South Carolina § 5-7-270 - Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances.
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§ 5-7-270. Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances.
Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. Each municipality shall by ordinance establish its own rules and procedures as to adoption of ordinances. No ordinance shall have the force of law until it shall have been read two times on two separate days with at least six days between each reading.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-56; 1975 (59) 692.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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