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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Chapter 1 - INCORPORATION
- Section 5-1-10 - Certified municipalities and established townships declared perpetual bodies politic and corporate.
- Section 5-1-20 - Definitions.
- Section 5-1-22 - Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.
- Section 5-1-24 - Application for incorporation; contents; review.
- Section 5-1-26 - Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation created; membership; terms; chairman; committee staff.
- Section 5-1-30 - Prerequisites to issuance of corporate certificate to proposed municipality.
- Section 5-1-40 - Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation recommendation; submission of subsequent application.
- Section 5-1-50 - Issuance of commission by Secretary of State authorizing incorporation election; questions to be voted on; initial governing body.
- Section 5-1-60 - Election managers' sworn returns of election results.
- Section 5-1-70 - Certification of results by commissioners; issuance of certificate of incorporation by Secretary of State.
- Section 5-1-80 - Incorporation fees.
- Section 5-1-90 - Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers.
- Section 5-1-100 - Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.
- Section 5-1-110 - Time limit for bringing suit challenging incorporation procedures of municipal corporation.
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