South Carolina § 4-9-120 Procedures for adoption of ordinances; proceedings and all ordinances shall be recorded.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 4-9-120 — Procedures for adoption of ordinances; proceedings and all ordinances shall be recorded.

South Carolina § 4-9-120

Title 4COUNTIES

Ch. 9COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-120 (2026).

Text

The council shall take legislative action by ordinance which may be introduced by any member. With the exception of emergency ordinances, all ordinances shall be read at three public meetings of council on three separate days with an interval of not less than seven days between the second and third readings. All proceedings of council shall be recorded and all ordinances adopted by council shall be compiled, indexed, codified, published by title and made available to public inspection at the office of the clerk of council. The clerk of council shall maintain a permanent record of all ordinances adopted and shall furnish a copy of such record to the clerk of court for filing in that office.

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The council shall take legislative action by ordinance which may be introduced by any member. With the exception of emergency ordinances, all ordinances shall be read at three public meetings of council on three separate days with an interval of not less than seven days between the second and third readings. All proceedings of council shall be recorded and all ordinances adopted by council shall be compiled, indexed, codified, published by title and made available to public inspection at the office of the clerk of council. The clerk of council shall maintain a permanent record of all ordinances adopted and shall furnish a copy of such record to the clerk of court for filing in that office.