S 65 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0065 General Bill, By Wilson
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.
01/14/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-106
01/14/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-106
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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