EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2008-03


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 Board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority is a state office appointed by the Governor 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, Carroll A. Campbell, III of Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, was previously appointed to the Board on June 4, 2003; and

WHEREAS, S. Richard Hagins of Simpsonville, Greenville County, South Carolina, is a fit and proper person to serve as a member of the Board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of South Carolina, I hereby remove Carroll A. Campbell, III from the Board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority and declare the seat previously held by Carroll A. Campbell, III to be vacant.

FURTHER, I hereby appoint on an interim basis S. Richard Hagins to replace Carroll A. Campbell, III as a member of the Board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority pursuant to Section 1-3-210 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY, 2008.

MARK SANFORD
Governor

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