2014 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 52 - Amusements and Athletic Contests
CHAPTER 13 - DANCE HALLS
SECTION 52-13-20. Location near churches and cemeteries forbidden.
It shall be unlawful to operate or maintain outside the limits of any incorporated town or city within the State a dance hall within one fourth of a mile of a rural church with an active congregation or a rural cemetery that is either maintained as a cemetery or has been used for the burial of the dead within five years previous to the operation or maintenance of such dance hall. Every operation or maintenance of a dance hall within a period of twenty-four hours shall be considered a separate and distinct offense if in violation of this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 5-602; 1952 Code Section 5-602; 1942 (42) 1736.
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