S 0684 General Bill, By Wilson
 A Bill to amend Section 25-1-320, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the State Adjutant General, so as to provide that upon the
 expiration of the term of the Adjutant General serving in office on the date
 of the 1998 General Election, the Adjutant General must be appointed by the
 Governor for a term of four years coterminous with that of the Governor, and
 to provide that the above provisions are effective upon ratification of an
 amendment to Section 7, Article VI and Section 4, Article XIII of the
 Constitution of South Carolina deleting the requirement that the State
 Adjutant General be elected by the qualified electors of this State.

   03/29/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   03/29/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 25-1-320, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE ADJUTANT GENERAL, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL SERVING IN OFFICE ON THE DATE OF THE 1998 GENERAL ELECTION, THE ADJUTANT GENERAL MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS COTERMINOUS WITH THAT OF THE GOVERNOR, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE EFFECTIVE UPON THE RATIFICATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7, ARTICLE VI AND SECTION 4, ARTICLE XIII OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE DELETING THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE STATE ADJUTANT GENERAL BE ELECTED BY THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 25-1-320 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 25-1-320. There shall be an Adjutant General elected by the qualified electors of this State at the same time and in the same manner and for the same term of office as other State officials appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term coterminous with that of the Governor. His rank shall be that of major-general. He shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualifies. He shall be ex officio chief of staff. He shall receive such annual salary as may be provided by the General Assembly."

SECTION 2. The Adjutant General shall continue to be popularly elected in the manner now provided by law until the date of the 1998 general election, at which time the Adjutant General must be appointed in the manner provided by Section 25-1-320 of the 1976 Code, as amended by the provisions of this act.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon the ratification of an amendment to Section 7, Article VI and Section 4, Article XIII of the Constitution of this State deleting the requirement that the Adjutant General be elected by the qualified electors of this State and providing that he be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.