Constitution of the State of South Carolina: December 31, 1895 (as Amended to November 5, 2024) (South Carolina)
© 2025 Oxford University Press
- Browse all
- Geographic regions
- Jurisdictions
- Content type
-
- Constitutional instruments and materials
- Current constitutions
- Constitutional amendments
- Constitutional foundation documents
- Constitutionally related documents
-
- National instruments and materials
- National legislation
- Commentary and analysis
- Book content
- Encyclopedia entries
- Bibliographies
- Constitutional overviews (by jurisdiction)
- Chronologies
- Notes
-
- US State
-
- United States [us]
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- United States Minor Outlying Islands [um]
- United States Freely Associated States
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
-
- Subject
-
My Content
(0)
Recently viewed (0)
-
My Searches (0)
Recently viewed (0)
- Save
- Cite
-
Email this content
Share Link
Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friendEmail this contentor copy the link directly:The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.Link copied successfully
-
Share This
- Preamble
- Main Text
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- s.1 Political power in people.
- s.2 Religious freedom; Freedom of speech; Right of assembly and petition.
- s.3 Privileges and immunities; Due process; Equal protection of laws.
- s.4 Attainder; Ex post facto laws; Impairment of contracts; Titles; Effect of conviction.
- s.5 Elections free and open.
- s.6 Residence.
- s.7 Suspension of laws.
- s.8 Separation of powers.
- s.9 Courts; Speedy remedy.
- s.10 Searches and seizures; invasions of privacy.
- s.11 Presentment or indictment.
- s.12 Double jeopardy; Self incrimination.
- s.13 Taking private property; economic development; remedy of blight.
- s.14 Trial by jury; Witnesses; Defense.
- s.15 Right of bail; Excessive bail; cruel or unusual or corporal punishment; Detention of witnesses.
- s.16 Libel.
- s.17 Treason.
- s.18 Suspension of habeas corpus.
- s.19 Imprisonment for debt.
- s.20 Right to keep and bear arms; Armies; Military power subordinate to civil authority; How soldiers quartered.
- s.21 Martial law.
- s.22 Procedure before administrative agencies; judicial review.
- s.23 Provisions of Constitution mandatory.
- s.24 Victims’ Bill of Rights.
- s.25 Right to hunt and fish.
- Art.II Right of Suffrage
- s.1 Elections to be by secret ballot; Protection of right of suffrage.
- s.2 Free exercise of right of suffrage.
- s.3 Electors.
- s.4 Voter qualifications.
- s.5 Qualifications of municipal electors.
- s.6 General Assembly may require demonstration of literacy.
- s.7 Disqualifications by reason of mental incompetence or conviction of crime.
- s.8 Registration of voters.
- s.9 Appeal by person denied registration.
- s.10 Nominations; conduct of elections; Contests.
- s.11 Electors privileged from arrest.
- s.12 Secret Ballot; Employee representation by labor organization.
- Art.III Legislative Department
- s.1 Legislative power vested in two branches.
- s.1A Meeting of General Assembly.
- s.2 House of Representatives.
- s.3 Number of members; Enumeration of inhabitants.
- s.4 Assignment of representatives.
- s.5 When apportionment takes effect.
- s.6 Senate.
- s.7 Qualifications of members of Senate and House of Representatives.
- s.8 Election of representatives.
- s.9 Sessions of General Assembly.
- s.10 Terms of office.
- s.11 Election returns; Quorum; Absent members.
- s.12 Officers; Rules; Punishment and expulsion of members.
- s.13 Punishment of persons not members.
- s.14 Members in attendance protected.
- s.15 Bills for revenue; Other bills.
- s.16 Style of laws.
- s.17 One subject.
- s.18 Formalities of act.
- s.19 Mileage; Increase of per diem; Compensation during extra session.
- s.20 Elections “viva voce.”
- s.21 Deleted by 2007 Act No. 13, Section 2, eff April 26, 2007.
- s.22 Journal; Yeas and nays.
- s.23 Doors open.
- s.24 Dual office holding.
- s.25 Vacancies.
- s.26 Oath of office.
- s.27 Removal of officer.
- s.28 Debtor’s exemption from attachment, levy and sale.
- s.29 Determining personal and real property taxes.
- s.30 Extra compensation not permitted; appropriations for repelling invasion.
- s.31 Public lands.
- s.32 [Deleted.]
- s.33
- s.34 Special laws prohibited.
- s.35 Lands owned by aliens.
- s.36 General Reserve Fund; Capital Reserve Fund.
- s.37 Election of President to preside over Senate.
- Art.IV Executive Department
- s.1 Chief Magistrate.
- s.2 Qualifications of Governor.
- s.3 Election of Governor; Governor may not serve more than two successive terms.
- s.4 Term of Governor.
- s.5 Person having highest number of votes to be Governor; Tie vote.
- s.6 Succession when Governor-elect dies, declines to serve or fails to take oath.
- s.7 Succession when neither Governor-elect nor Lieutenant Governor-elect qualifies or is able to serve.
- s.8 Election, qualifications and term of Lieutenant Governor.
- s.9
- s.10 Lieutenant Governor to be President of Senate.
- s.11 Death, resignation, removal, of Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
- s.12 Disability of Governor.
- s.13 Commander-in-Chief.
- s.14 Powers of Governor as to clemency.
- s.15 Faithful execution of laws.
- s.16 Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
- s.17 Duty of State officers to give information to Governor.
- s.18 Duty of Governor to give information to General Assembly.
- s.19 Extra sessions; Governor may adjourn General Assembly.
- s.20 Residence of Governor.
- s.21 Bill or joint resolution must be signed or vetoed by Governor.
- Art.V Judicial Department
- s.1 Judicial power vested in certain courts.
- s.2 Supreme Court.
- s.3 Election of members of Supreme Court.
- s.4 Powers of Chief Justice; Rules; Admission to practice of law and discipline of persons admitted.
- s.4A Submission of Supreme Court rules to judiciary committees; Disapproval by General Assembly.
- s.5 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.
- s.6 Reporter and Clerk of Supreme Court.
- s.7 Composition and organization of Court of Appeals; terms of Court of Appeals.
- s.8 Election of members of Court of Appeals.
- s.9 Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals; Binding effect of Supreme Court decisions.
- s.10 Appointment of clerk of Court of Appeals.
- s.11 Jurisdiction of Circuit Court.
- s.12 Jurisdiction in matters testamentary and of administration, minors and persons mentally incompetent.
- s.13 Judicial circuits.
- s.14 Rotation of judges.
- s.15 Qualifications of justices and judges.
- s.16 Compensation of Justices and judges; Practice of law and dual office-holding.
- s.17 Removal or retirement of judges.
- s.18 Vacancies.
- s.19 Disqualification of Justices and judges; Temporary appointments.
- s.20 Powers of justices and judges at chambers.
- s.21 Charge to jury.
- s.22 Grand and petit juries.
- s.23 Change of venue.
- s.24 Law-enforcement officials, prosecutors and administrative officers; Attorney General.
- s.25 Publication of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions.
- s.26 Magistrates.
- s.27 Judicial Merit Selection Commission.
- Art.VI Officers
- s.1 Eligibility for office; Terms.
- s.2 Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office.
- s.3 Dual office-holding.
- s.4 Officers to take and subscribe oath.
- s.5 Form of oath.
- s.6 Commissions; Great Seal.
- s.7 Elective offices; Terms; Duties; Compensation; appointment of Adjutant General.
- s.8 Suspension and prosecution of officers accused of crime.
- s.9 Removal of officers.
- Art.VII Counties and County Government
- s.1 Formation of new counties; County seats and names.
- s.2 Section of old county to be cut off.
- s.3 Inhabitants; Taxable property; Area of new county.
- s.4 Area, taxable property and inhabitants of old county.
- s.5 Eight-mile limit.
- s.6 Indebtedness.
- s.7 Alteration of county lines.
- s.8 Removal of county seat.
- s.9 Election district; Body corporate.
- s.10 Consolidation of two or more counties.
- s.11 Townships; Body corporate; Township and county government.
- s.12 Boundaries of counties; Boundaries of Saluda and Edgefield.
- s.13 Judicial and Congressional districts; Voting precincts.
- s.14 County line through city or town.
- s.15 Regional councils of government.
- Art.VIII Local Government
- s.1 Powers of political subdivisions continued.
- s.2 Boundaries of counties.
- s.3 Number of counties.
- s.4 Merger of counties.
- s.5 Merger of parts of counties with adjoining counties.
- s.6 Removal of county seat.
- s.7 Organization, powers, duties of counties; special laws prohibited.
- s.8 Incorporation of new municipalities; readjustment of municipal boundaries; Merger of municipalities; Special laws prohibited.
- s.9 Organization, powers, duties, etc., of municipalities.
- s.10 Law or exemption for a specific municipality to be enacted.
- s.11 Adoption and amendment of municipal charters.
- s.12 Consolidation of counties with municipalities and other political subdivisions.
- s.13 Joint administration of functions and exercise of powers.
- s.14 General law provisions not to be set aside.
- s.15 Consent of local governing body to certain laws required.
- s.16 Acquisition and operation of public utilities systems.
- s.17 Construction of Constitution and laws.
- s.18 Assignment and regulation of territories for electrical and gas utilities.
- Art.VIII-A Alcoholic Liquor and Beverages
- Art.IX Corporations
- Art.X Finance, Taxation and Bonded Debt
- s.1 Taxation and assessment.
- s.2 Defining classes of property and values for property tax purposes; Transition to assessment ratios; continuance of existing statutes pertaining to assessment methods; changing assessment ratios.
- s.3 Property exempt from ad valorem taxation.
- s.4 One assessment for all taxes.
- s.5 No tax without consent; taxes shall be levied in pursuance of law.
- s.6 Establishment of method of valuation for assessment of real property within State.
- s.7 Limitation on annual expenditures of state government and number of state employees; Annual budgets and expenses of political subdivisions and school districts.
- s.8 Payments from treasuries.
- s.9 Statement of receipts and expenditures.
- s.10 Claims against State.
- s.11 Credit of State and political subdivisions.
- s.12 Counties not to incur bonded indebtedness for special services in certain areas without special tax or charge on area or persons benefitted.
- s.13 Bonded indebtedness of State.
- s.14 Bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions.
- s.15 Bonded indebtedness of school districts.
- s.16 Regulation of benefits, funding and membership contributions of state-operated retirement systems; investment of funds.
- Art.XI Public Education
- Art.XII Functions of Government
- Art.XIII Militia
- Art.XIV Eminent Domain
- Art.XV Impeachment
- Art.XVI Amendment and Revision of the Constitution
- Art.XVII Miscellaneous Matters
- s.1 Qualifications of officers.
- s.1A Qualification for office; Dual office holding.
- s.1B Property qualifications; Term of office; Dueling.
- s.2 Claims against State.
- s.3 Divorces.
- s.4 Supreme Being.
- s.5 Public printing.
- s.6 Removal of causes.
- s.7 Lotteries; Bingo; Raffles.
- s.7B Special election for bonding municipality.
- s.8 Officers gambling and betting.
- s.9 Property of married women.
- s.10 Laws now of force.
- s.11 Schedule.
- s.12 Continuity of governmental operations during enemy attack.
- s.13 Use of funds realized by Greenwood County from sale of electric properties and system.
- s.14 Citizens deemed sui juris; Restrictions as to sale of alcoholic beverages.
- s.15 Lawful domestic unions recognizable in State; domestic unions created in another jurisdiction.
- Art.I Declaration of Rights
- Articles of Amendments
- [18.97.14.89]
- 18.97.14.89
