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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ford
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Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Summary: African American cemeteries
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/10/2008 Senate Prefiled 12/10/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary 1/13/2009 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-115 1/13/2009 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-115 1/23/2009 Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Malloy (ch), Ford, Massey, S.Martin, Mulvaney
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-43-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON WHO OWNS PROPERTY ON WHICH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS HISTORIC BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY IS SITUATED TO REMOVE OR DISTURB THE GRAVES, OR DEVELOP THE LAND, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 43, Title 27 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 27-43-45. It is unlawful for a person who owns property on which an African American cemetery designated as historic by the Department of Archives and History is situated to remove or disturb its graves or develop the property. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be sentenced to not more than two years in prison."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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