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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.5063 Ratification Number:392 Act Number:303 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020410 Primary Sponsor:McLeod All Sponsors:McLeod, McGee, McCraw, Owens, J.E. Smith, Merrill, Thompson, Bales, Breeland, G. Brown, J. Brown, Carnell, Clyburn, Coleman, Emory, Freeman, Hamilton, Harvin, J. Hines, Huggins, Kennedy, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Martin, Miller, Moody-Lawrence, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Parks, Perry, Phillips, Riser, Rivers, Scarborough, Scott, Sheheen, D.C. Smith, J.R. Smith, Snow, Stille, Stuart, Tripp, Webb, Whatley and Wilder Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\21227sd02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020521 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020603 Subject:Carolina Tartan, designated official tartan of the State History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020617 Act No. A303 ------ 20020603 Signed by Governor ------ 20020528 Ratified R392 Senate 20020521 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020516 Read second time Senate 20020515 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 20020425 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20020425 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20020424 Read second time House 20020423 Committee report: Favorable 21 HEPW House 20020410 Introduced, read first time, 21 HEPW referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 23, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 15, 2002 - Word format
(A303, R392, H5063)
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 1, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFICIAL STATE EMBLEMS, BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-703 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE CAROLINA TARTAN AS THE OFFICIAL TARTAN OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, Scottish families began to settle in both South and North Carolina during the last two decades of the seventeenth century; and
Whereas, in the first half of the eighteenth century, large numbers of both Highland Scots and Ulster Scots settled in the two Carolinas; and
Whereas, Scots became major elements of the population of both colonies; and
Whereas, a tartan is a plaid textile design consisting of stripes of varying width and color, each tartan unique to a clan, district, or group; and
Whereas, St. Andrew's Societies are organizations for the celebration of things Scottish; and
Whereas, St. Andrew's Societies in South and North Carolina arranged for the design of Carolina Tartan and cosponsored the effort for adoption of the design by the Scottish Tartans Society, which registered the Carolina Tartan in 1981, with the United Kingdom Design Registry; and
Whereas, those St. Andrew's Societies believe that the Carolina Tartan was the first one successfully advanced for a group of states in the United States, although Canadian provinces have had their distinctive tartans; and
Whereas, since 1981, tartans have been designed for other states; and
Whereas, the Carolina Tartan is a variation of a tartan associated with King Charles II who made the grant of land in 1663 which resulted in the creation of the Carolina proprietary colony; and
Whereas, there is desire on the part of many South Carolina citizens of Scottish descent to honor their ancestral ties. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Official state tartan
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 1-1-703. The Carolina Tartan is designated as the official tartan of the State of South Carolina."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 28th day of May, 2002.
Approved the 3rd day of June, 2002.
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