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The Constitution of the State of South Carolina is the governing document of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The current constitution took effect on December 4, 1895. South Carolina has had six other constitutions, which were adopted in 1669, 1776, 1778, 1790, 1865 and 1868.
"The First Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina". The South Carolina Historical Magazine. 71 (2): 78–85. JSTOR 27566981. Sirmans, M. Eugene (1966). Colonial South Carolina: A Political History, 1663-1763. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807838488. Weir, Robert M. (1997). Colonial South Carolina: A History. Columbia ...
In March 1776, South Carolina statesmen adopted a temporary system of provincial government, a precursor to the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] During the American Revolutionary War , South Carolina was the site of major activity amongst the American colonies , with more than 200 battles and skirmishes ...
Gannett. Savannah Moss, Greenville News. August 1, 2024 at 2:12 AM. League of Women Voters of South Carolina and the state’s chapter of the ACLU filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging South Carolina ...
August 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM. Joshua Boucher/jboucher@thestate.com. A subtle change to the South Carolina Constitution will be on the November ballot. Whether it actually changes anything is up for ...
South Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 23, 1788. [1] Before it declared its independence, South Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. It seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, [2] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. [3]
The Province of South Carolina, originally known as Clarendon Province, was a province of the Kingdom of Great Britain that existed in North America from 1712 to 1776. It was one of the five Southern colonies and one of the thirteen American colonies of the British Empire. The monarch of Great Britain was represented by the Governor of South ...
August 14, 2024 at 5:00 AM. Joshua Boucher/jboucher@thestate.com. A subtle change to the South Carolina Constitution will be on the November ballot. Whether it actually changes anything is up for ...