H*4091 Session 108 (1989-1990)
H*4091(Rat #0285, Act #0280 of 1989) General Bill, By J.E. Lockemy and
B.H. Harwell
A Bill to provide for an advisory referendum in Dillon County as to whether or
not the qualified electors of the county favor having a seven-member county
board of education to be elected in nonpartisan elections from the same seven
single-member election districts from which members of the Dillon County
Council are elected, and to amend an Act of 1989 bearing Ratification Number
182, relating to authorized millage for school purposes in Dillon County for
fiscal year 1989-90, so as to revise this millage.-amended title
05/22/89 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-25
05/23/89 House Read second time HJ-47
05/24/89 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-25
05/25/89 Senate Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o
reference SJ-22
05/30/89 Senate Read second time
05/31/89 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-5
05/31/89 Senate Recalled from Legislative Council SJ-68
05/31/89 Senate Reconsidered SJ-68
05/31/89 Senate Amended SJ-68
05/31/89 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-68
06/01/89 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-15
06/02/89 Ratified R 285
06/08/89 Signed By Governor
06/08/89 Effective date 06/08/89
06/08/89 Act No. 280
06/22/89 Copies available
(A280, R285, H4091)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADVISORY REFERENDUM IN DILLON COUNTY AS TO WHETHER OR
NOT THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE COUNTY FAVOR HAVING A SEVEN-MEMBER COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION TO BE ELECTED IN NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS FROM THE SAME SEVEN
SINGLE-MEMBER ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE DILLON COUNTY COUNCIL
ARE ELECTED, AND TO AMEND AN ACT OF 1989 BEARING RATIFICATION NUMBER 182,
RELATING TO AUTHORIZED MILLAGE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES IN DILLON COUNTY FOR FISCAL
YEAR 1989-90, SO AS TO REVISE THIS MILLAGE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Advisory referendum
SECTION 1. (A) The Dillon County commissioners of election shall conduct and
supervise a referendum to be held at the same time as the next scheduled general
or special election in the county to determine the wishes of the qualified
electors of the county as to whether or not they favor having a seven-member
county board of education to be elected in nonpartisan elections from the same
seven single-member election districts from which members of the Dillon County
Council are elected. The referendum must be advisory only and must be conducted
in the manner governed by the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandi. The
commissioners shall prepare the necessary ballots, appoint managers for the
voting precincts, and do all things necessary to carry out the referendum,
including the counting of ballots and declaring the results. The commissioners
shall advertise the date of the referendum sixty days preceding it in a newspaper
of general circulation in the county and shall publish a second notice thirty
days before the referendum. The costs of the referendum must be borne by the
county.
(B) The ballot must read:
"Do you favor having a seven-member county board of education to be
elected in nonpartisan elections from the same seven single-member election
districts from which members of the Dillon County Council are elected?
Yes / /
No / /"
School millage
SECTION 2. Section 1 of an act of 1989 bearing ratification number 182 is
amended to read:
"Section 1. The auditor of Dillon County shall levy ninety-seven and
one-half mills on all taxable property of the county for the fiscal year 1989-90
for school purposes in Dillon County as follows: operation of schools, seventy
and one-half mills; school debt retirement, five mills; Dillon County Vocational
School, fourteen mills; and vocational school special fund, five-tenths
mills."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |