South Carolina Constitution of 1895

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:adoptedBy	gptkb:State_of_South_Carolina December 4, 1895
gptkbp:amendedBy	multiple times
gptkbp:author	Constitutional Convention of 1895
gptkbp:governs	gptkb:State_of_South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	South Carolina Constitution of 1895
gptkbp:inForce	yes
gptkbp:introduced	literacy tests for voting poll tax
gptkbp:language	English
gptkbp:locationAdopted	gptkb:Columbia,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:notableFor	disenfranchisement of Black voters basis for state government structure entrenchment of white supremacy
gptkbp:prohibits	African American voting rights
gptkbp:purpose	establish legal framework for South Carolina
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:South_Carolina_Constitution_of_1868
gptkbp:section	gptkb:Suffrage gptkb:Declaration_of_Rights gptkb:Legislative_Department gptkb:Executive_Department gptkb:Judicial_Department Education militant Corporations Amendments Finance and Taxation
gptkbp:significance	codified Jim Crow laws
gptkbp:status	current constitution of South Carolina (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Benjamin_Ryan_Tillman_Jr. gptkb:Previous_South_Carolina_Constitutions
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7