H*3355(Rat #0094, Act #0056 of 1989)  General Bill, By D. Blackwell
 A Bill to amend Section 26-1-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the endorsements on notary public applications, so as to provide
 an additional method by which a county legislative delegation shall endorse
 these applications, and to provide that a county legislative delegation shall
 notify the Secretary of State if it chooses to utilize the alternative
 method.-amended title

   01/26/89  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   01/26/89  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
   02/08/89  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-3
   02/14/89  House  Amended HJ-34
   02/14/89  House  Read second time HJ-34
   02/16/89  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
   02/21/89  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   02/21/89  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
   02/22/89  Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-15
   02/22/89  Senate Amended SJ-15
   02/22/89  Senate Read second time SJ-16
   02/28/89  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-14
   02/28/89  Senate Reconsidered SJ-14
   03/07/89  Senate Amended SJ-21
   03/07/89  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-21
   03/09/89  House  Debate adjourned HJ-40
   03/23/89  House  Debate interrupted HJ-32
   03/30/89  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-34
   04/04/89  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Stilwell, Pope,
                     Saleeby SJ-12
   04/05/89  House  Conference committee appointed Blackwell, Baxley
                     & Wilkins HJ-2
   04/06/89  Senate Conference report received and adopted SJ-34
   04/11/89  House  Conference report received and adopted HJ-16
   04/11/89  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-18
   04/20/89         Ratified R 94
   04/24/89         Signed By Governor
   04/24/89         Effective date 04/24/89
   04/24/89         Act No. 56
   05/03/89         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 26-1-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ENDORSEMENTS ON NOTARY PUBLIC APPLICATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL METHOD BY WHICH A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION SHALL ENDORSE THESE APPLICATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION SHALL NOTIFY THE SECRETARY OF STATE IF IT CHOOSES TO UTILIZE THE ALTERNATIVE METHOD.

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

Endorsement of notary applications

SECTION 1. Section 26-1-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 26-1-20. Each county legislative delegation shall determine whether the endorsement of notaries public must be by (1) one-half of the members of the legislative delegation representing that county in which the applicant resides or, (2) endorsement by the Senator and Representative in whose district the applicant resides, without other endorsers. Each county legislative delegation shall notify the Secretary of State in writing if it chooses to utilize method (2) within the individual county. If the county legislative delegation chooses to utilize method (2), the applicant, Senator, and Representative shall indicate their respective districts on the application provided to the Secretary of State. If the office of Senator or Representative from that district is vacant at the time the application is submitted, the notary public may be appointed upon the endorsement of a majority of the legislative delegation representing the county in which the applicant resides."

Time effective

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