§ 59-71-10 Short title
§ 59-71-20 Definitions
§ 59-71-30 Authorities of operating school units authorized to issue general obligation bonds
§ 59-71-40 Election
§ 59-71-50 Notice of election
§ 59-71-60 Declaration of result of election; declaration conclusive unless contested within thirty days
§ 59-71-70 Maturity of bonds
§ 59-71-80 Provision for redemption
§ 59-71-90 Negotiability and registration
§ 59-71-100 Place of payment
§ 59-71-110 Interest rate
§ 59-71-120 Execution of bonds
§ 59-71-130 Sale of bonds
§ 59-71-140 Minimum sales price
§ 59-71-150 Credit pledged for payment; tax
§ 59-71-155 General obligation bonds; transfers from state general fund to make payments on bonded indebtedness of school districts; maximum amount allowed for transfers
§ 59-71-160 Exemption of bonds from taxes
§ 59-71-170 Bonds as legal investments
§ 59-71-180 Deposit and use of proceeds
§ 59-71-190 Investment of sinking funds in defense securities
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 59 > Chapter 71 > Article 1 - School Bond Act

  • authorities: shall mean the board of trustees or the commission vested by law with the duty of operating the public schools in any particular district, unit or county of the State;

    (2) The term "operating school unit" shall mean any type of school district, whether it be located in its entirety in one county or located partly in more than one county or, in case the schools of any county be operated by the county unit plan, the county;

    (3) The term "capital improvements" shall mean the constructing, improving, equipping, renovating and repairing of school buildings or other school facilities or the cost of the acquisition of land whereon to construct or establish such school facilities; and

    (4) The term "county board" shall mean the county board of education of the county wherein the operating school unit is located, except that when an operating school unit is located partly in one county and partly in another county such term shall in such instances relate to the county boards of education of the counties wherein the operating school unit is located. See South Carolina Code 59-71-20
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC