2019 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 17 - County Roads, Bridges And Ferries Generally
Section 57-17-110. Apportionment of funds through year; contracts in excess of void.
The governing body of a county shall not enter into any contract for the expenditure of more than four fifths of its apportionment before the first of the last quarter of the fiscal year, and any contract entered into in excess of such apportionment shall be void. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than thirty dollars or by imprisonment for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days for each and every offense, either or both at the discretion of the court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-820; 1952 Code Section 33-820; 1942 Code Sections 5847, 5847-1; 1932 Code Sections 1589, 5847; Civ. C. '22 Section 2939; Cr. C. '22 Section 546; Civ. C. '12 Section 1963; Cr. C. '12 Section 632; Cr. C. '02 Section 456; 1897 (22) 421; 1898 (22) 739; 1902 (23) 1015.
