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§ 4-9-1210 — Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council.

South Carolina § 4-9-1210
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 4COUNTIES
Ch. 9COUNTY GOVERNMENT

This text of South Carolina § 4-9-1210 (Electors may propose and adopt or reject certain ordinances; submission by petition to council.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-1210 (2026).

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The qualified electors of any county may propose any ordinance, except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and adopt or reject such ordinance at the polls. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of the county.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-3790; 1975 (59) 692; 1977 Act No. 33 SECTION 1.

Nearby Sections

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§ 4-9-10
Referendum to determine form of county government; adoption of form of government selected; form of government when not otherwise determined by referendum; change in initial form; continuation of officials in office.
§ 4-9-100
Council members shall not hold other offices; salaries and expenses of members.
§ 4-9-1010
Membership of county board of commissioners.
§ 4-9-1020
Supervisor as administrator; method of election and terms of office of supervisor and commission members; vacancies.
§ 4-9-1030
Board shall be county governing body; duties of board.
§ 4-9-1040
Time and place of meetings; special meetings; notice.
§ 4-9-1050
Board may elect clerk; duties, salary, and term of office.
§ 4-9-1060
Commissioners shall account for claims audited and allowed and conform to prescribed system of bookkeeping.
§ 4-9-1070
Commissioners may administer oaths and punish for contempt of their proceedings.
§ 4-9-1080
Commissioners shall not be interested in certain contracts.
§ 4-9-1090
Commissioners must give bond.
§ 4-9-110
Council shall select chairman and other officers; terms of office; appointment of clerk; frequency and conduct of meetings; minutes of proceedings.
§ 4-9-1100
Governor shall make certain appointments.
§ 4-9-1110
Inapplicability of certain provisions to county board of commissioners form of government.
§ 4-9-120
Procedures for adoption of ordinances; proceedings and all ordinances shall be recorded.
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