South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 929


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    929
Ratification Number:            446
Act Number:                     412
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19960109
Primary Sponsor:                McConnell 
All Sponsors:                   McConnell, Ryberg, Wilson
Drafted Document Number:        PFM\7598DW.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960523
Date of Last Amendment:         19960423
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960604
Subject:                        Annexation of freeholder's property
                                by municipality

History



Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960621  Act No. A412
------  19960604  Signed by Governor
------  19960530  Ratified R446
House   19960523  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19960522  Read second time
House   19960522  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  debate was adjourned
House   19960522  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19960523
House   19960521  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19960522
House   19960515  Committee report: Favorable              25 HJ
House   19960430  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19960425  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19960423  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19960417  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19960109  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19951010  Prefiled, referred to Committee          11 SJ

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(A412, R446, S929)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5-3-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGREEMENT UPON TERMS OF CONSOLIDATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY ARE ENLARGED BY INCLUSION OF TERRITORY OF ANOTHER ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITIES MAY, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, STIPULATE AND AGREE UPON TERMS OF CONSOLIDATION OR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT BY ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY EACH MUNICIPALITY.

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

Annexation of portion of another municipality

SECTION 1. Section 5-3-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 5-3-40. Whenever it is proposed to extend the corporate limits of any municipality by inclusion of territory of another adjacent municipality in whole or in part, the governing bodies of the municipalities may, after public hearing, stipulate and agree upon terms of consolidation or boundary adjustment by ordinance adopted by each municipality, which shall be binding upon the enlarged municipality, and the consolidation or adjustment shall be effective on the date of adoption of the final ordinance."

Time effective

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

Approved the 4th day of June, 1996.