Current Status Bill Number:3254 Ratification Number:13 Act Number:9 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970116 Primary Sponsor:Boan All Sponsors:Boan and Hodges Drafted Document Number:council\legis\bills\pt\2825dw.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970319 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19970331 Subject:Corporate limits, reduction method provided when owned by municipality or county; political subdivisions
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19970423 Act No. A9 ------ 19970331 Signed by Governor ------ 19970325 Ratified R13 Senate 19970319 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19970318 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Wednesday, 19970319 Senate 19970313 Recalled from Committee, 11 SJ placed on the Calendar Senate 19970206 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 19970205 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970204 Read second time House 19970129 Committee report: Favorable 25 HJ House 19970116 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A9, R13, H3254)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-3-285 SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS WHEN THE AREA IS OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Procedure for reduction of corporate limits when area is owned by a municipality
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-3-285. Territory proposed to be removed from within the corporate limits of a municipality which is owned entirely by that municipality may be removed from within the corporate limits by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality. Territory proposed to be removed from within the corporate limits of a municipality which is owned entirely by a county or jointly by a county and a municipality may be removed from within the corporate limits by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality upon receipt of a resolution from the county governing body requesting the removal."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 31st day of March, 1997.