South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3288

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3288
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990119
Primary Sponsor:                  Inabinett
All Sponsors:                     Inabinett
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\pt\1140dw99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 25 HJ
Subject:                          Marriage, provision making unlawful 
                                  between whites and blacks deleted; Domestic 
                                  Relations, Discrimination


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990204  Recommitted to Committee               25 HJ
House   19990204  Debate adjourned
House   19990203  Committee report: Favorable            25 HJ
House   19990119  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


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COMMITTEE REPORT

February 3, 1999

H. 3288

Introduced by Rep. Inabinett

S. Printed 2/3/99--H.

Read the first time January 19, 1999.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3288), to ratify an amendment to Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to marriages of whites and negroes, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

JAMES H. HARRISON, for Committee.

A BILL

TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 33, ARTICLE III 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:

SECTION 1. (A) The amendment deleting a sentence from Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of a joint resolution of 1997, bearing ratification number 375, having been submitted to the qualified electors of the general election of 1998 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 so that the following sentence is deleted from Section 33, Article III:

"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."

(B) When amended, Section 33, Article III of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, shall read:

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

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