S.C. Const. art. I, § 23
- Constitution
- Constitution of South Carolina
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Provisions of Constitution mandatory. The provisions of the Constitution shall be taken, deemed, and construed to be mandatory and prohibitory, and not merely directory, except where expressly made directory or permissory by its own terms. (1970 (56) 2684; 1971 (57) 315.)
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