Democratic (constitutionalist) President Pierce signs the (revenue) Tariff Act of 1857, reducing most tariffs to their 1850 levels, and completely eliminating duties and many previously taxed items.
[restored 2/25/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 1]
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 150.
Current U.s. National Debt:
