South Carolina § 49-19-210 Persons by whom and for what purpose districts may be formed.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 49-19-210 — Persons by whom and for what purpose districts may be formed.

South Carolina § 49-19-210

Title 49WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE

Ch. 19DRAINAGE DISTRICTS UNDER 1920 ACT

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 49-19-210 (2026).

Text

The State Department of Administration or a majority, either in numbers or in acreage, of the holders of any contiguous body of swamp, wet or overflowed lands or lands subject to overflow, situate in one or more counties in this State, may form a drainage district for the purpose of having such lands reclaimed and protected from the effects of water, for sanitary or agricultural purposes or when the same may be conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare or of public utility or benefit, by drainage or otherwise.

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The State Department of Administration or a majority, either in numbers or in acreage, of the holders of any contiguous body of swamp, wet or overflowed lands or lands subject to overflow, situate in one or more counties in this State, may form a drainage district for the purpose of having such lands reclaimed and protected from the effects of water, for sanitary or agricultural purposes or when the same may be conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare or of public utility or benefit, by drainage or otherwise.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 18-421; 1952 Code SECTION 18-421; 1942 Code SECTION 6157; 1932 Code SECTION 6157; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3211; 1920 (31) 663; 1932 (37) 1253. 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.