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S.C. Const. art. X, § 5
No tax without consent; taxes to be levied in pursuance of law
No tax, subsidy or charge shall be established, fixed, laid or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. Any tax which shall be levied shall distinctly state the public purpose to which the proceeds of the tax shall be applied.
History
1976 (59) 2217; 1977 (60) 90. The present provisions of the first sentence of this section are similar to former Section 3B of Article X as it existed prior to the 1977 revision; the present provisions of the second sentence of this section are somewhat similar to former Section 3 of Article X as it existed prior to the 1977 revision.
Provenance
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- scstatehouse.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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