = a requirement that Congress must pass a law for money to be spent | |||
* along with the subsequent requirement that Congress must issue "a regular statement and account" of revenue and expenditures, | |||
* = a protection against arbitrary rule}}'''; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time. | |||
No '''{{#tip-text: Title of Nobility|No Title of Nobility | No '''{{#tip-text: Title of Nobility|No Title of Nobility | ||