§ 10-9-110 Department of Health and Environmental Control has exclusive control of the state’s phosphate interest
§ 10-9-120 Protection of the state’s interest against adverse claimants
§ 10-9-130 Department may issue leases or licenses; notice of applications
§ 10-9-140 Department may grant or refuse application for license
§ 10-9-150 Bond of licensee
§ 10-9-160 Additional security to bonds may be required
§ 10-9-170 Proceeding for relief of sureties; new bond and its effect
§ 10-9-180 Power to fix and change rates for digging phosphate
§ 10-9-190 Returns of rock mined; payment of royalty; rate of royalty
§ 10-9-200 Comptroller General notified of licenses issued
§ 10-9-210 Mining without license; penalty
§ 10-9-220 Purchasing or receiving from unlicensed person
§ 10-9-230 Penalty for violation of Section 10-9-220
§ 10-9-240 Department may take measures to prevent interference, obstruction, or molestation
§ 10-9-250 Forfeiture of boats, vessels, dredges, or other appliances used by unlicensed persons; enforcement proceedings
§ 10-9-260 Interfering with State, department, or licensees; mining without license
§ 10-9-270 Annual report to General Assembly
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  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Authority: means the Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority, as established by this chapter. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Board: means the governing body of the authority. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Bonds: means special source bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the authority payable solely from and secured solely by the State's tobacco receipts, issued pursuant to the authorizations contained in this chapter and in Section 13(9), Article X of the Constitution of this State. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Brand family: means all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors including, but not limited to, menthol, lights, kings, and 100s and includes the use of a brand name alone or in conjunction with another word, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors, or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes. See South Carolina Code 11-48-20
  • Cigarette distributor: means a person required to pay the tax imposed by § 12-21-620 or authorized to affix a tax stamp to a cigarette package pursuant to Title 12. See South Carolina Code 11-48-20
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Escrow: means the escrow as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Escrow agent: means the escrow agent as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • Independent auditor: means the independent auditor as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Master settlement agreement: means the settlement agreement and related documents entered into on November 23, 1998, by the State and the four principal United States tobacco product manufacturers, as amended and supplemented. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Nonparticipating manufacturer: means a tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer. See South Carolina Code 11-48-20
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Participating manufacturer: has the meaning given that term in Section 11(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and all amendments to it. See South Carolina Code 11-48-20
  • Participating manufacturers: means the participating manufacturers as that term is defined in the master settlement agreement. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • this State: means the State of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 11-49-20
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.