List of South Carolina state legislatures

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The following is a list of legislative terms of the South Carolina General Assembly, the law-making branch of government of the U.S. state of South Carolina. South Carolina became part of the United States on May 23, 1788.

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Legislatures

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Notes

  1. ↑ The South Carolina Constitution of 1778, Section XII, specified election of state senators annually in November. Section XIII specified election of state House members in November every two years. Sessions for both houses started in January. [3]
  2. ↑ The South Carolina Constitution of 1790, Section I, specified election in October of House members every two years, and Senators every four years. Annual sessions began in November. [4]
  3. ↑ The South Carolina Constitution of 1865, Article I, specified election in October of House members every two years, and Senators every four years. Annual sessions began in November. [8]
  4. ↑ The South Carolina Constitution of 1868, Article II, specified election in October of House members every two years, and Senators every four years. Annual sessions began in November. [9]
  5. ↑ The South Carolina Constitution of 1895, Article III, specifies election in November of House members every two years, and Senators every four years. Annual sessions begin in January. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 N. Louise Bailey (1984), Biographical directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives: Volume IV, 1791-1815, University of South Carolina Press – via Internet Archive
  2. 1 2 3 Legislative manual - General Assembly of South Carolina, General Assembly of South Carolina., 1916 – via HathiTrust. 1916–1976
  3. ↑ Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of South Carolina, 1778", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  4. ↑ Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of South Carolina, 1790", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "South Carolina", A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society and Tufts Archival Research Center
  6. ↑ Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assembly of South Carolina...1841, hdl:2027/chi.48435845 – via HathiTrust
  7. ↑ South Carolina Legislative Times, 1855, hdl:2027/njp.32101044498499 – via HathiTrust
  8. ↑ Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of South Carolina, 1865", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of South Carolina, 1868: Article II, Legislative Department", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  10. ↑ "South Carolina: Legislative Session". Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1890. New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891. p. 777 – via HathiTrust.
  11. 1 2 3 Francis Newton Thorpe, ed. (1909), "Constitution of the State of South Carolina, 1895: Article III, Legislative Department", The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States and Territories now or heretofore forming the United States of America, Washington: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  12. ↑ Legislative manual...Seventy-second General Assembly of South Carolina...1917, Columbia, General Assembly of South Carolina, 1916 – via Internet Archive
  13. ↑ Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina 1919, hdl:2027/nyp.33433010016420 – via HathiTrust
  14. ↑ General Assembly, South Carolina (1921), Legislative manual...Seventy-fourth General Assembly of South Carolina...1921
  15. 1 2 3 4 "South Carolina General Assembly: Things we keep in the Basement", lpitr.state.sc.us, archived from the original on 1998-02-13 – via Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "South Carolina General Assembly: Members of the House of Representatives", lpitr.state.sc.us, archived from the original on 1998-02-13 – via Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature", scstatehouse.gov, South Carolina Legislative Services Agency, retrieved 2024-08-03
  18. ↑ "South Carolina State Legislature", ballotpedia.org, retrieved 2024-08-03

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