WHEREAS, S.C. Code Ann. § 1-3-240(B) states: "[a]ny person appointed to a state office by a Governor, either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate, other than those officers enumerated in subsection (C), may be removed from office by the Governor at his discretion by an Executive Order removing the officer"; and

WHEREAS, membership on the Governor’s Mansion and Lace House Commission is a state office created by S.C. Code Ann. § 10-3-10 that is not listed among the exempt state offices enumerated in S.C. Code Ann. § 1-3-240(C); and

WHEREAS, Louisa G. Wardlaw of 18 Formisa Drive, Charleston, South Carolina 29407, was previously named as member of the Governor’s Mansion and Lace House Commission by a Governor of this State.

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers conferred upon me by the Constitution and Statutes of the State of South Carolina, I hereby remove Louisa G. Wardlaw from the Governor’s Mansion and Lace House Commission and declare the office vacant.

This Order shall take effect immediately.