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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-620. Permit for construction of wharf or other obstruction.

No person shall build or extend any wharf or other obstruction in or upon the waters of the bay or harbor of Charleston or the rivers or creeks flowing therein without first obtaining, in writing, from the Authority a permit for so doing, except when the lines of such wharf have been fixed by any grant or by authority of State legislation, under a penalty of twenty dollars for every day such wharf or obstruction shall remain.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-52; 1952 Code Section 54-52; 1942 Code Section 6720; 1932 Code Section 6720; Civ. C. '22 Section 3618; Civ. C. '12 Section 2508; Civ. C. '02 Section 1652; 1945 (44) 365.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-630. Penalty for building wharves or other obstructions beyond limits without authority.

No person shall build any wharf or other obstruction beyond the lines so fixed by the Authority except when the lines of such wharf have heretofore been fixed by grant or by authority of State legislation. Any person so doing shall pay the sum of twenty dollars for every such offense and shall moreover be fined in the sum of twenty dollars for every day such wharf or other obstruction shall remain.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-53; 1952 Code Section 54-53; 1942 Code Section 6720; 1932 Code Section 6720; Civ. C. '22 Section 3618; Civ. C. '12 Section 2508; Civ. C. '02 Section 1652; 1945 (44) 365.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-640. Duties of Authority as to repair of docks; owners liable for neglect.

The Authority shall examine, or cause to be examined, all the docks, public or private, upon the waters of Charleston bay and harbor and the rivers and creeks flowing therein. When it is the opinion of the Authority that any such dock is not in a proper condition for the purposes for which it was designed and used, it shall cause a notice to be served upon the owner or occupier of such dock and he shall deepen such dock and if such owner or occupier shall neglect or refuse to attend to such dock after thirty days' notice, such person so offending shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars and the further sum of five dollars for every day he shall so neglect or refuse and shall, moreover, pay all expenses incurred by reason of such neglect or refusal.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-54; 1952 Code Section 54-54; 1942 Code Section 6721; 1932 Code Section 6721; Civ. C. '22 Section 3619; Civ. C. '12 Section 2509; Civ. C. '02 Section 1653; 1945 (44) 365.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-650. Authority shall prosecute for fines and penalties.

The Authority shall prosecute for fines and penalties under Sections 54-3-610 to 54-3-640.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-55; 1952 Code Section 54-55; 1942 Code Section 6720; 1932 Code Section 6720; Civ. C. '22 Section 3618; Civ. C. '12 Section 2508; Civ. C. '02 Section 1652; 1945 (44) 365.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-810. Jurisdiction and powers of Authority over harbor and bay of Charleston.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority shall have jurisdiction over the harbor and bay of Charleston and the rivers and creeks flowing therein, may preserve peace and good order in said bay and harbor and shall make such regulations as it may see fit, not repugnant to the laws of the land, for the regulation and government of vessels entering said port and waters so as to provide for their safe and convenient use thereof and for the protection and preservation of said bay, harbor, rivers and creeks from injury by means of deposit of ballast and other materials, the creation of obstructions or for any other cause whatsoever, with authority to prescribe such penalties for the violation of such regulations as it may deem adequate; provided, that such penalty shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars for each offense, together with the expense of removing such obstructions or interferences with navigation. The solicitor of the circuit shall enforce such penalties upon the information and at the request of the Authority.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-123; 1952 Code Section 54-123; 1942 Code Section 6717; 1932 Code Section 6717; Civ. C. '22 Section 3615; Civ. C. '12 Section 2505; Civ. C. '02 Section 1649; 1881 (17) 604; 1885 (19) 354; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-820. Deposit of excavated material.

When any dredging or excavation shall be done in said bay and harbor or rivers and creeks or the docks thereon, the material excavated shall be deposited only at such place or places as may be designated by the Authority, under such penalty not exceeding the amount prescribed in Section 54-3-810, as the Authority shall prescribe. The Authority shall prosecute for fines and penalties under this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-124; 1952 Code Section 54-124; 1942 Code Sections 6720, 6722; 1932 Code Sections 6720, 6722; Civ. C. '22 Sections 3618, 3620; Civ. C. '12 Sections 2508, 2510; Civ. C. '02 Sections 1652, 1654; 1945 (44) 365; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-830. Harbor master and port wardens.

The Authority may elect or appoint annually a harbor master and such number of port wardens as in its discretion is necessary for the bay and harbor of Charleston and the rivers and creeks flowing therein and may define and assign the duties of such harbor master and port wardens under the rules and regulations for the government of vessels within or entering into said harbor and waters, or any of them, and for their safe and convenient use of said waters and may regulate their compensation, with power to remove them, or any of them, at its discretion.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-125; 1952 Code Section 54-125; 1942 Code Section 6723; 1932 Code Section 6723; Civ. C. '22 Section 3621; Civ. C. '12 Section 2511; Civ. C. '02 Section 1655; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-840. Fees and harbor or port charges.

The Authority may levy and collect from all vessels entering into and using the port of Charleston such fees and harbor or port charges, not inconsistent with the law, as, in its discretion, may be necessary to pay the harbor master and port wardens for the services required of them and to defray the necessary expenses attendant upon the execution of the duties devolved upon it under this article in relation to the regulations for the safety and convenience of vessels entering said port and waters, or any of them.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-126; 1952 Code Section 54-126; 1942 Code Section 6724; 1932 Code Section 6724; Civ. C. '22 Section 3622; Civ. C. '12 Section 2512; Civ. C. '02 Section 1656; 1885 (19) 354; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-850. Payment and disbursement of fees, harbor, or port charges, fines and penalties.

All fees, harbor or port charges, fines and penalties collected under the provisions of this article shall be paid over to the Authority and be disbursed by it in paying the salaries of the harbor master and port wardens and such other officers as it may see fit to appoint to facilitate the discharge of the duties imposed by this article and such other expenses as may be incident to such duties. At the end of each fiscal year it shall keep on hand the sum of five thousand dollars as an operating fund, and shall turn over all funds in excess of five thousand dollars to the State port construction fund.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-127; 1952 Code Section 54-127; 1942 Code Section 6725; 1932 Code Section 6725; Civ. C. '22 Section 3623; Civ. C. '12 Section 2513; Civ. C. '02 Section 1657; 1881 (17) 606; 1956 (49) 1813; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-860. Authority shall report annually to General Assembly.

The Authority shall annually report to the General Assembly the amounts received for fees, harbor or port charges, fines and penalties and the disbursement thereof and also generally its acts and doings under this article.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-128; 1952 Code Section 54-128; 1942 Code Section 6726; 1932 Code Section 6726; Civ. C. '22 Section 3624; Civ. C. '12 Section 2514; Civ. C. '02 Section 1658; 1881 (17) 606; 1957 (50) 32.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1010. Issuance of bonds.

As a means of raising the funds needed from time to time in the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance and operation of any facility, building structure, terminal railroad or any other matter or thing which the Authority is herein authorized to acquire, construct, equip, maintain or operate, all or any of them, the Authority may issue bonds, payable both as to principal and interest from the revenues to be derived from the operation of all or any part of its properties and facilities, and the powers and authority granted to counties, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions of the State are hereby extended to and made available to the Authority. All revenue bonds issued by the Authority to obtain funds for the acquisition, construction, equipment, maintenance and operation of its properties and facilities shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6-21-10 to 6-21-570 and all conditions, restrictions and limitations imposed by said Sections 6-21-10 to 6-21-570 as amended, shall be observed by the Authority in the issuance of such bonds, except as follows:
(1) A pledge of the net revenues derived from the operation of its properties and facilities, all or any of them, rather than its gross revenues, may be made; and
(2) Free service may, in the discretion of the Authority, be afforded to the United States of America, or any agency, department, corporation or instrumentality thereof, by any property or facility of the Authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain and operate which funds were obtained from the revenue bonds purchased and held by a Federal agency, provided such free service is with the consent and at the request of the Federal agency then holding the whole of such revenue bonds.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-61; 1952 Code Section 54-61; 1942 (42) 1535.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1020. Disbursement of funds; surplus.

All funds of the Authority shall be deposited in a bank or banks to be designated by the Authority. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon warrants signed by the treasurer of the Authority and countersigned by the chairman or the acting chairman. No warrants shall be drawn or issued disbursing any of the funds of the Authority except for a purpose authorized by this chapter and only when the account or expenditure for which they are to be given in payment has been audited and approved by the Authority. Any and all net revenues or earnings not necessary or desirable for the operation of its business shall be held subject to the further action of the General Assembly.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-62; 1952 Code Section 54-62; 1942 (42) 1535.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1030. State port construction fund.

The Authority may accept contributions from all persons for the construction and equipping of port facilities and improvements in the ports of the State, and shall place all such contributions in a separate fund to be known as "the State port construction fund," and shall use such fund only for the purpose of engineering, constructing and equipping new port facilities and improving and enlarging existing port facilities.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-62.1; 1956 (49) 1826, 2199; 1957 (50) 679; 1958 (50) 1899.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1040. Annual financial statement.

At least once each year the authority shall furnish the Governor, the Chairmen of the Senate Transportation Committee and the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and conspicuously post on the authority's Internet website, a complete detailed statement of all monies received and disbursed by the authority during the preceding year. Such statement also shall show the several sources from which such funds were received and the balance on hand at the time of publishing the statement and shall show the complete financial condition of the authority.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-63; 1952 Code Section 54-63; 1942 (42) 1535; 2009 Act No. 73, Section 5, eff June 16, 2009.
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment substituted "furnish the Governor, the Chairmen of the Senate Transportation Committee, and the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and conspicuously post on the authority's Internet website," for "publish once in some newspaper published in Charleston County" and made nonsubstantive changes throughout.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1050. Property of Authority exempt from taxation.

The property of the Authority shall not be subject to any taxes or assessments thereon.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-64; 1952 Code Section 54-64; 1942 (42) 1535.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1060. Transaction register.

(A) For the purposes of this section, "detailed description of the expenditure" means a description of an expenditure that distinguishes that expenditure from other expenditures and is particular enough in its account of the expenditure to discern the purpose of the expenditure.
(B) The authority shall maintain a transaction register that includes a complete record of all appropriated funds expended over one hundred dollars, from whatever source for whatever purpose. The register must be prominently posted on the authority's Internet website and made available for public viewing and downloading.
(C)(1) The register must include for each expenditure:
(a) the transaction amount;
(b) the name of the payee; and
(c) a statement providing a detailed description of the expenditure.
(2) The register must not include an entry for salary, wages, or other compensation paid to individual employees.
(3) The register must not include any information that can be used to identify an individual employee.
(4) The register must be accompanied by a complete explanation of any codes or acronyms used to identify a payee or an expenditure.
(D) The register must be searchable and updated at least once a month. Each monthly register must be maintained on the Internet website for at least five years.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 6, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1300. Commission established; membership; factors considered in making appointments; officers and meetings.

(A) There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Review and Oversight Commission on the South Carolina State Ports Authority, hereinafter referred to as the commission, which must exercise the powers and fulfill the duties described in this article.
(B) The commission is composed of the following ten members:
(1) from the Senate:
(a) the Chairman of the Finance Committee or his designee;
(b) the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee or his designee;
(c) the Chairman of the Transportation Committee or his designee; and
(d) two members appointed by the President of the Senate, one member upon the recommendation of the Senate Majority Leader and one member upon the recommendation of the Senate Minority Leader;
(2) from the House of Representatives:
(a) the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee or his designee;
(b) the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee or his designee;
(c) the Chairman of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, or his designee; and
(d) two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(C) In making appointments to the commission, race, gender, and other demographic factors, such as residence in rural or urban areas, must be considered to assure nondiscrimination, inclusion, and representation to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of the State.
(D) The commission must meet as soon as practicable after appointment and organize itself by electing one of its members as chairman and such other officers as the commission may consider necessary. Thereafter, the commission must meet as necessary to screen candidates for appointment to and at the call of the chairman or by a majority of the members. A quorum consists of six members.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 64, eff January 31, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 1, Section 64, in (B)(1)(d), substituted "President of the Senate" for "President Pro Tempore".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1310. Powers and duties.

The commission has the following powers and duties:
(A) To screen each person appointed to serve on the board:
(1) in screening candidates and making its findings, the commission must give due consideration to:
(a) ability, area of expertise, dedication, compassion, common sense, and integrity of each candidate; and
(b) the impact that each candidate would have on the racial and gender composition of the commission, and each candidate's impact on other demographic factors represented on the commission, such as residence in rural or urban areas, to assure nondiscrimination to the greatest extent possible of all segments of the population of the State;
(2) to determine if each candidate is qualified and meets the requirements provided by law to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the State Ports Authority, make findings concerning whether each candidate is qualified, and deliver its findings to the Clerk of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Transportation Committee for confirmation.
(B) To conduct an oversight review of the authority and its operations at least once every two years:
(1) the oversight reviews must consider whether the authority is promoting, developing, constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating the harbors and seaports of this State in an efficient, effective manner in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The oversight reviews also must include an analysis of the performance of the executive director. In performing this analysis, the commission must consider the report required pursuant to Section 54-3-70 in addition to other information collected concerning the executive director's performance;
(a) a draft of a board member's and executive director's performance review and the evaluations of the actions of the board, must be submitted to the appropriate party, and that party must be allowed an opportunity to be heard before the commission conducting the oversight review by the performance review or evaluation, as the case may be, is final;
(b) the final performance review of a board member must be made a part of the member's record for consideration if the member seeks reappointment to the board;
(2) a written report of the findings from each oversight review must be published in the journals of both houses and made available on the General Assembly's Internet website and transmitted to the Governor and the board.
(C) To review and evaluate the complete list of the properties on Daniel and Thomas (St. Thomas) Islands transmitted to the commission. The commission must recommend to the Department of Administration or State Fiscal Accountability Authority, as appropriate, whether to approve the sale or sell, as appropriate, any or all of the real property the authority owns on Daniel Island and Thomas (St. Thomas) Island pursuant to Section 54-3-119.
(D) Undertake any additional reviews, studies, or evaluations as it considers necessary.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1320. Waiver of qualifications for board candidate.

The commission by a two-thirds vote of its membership, may waive the requirements of Section 54-3-60(A) and (B) for a candidate for the Board of Directors of the State Ports Authority.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1330. Cooperation by state agencies.

State agencies must fully cooperate with requests from the commission for assistance in carrying out its responsibilities and duties as established in this article.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1340. Oversight report; performance review surveys.

(A) The oversight report required by this article must at least contain:
(1) a performance review of each member of the board during the previous two years;
(2) a performance review of the State Ports Authority executive director; and
(3) an evaluation of the actions of the board, sufficient to allow the members of the General Assembly to better judge whether these actions serve the best interests of the citizens of South Carolina, both individual and corporate.
(B) To assist the commission in performing the performance reviews and evaluations required by this article, the commission may develop and distribute, as appropriate, an anonymous and confidential survey evaluating the board members and the executive director. At a minimum, the survey must include the following:
(1) knowledge and application of substantive port issues;
(2) the ability to perceive relevant issues;
(3) absence of influence by political considerations;
(4) absence of influence by identities of labor unions;
(5) courtesy to all persons appearing before the board;
(6) temperament and demeanor in general, preparation for hearings, and attentiveness during hearings; and
(7) any other issue the commission deems appropriate.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1350. Documents relating to sale of real property owned by commission; confidentiality.

In order to discharge their oversight responsibilities in regard to State Ports Authority operations and management, the commission may request and shall be provided within fifteen days after the request with any documents related to the sale or disposition or contemplated sale or disposition of any real property owned by the authority. The provisions of this section supersede any conflicting provisions contained in the Freedom of Information Act and these documents may be shared only with members of the commission, staff assigned to the commission, members of the General Assembly with whom the commission chooses to consult concerning the matter, or legal counsel employed by the Senate or the House of Representatives. These documents and the information contained in them must be kept confidential, and are not subject to public disclosure, or any other disclosure not permitted by the provisions of this section.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1360. Mileage, subsistence, and per diem; reimbursement of certain expenses.

(A) Commission members are entitled to such mileage, subsistence, and per diem as authorized by law for members of boards, committees, and commissions while in the performance of the duties for which appointed. These expenses shall be paid by the State Ports Authority.
(B) The State Ports Authority must pay for all reasonable expenses associated with the commission's duties to screen appointees to the authority's board and conduct oversight as required by this article.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 3 - South Carolina State Ports Authority › Section 54-3-1370. Use of and employment of staff.

The commission must use clerical and professional employees of the General Assembly for its staff, who must be made available to the commission. The commission may employ or retain other professional staff, upon the determination of the necessity for other staff by the commission and as may be funded in the legislative appropriation of the annual general appropriations act. The State Ports Authority must pay for all reasonable staff-related expenses associated with the commission's activities.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 73, Section 7, eff June 16, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-10. Establishment and operation of port and terminal utilities.

All cities of this State having a population of fifty thousand inhabitants or more, located upon a navigable stream, whether tidal or nontidal, may purchase or otherwise acquire, within or without or partly within and partly without the corporate limits of such cities, lands, water or riparian rights, wharves, docks, warehouses, buildings, rights of way and any other property for the purpose and with the right of establishing, constructing, developing, improving, maintaining and operating the port and terminal utilities of such cities in aid of the commerce and for the public use and benefit of such cities and their citizens, with the right to make any and all contracts, rules, rates and regulations necessary or incident to that end.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-101; 1952 Code Section 54-101; 1942 Code Section 7558; 1932 Code Section 7574; Civ. C. '22 Section 4756; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-20. Port utilities commissions; commissioners; terms.

For the purpose of exercising the power vested in such city under the provisions of Section 54-5-10, there is hereby created for each such city a commission which shall be known as the port utilities commission of __________ (naming the city). This commission shall be composed of nine members and their successors in office who shall, as commissioners, serve in such capacity without compensation. Five of such commissioners shall be voted for by the qualified registered electors as herein provided. Two of such commissioners so elected shall serve until the next ensuing general election for such city and three of such commissioners so elected shall serve until the second next general election of such city. The commissioners who shall serve for the short and long terms shall be determined according to the number of votes received by such commissioners, respectively, the commissioners receiving the highest number of votes, respectively, to serve for the long term and the other commissioners to serve for the short term. Whenever a tie vote shall have resulted in such election, the respective terms of those commissioners so tying shall be determined by lot cast in the presence of the election commissioners as a whole. The term of office of each commissioner elected by the qualified electors after the first term herein provided for shall be eight years. The remaining four commissioners shall be the mayor of such city, ex officio, the chairman of the committee on railroads of the city council of such city, ex officio, and two commissioners who shall be appointed by the Governor and who shall hold office for a term of two years.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-102; 1952 Code Section 54-102; 1942 Code Section 7560; 1932 Code Section 7576; Civ. C. '22 Section 4758; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-30. Elections for commissioners.

The election for the commissioners of the port utilities commission of such cities may be held in the following manner: Upon the duly signed petition of registered electors qualified to vote in such cities equal in number to twenty-five per cent of the votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the last preceding city election of such city, showing the residence and occupation of each petitioner, the mayor shall, by proclamation, order a special election to be held at a time specified in such proclamation, not later than two months and not earlier than two weeks after such petition shall be duly filed with the proper officer. Those entitled to vote at such special election shall be all those who are then duly qualified registered electors of such cities. Such special election shall be held and conducted as is provided by law for the conduct of municipal elections.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-103; 1952 Code Section 54-103; 1942 Code Section 7561; 1932 Code Section 7577; Civ. C. '22 Section 4759; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-40. Organization of commission.

The persons so elected, designated or appointed to such office shall qualify by taking the oath taken by the election officers of any such city. The mayor of such city shall notify the persons elected as members of the port utilities commission within ten days after the result of any election is declared and promptly call a meeting for the purpose of organizing the commission. At the first meeting of the port utilities commission of any such city after each election for commissioners it shall organize by election from among the commissioners one to act as chairman of the commission. A secretary shall, as soon as possible, be appointed and shall serve for such period and be paid such salary as may be determined by the commission and until such appointment the clerk of any such city shall act as secretary of the commission.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-104; 1952 Code Section 54-104; 1942 Code Section 7560; 1932 Code Section 7576; Civ. C. '22 Section 4758; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-50. Vacancies.

The mayor and alderman of any such city shall fill any vacancy occurring in the commission by appointment for the unexpired term, except in the case of the two members appointed by the Governor, in which event the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-105; 1952 Code Section 54-105; 1942 Code Section 7560; 1932 Code Section 7576; Civ. C. '22 Section 4758; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-60. Powers of commission.

The port utilities commission of any such city may in its name carry out on behalf of such city the intent and purposes of the provisions of Section 54-5-10 and to that end may exercise all the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon such cities in Section 54-5-10. But the commission shall have no power to contract debts except as provided in Section 54-5-80. The commission may adopt a seal and may sue and be sued in any of the courts of this State by the name: The port utilities commission of _ (naming the city). It may require an exact payment of such rates and charges as in the discretion of the commission it is deemed wise to establish from time to time, giving such public notice thereof as it may determine to be reasonable, and may change or modify such rates and charges as circumstances may seem to the commission to warrant.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-106; 1952 Code Section 54-106; 1942 Code Section 7562; 1932 Code Section 7578; Civ. C. '22 Section 4760; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-70. Actions for injury or wrongful death from construction or operation of port or terminal facilities.

Any person who sustains injuries to his person or whose property is damaged by the negligent construction, development, improvement, maintenance or operation of any wharf, dock, warehouse, building, right of way, terminal railway or other property under the control of any city or any commission of any city of over fifty thousand inhabitants in connection with the maintenance or operation of the port or terminal facilities of such city in this State may recover actual damages in an action against such city or such commission of such city for such injuries to his person or damage to his property as though he had been injured or his property had been damaged by the agency of a private corporation. But there shall be no recovery in any such action for an amount in excess of ten thousand dollars. Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by any injuries sustained under such circumstances and conditions as would have entitled the party so injured to recover damages under this section, if death had not ensued, then the right of action for such injuries and death shall survive to and may be enforced by the personal representative of such person in the same manner as is now provided by law for actions by administrators and executors when death results from personal injuries and such provisions of law shall be applicable to all such actions. But there shall be no recovery in any such action for an amount in excess of ten thousand dollars.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-107; 1952 Code Section 54-107; 1942 Code Section 7566; 1932 Code Section 7573; 1930 (36) 1225.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-80. Power of commission to incur indebtedness.

The commission shall have no power to incur any indebtedness whatsoever without the express authority or concurrence of the city council of any such city.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-113; 1952 Code Section 54-113; 1942 Code Section 7562; 1932 Code Section 7578; Civ. C. '22 Section 4760; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-90. Monthly financial statement.

The port utilities commission of any such city shall make a full statement to the city council of such city at the end of each month of its receipts, disbursements and outstanding accounts of all kinds for the preceding month.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-115; 1952 Code Section 54-115; 1942 Code Section 7562; 1932 Code Section 7578; Civ. C. '22 Section 4760; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-100. Tax exemption of port and terminal utilities.

All property acquired by any city of this State for the purpose of establishing, developing, maintaining or operating the port and terminal utilities of such city in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from taxation so long as it shall be maintained and used for such purposes.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-116; 1952 Code Section 54-116; 1942 Code Section 7565; 1932 Code Section 7581; 1926 (34) 947.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 5 - Port And Terminal Utilities And Commissions In Cities › Section 54-5-110. Chapter is cumulative.

The powers conferred by this chapter upon such cities of this State are, and shall be taken, deemed and construed to be, in addition to the powers otherwise enjoyed by such cities.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-117; 1952 Code Section 54-117; 1942 Code Section 7564; 1932 Code Section 7580; Civ. C. '22 Section 4762; 1920 (31) 969.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-10. Custody and notice of unclaimed stranded goods.

If any ship, vessel, goods or effects shall be stranded or cast on shore and no person appears to claim the goods which shall be so saved, the local magistrate shall take them into his custody or possession and, as soon as may be, give notice and a schedule in writing of the different articles to the county treasurer, keeping a copy thereof, and deliver safely all such goods and effects to such treasurer or his order who shall be responsible for them and who shall give public notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for at least sixty days, if no claim should be made.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-301; 1952 Code Section 54-301; 1942 Code Section 6289; 1932 Code Section 6289; Civ. C. '22 Section 5141; Civ. C. '12 Section 3397; Civ. C. '02 Section 2286; G. S. 1623; R. S. 1813; 1783 (4) 552; 1972 (57) 2613.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-20. Sale of unclaimed stranded goods.

If such goods be not claimed within sixty days after such delivery to the county treasurer they shall be publicly sold or, if the goods be perishable, they shall be sold forthwith and, after deducting reasonable charges, the residue shall be lodged in the county treasury, for the use of the State, subject to the claim of the proprietor, his agent or attorney.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-302; 1952 Code Section 54-302; 1942 Code Section 6289; 1932 Code Section 6289; Civ. C. '22 Section 5141; Civ. C. '12 Section 3397; Civ. C. '02 Section 2286; G. S. 1623; R. S. 1813; 1783 (4) 552; 1972 (57) 2614.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-30. Repelling entry into stranded vessels; carrying away saved goods.

Any person, not empowered, who shall enter or try to enter forcibly on board any ship or vessel stranded or cast away or in distress or molest in the preservation thereof may be repelled by force. And any person who shall carry away or secrete any goods and effects saved as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay treble the value, to be recovered by the owner of such goods or his agent in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-303; 1952 Code Section 54-303; 1942 Code Section 6290; 1932 Code Section 6290; Civ. C. '22 Section 5142; Civ. C. '12 Section 3398; Civ. C. '02 Section 2287; G. S. 1624; R. S. 1814; 1783 (4) 552.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-40. Issuance of warrants for stolen goods; penalty for retention.

Any magistrate on information, upon oath, of any part of cargo or effects of any vessel lost or stranded on or near the seacoasts being unlawfully conveyed or concealed or of some cause or reasonable suspicion thereof may issue his warrant for searching for such goods or effects as in cases of stolen goods. If such goods or effects be found in any house or other place or in the possession of any person not legally authorized to have them and the person in whose possession they shall be found shall not immediately, upon demand, deliver them to the owner or person lawfully authorized to receive them, he shall forfeit and pay to the owner of such goods, his agent or attorney, treble the value of such goods.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-304; 1952 Code Section 54-304; 1942 Code Section 6291; 1932 Code Section 6291; Civ. C. '22 Section 5143; Civ. C. '12 Section 3399; Civ. C. '02 Section 2288; G. S. 1627; R. S. 1815; 1783 (4) 552.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-50. Salvage allowed informer.

Any person discovering where any such goods are wrongfully bought, sold or concealed, so that the owner, his agent or attorney, shall regain them, shall be entitled to a reasonable salvage, not exceeding twenty-five per cent on the value, to be adjusted by the next neighboring magistrate, who is hereby required to adjust such value.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-305; 1952 Code Section 54-305; 1942 Code Section 6292; 1932 Code Section 6292; Civ. C. '22 Section 5144; Civ. C. '12 Section 3400; Civ. C. '02 Section 2289; G. S. 1628; R. S. 1816; 1783 (4) 552.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-60. Restoration of goods taken from vessel; reward; penalty for offering for sale.

If any person shall offer or expose for sale any goods or effects whatsoever belonging to any ship or vessel lost, stranded or cast on shore as aforesaid and unlawfully taken away or reasonably suspected to have been, the person to whom such goods or effects shall be so offered for sale or any magistrate may stop and seize such goods and effects and if the person who shall have offered them for sale or some other person in his behalf shall not, within ten days next after such seizure, make out to the satisfaction of such magistrate that he became honestly possessed of them, such goods and effects shall, by order of such magistrate, be forthwith delivered over to and for the use of the owner thereof, on proof of his claim and the payment of a reasonable reward, not exceeding five per cent on the value, to be ascertained by such magistrate, to the person who shall seize them. And he who offered such goods and effects for sale as aforesaid shall forfeit and pay to the owner twice the value of such goods, to be recovered according to law.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 54-306; 1952 Code Section 54-306; 1942 Code Section 6293; 1932 Code Section 6293; Civ. C. '22 Section 5145; Civ. C. '12 Section 3401; Civ. C. '02 Section 2290; G. S. 1629; R. S. 1817; 1783 (4) 552.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-110. Caption to be added to certain films relating to the Hunley.

The Hunley Commission and the South Carolina Educational Television Commission on any film either makes relating to H. L. Hunley including, but not limited to, the recovery of the Hunley which is furnished to another party for other than a contractual fee shall insert in appropriate places at the bottom and end of the film a caption stating that the film taken by the Hunley Commission or the Educational Television Commission is "Provided courtesy of the Hunley Commission or the South Carolina Educational Television Commission and any person interested in making a donation for the preservation and exhibition of the Hunley may send it to The Hunley Commission, Post Office Box 142, Columbia, South Carolina 29202".
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 81, eff June 30, 2000.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-630. Title to all submerged paleontological and submerged archaeological historic property, artifacts; conveyable to licensee.

(A) All submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts and all submerged paleontological property located on or recovered from submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control, are declared to be the property of the State.
(B) Title to submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts and all submerged paleontological property, or a portion of the property recovered from submerged lands over which the State has sovereign control, may be conveyed by the State to a licensee pursuant to a license issued by the institute.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 54 - Ports and Maritime Matters › Chapter 7 - Shipwrecks And Salvage Operations › Section 54-7-640. Custodians of submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts, submerged paleontological material, and other things of value.

(A) The custodian of submerged archaeological historic property and artifacts owned by the State or on state submerged lands is the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology. The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out its duties under this article.
(B) The custodian of all submerged paleontological material is the South Carolina Museum Commission. The institute, after consultation with the South Carolina Museum Commission, may promulgate regulations regarding submerged paleontological property as necessary for this purpose. For the purposes of this article, and where submerged paleontological property is involved, the institute shall consult with the South Carolina State Museum.
(C) The custodian of any other things of value not provided for in this section is the Department of Administration which may promulgate regulations as necessary for this purpose.
HISTORY: 1991 Act No. 169, Section 1.