The South Carolina of Constitutional Convention promulgates its constitution of 1895, article I, section 21 of states: “In all indictments or prosecutions for libel, the truth of the alleged libel may be given in evidence, and the jury shall be the judge of the law and the facts.”
[restored 5/21/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
south carolina constitution of 1868, article XV, section 1
www.carolana.com/SC/Documents/South_Carolina_Constitution_1868.pdf
Article VI of Amendment
ccc-2point0.com/constitution-for-the-united-states
References:
Constitution of the State of, ratified in convention, December 4, 1895 – South_Carolina_Constitution_1895.pdf
www.carolana.com/SC/Documents/South_Carolina_Constitution_1895.pdf
Fully Informed Jury Association : Library & Resources : Library : Law and Legal Cases : State Constitution Language on Jury Nullification
fija.org/library-and-resources/library/law-and-legal-cases/state-constitution-language.html