That the several acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the
United States purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and
imposts on the importation of foreign commodities, and now having
operation and effect within the United States, and more especially
"An act in alteration of the several acts imposing duties on
imports," approved on the 19th of May, 1828, and also an act
entitled "An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties
on imports," approved on the 14th July, 1832, are unauthorized by
the Constitution of the United States, and violate the true intent
and meaning thereof, and are null and void and no law, nor binding
upon the State of South Carolina, its officers and citizens; and all
promises, contracts, and obligations made or entered into, or to be
made or entered into, with purpose to secure the duties imposed by
the said acts, and all judicial proceedings which shall be hereafter
had in affirmance thereof, are and shall be held utterly null and
void.