South Carolina § 49-9-40 Rule to show cause.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 49-9-40 — Rule to show cause.

South Carolina § 49-9-40

Title 49WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE

Ch. 9FLOODING OF CEMETERIES OR BURIAL GROUNDS BY POWER OR WATER COMPANIES

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S.C. Code Ann. § 49-9-40 (2026).

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Upon the presentation of such petition the judge to whom it is presented shall issue a rule to show cause returnable in not less than ten days requiring the persons named in the rule to show cause why the bodies of the deceased persons in question should not be removed to some suitable cemetery or burying ground or such other disposition be made with reference thereto as to the judge before whom the rule is returnable may seem just and proper.

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Upon the presentation of such petition the judge to whom it is presented shall issue a rule to show cause returnable in not less than ten days requiring the persons named in the rule to show cause why the bodies of the deceased persons in question should not be removed to some suitable cemetery or burying ground or such other disposition be made with reference thereto as to the judge before whom the rule is returnable may seem just and proper.