House Amendment 65
S 897 - Session 121 (2015-2016)
SC Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America
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Rep. PITTS proposes the following Amendment No. 65 to S. 897 (COUNCIL\MS\897C024.MS.AHB15):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by deleting SECTION 2 in its entirety and inserting:

/ SECTION      2.      (A)      The South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America [the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia (General Robert E. Lee's Army) the South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Department version] shall be permanently removed from its location on the south side of the Confederate Soldier Monument. The South Carolina Infantry Battle Flag of the Confederate States of America shall be permanently removed from its location on the Capitol Complex Grounds within twenty-four hours of the effective date of this act. The flagpole on which the flag is flown must be removed and replaced with a granite monument bearing a bronze casting of the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag as provided in subsection (B).
     (B)      Upon the flag's removal from its current location, the Division of General Services is directed to design an appropriate granite monument bearing a bronze casting of the First South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment Flag. The Division of General Services shall report its design proposal to the General Assembly for its approval by January 1, 2016. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.