The manner and method of removal of State officers elected by the General Assembly shall be according to Section 3 of Article XV of the Constitution of South Carolina of 1895; provided, however, that should any grand jury present or return a true bill against any such officer on account of his official conduct, then the Governor may suspend such officer until the next General Assembly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 8-11-60
Removal of officers elected by General Assembly
1962 Code SECTION 1-43; 1952 Code SECTION 1-43; 1942 Code SECTION 3097; 1932 Code SECTION 3097; 1930 (36) 1219.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.