WHEREAS, Section 1-3-240(B) of the South Carolina Code of Laws states: "[a]ny person appointed to a state office by a Governor, either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, other than those officers enumerated in subsection (C), may be removed from office by the Governor at his discretion by an Executive Order removing the officer"; and

WHEREAS, membership on the South Carolina Mental Health Commission is a state office that is not listed among the exempt state offices enumerated in Section 1-3-240(C) of the South Carolina Code of Laws; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Furman Carpenter of Greenville, South Carolina, was previously named to the South Carolina Mental Health Commission by former Governor Hodges; and

WHEREAS, George C. Wilson of Donalds, South Carolina, was previously named to the South Carolina Mental Health Commission by former Governor Hodges;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of South Carolina, I hereby remove Frederick Furman Carpenter and George C. Wilson from the South Carolina Mental Health Commission and declare the seats on the South Carolina Mental Health Commission previously held by Frederick Furman Carpenter and George C. Wilson to be vacant.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS 12th DAY OF JANUARY, 2004.

MARK SANFORD
Governor

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