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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.322 Ratification Number:10 Act Number:8 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19990114 Primary Sponsor:Holland All Sponsors:Holland Drafted Document Number:l:\s-jud\bills\holland\jud0019.dhh.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19990310 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:19990324 Subject:Register of deeds, Chesterfield County added to list; property History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19990409 Act No. A8 ------ 19990324 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 19990317 Ratified R10 House 19990310 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 19990309 Read second time House 19990216 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19990309 House 19990204 Debate adjourned until Tuesday, 19990216 House 19990203 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Senate 19990202 Read third time, sent to House Senate 19990128 Read second time Senate 19990127 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 19990114 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on January 27, 1999 - Word format Revised on February 3, 1999 - Word format
(A8, R10, S322)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS' DUTIES BY A CLERK OF COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, SO AS TO ADD CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE LIST OF THOSE COUNTIES WHICH HAVE BOTH A REGISTER OF DEEDS AND A CLERK OF COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-12, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO ADD CHESTERFIELD COUNTY TO THE LIST OF COUNTIES IN WHICH THE GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Chesterfield County has clerk of court and register of deeds
SECTION 1. Section 30-5-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 34 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-5-10. In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties. The registers of deeds in Berkeley and Dorchester counties are elected for terms of four years and until a successor is elected in the general election and qualifies."
Governing body of Chesterfield County appoints register of deeds
SECTION 2. Section 30-5-12 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 34 of 1997, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-5-12. The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Horry, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon. The governing body of Georgetown County may appoint a register of deeds only after advertising the information concerning the appointment for two weeks before action is taken in a newspaper of general circulation in the county."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 17th day of March, 1999.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/24/99.
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