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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4860 Ratification Number:298 Act Number:272 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000404 Primary Sponsor:Sandifer All Sponsors:Sandifer and Barrett Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5136dw00.doc Companion Bill Number:1301 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20000411 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20000501 Subject:Register of Deeds, Oconee County added to list as having; county council to appoint; Property History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20000516 Act No. A272 ------ 20000501 Signed by Governor ------ 20000426 Ratified R298 Senate 20000411 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 20000407 Read second time ------ 20000407 Companion Bill No. 1301 Senate 20000406 Unanimous consent for second and third reading on the next two consecutive Legislative days Senate 20000406 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference House 20000406 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000405 Read second time House 20000404 Introduced, read first time, placed on Calendar without reference Versions of This Bill Revised on April 4, 2000 - Word format Revised on April 6, 2000 - Word format
(A272, R298, H4860)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS' DUTIES BY A CLERK OF COURT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES, SO AS TO ADD OCONEE COUNTY TO THE LIST OF THOSE COUNTIES WHICH HAVE BOTH A REGISTER OF DEEDS AND A CLERK OF COURT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 30-5-12, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A REGISTER OF DEEDS, SO AS TO ADD OCONEE COUNTY TO THE LIST OF COUNTIES IN WHICH THE GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Register of Deeds
SECTION 1. Section 30-5-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 8 of 1999, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-5-10. In every county in the State other than Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter the duties prescribed by law for the register of deeds must be performed by the clerk of court who has all the powers and emoluments given the register of deeds in Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Chesterfield, Dorchester, Georgetown, Greenville, Horry, Lexington, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Spartanburg, and Sumter counties. The registers of deeds in Berkeley and Dorchester counties are elected for terms of four years and until a successor is elected in the general election and qualifies."
Governing body to appoint Register of Deeds
SECTION 2. Section 30-5-12 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 8 of 1999, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-5-12. The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Horry, Oconee, Orangeburg, and Pickens counties shall appoint the register of deeds for its county under terms and conditions as it may agree upon. The governing body of Georgetown County may appoint a register of deeds only after advertising the information concerning the appointment for two weeks before action is taken in a newspaper of general circulation in the county."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 26th day of April, 2000.
Approved the 1st day of May, 2000.
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