INDEX

TO THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Reference to the Articles, Sections, Provisions, and Amendments.

A.

:

Abbeville, number of Representatives. Amendment 1808
66 one Senator. Amendment 1808
Absent members, attendance of, may be compelled by number less

than a quorum

:

:

Absence from the State, of Governor, or Lieutenant-Governor,
who shall succeed in case of. See Depart.

Accept disqualifying office, if members should. See Office.
Act of Legislature. Amendments, 1808, S. 11; 1816; 1820
See Law, Houses, Legislature.

66

Adjourn, less than a quorum may, from day to day
neither house shall, for more than three days, without
the consent of the other

:

1

:

:

1

disagreement

:

66 the Governor shall adjourn the two houses, in case of

Adjournment

Affirmation. Amendment 1834,

Age of voter for member of either house. Amend. 1810.

19

Allegiance. Amendment 1834.

All Saints. Amendment 1808

Alterations of Constitution, how to be made. Amen. 1808, sec. 11.
Amendments of Constitution, 1808, 1810, 1816, 1820, 1828, 1834.
66 of 1803, how to be altered. Amendment 1808, S. 11.
and alterations of bills, by two houses

See Elected, Chosen, and Nomination.

Appointment of Representation. Amendment 1808
Appropriation of money, how made

Arrest of member or witness

66 by order of house, and rescue

Army of this State

66 of the United States, non-commissioned officers and sol-
diers, not entitled to vote. Amendment 1810.

Assault upon member, or witness, how punished
Attainder, bill of
Auction, taxes on sales at. Amendment 1808, S. 5.

Governor, two houses jointly, to chose by

1

2,7

1

12

:

2

Judges, Treasurer, Secretary of State, and Surveyor Ge-
neral, to be chosen by joint

Barnwell, (See Winton, Art. 1. Sec. 3, 7.) Amend. 1808, S. 8. Bills for raising revenue, shall originate in the House of Representatives, but may be altered, amended, or rejected by the Senate

:

:

1

15

66

other, may originate in either house, and be amended, alter-
ed, or rejected by the other

rejected, not to be brought in again without leave and notice 1

20

66 to alter the amendments of 1808. Amendment 1808, S. 11.

Census. Amendment 1808, S. 1, 2.
Certificate of citizenship

:

:

1

Charleston, (including St. Philip's and St. Michael's.) Am. 1808 1 66 one Treasurer to reside at

66

66

:

:

Prov.

original books of Treasury to be kept at.
Secretary of State and Surveyor, in person, or by De-
puty, to keep office at

Chester. Amendment 1808

Chesterfield. Amendment 1808

:

:

:

Cherokee Nation, territory of, annexed to Pendleton. Am. 1820.
Choose, Chosen. Amendment 1834. A. 1, S. 2; A. 1, S. 7; A. 1.
S. 10, 12; A. 2, S. 1 ; A. 2, S. 3, 4; A. 4.
See Elected and Appointed.

10

general knowledge of the laws of this State, be diffused
among the. Prov.

:

may continue a citizen thereof. Amendment 1834.

Civil Power superior to military

:

:

Clarendon. Amendment 1808
Classes, Senators divided into two. Amendment 1808, Sec 10. 1
Clergymen

:

Columbia, seat of government

:

:

:

66

Constitution adopted at.

Conclusion.

one Treasurer to reside at

66

66

Secretary of State and Surveyor Genl. to keep office at 10
Judges to meet at. Amendment 1816.

10

66

66

first meeting of Legislature to be at, in January. Prov.
balance of Treasury books, to be lodged at. Prov.

12323

Commissioners of the Treasury. (See Treasurers.)
Commissions, in what name and form, and by whom signed
no other, except in militia, to be held by Governor
See Office.

66

of Judges, to be during good behaviour

66

66

of the Peace, former to cease.

:

Prov.

of Judges of the Superior Courts Conclusion of prosecutions Constitution, former, of this State. Prov. secs. 1, 8, and Pream

66

66

:

how to be altered. Amendment 1808, Sec. 11.
of the United States, oath to defend.

Contempt of either house, what, and how punished
Cotracts, obligations of, not to be impaired

Contractor, or his agent, excluded from the legislature

:

Convention, delegates of the people met in, ordain the Constitution. Preamble and Conclusion; Prov.

1233

8

2

322

4

1

13

9

1

21

Courts of law and Equity, as established by legislature, judicial

Judges of, tenure of office, and com

fees of, to be regulated. Prov.

County. Prov. 7

Crimes, high, subject of impeachment. Amendment 1828.

Darlington. Amendment 1808.

D.

Days of general election. Amendment 1808, Sec. 10.

more than three, neither house shall adjourn without the
consent of the other

:

notice of six, for bringing in a rejected bill

:

:

not exceeding thirty, Governor may prohibit the exportation
of provisions

:

Death of member, vacancy by, how filled

66

:

of Governor or Lieutenant-Governor, who shall succeed

Debate, freedom of, how secured

:

Delegates of the people, in convention. Preamble.

:

Depart the State, if person chosen a member should. See Absence. 1
Deputy of Secretary of State and Surveyor General

Dignity of the State

:

:

:

10

3

1

1

Disorderly behaviour, each house may punish member for
Disqualifying office for member of the legislature. See Office.
Disqualification to hold office in case of impeachment. Am. 1828. 5
District, a single election or judicial. Amendment 1828.

See Election District, and the names of the several Districts.

Elected. A. 1, S. 3; A. 1, S. 7; A. 1, S. 22; A, 2, S. 4,5; A. 2,
S. 10; A. 6, S. 1,2 Prov. 2, 8. See Chosen, Appoint-

ed, Nomination.

Election. A. 1. S. 4, 5, 6; A. 1, S. 8, 9; A. 1, S. 11; A. 1, S. 22; A. 2, S. 1 : Prov. 7; Amendments 1808, S. 7; 1808, S. 10, 11; 1810.

Election Districts. A. 1, S. 3, 4; A. 1, S. 6; A. 1, S. 8; A. 1, S. 22. Amendments 1808, S. 2, 6, 8, 9, 10; 1810, 1820; 1828. appointment amongst. Amendments 1808, 1820.

66

66

to remain as established. Amendments 1808, S. 8, 9;
1820.

Election, general. Amendment 1808, S. 7.

66

new. Amendment 1808, S. 11.

of members of House of Representatives. Amendments
1808, A. 1, S. 22; 1810.

12, 3, 4, 5, 6

:

66

of Senators. Amendments 1808, S. 9, 10; 1810.

1 7, 8, 9, 22

of Judges, Treasurer, Secretary of State, and Surveyor

:

of Justices of the Peace and Justices of the County

Courts.

Prov.

:

:

of rotatory officers, at first meeting of the legislature. Prov.
of its members, judged of by each house

Eligible, who may be, to a seat in the House of Representatives

as Governor or Lieutenant-Governor

Treasurers, Secretary of State, Surveyor General, and
Sheriffs not again, for four years.

Prov. 8.

Ministers of the Gospel not eligible to legislature, or of
fice of Governor or Lieutenant-Governor

2

7

8

1

11

Enumeration of white inhabitants. Amendment 1808

2, 3

Equity, Courts of. Amendment 1816.

Equitable distribution of the estates of

Estate of member protected. See Qualifications.

Executive authority vested in Governor

66

Exiled

:

department, officers in, to give information to Gover-
nor, when required

Expenses of members

Exportation of provisions
Ex post facto law

Fairfield. Amendment 1808.

:

Fees not to be taken by Judges

F.

of Courts and officers, to be established. Prov. Felony, excepted from privilege against arrest

Fines, Governor's power to remit

:

:

Forfeitures, Governor's power to remit

Fork between Broad and Saluda rivers. Amendment 1808, S. 8.
Fractions of population and taxes.
Freehold as qualification of voter.

Amendment 1808, S. 4, 6.
Amendment 1810.

of member of House of Representatives 1

of Senator

:

:

of Lieutenant-Governor

freemen not to be disseized of

Amendment 1810.

G.

:

:

66

66

See Houses.

:

:

free, founded on the authority of the people, &c.
to be administed as before, &c. Prov.

Governor, how and when chosen

10

2222122

shall not be re-eligible for four years

in case of impeachment, removal from office, death,
resignation or absence from State, Lieut. Go-
vernor shall succeed

:

:

may appoint a place for meeting of the Legislature, if
unsafe to meet in Columbia

:

shall be Commander-in-Chief, to what extent
his power as to pardons, and reprieves, and remis-
sion of fines, and forfeitures

:

shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed,

in mercy

his power as to prohibiting exportation of provisions
may require information from the officers in the
Executive Departments

shall give information and recommend measures to
the General Assembly

may adjourn the two houses in case of disagreement, &c. 2
liable to impeachment, for what. Amendment 1828
commissions shall be signed by

222560

4

:

3

1

3,7

Greenville. Amended 1808