A constitutional history of the government of South Carolina during the colonial period.

Excerpt from Government of the Colony of South Carolina The following monograph aims to give a description of the government of South Carolina during the colonial period, from the constitutional standpoint. As the current course of events had been fairly well related by several interesting writers, it seemed best to omit all mention of political his tory except where necessary to explain constitutional changes. It is hoped that the topical method adopted will give a clearer idea of the constitutional changes than would a chronological account. The foot-notes have been made perhaps more numerous than was necessary, but the object in so doing was to Show the reader where to turn for a fuller investigation of the subject treated, rather than to furnish authorities for statements in the text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Originally published in 1895 as part of the Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, this work contains a thorough history and explanation of the government of the colony of South Carolina. Topics covered include:The Sources of South Carolina Colonial History,Colonial Dependence,Governor and Council,The Assembly,The Land System,The Parish,The Judiciary,The Militia,Taxation, andThe Currency.Also included are population statistics for South Carolina for the years 1671 to 1790 and a list of early governors of the colony.