South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 56

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    56
Ratification Number:            51
Act Number:                     34
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19970114
Primary Sponsor:                Wilson 
All Sponsors:                   Wilson 
Drafted Document Number:        council\legis\bills\dka\3919jm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970508
Date of Last Amendment:         19970506
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970521
Subject:                        Register of Deeds, Mesne
                                Conveyances; Code Commissioner to
                                change references
History


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

------  19970604  Act No. A34
------  19970521  Signed by Governor
------  19970515  Ratified R51
Senate  19970508  Concurred in House amendment,
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19970507  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19970506  Amended, read second time
House   19970501  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19970506
House   19970430  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19970501
House   19970429  Debate adjourned until
                  Wednesday, 19970430
House   19970424  Committee report: Favorable with         25 HJ
                  amendment
House   19970219  Introduced, read first time,             25 HJ
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970218  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970213  Read second time
Senate  19970213  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19970212  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19970114  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee
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(A34, R51, S56)

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT, WHENEVER "REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES" APPEARS IN THE ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS, 1976, THE TERM MEANS "REGISTER OF DEEDS"; TO DIRECT THE CODE COMMISSIONER TO CHANGE REFERENCES; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUANCE OF THE TITLE "REGISTER OF MESNE CONVEYANCES" FOR CERTAIN PERSONS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

Title changed to "Register of Deeds"; etc.

SECTION 1. Whenever the term "Register of Mesne Conveyances" appears in the Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly or in the 1976 Code of Laws, it shall mean "Register of Deeds", and the Code Commissioner is directed to change all such references at such time and in such manner as may be timely and cost effective; provided, that any person holding the position and title of "Register of Mesne Conveyances" on the effective date of this act may continue to hold and use this title for the duration of his tenure in that office by notifying the Code Commissioner to that effect within sixty days after the effective date of this act, and in this event, the Code Commissioner shall make provision for that particular county's office and the public official holding that office to continue to use this title when the Code Commissioner makes the changes as he is directed to do above.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect January 1, 1998.

Approved the 21st day of May, 1997.