H*4303(Rat #0375, Act #0444 of 1998)  Joint Resolution, By Inabinett, 
J.M. Baxley, Breeland, Campsen, Cobb-Hunter, Cotty, J.L.M. Cromer, Govan, 
J. Hines, Jennings, B.L. Jordan, Kennedy, Maddox, Miller, J.H. Neal, Parks, 
Pinckney, Robinson, Tripp and Whipper

Similar(S 948)
 A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 33 OF THE
 CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO MARRIAGES OF WHITES AND
 NEGROES AND THE AGE OF CONSENT FOR AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, SO AS TO DELETE THE
 PROVISION MAKING MARRIAGE OF WHITES AND NEGRO OR MULATTO UNLAWFUL.-AMENDED
 TITLE

   06/04/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-153
   06/04/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-153
   01/28/98  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   02/03/98  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, Young,
                     Woodrum, Scott, McGee, Barrett, Jordan, Howard,
                     McMahand & Lee HJ-15
   02/03/98  House  Debate adjourned HJ-20
   02/05/98  House  Read second time HJ-14
   02/05/98  House  Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-4 HJ-15
   02/10/98  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scott HJ-17
   02/10/98  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
   02/11/98  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   02/11/98  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
   04/02/98  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-22
   04/07/98  Senate Amended SJ-11
   04/07/98  Senate Read second time SJ-11
   04/08/98  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-25
   04/15/98  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-38
   05/21/98         Ratified R 375
   05/21/98         No signature required
   06/08/98         Copies available
   09/14/98         Act No. 444

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 33 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO MARRIAGES OF WHITES AND NEGROES AND THE AGE OF CONSENT FOR AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION MAKING A MARRIAGE BETWEEN A WHITE AND NEGRO OR MULATTO UNLAWFUL.

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

Constitutional amendment proposed removing the ban on marriage between blacks and whites

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Article III, Section 33 of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 33. No unmarried woman shall legally consent to sexual intercourse who shall not have attained the age of fourteen years."

Question to be placed on ballot

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 Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of this State be amended by deleting the following sentence from the Constitution:

'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'.

Those voting 'Yes', to remove the ban on interracial marriages, shall place a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes'. Those voting 'No', to retain the ban on interracial marriages, shall place a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

Ratified the 21st day of May, 1998.