S.C. Code § 60-11-50

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 60-11-50 - Powers and duties of commission

The South Carolina Commission of Archives and History may:

(1) Elect its chairman and vice-chairman, who shall be chosen annually to serve during the fiscal year but who may serve for successive terms;

(2) Make rules and regulations for its own government and the administration of the Department;

(3) Elect an executive officer for the Department to be known as the Director;

(4) Appoint, on the recommendation of the Director, all other members of the staff;

(5) Adopt a seal for use in official departmental business;

(6) Control the expenditure in accordance with law of such public funds as may be appropriated to the Department;

(7) Accept gifts, bequests, and endowments for purposes consistent with the objectives of the Department;

(8) Make annual reports to the General Assembly of the receipts, disbursements, work, and needs of the Department; and

(9) Adopt policies designed to fulfill the duties and attain the objectives of the Department as established by law.

S.C. Code § 60-11-50

1967 (55) 211; 1954 (48) 1752; 1962 Code Section 9-5.