South Carolina Statutes
§ 5-31-420 — Condemnation upon refusal to sell land desired.
South Carolina § 5-31-420
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
Ch. 31ELECTRICITY, WATER, NATURAL GAS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-31-420 (2026).
Text
In case the owner of a any land situate within the corporate limits and desired by a municipal corporation for any of the purposes referred to in SECTION 5-31-410 or (b) any land desired by the corporation for enlarging, extending, or establishing a sewerage system or a water system within or without the corporate limits shall refuse to sell it, the municipal corporation may condemn the land in the manner provided in the Eminent Domain Procedure Act (Chapter 2 of Title 28).
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-202; 1952 Code SECTION 59-202; 1942 Code SECTION 7308; 1932 Code SECTION 7308; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4456; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3033; 1907 (25) 640; 1951 (47) 732; 1953 (48) 272; 1987 Act No. 173, SECTION 8.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 5-31-420, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/5-31-420.