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TO AMEND ACT 868 OF 1954, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND POWERS OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD, SO AS TO ADD A MEMBER TO THE BOARD WHO MUST BE A PHYSICIAN AND WHO MUST BE APPOINTED BY THE KERSHAW COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF A MAJORITY OF THE LICENSED PHYSICIANS RESIDING IN KERSHAW COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Sections 1 and 2 of Act 868 of 1954, as last amended by Act 725 of 1969, are further amended to read:
"Section 1. There is hereby created the Kershaw County Hospital Board which shall be is comprised of nine ten members selected in the manner provided for in Section 2 of this act and the board shall become becomes effective July 1, 1969 upon approval by the Governor.
Section 2. All members of the board, as initially comprised, and all successors in office thereto, shall must be appointed by the County Council of Kershaw County, except that the tenth member must be a physician residing in Kershaw County, who shall serve a term of six years and who must be appointed by the Kershaw County Legislative Delegation upon the recommendation of a majority of the licensed physicians residing in Kershaw County. Of the initial appointees, three shall hold office for a period of two years, three shall hold office for a period of four years, and three shall hold office for a period of six years. Upon the expiration of the initial and subsequent terms of office, successors shall must be appointed in the same manner for terms of six years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The terms for individual members of the initial board shall must be determined by lot after appointments are made. All appointees to the board shall must be residents of Kershaw County with at least one member from each of the four townships. All vacancies, when filled by appointment, shall must be upon the recommendation of a two-thirds majority of the remaining members. Appointments to fill vacancies occurring by reason of resignation, death, or removal shall must be for the unexpired term. No A member shall may not succeed himself after serving a full six-year term."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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