South Carolina § 5-3-260 Annexation of church property.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-3-260 — Annexation of church property.

South Carolina § 5-3-260

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 3CHANGE OF CORPORATE LIMITS

This text of South Carolina § 5-3-260 (Annexation of church property.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 5-3-260 (2026).

Text

Any area owned entirely by an established church or religious group which is contiguous to a municipality may be annexed to the municipality upon the petition of the governing body of the church or religious group being submitted to the governing body of a municipality. Upon agreement of the governing body of the municipality to accept the petition, and the passage of an ordinance to that effect, the annexation is complete.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Any area owned entirely by an established church or religious group which is contiguous to a municipality may be annexed to the municipality upon the petition of the governing body of the church or religious group being submitted to the governing body of a municipality. Upon agreement of the governing body of the municipality to accept the petition, and the passage of an ordinance to that effect, the annexation is complete.