South Carolina § 4-7-140 Payment of costs by new county; tax.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 4-7-140 — Payment of costs by new county; tax.

South Carolina § 4-7-140

Title 4COUNTIES

Ch. 7CREATION OF NEW COUNTIES AND CONSOLIDATION OF COUNTIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 4-7-140 (2026).

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In case such new county is formed the county so newly created shall pay all the costs and expenses of its creation, and in no wise shall any county which has been cut for the formation of a new county be liable for any of the cost or expenses incurred in cutting the same or in the formation thereof. The auditor of the newly created county, after such county has been organized and its officers elected, shall levy a tax upon all the taxable property in his county sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of its creation.

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In case such new county is formed the county so newly created shall pay all the costs and expenses of its creation, and in no wise shall any county which has been cut for the formation of a new county be liable for any of the cost or expenses incurred in cutting the same or in the formation thereof. The auditor of the newly created county, after such county has been organized and its officers elected, shall levy a tax upon all the taxable property in his county sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of its creation.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-164; 1952 Code SECTION 14-164; 1942 Code SECTION 3026; 1932 Code SECTION 3026; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 718; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 635; 1911 (27) 155.