Bill 3991

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3991
Ratification Number:       569
Act Number                 588
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Relating to a tax levy for the
                           Charleston County Board of Assessment
                           Control

(A588, R569, H3991)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND JOINT RESOLUTION 598 OF 1973, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO A TAX LEVY FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSMENT CONTROL, SO AS TO CHANGE CERTAIN DATES AND TAX MILLAGE.

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

Levy for board of assessment control

Section 1. Section 1 of Joint Resolution 598 of 1973, as last amended by Act 248 of 1979, is further amended to read:

"Section 1. The auditor of Charleston County is hereby directed to levy and the Charleston County treasurer is directed to collect

a tax of sufficient millage to the nearest one-tenth mill on all taxable property in Charleston County to produce a total of six hundred thirty-one thousand, eighty-seven dollars to be used to defray the costs of operating the office of the board of assessment control, including the Charleston County Board of Assessment Appeals for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1980. These funds are to be maintained by the county treasurer in a separate account and disbursed upon warrant of the board of assessment control countersigned by any member authorized by the board and signed by an employee of the board as designated by the board."

Funds may be carried over

Section 2. Section 3 of Joint Resolution 598 of 1973, as last amended by Act 248 of 1979, is further amended to read:

"Section 3. The board of assessment control is hereby authorized to carry over any unexpended balance of funds remaining from its 1979-80 budget and to utilize such funds for the operating costs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1980."

Time effective

Section 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.