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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-7-270
Form and procedures for introducing and passing ordinances
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Town of Mount Pleasant (1992)
Most recently applied in Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Town of Mount Pleasant (April 1992)
1962 Code SECTION 47-56; 1975 (59) 692.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.