For the purpose of raising reasonable and necessary funds for producer participation in the operations of the agency set up under farmer sponsorship for the promotion of flue-cured tobacco, it is proper, desirable, necessary and in the public interest that the farmers in this State engaged in the production of flue-cured tobacco shall have the opportunity and privilege of participating in a referendum to be held as in this chapter provided, in which there shall be determined the question of whether or not the farmers of the State engaged in the production of flue-cured tobacco shall levy upon themselves an annual assessment for the purposes herein stated.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 3-247; 1952 Code Section 3-247; 1947 (45) 732; 1970 (56) 2292.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 31 - Flue-cured Tobacco
Section 46-31-10. Declaration of public interest.
Section 46-31-20. Desirability of referendum on annual assessment.
Section 46-31-30. Provision for referendum; amount of proposed assessment.
Section 46-31-40. Date, hours, voting places, notices, rules and regulations or referenda.
Section 46-31-50. Ballots; poll holders; canvass and declaration of result.
Section 46-31-60. Question in referendum.
Section 46-31-70. Effect of one-third negative vote in referendum.
Section 46-31-80. Effect of two thirds affirmative vote in referendum.
Section 46-31-90. Collection and disposition of assessment.
Section 46-31-100. Dissatisfied farmers and producers shall receive refunds.
Section 46-31-110. Annual statement of amounts received and disbursed.
Section 46-31-120. Subsequent referendum when preceding one unsuccessful.
Section 46-31-130. Subsequent referendum when preceding one successful.