South Carolina Statutes
§ 4-1-10 — Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate.
South Carolina § 4-1-10
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-1-10 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-1; 1952 Code SECTION 14-1; 1942 Code SECTION 2975; 1932 Code SECTION 2975; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 667; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 587; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 529; G. S. 403; R. S. 461; 1868 (14) 134; 1822 (17) 682; 1912 (27) 807; 1916 (29) 717; 1919 (31) 5.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 4-1-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/4-1-10.