PART 4 - The Constitution of the Nation
Section 9 - Limits on Parliament
Clause 1. The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless required for the public safety in cases of rebellion or invasion.
Clause 2. No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
Clause 3. No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any District to another District.
Clause 4. No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one District over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one District, be obliged to pay duties in another.
Clause 5. No money shall be drawn from the National Treasury, unless authorized by appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public money shall be published at least annually.
Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States
Clause 1. No District shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; coin money; issue bills of credit; or pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts.
Clause 2. No District shall, without the consent of the Parliament, lay any duties on imports or exports, except as may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws: and the net benefit of all duties, laid by any District on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the National Treasury; and all such laws shall be subject to revision and control by the Parliament.
Clause 3. No District shall, without the consent of Parliament, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another District, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.200211
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