South Carolina § 48-9-520 Content of petition.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 48-9-520 — Content of petition.

South Carolina § 48-9-520

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 9SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS LAW

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S.C. Code Ann. § 48-9-520 (2026).

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Any such petition shall set forth:

(1)The proposed name of the district;

(2)That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition;

(3)A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) Requests (a) that the department duly define the boundaries for the district, (b) that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a soil and water conservation district in such territory and (c) that the department determine that such a district be created.

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Any such petition shall set forth: (1) The proposed name of the district; (2) That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory described in the petition; (3) A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district, which shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by legal subdivisions but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate; and (4) Requests (a) that the department duly define the boundaries for the district, (b) that a referendum be held within the territory so defined on the question of the creation of a soil and water conservation district in such territory and (c) that the department determine that such a district be created.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-82; 1952 Code SECTION 63-82; 1942 Code SECTION 5806-105; 1937 (40) 242; 1965 (54) 106; 1970 (56) 2331; 1972 (57) 2271; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1188.