(A) (1) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption which shall include:
(a) A title briefly describing the contents;
(b) Findings, reasons, or basis for the ordinance, if desired and appropriate;
(c) An enacting clause;
(d) The effective date of the ordinance unless the same is to become effective upon adoption; and
(e) Space for the signatures of the Mayor, or in his absence the signature of the Mayor Pro Tem, as well as the Municipal Clerk attesting thereto.
(2) Except for emergency ordinances as provided in § 30.16, no ordinance shall be adopted until it shall have been read two times and on two separate days with at least six days between each reading.
('64 Code, § 1-5(1)) (Ord., passed 11-8-76)
(B) Notation of amending or repealing ordinance. The Municipal Clerk shall write on the first page of every ordinance, if the same has been amended or repealed, as the case may be, the words "amended," or "repealed," or where repealing ordinance can be found.
('64 Code, § 2-16) (Am. Ord. 11-012, passed 11-8-11)
Statutory reference:
Introducing and passing ordinances, see S.C. Code §§ 5-7-260 and 5-7-270