词条 | Constitution of South Carolina |
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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 1776, 1778, 1790, 1861, 1865 and 1868.[1] Constitution of 1868A new constitution was required for readmission to the Union after the Civil War. A new constitution was ratified at a convention September 27, 1865, but its reforms were limited — blacks could still not vote — and it was rejected by the U.S. Congress. A constitutional convention met in Charleston, January 14, 1868. For the first time, black men participated in the election of delegates to the convention. It is the only constitution in the history of the state submitted directly to the electorate for approval; many whites refused to participate. The United States Congress ratified it on April 16, 1868. The constitution ignored wealth and based representation in the House strictly on population. It abolished debtors' prison, created counties, gave some rights to women, and provided for public education. The popularly-elected governor could veto and a 2/3 vote of the General Assembly was required to override. Race was abolished as a condition for suffrage. Black codes were overturned, there was no prohibition on interracial marriage, and all public schools were open to all races. It provided a unniform system of free public schools, "although not implemented until decades later."[2] Changes made in the 1895 ConstitutionBefore the 1895 Constitution, voter registration limits were lower; voting was open to all males of 21 years. In the 1895 Constitution, the focus of voter registration became one of "intelligence" instead of "personhood." Individuals would, until January 1, 1898, have to be able to answer questions about any constitutional provision asked in order to qualify as a voter. Thereafter, the registration process included a test of reading and writing; individuals with at least $20 in property were also permitted to vote.[3] The change from the 1868 constitution's "personhood" to the 1895 constitution's "intelligence" was due to the 1895 constitution's framers' desire to disenfranchise African Americans in order to bar them from participation in the political process. According to the state's Democratic Party-leaning newspapers, the motivations behind changing the constitution were clear: {{Quotation|We can trust white men to do right by the inferior race, but we cannot trust the inferior race with power over the white man.|Charleston News and Courier||[4]}}Revisions since 1968{{norefs|section|date = December 2018}}The 1895 Constitution has been rewritten article by article on an ongoing basis since 1968, with each proposed revision submitted to the voters for approval. Prior to 1968, the 1895 Constitution had been amended 330 times, making it one of the longest state constitutions in the United States. It had become a somewhat chaotic document, in large part because most of the amendments dealt with matters addressed by statute in most other states. The great majority of these amendments dealt with bonded debt limits for local governments. Originally, changes in the bonded debt limits for counties could only be adopted by a statewide vote. Selected provisionsArticle XVI, Section 1 requires constitutional amendments to be approved by two-thirds of each house of the legislature, approved by the people in an election, and then ratified by a majority of each house of the legislature. If the legislature fails to ratify the amendment, it does not take effect even though it has been approved by the people. Some provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina have conflicted with the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court has had to resolve the constitutionality of some provisions of the former document. For example:
Some provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina are antiquated and reflect the morals of an earlier era. For example, Article XVII, Section 3 of the Constitution prohibited divorce for any reason. On April 15, 1949, it was revised to permit divorce for certain reasons. It is believed that South Carolina is the only state in which the grounds for divorce are written into the constitution. The legislature is thus prohibited from creating additional grounds for divorce except by constitutional amendment. Other provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina are unique in certain respects:
See also{{Portal|American Civil War|Discrimination|History|Law|Politics|South Carolina|United States}}
References1. ^Graham {{cite web| url =http://www.cas.sc.edu/poli/courses/scgov/Articles/SC_Constitution_History.htm| title =South Carolina's Constitutions| accessdate = October 8, 2009| last =Graham| first =C. Blease| publisher =University of South Carolina| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20080225080851/http://www.cas.sc.edu/poli/courses/scgov/Articles/SC_Constitution_History.htm| archivedate =February 25, 2008| ref=CBGraham}}2. ^{{cite encyclopedia|contribution=Constitutions|first=Cole Blease, Jr.|last=Graham|title=South Carolina Encyclopedia|year=2016|publisher=Unniversity of South Carolina|url=http://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/constitutions/}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/doc/v2:13CCA871AD118D5A@GBNEWS-14323B489F7A4067@2413532-1432341688D3C64A@8-143305F1B0B15500@/?search_terms=constitution&s_dlid=DL0114120417521724306&s_ecproduct=SUB-Y-6995-RI&s_ecprodtype=RENEW-A-R&s_trackval=&s_siteloc=&s_referrer=&s_subterm=Subscription%20until%3A%2007%2F14%2F2015&s_docsbal=%20&s_subexpires=07%2F14%2F2015&s_docstart=&s_docsleft=&s_docsread=&s_username=sfick29403@att.net&s_accountid=AC0113061420484320982&s_upgradeable=no | title=The Old and the New | work=News and Courier | date=December 4, 1895 | accessdate=December 4, 2014 | location=Charleston, South Carolina | pages=9}} 4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=vb3Mx7GqAmwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=isbn:9780230600621&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIi92Er-SPxwIVhnQ-Ch3plQCk#v=onepage&q&f=false Charleston News and Courier] 5. ^Briggs v. Elliott, 98 F. Supp. 529 (E.D.S.C. 1951). Dissent by District Judge Waring at 538-539 quotes Article XI, Section 7 as it existed then (in 1951.) 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/a11.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-11-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819222919/http://scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/a11.php |archivedate=2013-08-19 |df= }} 2012 South Carolina Constitution Unannotated, Article XI. Public Education. External links
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