Clause in the US constitution that a slave counts as ⅗ of a person for the purposes of taxes and apportioning the House of Representatives, repealed by the 14th Amendment
war ein Kompromiss zwischen den Südstaaten und den Nordstaaten der USA (de)
un compromís assolit entre els delegats dels estats del sud i els delegats dels estats del nord durant la Convenció Constitucional dels Estats Units l'any 1787 (ca)
um pacto segundo o qual a quantidade de escravos, reduzida a ⅗, seria somada à quantidade de pessoas livres de cada estado para determinar a repartição dos impostos e o números de deputados na Câmara dos Representantes (pt)
un compromis établi lors de la Convention de Philadelphie de 1787 entre les colonies du Nord et du Sud (fr)
clause in the US constitution that a slave counts as ⅗ of a person for the purposes of taxes and apportioning the House of Representatives, repealed by the 14th Amendment (en)
Much has been said of the impropriety of representing men who have no will of their own.... They are men, though degraded to the condition of slavery. They are persons known to the municipal laws of the states which they inhabit, as well as to the laws of nature. But representation and taxation go together.... Would it be just to impose a singular burden, without conferring some adequate advantage? (en)