The proceeds of sale of state institution bonds must be received by the State Treasurer and placed in a fund to the credit of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority subject to withdrawal on their order, except that all accrued interest received must be used by the State Treasurer to discharge the first installment of interest coming due. On the occasion that he receives the proceeds of state institution bonds from the purchaser, the State Treasurer shall segregate the proceeds for the account of the state institution or institutions for which the bonds are issued. The purchasers of the state institution bonds are not liable for the application of the proceeds of the bonds to the purposes for which they are intended.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 22-37; 1953 (48) 169; 2004 Act No. 184, Section 7, eff March 15, 2004.

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.

Effect of Amendment

The 2004 amendment, in the first sentence, substituted "the State Treasurer" for "him" preceding " to discharge" and deleted the final clause which read ", and any premium shall be used to discharge the first installment of principal coming due on such bonds", and substituted "must" for "shall" throughout.