South Carolina Bill 948
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
Current Status Bill Number: 948 Type of Legislation: Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body: Senate Introduced Date: 19980127 Primary Sponsor: Ford All Sponsors: Ford and Patterson Drafted Document Number: jud9035.rf Companion Bill Number: 4303 Residing Body: House Current Committee: Judiciary Committee 25 HJ Subject: Marriage, provision making marriage of blacks and whites unlawful deleted; Domestic Relations, Discrimination
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History
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19980217 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 19980213 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19980212 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 19980213 Senate 19980211 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19980127 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee
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Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE REPORT
February 11, 1998
S. 948
Read the first time January 27, 1998.
JAMES E. BRYAN, JR., for Committee.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article III, Section 33 of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:
“Section 33. The marriage of a white person with a negro or mulatto, or person who shall have one-eighth or more of negro blood, shall be unlawful and void. No unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years.”
SECTION 2. The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:
“Shall Article III, Section 33 of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to repeal the prohibition against the marriage of a white person with a negro or mulatto, or person who shall have one-eighth or more of Negro blood?