S*591 Session 108 (1989-1990)
S*0591(Rat #0173, Act #0293 of 1989) General Bill, By Bryan
A Bill to amend Act 879 of 1966, as amended, relating to the Laurens County
Historic Preservation Commission, so as to provide that the ten resident
electors composing the Commission must be appointed at large by the Governor.
03/29/89 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-10
04/05/89 Senate Read second time SJ-17
04/05/89 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-17
04/06/89 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
04/11/89 House Introduced and read first time HJ-14
04/11/89 House Referred to delegation from Laurens HJ-14
05/11/89 House Delegation report: Favorable Laurens HJ-2
05/17/89 House Read second time HJ-30
05/18/89 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-18
05/25/89 Ratified R 173
05/31/89 Vetoed by Governor
06/01/89 Senate Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-046
Nays-000 SJ-5
06/01/89 House Veto overridden Yeas-068 Nays-000 HJ-26
06/01/89 Effective date 06/01/89
06/01/89 Act No. 293
06/13/89 Copies available
(A293, R173, S591)
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 879 OF 1966, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LAURENS COUNTY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TEN RESIDENT ELECTORS
COMPOSING THE COMMISSION MUST BE APPOINTED AT LARGE BY THE GOVERNOR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Commission, appointed by Governor
SECTION 1. Sections 1 through 8 of Act 879 of 1966, as last amended by Act 966
of 1970, are further amended to read:
"Section 1. There is created the Laurens County Historic Preservation
Commission.
Section 2. The commission may exercise and enjoy all rights and privileges
of a body politic and corporate.
Section 3. The commission must be composed of eleven resident electors of the
county, to be appointed at large by the Governor upon the recommendation of a
majority of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation, including the Senator.
The members shall serve for terms of five years and until their successors are
appointed and qualify.
Immediately upon the appointment of the commission, it shall organize by
electing one of its number as chairman, a second as vice-chairman, a third as
secretary, and a fourth as treasurer. The officers of the commission shall hold
office for terms of one year and until their successors are elected and qualify;
provided, officers may succeed themselves. It is the duty of the commission to
see that a record of the appointees to the commission is filed in the office of
the clerk of court for Laurens County, so as to indicate the persons holding
office and the duration of their terms. No member of the commission may receive
compensation for his services as a member. Membership on the commission must not
be construed to be an office of honor or profit.
Section 4. The commission is empowered to:
(1) sue and be sued;
(2) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;
(3) contract with others in furtherance of its purposes and charge admission
fees to its facilities;
(4) make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;
(5) acquire, own, hold in trust, preserve, restore, maintain, suitably mark,
develop, advertise, and operate buildings and structures of historic
significance, and the land upon which the same may be situated, in Laurens
County, and to receive funds, grants, donations, and appropriations for the
accomplishment of these purposes;
(6) prescribe regulations governing the use of the facilities;
(7) appoint agents, employees, and servants, prescribe their duties, fix
their compensation, and determine if and to what extent they are bonded for the
performance of their duties;
(8) authorize and create advisory committees and special memberships and
societies in furtherance of its purposes;
(9) remove and store in the vault at the old Bailey Bank Building, 200 West
Pitts Street, Laurens, any old records which have been authorized by law to be
destroyed and, in its discretion, other records as it may decide to remove for
the purpose of preserving.
Section 5. All property of the commission is exempt from all ad valorem taxes
levied by the State, county, and any municipality, division, or agency, direct
or indirect.
Section 6. The commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year basis
employed by Laurens County. As shortly after the close of its fiscal year as is
practicable an audit of its affairs must be made by a certified public accountant
of good standing, to be designated by the commission. Copies of the audit,
incorporated into an annual report of the commission, must be filed with the
Senator from Laurens County, the secretary of the House Delegation from Laurens
County, and in the office of the clerk of court for the county.
Section 7. The commission has the power and authority to borrow money and to
mortgage or pledge its real and personal property. However, it does not have the
power to assume an obligation or incur any indebtedness binding upon the State
of South Carolina or Laurens County.
Section 8. Any action required of the commission may be taken at any meeting
of the commission, regular or special, and at a meeting of the commission, a
majority of the members constitutes a quorum for the purpose of transacting
business."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |