And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution.... - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00819.12
From Archive Folder	Constitution and Constitutional Convention archive: Pierce Butler's notes
Title	And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution....
Date	20 August 1787
Author	Butler, Pierce (1744-1822)
Document Type	Miscellany; Government document
Content Description	Half sheet of paper signed "P. Butler." A brief fragment concerning Congress' power to legislate. Date from Hutson.
Subjects	US Constitution Congress Law Government and Civics US Constitutional Convention
People	Butler, Pierce (1744-1822)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Law
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Additional Information	Notes: Date from James H. Hutson Signer of the U.S. Constitution.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide And to make all Laws, not repugnant to this Constitution that may be Necessary for Carrying into Execution the foregoing powers and such other powers as may be vested by this Constitution in the Legislature of the United States. P. Butler.