H*2221(Rat #0041, Act #0021 of 1987)  General Bill, By J.B. Wilder and Kirsh
 A Bill to amend Section 4-11-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the time that the terms of office of county officers commence, so
 as to provide that the terms of office of county auditors and county
 treasurers shall commence on the first day of July next following their
 election.

   01/20/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-168
   01/20/87  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-168
   02/18/87  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-576
   02/19/87  House  Objection by Rep. McTeer HJ-660
   02/24/87  House  Objection by Rep. Klapman & Sharpe HJ-697
   02/25/87  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. McTeer & Klapman HJ-731
   02/25/87  House  Read second time HJ-732
   02/26/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-770
   03/03/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-731
   03/03/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-731
   03/11/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-860
   03/12/87  Senate Read second time
   03/17/87  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-928
   03/25/87         Ratified R 41
   03/31/87         Signed By Governor
   03/31/87         Effective date 03/31/87
   03/31/87         Act No. 21
   04/08/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 4-11-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TIME THAT THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF COUNTY OFFICERS COMMENCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITORS AND COUNTY TREASURERS SHALL COMMENCE ON THE FIRST DAY OF JULY NEXT FOLLOWING THEIR ELECTION.

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

Commencement of terms

SECTION 1. Section 4-11-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 4-11-10. The time for the commencement

of the terms of office of the various county officers is the first Tuesday in January next after their election, except that the terms of the county auditors and county treasurers shall commence the first day of July next following their election. Nothing in this section applies to those officers who are appointed by the Governor. This section does not apply to elections held for an unexpired term of office."

Present auditor or treasurer to serve

SECTION 2. Any present county auditor or county treasurer whose current term of office expires in a particular year prior to the first day of July of that year shall serve through the last day of June of that year.

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.