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he several acts imposing duties on i'm ports," approved oil the l4th July, lS32, Ire unauthorized by the Genslitntion of Inc United States, and gie!ate tIle true .sttssee

 intent and meaning thereof, and are. null and void, and no law, nor binding npon the State of South C;srolit.a, ifs officers and citizens; and all promises, contracts, and obligations made orenter- cd into, or to De made or entered into, wlth purpose to secure tue duties impos. cd by ihe said acts, aud all judicial pro eeedings which shalIbe hereafter had in afilrmanee thereof, are and shall be held

 utterly null and void.n Ii also ordains ssthal | shalln not be lawful for any of the

 constituted authorities, vliether of inc

 State of South Carolina, CT of the Uni

 led States, 10 enforce the payment of

 duties imposed by the said aels within

 ibe limits of the Slate; but thai il shall

 De the duty of tie Legislature to adopt

 such measures ard pass such acts as may

 he necessary 10 give full effect 10 tlisCr=

 dinance. and to resent the enforcement

 ard arrest the operation ot the said acts

 and parts of acts of the Congress of ,he

 United States within the limits of the

 State, from and after the Ist of Februa-

 y next; and that fl shaii be the duty

 of all other constituted authorities, aud

 of ali persors residing or being within

 the limits sefthe State, andtley are here

 D, required and elioined. to obey and

 give ctieetto this Ordinance, and such

 acts and measures of the Legislature as

 may be passed or adopted in obedience

 thereto" II furifier ofdains "ih;tt in

 no case of law or equity, decided in the

 Courts of the state, wherein shall De

 drawn in question the authority eff this

 Ordinance, or the validity of such act

 or acts of the Legislature as may be

 passed for the purpose of giving effect

 thereto, or the validity ofthe aforesaid acts ft'ongress imposing duties, shall any appeal be taken or allowed to the Supreme Court of the United States,

 nor shall any copy of the record he per

 mitted or allowed for that purpose; ard

 the person or persons attempting to take

 such appeal, may be dealt with as for q eoltempf Of Court" IL likewise or

 iains ssthat al! persons holding any of. flee of honor, pro6i. CT trust. civil or military, under the State, shall, within such time, and in such manner as tl4e Legislature shall prescribe, take an oath aell and truly 10 ,ohey, execute, and enforce this Ordinance, alM such actor acts of the Legislature as ma hc passed la pursuance thereof, according 10 the true intert and meaning of lhe same; aid on the neglect CT omission of any such pesson CT persons So 10 do, lis or theif office Or offices shal.he fortil-.I with vacated, and shall he filled np as fl such person or persons were dead or had reslgHed; and re pefsou hereafter elected io any office of honor, profit, or trust, civil or military, shall, uatiI tie Legislature shall otherwise provide and iirect, enter on the execution Of his of ice, or be in any respect competent to discharge the duties thereof, until lie 'hall, in like manner, have taken t sim.

 lar oath; and no juror shall be em- oasnclled in any of the Courts of the staic. II, any cause in which shall be in question ihls Ordinance, or any act of .he Legislature passed in pursuance hereof, un.css he shall first, in addition to inc usual oath, have taken an oath that lie will well and truly obey, exc cute, and enforce this Ordinance. and such act or acts Of the Legislature as may be passed 10 carry the same into operation and effect, according 10 the true intent and meaning thereof The Ordinance concludes, "And we. tle people of South Gafolina, 10 the end that 1t may be fully understood by .he Government of the United States, and the people of the co-States, that we are determined to 1ii.intaiil iins GGfdinance aud declaration at every hazard, do further declare that we wilt not submit 10 the application of force On the part of the Federal Government to reduce this State to obedience; hslt that We will consider tie passage, by Congress, ofany act authorizing the employment of mili- tary or naval force against the State of South Caiolina, her constituted authori- ties, or citizens; or any act abolishing or closing the poris oi this State, or any of them, or otherwise obstrueting the

 free ingress and egress ofvessels 10 and

 from the said ports; or any other act on the part of the Federal Government fka c1a1.rx,1, 4hxa &41.fxa u. l