1999-2000 Bill 4949: Buildings, State House, Public, State-Owned Property; General Assembly

BIL: 4949

TYP: Joint Resolution JR

INB: House

IND: 20000413

PSP: McGee

SPO: McGee and Simrill

DDN: l:\council\bills\skb\18091som00.doc

RBY: House

COM: Judiciary Committee 25 HJ

SUB: Buildings, State House, Public, State-owned Property; General Assembly, Constitution of S.C., Monuments, historic

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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House 20000413 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

TXT:

A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, BY ADDING SECTION 16 TO ARTICLE XVII SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO MONUMENT, MARKER, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, MEMORIAL, BUILDING, STREET, HIGHWAY, BRIDGE, OR PARK LOCATED ON PUBLIC PROPERTY OF THE STATE OR ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WHICH IS NAMED IN HONOR OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A MEMORIAL TO A HISTORIC EVENT MAY BE REMOVED OR RENAMED WITHOUT TWOTHIRDS VOTE OF EACH BRANCH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IF A STATE PROPERTY, OR TWOTHIRDS VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION IF A LOCAL PROPERTY, AS APPROPRIATE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding:

“Section 16. No monument, marker, painting, sculpture, memorial, building, street, highway, bridge, or park located on public property of the State or its political subdivisions which is named in honor of an individual or as a memorial to a historic event may be removed or renamed without twothirds vote of each branch of the General Assembly if a state property, or twothirds vote of the governing body of the political subdivision if a local property, as appropriate.”

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 on the ballot:

“Must Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding Section 16 so as to provide that no monument, marker, painting, building, sculpture, memorial, street, highway, bridge, or park located on public property of the State or its political subdivisions which is named in honor of an individual or a memorial to a historic event may be removed or renamed without twothirds vote of each branch of the General Assembly if a state property, or twothirds vote of the governing body of the political subdivision if a local property, as appropriate?

Yes 

No 

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word ‘Yes’, and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word ‘No’.”

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