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The South Carolina state constitution /

South Carolina's current constitution is a unique reflection of America's cultural and political history. It has roots dating back to the state's original colonial charter, comprising an uneasy alliance of post-Civil War history, late 19th century return to segregation, and post-1960s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Graham, Cole Blease
Autor Corporativo: South Carolina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
Colección:Oxford commentaries on the state constitutions of the United States.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Note continued: Section 1 Regulation of common carriers, publicly owned utilities and privately owned utilities serving the public
  • Section 2 Formation, organization and regulation, etc., of corporations
  • Article X Finance, Taxation, and Bonded Debt
  • Section 1 Taxation and assessment
  • Section 2 Defining classes of property and values for property tax purposes thereof; transition to assessment ratios; continuance of existing statutes pertaining to assessment methods; changing assessment ratios
  • Section 3 Property exempt from ad valorem taxation
  • Section 4 One assessment for all taxes
  • Section 5 No tax without consent; taxes shall be levied in pursuance of law
  • Section 6 Assessment and collection of taxes in political subdivisions
  • Section 7 Limitation on annual expenditures of state government and number of state employees; annual budgets and expenses of political subdivisions and school districts
  • Section 8 Payments from treasuries
  • Section 9 Statement of receipts and expenditures
  • Section 10 Claims against State
  • Section 11 Credit of State and political subdivisions
  • Section 12 Counties not to incur bonded indebtedness for special services in certain areas without special tax or charge on area or persons benefitted
  • Section 13 Bonded indebtedness of State
  • Section 14 Bonded indebtedness of political subdivisions
  • Section 15 Bonded indebtedness of school districts
  • Section 16 Regulation of benefits, funding and membership contributions of state-operated retirement systems; investment of funds; State Retirement Systems Investment Panel
  • Article XI Pubhc Education
  • Section 1 State Board of Education
  • Section 2 State Superintendent of Education
  • Section 3 System of free public schools and other public institutions of learning
  • Section 4 Direct aid to religious or other private educational institutions prohibited
  • Article XII Functions of Government
  • Section 1 Matters of public concern; General Assembly to provide appropriate agencies
  • Section 2 Institutions for confinement of persons convicted of crimes
  • Section 3 Separate confinement of juvenile offenders
  • Section 4 to 8 (Reserved)
  • Section 9 Control of convicts
  • Article XIII Militia
  • Section 1 Militia
  • Section 2 When exempt from arrest
  • Section 3 Governor may call out
  • Section 4 Adjutant and Inspector General; staff officers
  • Section 5 Confederate pensions
  • Article XIV Eminent Domain
  • Section 1 Boundary rivers
  • Section 2 Title to certain lands
  • Section 3 Ultimate property in lands
  • Section 4 Navigable waters free; tax for use of wharf
  • Section 5 Slum clearance and redevelopment; acquisition of air rights and subsurface rights
  • Article XV Impeachment
  • Section 1 Power of impeachment; vote required; suspension of officer impeached
  • Section 2 Trial of impeachments; judgment; proceedings no bar to criminal prosecution; impeachment of Governor
  • Section 3 Removal of officers by Governor on address of General Assembly
  • Article XVI Amendment and Revision of the Constitution
  • Section 1 Amendments
  • Section 2 Two or more amendments
  • Section 3 Constitutional convention
  • Article XVII Miscellaneous Matters
  • Section 1 Qualifications of officers
  • Section 1A Qualification for office; two offices
  • Section 1B Property qualifications; term of office; dueling
  • Section 2 Claims against State
  • Section 3 Divorces
  • Section 4 Supreme Being
  • Section 5 Public printing
  • Section 6 Removal of causes
  • Section 7 Lotteries
  • Section 7B Special election for bonding municipality
  • Section 8 Officers gambling and betting
  • Section 9 Property of married women
  • Section 10 Laws now of force
  • Section 11 Schedule
  • Section 12 Continuity of governmental operations in event of enemy attack
  • Section 13 Use of funds realized by Greenwood County from sale of electric properties and system
  • Section 14 Citizens deemed sui juris; restrictions as to sale of alcoholic beverages
  • Article I of Amendments to the Constitution
  • Article II of Amendments to the Constitution
  • Article III of Amendments to the Constitution.