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.
S.C. Const. art. I, § 23, under Declaration of Rights.
S.C. Const. art. I, § 23
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.