S.C. Code § 4-1-10

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 4-1-10 - Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate

The State of South Carolina is divided into forty-six counties. Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:

(1) To sue and be sued;

(2) To purchase and hold, for the use of the county, lands and personalty within the limits thereof;

(3) To make all contracts; and

(4) To do all acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county necessary thereto.

S.C. Code § 4-1-10

1919 (31) 5; 1916 (29) 717; 1912 (27) 807; 1822 (17) 682; 1868 (14) 134; R. S. 461; G. S. 403; Civ. C. '02 Section 529; Civ. C. '12 Section 587; Civ. C. '22 Section 667; 1932 Code Section 2975; 1942 Code Section 2975; 1952 Code Section 14-1; 1962 Code Section 14-1.