S*0091(Rat #0009, Act #0020 of 2005)  General Bill, By McConnell, Knotts and 
Elliott

Similar(H 3207)
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR SOLICITORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A
 SOLICITOR'S TERM OF OFFICE BEGINS AT NOON ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE
 SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION AND ENDS AT NOON ON THE FIRST
 WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOUR YEARS LATER. - ratified
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   12/15/04  Senate Prefiled
   12/15/04  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/11/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-128
   01/11/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-128
   01/19/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-17
   01/25/05  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   01/26/05  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-32
   01/26/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-89
   01/26/05  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-89
   03/09/05  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   03/10/05  House  Read second time HJ-17
   03/10/05  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-20
   03/11/05  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-4
   03/17/05         Ratified R 9
   03/22/05         Signed By Governor
   03/28/05         Copies available
   03/28/05         Effective date 03/22/05
   04/13/05         Act No. 20

(A20, R9, S91)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-7-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TERM OF OFFICE FOR SOLICITORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SOLICITOR'S TERM OF OFFICE BEGINS AT NOON ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOLLOWING HIS ELECTION AND ENDS AT NOON ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING THE SECOND TUESDAY IN JANUARY FOUR YEARS LATER.

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

Solicitors, terms of office

SECTION    1.    Section 1-7-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 1-7-310.    There is one solicitor for each judicial circuit, to be elected by the qualified electors of the circuit, who holds his office for the term of four years. The term of office of a solicitor begins at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January following his election and ends at noon on the first Wednesday following the second Tuesday in January four years later. A solicitor must be licensed to practice law by the South Carolina Bar at the time of his election and throughout his term."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of March, 2005.

Approved the 22nd day of March, 2005.