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Bill 4501

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4501
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020115
Primary Sponsor:                  Scott
All Sponsors:                     Scott
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\skb\18140zcw02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Date of Last Amendment:           20020321
Subject:                          Lotteries conducted by the State, public 
                                  officers may participate in; constitutional 
                                  amendment


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020321  Rejected                                       
House   20020321  Amended
House   20020320  Objection by Representative                    Barrett
                                                                 Rice
House   20020320  Request for debate by Representative           Sandifer
                                                                 Cooper
                                                                 Altman
                                                                 J.E. Smith
                                                                 Thompson
                                                                 G.M. Smith
                                                                 McGee
                                                                 Leach
                                                                 Sharpe
                                                                 Hinson
                                                                 Merrill
                                                                 Whipper
                                                                 Talley
                                                                 Davenport
                                                                 White
                                                                 J. Brown
                                                                 J.H. Neal
                                                                 Taylor
------  20020308  Scrivener's error corrected
House   20020307  Committee report: Favorable with       25 HJ
                  amendment
House   20020115  Introduced, read first time,           25 HJ
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 8, 2002 - Word format
Revised on March 21, 2002 - Word format

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Amt. No. 1 (Council\skb\amend\18280zcw02)

March 21, 2002

    H. 4501

S. Printed 3/7/02--H.

Read the first time January 15, 2002.

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON PUBLIC OFFICERS GAMBLING OR BETTING ON GAMES OF CHANCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION THAT ALLOWS PARTICIPATION IN LOTTERIES CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

    Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1.    It is proposed that Section 8, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended to read:

    "Section 8.    It shall be unlawful for a Any person holding an office of honor, trust or profit who is convicted of any offense of this State related to engage in gambling or betting on games of chance; and any such officer, upon conviction thereof, shall become thereby disqualified from the further exercise of the functions of his office, and the office of said person shall become vacant, as in the case of resignation or death."/

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 8, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State relating to the prohibition on public officers gambling or betting on games of chance, be amended so as to provide that the prohibition and the resulting disqualification from holding office applies only to a conviction of a gambling offense of the laws of this State?

    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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