(A) The Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation shall return the copy of filing to the Secretary of State with a written decision of its recommendation concerning the application for municipal incorporation.
(B) The Secretary of State shall provide the applicant with a copy of the committee's written decision.
(C) A recommendation by the committee or a determination by the Secretary of State that the requirements of Section 5-1-30 have not been met does not preclude the area seeking from submitting a subsequent application.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-3; 1975 (59) 692; 2000 Act No. 250, Section 2; 2005 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff July 1, 2005.
Effect of Amendment
The 2005 amendment rewrote this section.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Section 5-1-22. Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.
Section 5-1-24. Application for incorporation; contents; review.
Section 5-1-30. Prerequisites to issuance of corporate certificate to proposed municipality.
Section 5-1-60. Election managers' sworn returns of election results.
Section 5-1-80. Incorporation fees.
Section 5-1-90. Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers.
Section 5-1-100. Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.