South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT
Subarticle 1 - SOYBEANS
C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN BOARD
Section 5-21 - Officers and Their Duties

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 5-21

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 3, March 28, 2025

1. The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary-Treasurer, each of whom shall be a member of the Board.

A. The officers of the Board shall be elected annually at its first meeting after January 1st. Provided, however, that the officers elected at the Board's initial meeting shall serve until the Board's first meeting after January 1, 1971.

2. The duties of the Chairman shall be:

(1) to preside at all meetings of the Board;

(2) call special meetings of the Board when deemed necessary;

(3) have general supervision of the affairs of the Board, and perform all acts and duties usually incident to and required of an executive and presiding officer; and

(4) be an ex-officio member of all committees.

3. The duties of the Vice-Chairman shall be to act in the place of the Chairman in the absence, disqualification, disability, or at the direction of the Chairman.

4. The duties of the Secretary-Treasurer and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer-Manager shall be:

(1) to keep, or cause to be kept, a complete record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Board.

(2) to attest all papers, documents, and other instruments on behalf of the Board.

(3) to have custody of all money, property, and securities belonging to or under the control of the Board.

(4) keep regular books of accounts under the direction of the Board.

(5) deposit all funds and money of the Board in a bank or banks designated by the Board.

(6) prepare all checks issued by the Board.

(7) submit to the Board and the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina each quarter a financial report which shall include:
(a) Balance sheet

(b) income and expense statement or statement of receipts and disbursements

(c) comparison of expenses with budget.

(8) act as purchasing agent for the Board.

(9) be custodian of all insurance policies, including any fidelity bond covering officers or employees of the Board.

5. Checks shall be signed on behalf of the Board by the following: Chairman and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer.

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