Section
2.201 Ordinances
2.202 Same; six days between readings; amendments
2.203 Same; book of
2.204 Same; notation of amendments or repeals; reference
2.205 Same; enacting clause
2.206 Same; required by state law
2.207 Same; annual codification
2.208 Same; form of; to be signed
2.209 Same; introduction; attorney approval; public inspection
2.210 Same; final form before adoption
2.211 Emergency ordinances; expiration; reading; restrictions
2.212 Same; state of emergency; powers of the Mayor; curfew
2.213 Resolutions; introduction
2.214 Same; adoption
Cross-reference:
Municipal elections, see Article IV
Editor’s note:
This article derives from the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, the town questionnaire and generally accepted municipal practices.
a. It shall be the duty of the Council to pass, from time to time, such ordinances as in its judgment shall best promote the interests of the citizens and property owners of the municipality.
(Ops. S.C. Atty. Gen. dated November 25, 1986)
b. All ordinances should be numbered. Many municipalities use only a number without using the year, such as No. 23, No. 24, and the like. In other municipalities, however, ordinance numbers begin with the year of adoption followed by 1, 2, 3, and the like, for example: No. 04-1, No. 04-2, No. 04-3, and the like.)
(S.C. Code § 5-7-30) (Prior Code, § 2.201)
a. 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.
b. The introduction and reading of any ordinance may be by the reading of the title only, unless full reading is requested by a majority of Council members present.
c. An ordinance may be amended at the time of a second reading.
(S.C. Code § 5-7-270) (Prior Code, § 2.202)
Cross-reference:
See Appendix B for details of ordinance preparation.
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see S.C. Code § 19-3-10
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