2015 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 2 - General Assembly
CHAPTER 7 - LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS
Section 2-7-410. Petition and draft of bill for legislation for private purposes.
No bill (a) to charter or incorporate or amend the charter of any society, company, organization or body politic of any kind, (b) for the granting of any privilege or immunity or (c) for any other private purpose whatsoever shall be introduced or entertained in either house of the General Assembly, except by petition to be signed by the persons seeking to be incorporated, by the incorporators or their officers or duly appointed agents seeking an amendment of a charter or by the person seeking such privilege, immunity or other private grant or relief. The petition must be accompanied in each instance by a draft of a bill or joint resolution, as the case may be, to charter or incorporate such society, organization or body politic, to amend the charter thereof, to grant the privilege or immunity or to carry out the private purpose prayed for in the petition.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 30-301; 1952 Code Section 30-301; 1942 Code Section 2074; 1932 Code Section 2074; Civ. C. '22 Section 36; Civ. C. '12 Section 34; Civ. C. '02 Section 31; R. S. 31; 1885 (19) 309.
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