South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A393, R278, H4961

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Talley and Lee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5922cm04.doc

Introduced in the House on March 16, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on March 18, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on March 31, 2004
Became law without Governor's signature, April 27, 2004

Summary: Spartanburg County, Arkwright Area Fire District, board membership

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/16/2004  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-34
   3/17/2004  House   Read second time HJ-14
   3/18/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   3/18/2004  Senate  Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o 
                        reference SJ-19
   3/24/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-16
   3/31/2004  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-27
   4/20/2004          Ratified R 278
   4/27/2004          Became law without Governor's signature
    5/3/2004          Copies available
    5/3/2004          Effective date 04/27/04
  10/20/2004          Act No. 393

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/16/2004
3/16/2004-A
3/18/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A393, R278, H4961)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND ACT 761 OF 1964, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ARKWRIGHT AREA FIRE DISTRICT IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SO AS TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL WHO BOTH SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS.

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

Arkwright Area Fire District Board of Fire Control

SECTION    1.    Section 4 of Act 761 of 1964 is amended to read:

"SECTION 4.    After the creation of the Arkwright Area Fire District, there is established a board of fire control for the district to be composed of three members who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Provided, that of those first appointed one member shall serve for a term of two years, one member shall serve for a term of four years, and one member shall serve for a term of six years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. Beginning on April 1, 2004, the Governor shall appoint two additional members upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation who both shall serve for a term of six years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall 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 such year, for a six-year term. Thereafter, members shall be elected in each succeeding general election for terms of six years."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 20th day of April, 2004.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 4/27/04.

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