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§ Preamble
Art.
Preamble
§ 1
Political power in people
Art.
I
§ 2
Religious freedom; freedom of speech; right of assembly and petition
Art.
I
§ 3
Privileges and immunities; due process; equal protection of laws
Art.
I
§ 4
Attainder; ex post facto laws; impairment of contracts; titles; effect of conviction
Art.
I
§ 5
Elections, free and open
Art.
I
§ 6
Residence
Art.
I
§ 7
Suspension of laws
Art.
I
§ 8
Separation of powers
Art.
I
§ 9
Courts; speedy remedy
Art.
I
§ 10
Searches and seizures; invasions of privacy
Art.
I
§ 11
Presentment or indictment
Art.
I
§ 12
Double jeopardy; self-incrimination
Art.
I
§ 13
Taking private property; economic development; remedy of blight
Art.
I
§ 14
Trial by jury; witnesses; defense
Art.
I
§ 15
Right of bail; excessive bail; cruel or unusual or corporal punishment; detention of witnesses
Art.
I
§ 16
Libel
Art.
I
§ 17
Treason
Art.
I
§ 18
Suspension of habeas corpus
Art.
I
§ 19
Imprisonment for debt
Art.
I
§ 20
Right to keep and bear arms; armies; military power subordinate to civil authority; how soldiers quartered
Art.
I
§ 21
Martial law
Art.
I
§ 22
Procedure before administrative agencies; judicial review
Art.
I
§ 23
Provisions of Constitution mandatory
Art.
I
§ 24
Victims' Bill of Rights
Art.
I
§ 25
Hunting and fishing
Art.
I
§ 1
Elections to be by secret ballot; protection of right of suffrage
Art.
II
§ 2
Free exercise of right of suffrage
Art.
II
§ 3
Electors
Art.
II
§ 4
Voter qualifications
Art.
II
§ 5
Qualifications of municipal electors
Art.
II
§ 6
General Assembly may require demonstration of literacy
Art.
II
§ 7
Disqualifications by reason of mental incompetence or conviction of crime
Art.
II
§ 8
Registration of voters
Art.
II
§ 9
Appeal by person denied registration
Art.
II
§ 10
Nominations; conduct of elections; contests
Art.
II
§ 11
Electors privileged from arrest
Art.
II
§ 12
Secret ballot; employee representation by labor organization
Art.
II
§ 1
Legislative power vested in two branches
Art.
III
§ 1.A
Meeting of General Assembly
Art.
III
§ 2
House of Representatives
Art.
III
§ 3
Number of members; enumeration of inhabitants
Art.
III
§ 4
Assignment of representatives
Art.
III
§ 5
When apportionment takes effect
Art.
III
§ 6
Senate
Art.
III
§ 7
Qualifications of members of Senate and House of Representatives
Art.
III
§ 8
Election of representatives
Art.
III
§ 9
Sessions of General Assembly
Art.
III
§ 10
Terms of office
Art.
III
§ 11
Election returns; quorum; absent members
Art.
III
§ 12
Officers; rules; punishment and expulsion of members
Art.
III
§ 13
Punishment of persons not members
Art.
III
§ 14
Members in attendance protected
Art.
III
§ 15
Bills for revenue; other bills
Art.
III
§ 16
Style of laws
Art.
III
§ 17
One subject
Art.
III
§ 18
Formalities of act
Art.
III
§ 19
Mileage; increase of per diem; compensation during extra session
Art.
III
§ 20
Elections "viva voce"
Art.
III
§ 21
Deleted
Art.
III
§ 22
Journal; yeas and nays
Art.
III
§ 23
Doors open
Art.
III
§ 24
Dual office holding
Art.
III
§ 25
Vacancies
Art.
III
§ 26
Oath of office
Art.
III
§ 27
Removal of officer
Art.
III
§ 28
Debtor's exemption from attachment, levy, and sale
Art.
III
§ 29
Determining personal and real property taxes
Art.
III
§ 30
Extra compensation not permitted; appropriations for repelling invasion
Art.
III
§ 31
Public lands
Art.
III
§ 32
Deleted
Art.
III
§ 33
Reserved by 2010 Act No. 208, § 1, eff June 2, 2010
Art.
III
§ 34
Special laws prohibited
Art.
III
§ 35
Lands owned by aliens
Art.
III
§ 36
General reserve fund; capital reserve fund
Art.
III
§ 37
Election of President to preside over Senate
Art.
III
§ 1
Chief Magistrate
Art.
IV
§ 2
Qualifications of Governor
Art.
IV
§ 3
Election of Governor; Governor may not serve more than two successive terms
Art.
IV
§ 4
Term of Governor
Art.
IV
§ 5
Person having highest number of votes to be Governor; tie vote
Art.
IV
§ 6
Succession when Governor-elect dies, declines to serve, or fails to take oath
Art.
IV
§ 7
Succession when neither Governor-elect nor Lieutenant Governor-elect qualifies or is able to serve
Art.
IV
§ 8
Election, qualifications, and term of Lieutenant Governor
Art.
IV
§ 9
Reserved by 2014 Act No. 214, § 1.C, eff November 6, 2018
Art.
IV
§ 10
Reserved by 2014 Act No. 214, § 1.D, November 6, 2018
Art.
IV
§ 11
Death, resignation, removal of Governor, Lieutenant Governor
Art.
IV
§ 12
Disability of Governor
Art.
IV
§ 13
Commander-in-Chief
Art.
IV
§ 14
Powers of Governor as to clemency
Art.
IV
§ 15
Faithful execution of laws
Art.
IV
§ 16
Compensation of Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Art.
IV
§ 17
Duty of State officers to give information to Governor
Art.
IV
§ 18
Duty of Governor to give information to General Assembly
Art.
IV
§ 19
Extra sessions; Governor may adjourn General Assembly
Art.
IV
§ 20
Residence of Governor
Art.
IV
§ 21
Bill or joint resolution must be signed or vetoed by Governor
Art.
IV
§ 1
Judicial power vested in certain courts
Art.
V
§ 2
Supreme Court
Art.
V
§ 3
Election of members of Supreme Court
Art.
V
§ 4
Powers of Chief Justice; rules; admission to practice of law and discipline of persons admitted
Art.
V
§ 4.A
Submission of Supreme Court rules to judiciary committees; disapproval by General Assembly
Art.
V
§ 5
Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Art.
V
§ 6
Reporter and Clerk of Supreme Court
Art.
V
§ 7
Composition and organization of Court of Appeals; terms of Court of Appeals
Art.
V
§ 8
Election of members of Court of Appeals
Art.
V
§ 9
Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals; binding effect of Supreme Court decisions
Art.
V
§ 10
Appointment of Clerk of Court of Appeals
Art.
V
§ 11
Jurisdiction of Circuit Court
Art.
V
§ 12
Jurisdiction in matters testamentary and of administration, minors and persons mentally incompetent
Art.
V
§ 13
Judicial circuits
Art.
V
§ 14
Rotation of judges
Art.
V
§ 15
Qualifications of justices and judges
Art.
V
§ 16
Compensation of Justices and judges; practice of law and dual office holding
Art.
V
§ 17
Removal or retirement of judges
Art.
V
§ 18
Vacancies
Art.
V
§ 19
Disqualification of Justices and judges; temporary appointments
Art.
V
§ 20
Powers of Justices and judges at chambers
Art.
V
§ 21
Charge to jury
Art.
V
§ 22
Grand and petit juries
Art.
V
§ 23
Change of venue
Art.
V
§ 24
Law enforcement officials, prosecutors and administrative officers; Attorney General
Art.
V
§ 25
Publication of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions
Art.
V
§ 26
Magistrates
Art.
V
§ 27
Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Art.
V
§ 1
Eligibility for office; terms
Art.
VI
§ 2
Person denying existence of Supreme Being not to hold office
Art.
VI
§ 3
Dual office holding
Art.
VI
§ 4
Officers to take and subscribe oath
Art.
VI
§ 5
Form of oath
Art.
VI
§ 6
Commissions; Great Seal
Art.
VI
§ 7
Elective offices; terms; duties; compensation; appointment of Adjutant General
Art.
VI
§ 8
Suspension and prosecution of officers accused of crime
Art.
VI
§ 9
Removal of officers
Art.
VI
§ 1
Formation of new counties; county seats and names
Art.
VII
§ 2
Section of old county to be cut off
Art.
VII
§ 3
Inhabitants; taxable property; area of new county
Art.
VII
§ 4
Area, taxable property, and inhabitants of old county
Art.
VII
§ 5
Eight-mile limit
Art.
VII
§ 6
Indebtedness
Art.
VII
§ 7
Alteration of county lines
Art.
VII
§ 8
Removal of county seat
Art.
VII
§ 9
Election district; body corporate
Art.
VII
§ 10
Consolidation of two or more counties
Art.
VII
§ 11
Townships; body corporate; township and county government
Art.
VII
§ 12
Boundaries of counties; boundaries of Saluda and Edgefield
Art.
VII
§ 13
Judicial and Congressional districts; voting precincts
Art.
VII
§ 14
County line through city or town
Art.
VII
§ 15
Regional councils of government
Art.
VII
§ 1
Powers of political subdivisions continued
Art.
VIII
§ 2
Boundaries of counties
Art.
VIII
§ 3
Number of counties
Art.
VIII
§ 4
Merger of counties
Art.
VIII
§ 5
Merger of parts of counties with adjoining counties
Art.
VIII
§ 6
Removal of county seat
Art.
VIII
§ 7
Organization, powers, and duties of counties; special laws prohibited
Art.
VIII
§ 8
Incorporation of new municipalities; readjustment of municipal boundaries; merger of municipalities; special laws prohibited
Art.
VIII
§ 9
Organization, powers, and duties of municipalities
Art.
VIII
§ 10
Law or exemption for a specific municipality prohibited
Art.
VIII
§ 11
Adoption and amendment of municipal charters
Art.
VIII
§ 12
Consolidation of counties with municipalities and other political subdivisions
Art.
VIII
§ 13
Joint administration of functions and exercise of powers
Art.
VIII
§ 14
General law provisions not to be set aside
Art.
VIII
§ 15
Consent of local governing body to certain laws required
Art.
VIII
§ 16
Acquisition and operation of public utility systems
Art.
VIII
§ 17
Construction of Constitution and laws
Art.
VIII
§ 18
Assignment and regulation of territories for electrical and gas utilities
Art.
VIII
§ 1
Powers of General Assembly
Art.
VIII-A
§ 1
Regulation of common carriers, publicly-owned utilities and privately-owned utilities serving the public
Art.
IX
§ 2
Formation, organization, and regulation of corporations
Art.
IX
§ 1
Taxation and assessment
Art.
X
§ 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
Art.
X
§ 3
Property exempt from ad valorem taxation
Art.
X
§ 4
One assessment for all taxes
Art.
X
§ 5
No tax without consent; taxes to be levied in pursuance of law
Art.
X
§ 6
Establishment of method of valuation for assessment of real property within State
Art.
X
§ 7
Limitation on annual expenditures of state government and number of state employees; annual budgets and expenses of political subdivisions and school districts
Art.
X
§ 8
Payments from treasuries
Art.
X
§ 9
Statement of receipts and expenditures
Art.
X
§ 10
Claims against State
Art.
X
§ 11
Credit of State and political subdivisions
Art.
X
§ 12
Counties not to incur bonded indebtedness for special services in certain areas without special tax or charge on area or persons benefitted
Art.
X
§ 13
Bonded indebtedness of State
Art.
X
§ 14
Bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions
Art.
X
§ 15
Bonded indebtedness of school districts
Art.
X
§ 16
Regulation of benefits, funding and membership contributions of state-operated retirement systems; investment of funds
Art.
X
§ 1
State Board of Education
Art.
XI
§ 2
State Superintendent of Education
Art.
XI
§ 3
System of free public schools and other public institutions of learning
Art.
XI
§ 4
Direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions prohibited
Art.
XI
§ 1
Matters of public concern; General Assembly to provide appropriate agencies
Art.
XII
§ 2
Institutions for confinement of persons convicted of crimes
Art.
XII
§ 3
Separate confinement of juvenile offenders
Art.
XII
§ 4
Reserved
Art.
XII
§ 5
Reserved
Art.
XII
§ 6
Reserved
Art.
XII
§ 7
Reserved
Art.
XII
§ 8
Reserved
Art.
XII
§ 9
Control of convicts
Art.
XII
§ 1
Militia
Art.
XIII
§ 2
When exempt from arrest
Art.
XIII
§ 3
Governor may call out
Art.
XIII
§ 4
Adjutant General; appointment
Art.
XIII
§ 5
Confederate pensions
Art.
XIII
§ 1
Boundary rivers
Art.
XIV
§ 2
Title to certain lands
Art.
XIV
§ 3
Ultimate property in lands
Art.
XIV
§ 4
Navigable waters free; tax for use of wharf
Art.
XIV
§ 5
Reserved
Art.
XIV
§ 1
Power of impeachment; vote required; suspension of officer impeached
Art.
XV
§ 2
Trial of impeachments; judgment; proceedings no bar to criminal prosecution; impeachment of Governor
Art.
XV
§ 3
Removal of officers by Governor on address of General Assembly
Art.
XV
§ 1
Amendments
Art.
XVI
§ 2
Two or more amendments
Art.
XVI
§ 3
Constitutional Convention
Art.
XVI
§ 1
Qualifications of officers
Art.
XVII
§ 1.A
Qualification for office; dual office holding
Art.
XVII
§ 1.B
Property qualifications; term of office; dueling
Art.
XVII
§ 2
Claims against State
Art.
XVII
§ 3
Divorces
Art.
XVII
§ 4
Supreme Being
Art.
XVII
§ 5
Public printing
Art.
XVII
§ 6
Removal of causes
Art.
XVII
§ 7
Lotteries; bingo; raffles
Art.
XVII
§ 7.B
Special election for bonding municipality
Art.
XVII
§ 8
Officers gambling and betting
Art.
XVII
§ 9
Property of married women
Art.
XVII
§ 10
Laws now in force
Art.
XVII
§ 11
Schedule
Art.
XVII
§ 12
Continuity of governmental operations during enemy attack
Art.
XVII
§ 13
Use of funds realized by Greenwood County from sale of electric properties and system
Art.
XVII
§ 14
Citizens deemed sui juris; restrictions as to sale of alcoholic beverages
Art.
XVII
§ 15
Lawful domestic unions recognizable in State; domestic unions created in another jurisdiction
Art.
XVII
§ 1
Art.
Amendment I
§ 1
Art.
Amendment II
§ 1
Art.
Amendment III
§ 2
Art.
Amendment III
§ 3
Art.
Amendment III
§ 4
Art.
Amendment III
§ 5
Art.
Amendment III
§ 6
Art.
Amendment III
§ 7
Art.
Amendment III
§ 8
Art.
Amendment III