South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4473

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4473
Ratification Number:            237
Act Number:                     529
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19960118
Primary Sponsor:                Littlejohn
All Sponsors:                   Littlejohn, Wells, Wilder, Walker,
                                Davenport, Lanford, Allison, Lee, Vaughn
                                and D. Smith 
Drafted Document Number:        PT\2159DW.96
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960131
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19960212
Action on Governor's Veto:      O
Subject:                        Croft Fire District Board
History



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

------  19960829  Act No. A529
Senate  19960215  Veto overridden
House   19960214  Veto overridden
------  19960212  Vetoed by Governor
------  19960206  Ratified R237
Senate  19960131  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19960130  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on Wednesday,
                  19960131
Senate  19960125  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference
House   19960124  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960123  Read second time
House   19960118  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on Calendar without reference
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(A529, R237, H4473)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 879 OF 1960, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE CROFT FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FROM THREE TO FIVE AND DECREASE FROM SIX TO FOUR YEARS THE LENGTH OF THE TERM OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

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

Size of board increased

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 879 of 1960 is amended to read:

"Section 4. After the creation of the Croft Fire District, there is established a Board of Fire Control for the district to be composed of five members who must be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. The members of the board shall serve without pay and file annually a report with the Spartanburg County Board of Control not later than the first of November of each year, showing all activities and disbursements made by the board during the year.

If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district petition the commissioners of election by the first of September of any general election year, the commissioners shall call an election to be held at the following general election for the purpose of electing a member to the board to succeed the member whose term will expire during the year, for a four-year term. Members must be elected in each succeeding general election for terms of four years."

Time effective

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

Vetoed by the Governor - 2/12/96

Veto overridden by House - 2/14/96

Veto overridden by Senate - 2/15/96