S 158 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 0158 General Bill, By Wilson, Courson and M.T. Rose
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A COUNTY PROPOSING CERTAIN ORDINANCES BY
PETITION, SO AS TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR THE PETITION
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A COUNTY, SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT,
FISCALLY AUTONOMOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RECEIVING
PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO PROPOSE ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS LIMITING THE TOTAL
REVENUE WHICH THE ENTITY MAY EXPEND DURING A FISCAL YEAR.
10/17/94 Senate Prefiled
10/17/94 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/10/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-57
01/10/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-57
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 4-9-1210, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS OF A COUNTY PROPOSING CERTAIN
ORDINANCES BY PETITION, SO AS TO REVISE THE
NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR THE PETITION
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF A
COUNTY, SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT, FISCALLY
AUTONOMOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR OTHER POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION RECEIVING PROPERTY TAX REVENUES TO
PROPOSE ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS LIMITING THE
TOTAL REVENUE WHICH THE ENTITY MAY EXPEND
DURING A FISCAL YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4-9-1210 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 4-9-1210. (A) Except as otherwise provided
in subsection (B), the qualified electors of any county may
propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or
authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such
the ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be
submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of
the county equal in number to at least fifteen five
percent of the qualified electors of the county.
(B) The qualified electors of a county may propose an
ordinance limiting the total revenue which the county may expend
during a fiscal year. Fiscal year revenue means all revenue
received by the county except for federal funds and state funds.
Revenue limits do not apply to a county enterprise that receives less
than twenty-five percent of its revenue from property taxes. Any
initiated ordinance may be submitted to the county council by
petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number
to at least five percent of the qualified electors of the county. The
revenue limits may be exceeded for the issuance or repayment of
bonds which do not exceed the applicable constitutional debt
limitation. The qualified electors of a special purpose or public
service district, fiscally autonomous school district, or other political
subdivision receiving revenue from property taxes may propose
ordinances or resolutions, as appropriate, limiting spending by the
process provided in this section, with the same limitations, mutatis
mutandis. The ordinance or resolution must be considered or
adopted, or both, in the same manner ordinances initiated by
petition are considered and adopted as provided in this
article."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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