South Carolina Statutes

§ 5-7-160 — Powers of municipality vested in council; quorum.

South Carolina § 5-7-160

JurisdictionSouth Carolina

Title 5MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 7GENERAL STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, POWERS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 5-7-160 (2026).

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All powers of the municipality are vested in the council, except as otherwise provided by law, and the council shall provide for the exercise thereof and for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the municipality by law. A majority of the total membership of the council shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting council business.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-45; 1975 (59) 692; 1976 Act No. 623, SECTION 3.

Nearby Sections

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§ 5-7-10

Scope of chapter.

§ 5-7-100

Investigations of departments of municipal government by governing body; compelling attendance of witnesses; subpoenas; contempt.

§ 5-7-110

Municipal police officers; contracting to provide police protection beyond corporate limits of municipality.

§ 5-7-12

School resource officers; procedures for certain arrests; jurisdiction; employment rights.

§ 5-7-120

Municipalities authorized to send law enforcement officers to other political subdivisions of State upon request in emergency situations.

§ 5-7-130

Conflict of interests of municipal officer or employee.

§ 5-7-140

Extension of police jurisdiction and authority of municipalities bordering on high tide line or high water mark of navigable body of water.

§ 5-7-145

Lifeguard and safety services provided by coastal municipalities.

§ 5-7-150

Coastal municipalities' criminal jurisdiction over piers and other structures and waters of the ocean.

§ 5-7-155

Police jurisdiction over certain streets and highways along which municipal boundaries run.

§ 5-7-160

Powers of municipality vested in council; quorum.

§ 5-7-170

Salaries and expenses of mayor and councilmen determined by council through ordinance.

§ 5-7-180

Mayor or councilman prohibited from holding other political office during term elected.

§ 5-7-190

Mayor pro tempore elected from council membership.

§ 5-7-20

Form and effect of corporate name of municipality.

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