South Carolina Code 51-15-160. Park and recreation board
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 51-15-160
- governing body: means the mayor and city council, the commissioner and commissioners, or either or both as the case may be, or the governing body by whatever name called, of any such city. See South Carolina Code 51-15-110
- such municipality: refers to and means any city of this State with a population of between thirty-six thousand and fifty-five thousand, according to the last United States Government census. See South Carolina Code 51-15-110
The governing body of any such municipality may of its own initiative, by resolution or ordinance, establish and constitute in accordance with § 51-15-170 a park and recreation board for the municipality. If the governing body shall neglect or refuse to proceed to establish and constitute a permanent park and recreation board as authorized in this article, the question of its action as authorized by this article shall, upon petition to that effect signed by not less than five per cent of the number of voters voting at the last election in such municipality, be submitted to the electors at the next election of any sort held, and if a majority of the votes cast upon such proposition shall be in favor thereof, then the governing body shall within thirty days establish a permanent park and recreation board for such municipality.