South Carolina § 8-7-10 - Definitions.
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§ 8-7-10. Definitions.
For the purpose of Sections 8-7-10 to 8-7-80, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Officer" means any officer or employee of the State or any political subdivision thereof who is elected or appointed for a definite term which is fixed by law;
(2) "Military service" means service in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the United States or any compulsory service in any capacity to the Federal Government for the purpose of national defense; and
(3) "Appointive authority" means (a) the person, board, commission or other authority originally electing or appointing the officer, (b) if the officer was elected to his office in a general election or nominated in a primary, the Governor of the State, with the advice and consent of the Senate, if the officer is a State official or employee, (c) the Governor, upon the recommendation of the county legislative delegation, if the officer is an official or employee of a county or any of its political subdivisions and (d) the Governor, upon the recommendation of the mayor and city council or other governing body of a city or town if the officer is an official or employee of a municipality.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 50-151; 1952 Code SECTION 50-151; 1942 Code SECTION 3075-1; 1941 (42) 313.
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