H*3116(Rat #0012, Act #0007 of 1989)  General Bill, By Sheheen and Wilkins
 A Bill to ratify an amendment to Section 22, Article V of the Constitution of
 South Carolina, 1895, relating to grand and petit jurors, so as to delete the
 requirement that jurors must be qualified electors of this State and be of
 good moral character, and provide that jurors must be residents of this State
 and have such other qualifications as the General Assembly may prescribe.

   01/10/89  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-54
   01/11/89  House  Read second time HJ-9
   01/12/89  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
   01/12/89  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-86
   01/12/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-86
   01/18/89  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-21
   01/19/89  Senate Read second time SJ-24
   01/24/89  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-14
   02/08/89         Ratified R 12
   02/08/89         No signature required
   02/08/89         Act No. 7
   02/27/89         Copies available

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 22, ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO GRAND AND PETIT JURORS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT JURORS MUST BE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE AND BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER, AND PROVIDE THAT JURORS MUST BE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE AND HAVE SUCH OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY PRESCRIBE.

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

Amendment ratified

SECTION 1. The amendment to Section 22, Article V of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 689 of 1988, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the general election of 1988 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Section 22, Article V, is amended to read:

"Section 22. The petit jury of the Circuit Court shall consist of twelve members and the number of jurors of other courts shall be determined by law. All jurors in any trial court must agree to a verdict in order to render the same. The grand jury of each county shall consist of eighteen members, twelve of whom must agree in a matter before it can be submitted to the Court. Each juror must be a resident of this State and have such other qualifications as the General Assembly may prescribe."