Throwback to 1694

HeinOnline recently announced that they have now indexed all the session laws for South Carolina. 

  

session laws: a publication in bound-volume form of all enactments and resolutions of a legislature passed at a particular session, indexed, and numbered usually in chronological order —distinguished from code 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/session%20law 

  

How far back in history does “all” reach? 

The first recorded South Carolina law was in 1694, when South Carolina was a colony. The law was “An Act for making sufficient Fences, and keeping the same in Repair.”

  

Here’s how we found it:

  • Go to law.sc.edu/library.
  • Click Quick Links, then click HeinOnline in the dropdown.
  • Click Session Laws Library, then click State Session Laws in the dropdown.
  • Scroll down, and click South Carolina. The years available are 1694-2017.

What else can you find? 

  • Click on any year in in the chronological list to see all the South Carolina laws that were passed in a particular year.
  • Type a word or phrase in the “Search this Title” search box to see every instance of that word or phrase in South Carolina law over the years.