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§ 5-7-20 — Form and effect of corporate name of municipality.

South Carolina § 5-7-20
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. § 5-7-20 (2026).

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The corporate name of every city or town incorporated under this title shall be 'the city of "__________"' or 'the town of "__________"', and in such corporate name the municipality shall have all powers granted to municipalities by the Constitution and the general law of this State as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated herein.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-31; 1975 (59) 692.

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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