South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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Bill 5056


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A BILL

TO AMEND ACT 780 OF 1928, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SO AS TO DELETE ARCHAIC REFERENCES THAT SPECIFY FROM WHICH VOTING PRECINCTS IN ABBEVILLE COUNTY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL RESIDE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 1 of Act 780 of 1928, as last amended by Act 435 of 1963, is further amended to read:

"Section    1.    (A)    The Board of Trustees of the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital shall be is composed of seven members as follows:

(1)    one member shall must be a licensed medical doctor and shall must be appointed by the staff of the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital, whose term shall expire expires December 31, 1968;

(2)    one shall member must be appointed from the county at large by the Abbeville County Legislative Delegation, whose term shall expire expires December 31, 1968;

(3)    one shall member must be appointed by the governing body of the City of Abbeville, and shall reside within one of the following voting precincts: Abbeville Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, Abbeville Shops, Abbeville Mill, Central, Cold Springs, and Lebanon;

(4)    one shall member must be appointed by the governing body of the Town of Donalds, and shall reside within the following voting precincts: Donalds, Hall's Store, and Broadmouth, and Rock Springs;

(5)    one shall member must be appointed by the governing body of the Town of Due West, and shall reside within the following voting precincts: Due West, Antreville, Level Land Cold Springs, Hampton, Hillville, and Keowee;

(6)    one shall member must be appointed by the governing body of the Town of Lowndesville, and shall reside within the following voting precincts: Lowndesville Nos. 1 and 2, and Mountain View Antreville; and

(7)    one shall member must be appointed by the governing body of the Town of Calhoun Falls, who shall reside within the following voting precincts: Calhoun Falls Nos. 1 and 2, and Watts Sharon.

(B)    The terms of the five members to be appointed by the governing bodies of the four towns and one city shall expire December 31, 1964. Commencing in 1964, the successors to these five members shall must be nominated in the primaries and elected in the general election in a nonpartisan election at the same time such these elections are held for members of the House of Representatives in 1964. The terms of all members shall be are for four years and until their successors are elected or appointed and qualify, except that the members first elected from the Abbeville area, the Due West area, and the Calhoun Falls area, shall serve for two years only. Thereafter After that time their terms shall be are for four years. Each member of the board shall must be a qualified elector of the area he represents. All vacancies shall must be filled in the manner of the original appointment for the unexpired portion of the term only. In the event that If no one offers in any election, such the vacancy shall must be filled in the manner of the original appointment. The members of the board shall receive no compensation or mileage for their services. No A member of the board shall not transact any business with the Abbeville County Memorial Hospital either directly or indirectly."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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