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A140, R170, S854
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Pinckney
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3442dw05.doc
Introduced in the Senate on May 17, 2005
Introduced in the House on May 24, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2005
Governor's Action: June 7, 2005, Signed
Summary: Jasper County to have both Clerk of Court and Register of Deeds
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/17/2005 Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference SJ-8
5/17/2005 Senate Unanimous consent for second and third readings on next
two consecutive legislative days SJ-8
5/18/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-41
5/19/2005 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-47
5/24/2005 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference HJ-11
5/31/2005 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Limehouse, MA Pitts, Vaughn,
Leach, Viers, GR Smith, Hamilton, and Mahaffey HJ-90
6/1/2005 House Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Viers, Leach,
Mahaffey, and MA Pitts HJ-64
6/1/2005 House Read second time
6/2/2005 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-53
6/2/2005 Ratified R 170
6/7/2005 Signed By Governor
6/13/2005 Copies available
6/13/2005 Effective date 06/07/05
6/16/2005 Act No. 140
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/17/2005
5/17/2005-A
5/24/2005
(A140, R170, S854)
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 JASPER 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 JASPER 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:
Jasper County added to list of register of deeds in counties that have register of deeds
SECTION 1. Section 30-5-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 75 of 2001, 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, Jasper, Kershaw, 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, Jasper, Kershaw, 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."
Register of deeds of Jasper County added to list of counties that have the governing body appoint the register of deeds
SECTION 2. Section 30-5-12 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 75 of 2001, is further amended to read:
"Section 30-5-12. The governing bodies of Anderson, Beaufort, Chesterfield, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, 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 2nd day of June, 2005.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2005.
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