7-526: The Hartsville Railroad was a railroad that served eastern South Carolina in the late 19th century. The Hartsville Railroad Company was chartered by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1884, with the goal of constructing a line starting from Hartsville, South Carolina . The line was completed in 1889 and was acquired by the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad in 1895. The Cheraw and Darlington
14-427: A legislative district, with each county electing one senator and at least one representative. Moreover, each county's General Assembly delegation also doubled as its county council , as the state constitution made no provision for local government. The " one man, one vote " provision of Reynolds v. Sims caused district lines to cross county lines, causing legislators to be on multiple county councils. This led to
21-570: The U.S. state of South Carolina . The legislature is bicameral and consists of the lower South Carolina House of Representatives and the upper South Carolina Senate . All together, the General Assembly consists of 170 members. The legislature convenes at the State House in Columbia . Prior to the 1964 federal Reynolds v. Sims decision by the U.S. Supreme Court , each county doubled as
28-540: The South Carolina General Assembly is to pass laws "as the common good may require." In order for a bill to become law, both the Senate and House of Representatives must vote to pass the bill by a simple majority. Then the bill must be sent to the governor. If the governor vetoes the bill, both houses can either sustain the veto or override the veto. Veto overrides require a two-thirds majority. Once he receives
35-545: The country. There are 124 members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, who are elected every two years, and the South Carolina Senate has 46 members, elected every four years concurrent to the presidential election. For both houses, there are no term limits . The General Assembly meets in joint session to elect judges, with all 170 members having an equal vote in such elections. The main role of
42-459: The passage of the Home Rule Act of 1975, which created county councils that were independent of the General Assembly. However, the General Assembly still retains considerable authority over local government. As a result, the legislature still devotes considerable time to local matters, and county legislative delegations still handle many matters that are handled by county governments in the rest of
49-606: Was acquired by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1898. The line became the Atlantic Coast Line's Hartsville Branch . This United States rail–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Carolina General Assembly Minority Minority The South Carolina General Assembly , also called the South Carolina Legislature , is the state legislature of
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