South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 861

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Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      861
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020110
Primary Sponsor:                  Reese
All Sponsors:                     Reese
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1671dw02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Display of Ten Commandments in every room 
                                  of every state-owned building and every 
                                  eleemosynary corporation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020110  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-167 SO AS TO REQUIRE AN OBJECT CONTAINING THE WORDS OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS TO BE DISPLAYED ON ONE WALL IN EVERY ROOM OF EVERY STATE-OWNED BUILDING, PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING, AND EVERY ENTITY THAT HAS RECEIVED A CHARTER AS AN ELEEMOSYNARY CORPORATION BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-167. An object containing the words of the Ten Commandments must be displayed on one wall, in every room, of every state-owned building, public school building, and every entity that has received a charter as an eleemosynary corporation by the Secretary of State. The display of an object containing the words of the Ten Commandments must be in the same manner and appearance generally as other documents and objects displayed and must not be presented or displayed in any fashion that results in calling attention to it apart from the other displayed documents and objects."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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