South Carolina Statutes
§ 4-7-10 — Certain shaped counties shall not be established.
South Carolina § 4-7-10
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 4COUNTIES
Ch. 7CREATION OF NEW COUNTIES AND CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-7-10 (2026).
Text
The General Assembly shall not establish any new county the greatest length of which shall be more than four times as long as the least central width thereof or which will leave the county or counties from which the territory is taken of a length more than four times as long as the least central width thereof. And the Governor shall not order an election upon a petition for the formation of a new county when the result of the establishment of a county pursuant to such election would be to create a new county of or reduce an old county to such an area. The term "central width" shall be construed to mean any width not entirely within eight miles of one of the ends of the greatest length of the county.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-151; 1952 Code SECTION 14-151; 1942 Code SECTION 3028; 1932 Code SECTION 3028; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 720; 1912 (27) 841.
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§ 4-7-120
Election protests or contests.§ 4-7-140
Payment of costs by new county; tax.§ 4-7-50
Appointment of commission.§ 4-7-60
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 4-7-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/7/4-7-10.