2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 4 - Counties
CHAPTER 8 - CONSOLIDATION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
Section 4-8-140. Rights, obligations, duties and privileges of consolidated government; ownership of property, assets, contracts and franchises; inapplicability to municipality or special purpose district that does not approve charter.
Any consolidated government established under this chapter acquires and succeeds to all rights, obligations, duties, and privileges of the county and in the municipalities and other political subdivisions consolidated. Without the necessity or formality of deed, bill of sale, or other instrument of transfer, the consolidated government becomes the owner of all property, assets, contracts, and franchises previously belonging to the county and consolidated municipalities and other political subdivisions and special purpose districts in the consolidated political subdivision except school districts. However, if a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question of consolidation in a municipality or special purpose district do not approve the charter as provided under Section 4-8-90(B), this section does not apply to the municipality or special purpose district.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 319, Section 3, eff April 8, 1992.
