Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:803 Primary Sponsor:Shealy Committee Number:06 Type of Legislation:JR Subject:Lottery, constitutional amendment Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Computer Document Number:CYY/18374.SD Introduced Date:Mar 21, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Mar 21, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Shealy Waddell Martschink Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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803 Senate Mar 21, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 06
referred to Committee
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE XVII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO LOTTERIES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE LOTTERIES CONDUCTED ONLY BY THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUES DERIVED FROM THE LOTTERIES.
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. Except when conducted by the State, no lottery shall ever be is allowed or may be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State. Only the State may conduct lotteries as provided for by the General Assembly. The revenues from the state lottery must be paid into a state lottery fund to be invested by the State Treasurer with interest earned remaining a part of the fund. No more than fifteen percent of the revenues each year may be used for operational expenses of the state lottery, and fifty percent of the revenues must be expended in prizes. The remaining revenues each year must be used as follows:
(a) The first thirty million dollars must be used for the care of the elderly and indigent in a manner that will generate matching federal funds;
(b) The next ten million dollars must be distributed to local governments in the manner the General Assembly shall provide;
(c) The balance must be used for educational capital needs and equipment.
The game of bingo, when conducted by charitable, religious, or fraternal organizations exempt from federal income taxation or when conducted at recognized annual State state and county fairs, shall is not be deemed considered 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:
"Shall Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to authorize lotteries to be conducted only by the State as provided for by the General Assembly with the revenues each year paid into a state lottery fund and apportioned as follows:
(1) No more than fifteen percent of the revenues may be used for operational expenses of the state lottery.
(2) Fifty percent of the revenues must be expended in prizes.
(3) The remaining revenues must be used as follows:
(a) The first thirty million dollars must be used for the care of the elderly and indigent in a manner that will generate matching federal funds;
(b) The next ten million dollars must be distributed to local governments in the manner the General Assembly shall provide;
(c) The balance must be used for educational capital needs and equipment.
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'."