South Carolina § 49-19-550 - Annual elections of supervisors.
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§ 49-19-550. Annual elections of supervisors.
Every year in the same month after the time for the election of the first board of supervisors they shall call a meeting of the landowners in the district in the same manner as is provided for in SECTION 49-19-510 and the owners of land in such district shall meet at the stated time and place and elect one supervisor therefor or, in case of their failure so to elect, the Director of the Department of Administration shall appoint such supervisor, in like manner as prescribed in SECTION 49-19-530, who shall hold his office for three years or until his successor is elected and qualified.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 18-445; 1952 Code SECTION 18-445; 1942 Code SECTION 6161; 1932 Code SECTION 6161; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3215; 1920 (31) 663.
Code Commissioner's Note
At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-19-550 ("Annual elections of supervisors.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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