H*2737(Rat #0193, Act #0139 of 1987)  General Bill, By E.D. Foxworth, 
D.L. Aydlette, J.D. Bradley, C.M. Dangerfield, D.N. Holt, R.A. Kohn, 
D.E. Martin and L.S. Whipper
 A Bill to amend Section 51-19-10, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the Old Exchange Building Commission, so as to revise the
 Commission members to exclude the Attorney General and allow the Chairmen of
 the Departments of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and Archives and History, or
 designees to vote as members, delete obsolete references to initial appointees
 and commission members who are members of the South Carolina American
 Revolution Bicentennial Commission and substitute a member of the Senate
 appointed by the President and a member of the House of Representatives
 appointed by the Speaker, and provide for the Attorney General to advise the
 Commission.-amended title

   03/25/87  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-1429
   03/31/87  House  Read second time HJ-1486
   04/01/87  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1518
   04/02/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1142
   04/02/87  Senate Referred to Committee on General SJ-1142
   04/23/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable General SJ-1476
   04/28/87  Senate Read second time SJ-1539
   04/28/87  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-1539
   05/26/87  Senate Amended SJ-2337
   05/26/87  Senate  Read third time SJ-2337
   05/26/87  Senate Returned SJ-2337
   05/27/87  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3230
   06/02/87         Ratified R 193
   06/03/87         Signed By Governor
   06/03/87         Effective date 06/03/87
   06/03/87         Act No. 139
   06/16/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 51-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE COMMISSION MEMBERS TO EXCLUDE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ALLOW THE CHAIRMEN OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM, AND ARCHIVES AND HISTORY, OR DESIGNEES TO VOTE AS MEMBERS, DELETE OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO INITIAL APPOINTEES AND COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION AND SUBSTITUTE A MEMBER OF THE SENATE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER, AND PROVIDE FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ADVISE THE COMMISSION.

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

Old Exchange Building Commission created

SECTION 1. Section 51-19-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 51-19-10. The Old Exchange Building Commission is created. It consists of nine members. Three members must be elected by the House of Representatives and Senate in joint assembly; two members must be elected by the Rebecca Motte Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; two members, who must not be residents of Charleston County, must be elected by the South Carolina Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; and the chairmen of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the Department of Archives and History or their respective designees serve ex officio with voting privileges. The appointed members shall serve terms of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. In addition to the nine members provided for above there are two additional members of the commission who have voting privileges. One is a member of the Senate appointed by the President, and one is a member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker. The Attorney General shall give his aid, advice, and opinion upon questions of law submitted to him by the commission."

Time effective

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