South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 368

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      368
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990120
Primary Sponsor:                  Passailaigue
All Sponsors:                     Passailaigue, Martin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\elp\004sect.dmb.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                          Tax levied or established by General 
                                  Assembly used for stated purpose, proceeds; 
                                  Taxation, Constitution


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  19990120  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5, ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO FINANCE AND TAXATION, BY AMENDING SECTION 5, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY TAX, SUBSIDY, OR CHARGE WHICH IS ESTABLISHED, FIXED, LAID, OR LEVIED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST BE APPLIED TO THE STATED PURPOSE AND THEREAFTER, THE PROCEEDS OF SUCH TAX SHALL BE APPLIED TO THE STATED PURPOSE.

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

SECTION 1. SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 5, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

"Section 5. No tax, subsidy, or charge shall be established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled. Any tax which shall be levied shall distinctly state the public purpose to which the proceeds of the tax shall be applied, and thereafter, the proceeds of such tax shall be applied to the stated purpose."

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 5, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended to provide that no tax, subsidy, or charge may be established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or their representatives lawfully assembled and to provide that when proceeds of the tax are applied to a specific purpose, the proceeds of that tax shall only be applied to the stated purpose?

_ Yes

_ No

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word `Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square before the word `No'."

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