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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 11-15-440

  • governing body: shall mean , in the case of incorporated cities or towns, the city council or town council and in other instances the commission, group, board or body to whom is delegated the administrative duties of the issuer. See South Carolina Code 11-15-430
  • issuer: as used in this article , shall mean any incorporated city or town, school district, county, or other political division or subdivision of the State which shall have outstanding and unpaid, whether matured or unmatured, bonds for whose payment the full faith, credit, taxing power and resources of such political division or subdivision have been pledged, whether or not such general obligation bonds be additionally secured by pledge of other revenues. See South Carolina Code 11-15-430
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
The governing body of any issuer may issue general obligation bonds of such issuer to such extent as such issuer shall be indebted by way of principal, interest, and redemption premium upon any outstanding general obligation or revenue bonds, maturing or called for redemption, less all sinking funds and other monies on hand applicable thereto. The issuer may utilize the provisions of §§ 11-27-40 and 11-27-50 in connection with the issuance of such refunding bonds.