What is Commerce?
"The exchange of goods, productions, or property of any kind; the buying, selling, and exchanging of articles. The transportation of persons and property by land, water and air." Blacks Law 6th
It is easily understood that the definition of Commerce encompasses what actions are done every day by the global population. To secure that every person stands on a level ground when exchanging valuables, laws are enacted that regulate the movement of all property.
In the United States, the Constitution is the supreme law which the government and its subjects must abide by. To ensure that the supreme law allows for the regulation of Commerce, Congress proposed the Commerce Clause:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: "[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes;"
Amplified by the Necessary and Proper Clause:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: "[The Congress shall have Power] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof;"
The Government can now enact any legislation to impede and/or advance any provision of exchange.
As a result, the Government enacted a uniform law titled [the Uniform Commercial Code], to suggest proper rules of trade to assist in the facilitation of Commerce. And to no surprise, every State has adopted the Code into their Statutes.
State Commercial law varies slightly, with minor changes like the use of dashes instead of periods or using names like chapters in place of articles. The general guidelines of the Code cannot be altered or the effect of creating uniformity among the several States would be lost. Therefore, wherever you travel within the United States, the basic principles and rules are unchanged, and having a common knowledge of [the Uniform Commercial Code] will assist you in navigating the tone of a Merchant in the ordinary course of business.
In the United States, the Constitution is the supreme law which the government and its subjects must abide by. To ensure that the supreme law allows for the regulation of Commerce, Congress proposed the Commerce Clause:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3: "[The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes;"
Amplified by the Necessary and Proper Clause:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: "[The Congress shall have Power] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof;"
The Government can now enact any legislation to impede and/or advance any provision of exchange.
As a result, the Government enacted a uniform law titled [the Uniform Commercial Code], to suggest proper rules of trade to assist in the facilitation of Commerce. And to no surprise, every State has adopted the Code into their Statutes.
State Commercial law varies slightly, with minor changes like the use of dashes instead of periods or using names like chapters in place of articles. The general guidelines of the Code cannot be altered or the effect of creating uniformity among the several States would be lost. Therefore, wherever you travel within the United States, the basic principles and rules are unchanged, and having a common knowledge of [the Uniform Commercial Code] will assist you in navigating the tone of a Merchant in the ordinary course of business.
