South Carolina § 46-31-60 - Question in referendum.

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§ 46-31-60. Question in referendum.

The referendum must be upon the question of whether or not the farmers eligible for participation and voting in the referendum shall vote upon themselves, for the period of three years, an assessment not to exceed ten dollars an acre on all tobacco acreage in the State, or not to exceed fifty cents for each hundred pounds of the flue-cured tobacco marketed by each farmer under the alternate method for assessment provided for in Section 46-31-140, for the purpose of providing farmer participation in the fund and through the agency established for the promotion of flue-cured tobacco, the exact amount an acre of the assessment to be determined by the members of the board of directors of Tobacco Associates, Incorporated, subject to the approval of the majority of the South Carolina members of the board of directors.

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 3-249.2; 1952 Code SECTION 3-249.2; 1947 (45) 732; 1951 (47) 197; 1959 (51) 65; 1970 (56) 2292; 1981 Act No. 158 SECTION 3; 1988 Act No. 550, SECTION 3, eff May 29, 1988.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 46-31-60 ("Question in referendum.") 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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