S*1028 (Rat #0501, Act #0443 of 1996) General Bill, By Hayes, Peeler and Short
    A Bill to amend Section 5-15-145, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the transfer of authority to conduct a municipal election from a municipal election commission to a county election commission, so as to provide for the abolishment of a municipal election commission when the total responsibility for the conduct of a municipal election is transferred to a county election commission, prohibit a municipality which transfers a portion of the responsibilities for the conduct of a municipal election from abolishing the municipal election commission; and to amend Section 5-7-140, relating to the extension of police jurisdiction and authority of a municipality bordering on the high-tide line of the Atlantic Ocean or certain other bodies of water to the area lying between the high-tide line and the low-tide line, so as to extend the corporate limits of these municipalities to include all that area lying between the high-tide line and one mile seaward of the high-tide line, and if the municipality borders on the high water mark of a navigable body of water other than the Atlantic Ocean, to extend its limits to include all that area lying between the high water mark and the low water mark, to make these areas subject to all ordinances and regulations that may be applicable to areas lying within the corporate limits of the municipality, and to give municipal courts jurisdiction to punish individuals violating municipal ordinances where the misdemeanors occurred in the area defined in this Section.-amended title
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01/17/96	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-4
01/17/96	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-4
03/06/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-17
03/07/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-9
03/07/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-9
03/12/96	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
03/13/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
03/13/96	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10
05/15/96	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-4
05/21/96	House	Debate adjourned HJ-69
05/21/96	House	Amended HJ-90
05/21/96	House	Read second time HJ-91
05/22/96	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-14
05/23/96	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-45
05/23/96	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-45
05/30/96	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-62
06/13/96		Ratified R 501
06/18/96		Signed By Governor
06/18/96		Effective date 06/18/96
07/03/96		Copies available
07/03/96		Act No. 443