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Bill 3013

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3013
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990112
Primary Sponsor:                  Sheheen
All Sponsors:                     Sheheen
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9992som99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Bingo, game to be conducted only by 
                                  religious organization; Charitable 
                                  Organizations, Churches, Gambling


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990112  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19981209  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


                             Versions of This Bill

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST LOTTERIES AND PROVIDING THAT THE GAME OF BINGO WHEN CONDUCTED BY CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, OR FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS OR WHEN CONDUCTED AT RECOGNIZED ANNUAL STATE AND COUNTY FAIRS IS NOT A PROHIBITED LOTTERY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GAME OF BINGO MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLY BY A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 7. No lottery shall ever be allowed or be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State. The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual State and county fairs, shall not be deemed a lottery prohibited by this section."

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:

"Must Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State, relating to the prohibition against lotteries and providing that the game of bingo when conducted by charitable, religious, or fraternal organizations or when conducted at recognized annual state and county fairs is not a prohibited lottery, be amended so as to provide that the game of bingo may be conducted only by a religious organization?

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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