S.C. Code Ann. § 4-5-210 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-210
SECTION 4-5-210. Protests or contests; appeals.
Status: in_force

The commissioners of election respectively as judicial officers shall decide all cases of protest or contest in the areas of their jurisdiction that may arise in such elections and their decisions shall be final and conclusive evidence of the result of the elections unless appealed from within five days to the Court of Common Pleas of the county in which the election was held.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-35-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-60
SECTION 4-35-60. Resolution describing improvement district and plan, including costs and assessments; establishing time and place of hearing.
Status: in_force

The governing body, by resolution, shall describe the improvement district and the improvement plan to be affected in it, including property within the improvement district to be acquired and improved, the projected time schedule for the accomplishment of the improvement plan, the estimated cost and the amount of the cost to be derived from assessments, bonds, or other general funds, together with the proposed basis and rates of assessments to be imposed within the improvement district. The resolution also must establish the time and place of a public hearing to be held but the public hearing may not take place sooner than thirty days nor more than forty-five days following the adoption of the resolution.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-13-90 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-90
SECTION 4-13-90. Fees shall not be paid by county in connection with proof of claims.
Status: in_force

No fees shall be paid by the governing body of any county for the proof of any claim presented to them. All public officers are required to probate without compensation all claims against their respective counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-13-50 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-50
SECTION 4-13-50. Memorandum of time of presentment and name of claimant must appear in minutes.
Status: in_force

A memorandum of the time of presenting such claims and the names of the persons in whose favor they are made out and by whom presented shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-19-170 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 4-19-170
SECTION 4-19-170. Powers to be additional and may be exercised at regular or special meeting.
Status: in_force

The powers and authorizations conferred upon the governing body are in addition to all other powers and authorizations previously vested in the governing body and may be availed of pursuant to action taken at one regular or special meeting of the governing body.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1050 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1050
SECTION 4-23-1050. Supervisory powers of fire chief or equivalent official; readiness of equipment.
Status: in_force

The fire chief or equivalent official of the truck company to which the equipment is assigned shall have complete supervision over its usage and operation, and it is his responsibility to ensure that the equipment is readily available for use at all times. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-360 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 4-10-360
SECTION 4-10-360. Revenue remitted to State Treasurer and held in a separate fund.
Status: in_force

The revenues of the tax collected under this article must be remitted to the Department of Revenue and placed on deposit with the State Treasurer and credited to a fund separate and distinct from the general fund of the State. After deducting the amount of any refunds made and costs to the Department of Revenue of administering the tax, not to exceed one percent of the revenues, the State Treasurer shall distribute the revenues quarterly to the county treasurer in the county area in which the tax is imposed and the revenues must be used only for the purposes stated in the imposition ordinance. The State Treasurer may correct misallocations by adjusting subsequent distributions, but these adjustments must be made in the same fiscal year as the misallocations. However, allocations made as a result of city or county code errors must be corrected prospectively. Within thirty days of the receipt of any quarterly payment, the county treasurer or the county administrator shall certify to the Department of Revenue amounts of net proceeds applied to the costs of each project and the amount of project costs remaining to be paid and, if bonds have been issued that were approved in the referendum, a schedule of payments remaining due on the bonds that are payable from the net proceeds of the sales tax authorized in the referendum. Effect of Amendment The 1999 amendment added the last sentence. The 2002 amendment added the last sentence relating to certification of net proceeds.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-7-10 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-10
SECTION 4-7-10. Certain shaped counties shall not be established.
Status: in_force

The General Assembly shall not establish any new county the greatest length of which shall be more than four times as long as the least central width thereof or which will leave the county or counties from which the territory is taken of a length more than four times as long as the least central width thereof. And the Governor shall not order an election upon a petition for the formation of a new county when the result of the establishment of a county pursuant to such election would be to create a new county of or reduce an old county to such an area. The term "central width" shall be construed to mean any width not entirely within eight miles of one of the ends of the greatest length of the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-1040 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 10 / Section 4-10-1040
SECTION 4-10-1040. Administration and collection of the tax.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) The tax levied pursuant to this article must be administered and collected by the Department of Revenue in the same manner that other sales and use taxes are collected. The Department of Revenue may prescribe amounts that may be added to sales prices because of the tax. (2) The county in which a referendum is passed shall assemble an advisory committee to assist the Department of Revenue with directing the distribution of the taxes collected to ensure a transparent and equal distribution within the county. The advisory committee shall include seven members: (a) one member who is a member of the county council; (b) one member who is a member of the legislative delegation; (c) one member who is knowledgeable about the geography and condition of the county's land; and (d) four citizen members, each representing the northern, southern, eastern, and western portions of the county. (B) The tax authorized by this article is in addition to all other local sales and use taxes and applies to the gross proceeds of sales in the applicable area that is subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 36, Title 12 and the enforcement provisions of Chapter 54, Title 12. The gross proceeds of the sale of items subject to a maximum tax in Chapter 36, Title 12 are exempt from the tax imposed by this article. Unprepared food items eligible for purchase with United States Department of Agriculture food coupons are exempt from the tax imposed pursuant to this article. The tax imposed by this article also applies to tangible personal property subject to the use tax in Article 13, Chapter 36, Title 12. (C) A taxpayer required to remit taxes under Article 13, Chapter 36, Title 12 must identify the county in which the personal property purchased at retail is stored, used, or consumed in this State. (D) A utility is required to report sales in the county in which the consumption of the tangible personal property occurs. (E) A taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by Section 12-36-920, who owns or manages rental units in more than one county, must separately report in his sales tax return the total gross proceeds from business done in each county. (F) The gross proceeds of sales of tangible personal property delivered after the imposition date of the tax levied under this article in a county, either under the terms of a construction contract executed before the imposition date, or a written bid submitted before the imposition date, culminating in a construction contract entered into before or after the imposition date, are exempt from the sales and use tax provided in this article if a verified copy of the contract is filed with the Department of Revenue within six months after the imposition date of the sales and use tax provided for in this article. (G) Notwithstanding the imposition date of the sales and use tax authorized pursuant to this chapter, with respect to services that are billed regularly on a monthly basis, the sales and use tax authorized pursuant to this article is imposed beginning on the first day of the billing period beginning on or after the imposition date.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-19-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 4-19-60
SECTION 4-19-60. Maturity of bonds.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall mature in such annual series or installments as the governing body shall prescribe, except that the first maturing bonds shall mature within three years from the date of the issue, and no bond shall mature later than thirty years from the date of issue.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-880 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 9 / Section 4-23-880
SECTION 4-23-880. Parking in vicinity of fire apparatus or emergency vehicle.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful in the fire district to park within five hundred feet of a place where fire apparatus or an emergency vehicle is stopped in answer to an emergency and no person shall cause any highway, road, either public or private, in the area of fire apparatus or emergency vehicles to be blocked by his vehicle in such a manner that fire apparatus or emergency vehicles will be hindered from reaching the scene of the emergency. It is also unlawful to drive a vehicle over any unprotected hose of a fire department without the consent of the fire department official in command on any street, road, or private driveway when the hose is being used for fire fighting. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than ten dollars or more than one hundred dollars. Effect of Amendment The 1998 amendment substantially rewrote the section to include emergency vehicles.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-15-160 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 4-15-160
SECTION 4-15-160. Exemption from taxes.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter shall be exempt from all State, county, municipal, school district and other taxes or assessments, direct or indirect, general or special, whether imposed for the purpose of general revenue or otherwise.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-20 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-20
SECTION 4-3-20. Aiken County.
Status: in_force

Aiken County is bounded as follows: on the northwest by Edgefield and Saluda Counties from which it is divided by a straight line commencing at the mouth of Fox's Creek, where it empties into Savannah River, and running thence to where the south branch of Chinquapin Falls Creek (a tributary of the North Edisto River) intersects the Saluda and Lexington line; on the northeast by Lexington County, from which it is divided by said creek to where it empties into the North Fork of the Edisto River and by the said North Fork to where the dividing line between Lexington and Orangeburg Counties (running from Big Beaver Creek to the North Fork of the Edisto) touches said river; on the southeast by Orangeburg and Barnwell Counties, from which it is divided by a straight line established by J. Seth Mixon, deputy surveyor, running by A. J. Weathersbee's old mill to the Savannah River, at a point below the mouth of the Upper Three Runs Creek, said survey having been made under act of Assembly approved March 14 1874; on the southwest by Georgia, from which it is separated by the Savannah River.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-180 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4-9-180
SECTION 4-9-180. Officers and employees shall disclose personal interests in county business and refrain from voting on or participating in such matters.
Status: in_force

Any county officer or employee who has a substantial financial interest in any business which contracts with the county for sale or lease of land, materials, supplies, equipment or services or who personally engages in such matters shall make known that interest and refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in his capacity as a county officer or employee in matters related thereto. Any county officer or employee who wilfully violates the requirements of this section shall be deemed guilty of malfeasance in office and upon conviction shall forfeit his office or position. Violation of this section with the knowledge express or implied of the person or corporation contracting with or making a sale to the county shall render the contract or sale voidable by the county governing body.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-311 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-311
SECTION 4-3-311. Horry County; defined area of Georgetown County annexed by Horry County.
Status: in_force

(A) The following described portion of Georgetown County is transferred and annexed to Horry County: "Beginning at the intersection of the Horry-Georgetown County line and the canal which runs from Horry County into Georgetown County to the intersection of Murrells Inlet Creek, thence northeasterly along the center line of Murrells Inlet Creek to its intersection with the Horry-Georgetown County line." (B) This tract measures and contains 18.42 acres of land, more or less, and is clearly shown on a plat by William F. Cox, William N. Kellahan, Jr., and Samuel H. Hanna III, dated July 19, 2002, and filed with the Secretary of State on August 15, 2002. (C) The proper proportion of the existing Georgetown County indebtedness of the area transferred is assumed by Horry County.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-570 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 4-10-570
SECTION 4-10-570. Petition to rescind; referendum.
Status: in_force

(A) Upon petition of at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors of a county presented to the county council of the county which has implemented the sales and use tax authorized by this article requesting that this tax be rescinded, the council shall direct the county election commission to conduct a referendum on the question of rescinding the sales and use tax. A referendum for this purpose must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November following verification of the petition. Two weeks before the referendum the election commission shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation the question that is to appear on the ballot. This notice is in lieu of any other notice otherwise required by law. (B) The referendum question to be on the ballot must read substantially as follows: "Must the (rate) sales and use tax imposed in (county) be rescinded with the revenue not collected replaced by extending the property tax to private passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, general aviation aircraft, boats, and boat motors previously not subject to property tax in this county? Yes [ ] No [ ]" (C)(1) All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of rescinding the tax shall vote "Yes" and all qualified electors opposed to rescinding the tax shall vote "No". If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of rescinding the tax, then the tax is rescinded effective July first following the referendum and property taxes apply to all private passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, general aviation aircraft, boats, and boat motors taxable in the county for motor vehicle tax years beginning after June 30 following the referendum and other property tax years beginning after the year in which the referendum is held. The election commission shall conduct the referendum under the election laws of this State, mutatis mutandis, and shall certify the result no later than December thirty-first to the county council. If a majority "Yes" vote is certified, it must be certified to the Department of Revenue by the same date. (2) Upon receipt of the return of the referendum, the county council shall declare the results thereof by resolution. The results of the referendum may not be questioned except by a suit or proceeding instituted within thirty days from the date the resolution is adopted. (D) A referendum for rescission of this tax may not be held earlier than two years after the tax has been imposed in the county. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the rescission referendum vote against rescinding the tax, no further rescission referendums may be held for a period of two years. If a majority of the qualified electors vote in favor of rescinding the tax, the tax may not be reimposed in the county for a period of two years. The petition requesting rescission must be presented to the county governing body at least one hundred twenty days before the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of that year or the referendum must be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of the following year.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-65 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 4-10-65
SECTION 4-10-65. Local option tax revenues not identified as to unit must go to local option supplemental revenue fund.
Status: in_force

Funds collected by the department from the local option sales tax which are not identified as to the governmental unit due the tax, and cannot be so identified after a reasonable effort by the department to determine the appropriate governmental unit, must be deposited to a local option supplemental revenue fund. These funds must be distributed in accordance with Section 4-10-60 to those counties generating less than the minimum distribution. Effect of Amendment The 1999 amendment changed "Tax Commission" and "commission" to "department" and made grammatical changes in the first sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-11-265 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-265
SECTION 4-11-265. Budget authority of governing body of special purpose district; referenda.
Status: in_force

(A) The legislative delegation of any county, including the Senator, may, by majority vote at a duly called meeting, initiate a referendum in that county to determine the wishes of the registered electors residing in the geographical areas of all special purpose and public service districts (districts) with regard to budgetary powers and election of the governing bodies of the districts. (B) The referendum must be conducted only at the time of a general election. Ballots must be printed with the following questions printed on them: (C) The county election commission shall count the ballots and certify the results to the county legislative delegation. (D)(1) In those districts in which the registered electors vote to have elected governing bodies, the governing body of each district shall hold an election at the time of the next general election after certification of the results of the referendum by the county election commission. Notice of the election must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district which shall contain detailed information concerning the election. The notice must be published not less than five nor more than fifteen days before the date of the election. All members of the governing bodies must be elected in nonpartisan elections for four-year terms, except of those initially elected one-half minus one in the case of odd-numbered governing bodies and one-half in the case of even-numbered governing bodies must be elected for terms of two years. At the expiration of the two-year terms, members elected for those terms must be elected for terms of four years. (2) Any governing body of a special purpose district may decide that its members may be elected from the district at large, at large with residency requirement, or from single member election districts. (3) To place the name of a candidate on the ballot, qualified electors of the district shall file with the county election commission, not less than sixty days before the date of the election, a petition which shall contain the names of qualified electors of a number equal to not less than five hundred qualified electors of the district or five percent of the total number of electors of the district, whichever is the lesser. (4) The number of members elected under the provisions of this subsection must be the same number as provided by law for the number of members for each district. (E) In those districts in which the registered electors vote to have appointed district governing bodies, the governing body of the county in which the district is located is vested with power to appoint the governing body of that district and shall exercise the budgetary approval process over the budget of the district. (F) The provisions of this section apply only to districts existing prior to March 7, 1973, but not to any district whose governing body is elected by the qualified electors and which governing body has the authority to levy taxes. Validity For validity of this section, see Ex parte Georgetown Cty. Water & Sewer Dist., 284 S.C. 466, 327 S.E.2d 654 (1985).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-17-10 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 4-17-10
SECTION 4-17-10. Property conveyed to inhabitants, committee, or other person for use of county deemed to be property of county.
Status: in_force

Real and personal estate conveyed prior to September 26 1942 by any form of conveyance to the inhabitants of a county or district or to a committee, commissioners or other persons or existing on said date in a county or district for the use and benefit of such county or district shall be deemed to be the property of such county. And such conveyance shall have the same force and effect as if made to such county by its corporate name.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-21-30 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-30
SECTION 4-21-30. County governing body shall give certain notices.
Status: in_force

Beginning July 1, 1975, the county governing body, at least ninety days before implementing any additional fire fighting, fire prevention or ambulance service under the provisions of this chapter or before levying any additional tax therefor, shall give written notice to the governing body of each municipality affected and to the member of the House of Representatives representing each House Legislative District affected which shall specify the nature of the services to be rendered and the amount of taxes to be levied.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-15-130 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 4-15-130
SECTION 4-15-130. Advertisement and sale of bonds.
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall be sold at public sale, after advertisement thereof in a newspaper having general circulation in the State or in a financial publication published in the city of New York or, in the discretion of the authorities, in both such publications. Such advertisement shall appear not less than ten days prior to the occasion set for such sale. The bonds may be disposed of at private sale if there are no bids received or if all bids are rejected. The provisions of this section shall not prevent a sale at private sale to the United States of America or any agency thereof.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-420 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 4-23-420
SECTION 4-23-420. Gowensville Fire District Commission; commissioners.
Status: in_force

The district shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Gowensville Fire District Commission. The commission shall consist of five resident electors of the district who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district. The election shall be conducted by the Greenville and Spartanburg County Election Commissions upon a date set by the commissions. The commissions shall give notice by publication sixty days prior to the election and a second notice two weeks after the first notice, in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. The election commissions in both counties shall certify the five candidates receiving the highest vote as the elected commissioners of the district. Beginning with the election in 1982, the terms of the three commissioners who receive the highest number of votes shall expire December 31, 1985, and an election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1985 to elect their successors. The terms of the remaining two commissioners shall expire December 31, 1983, and an election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1983 to elect their successors. Beginning with the election in 1983, all terms shall be for four years and such terms shall commence on the first day of January in the year following the election. The election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday of each of the odd years. Any vacancy occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled by the Governor, upon recommendation by the members of the House of Representatives in Greenville County from Districts 17, 18, and in Spartanburg County, from District 38 for the remainder of the unexpired term. Upon any commissioner moving out of the area of the district, his position shall become vacant. During the period between the initial election of commissioners, and December 31, 1982, the Gowensville Fire District shall continue as provided by Greenville County Council Ordinance No. 644, adopted September 19, 1978. Any resident qualified elector of the district may be a candidate for the position of commissioner by filing with the election commission of the county in which he resides at least thirty days prior to the election.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-430 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 4-9-430
SECTION 4-9-430. Powers of council and its members; authority of supervisor over certain elected officials.
Status: in_force

The council shall not remove any county administrative officers or employees whom the county supervisor or any of his subordinates are empowered to appoint, unless by two-thirds vote of the members present and voting. Except for the purposes of inquiries and official investigations, neither the council nor its members shall give direct orders to any county officer or employee, either publicly or privately. With the exception of organizational policies established by the governing body, the county supervisor shall exercise no authority over any elected officials of the county whose offices were created either by the Constitution or by general law of the State.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-17-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 4-17-60
SECTION 4-17-60. Alterations and addition in courthouse or jail.
Status: in_force

The governing bodies of the several counties shall make any alterations and additions deemed advisable, or which may become necessary, to any courthouse or jail built in the several counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-190 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4-9-190
SECTION 4-9-190. Certain provisions inapplicable to board of commissioners form of government.
Status: in_force

The sections of this article, except Sections 4-9-10 and 4-9-20 shall not apply to the board of commissioners form of government provided for in Article 11.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-11-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-60
SECTION 4-11-60. County officers shall keep records of moneys received or due as pay for services; violations.
Status: in_force

Each county officer shall be required to purchase and keep in his office, open to public inspection during office hours, a book in which shall be kept an itemized account of all moneys received by or due him, whether received by him or due to him as salary, fees or costs or in any other manner, as pay for him for his services by virtue of his office; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to require any officer to demand the payment of his fees and costs in advance. Any county officer neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not less than two nor more than six months, either or both at the discretion of the court.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-8-150 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 4-8-150
SECTION 4-8-150. Furnishing of electric services within consolidated political subdivision.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 58-27-20, the furnishing of electric service or the construction of facilities for the furnishing of electric service within a consolidated political subdivision is governed by the provisions of Title 58 of Chapter 27, Section 5-7-60, and, in unassigned territory, Section 6-21-400.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-31-70 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 4-31-70
SECTION 4-31-70. Commission property exempt from certain taxes.
Status: in_force

All property of the Commission shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxes levied by Newberry and Saluda Counties or any municipality therein, or any division, subdivision or agency thereof, directly or indirectly.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-30 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-30
SECTION 4-3-30. Allendale County.
Status: in_force

Allendale County is bounded as follows: beginning at a point in the Savannah River on the South Carolina and Georgia boundary line opposite Steel Landing and running in a northerly direction to a stake at Steel Landing; thence a straight line N. 43° E. about 6.12 miles to a stake at or near the intersection of the Barnwell-Robbins public road with a road leading to Millett; thence S. 73° E. about 5.23 miles to a stake at or near Stinson's Bridge on Lower Three Runs; thence S. 70° E. about 5.50 miles at a stake at or near Goodson's Mill site; thence E. about 4.72 miles to a stake on Well Branch; thence down the run of Well Branch to the Salkehatchie River; thence down the Salkehatchie River to its intersection with the Bamberg-Colleton County line; thence southwesterly along a continuation of said Bamberg-Colleton County line to its intersection with the eastern edge of the right of way of the Seaboard Air Line Railway; thence in a southerly direction along said eastern edge of said railway right of way to a stake eight miles and 200 feet from the Hampton County courthouse; thence in a westerly direction to the confluence of Beach Branch with the Coosawhatchie River; thence up the run of said Beach Branch to its intersection with the eastern edge of the right of way of the Southern Railway Company; thence southerly along said eastern edge of said right of way 3.78 miles to a stake; thence S. 49 1⁄2 ° W. 1.68 miles to the junction of the Hudson Ferry Road and the Sisters Ferry Road; thence southerly along the south side of the said Hudson Ferry Road to a stake about one-half mile above Long Creek Bridge; thence in a straight line S. 71° W. about 1.75 miles to a stake on the east side of the River Road about one-fourth mile north of Long Creek Bridge on said River Road; thence in a straight line S. 55° W. 10104 feet to a stake between an ironwood tree and a small branch; thence west 3306 feet to a stake on the east side of the Savannah River; thence continuing west to a point in the Savannah River on the South Carolina-Georgia State line; thence northerly along said South Carolina-Georgia State line to the point of beginning.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1025 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1025
SECTION 4-23-1025. Indebtedness of district; transfer of real and personal property to district.
Status: in_force

(A) So long as the district is indebted to any person on any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued pursuant to the authority of this article, the provisions of this article and the powers granted to the district and the commission may not be in any way diminished or restricted, and the provisions of this article are considered a part of the contract between the district and the holders of these obligations. (B) The real and personal property of the present West Florence Fire Subdistrict of the Florence County Fire District now titled in the subdistrict's name shall be transferred to the new West Florence Fire District created by this article. However, the district must assume a portion of the current indebtedness of the Florence County Fire District, if any, to be determined by agreement of the Florence County Fire District, the West Florence Fire District Commission, and the governing body of Florence County. The real property on Hoffmeyer Road in the county which the governing body of Florence County has acquired to construct a new fire station for the West Florence Fire Subdistrict also must be transferred to the new district established by this article with the consideration for it to be determined by agreement between the district commission and the governing body of Florence County. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018). Editor's Note 2015 Act No. 89, SECTION 6, provides as follows: "SECTION 6. The provisions of this act shall expire five years from its effective date." Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 89, SECTION 4, in (A), added the second sentence, and rewrote (B).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-900 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 9 / Section 4-23-900
SECTION 4-23-900. Damage to property of fire district; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to wilfully destroy or damage any facility of the district, or equipment used in the operation of such facility, to interfere with a member of a fire department in the discharge of his duties in the district or to interfere with any fire apparatus used by the fire department in the district. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined not less than thirty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-7-20 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 4-7-20
SECTION 4-7-20. Petition for formation of new counties.
Status: in_force

Whenever two or more sections of an old county or counties desire to be incorporated into a new county there shall be filed with the Governor a petition signed by one third of the qualified electors residing within the area of each section of the old county or counties proposed to be cut off to form a new county, setting forth the boundaries of the proposed new county, the proposed name, the number of inhabitants, the area and the taxable property as shown by the last tax returns and that the proposed lines for the new county do not run nearer to any courthouse building then established than eight miles therefrom.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1065 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1065
SECTION 4-23-1065. Traffic control at fire scene.
Status: in_force

All members of a truck company of the fire district, employees, or volunteers may direct and control traffic at the scene of any fire in the area of the district and enforce the laws of this State relating to the following of fire apparatus, the crossing of a fire hose, and interfering with firemen in the discharge of their duties in connection with a fire in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of these laws by law enforcement officers. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-25-270 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 4-25-270
SECTION 4-25-270. Municipalities shall furnish copies of permits to auditor.
Status: in_force

Every municipality, in such county, requiring permits for the erection or construction of any improvements upon real estate situate within such municipality, shall furnish to the auditor copies of all such permits issued by such municipality.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-13-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-60
SECTION 4-13-60. Custody of claim; withdrawal from custody.
Status: in_force

No account when presented, audited and ordered to be paid shall be withdrawn from the custody of the governing body or its clerk for any purpose whatever, except to be used in evidence upon a judicial trial or proceeding, in which case it shall, after being so used, be forthwith returned to such custody.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-15-80 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 4-15-80
SECTION 4-15-80. Redemption provisions.
Status: in_force

Any bond issued may be issued with a provision providing for its redemption prior to its stated maturity at par and accrued interest, plus such redemption premium as may be prescribed by the authorities, but no bond shall be redeemable before maturity unless it contains a statement to that effect. In the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such bonds provision shall be made specifying the manner of call and the notice thereof that must be given.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-430 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-430
SECTION 4-3-430. Orangeburg County.
Status: in_force

Orangeburg County is bounded as follows: on the north and northeast by Calhoun and Clarendon Counties from which it is separated by the Santee River and the line of Calhoun County; on the southwest by Berkeley and Colleton Counties from which it is divided by a line drawn S. 52° W. from Nelson's Ferry, on the Santee River, to Matthews' Bluff, on the Savannah River; on the southwest by Barnwell and Bamberg Counties from which it is separated by the South Edisto River; on the northwest by Aiken and Lexington Counties from which it is divided by a direct line drawn from A. J. Weathersbee's old mill, on the line between Barnwell and Aiken Counties, to the point where the Cedar Pond Branch empties into the North Fork of the Edisto, and by another direct line, drawn from said point where the Cedar Pond Branch empties into the North Fork of the Edisto, to the headwaters of the main branch of Beaver Creek; thence down said creek to the line of Calhoun County; thence along said line to the Santee River; provided, that the county lines of Berkeley County and of Orangeburg County are hereby so altered as to cut off from said Berkeley County and to transfer and annex to and incorporate within said Orangeburg County all of that certain territory or portion of Berkeley County embraced within the following lines and boundaries, to wit: beginning at a point located on Four Holes Swamp at the intersection of the boundary lines of Orangeburg, Dorchester and Berkeley Counties, and extending in a southeasterly direction, along Four Holes Swamp, the same being the boundary between Dorchester and Berkeley Counties to a large cypress which stands at the confluence of Four Holes and Dean Swamps at the upper part of Turkey Lake; thence up and along the run of Dean Swamp as it meanders to a point where Dean Swamp and Black Creek unite; thence up Black Creek to the point where Big Black Creek and Little Black Creek unite; thence up Little Black Creek to the point where the "new road" crosses said Little Black Creek; thence northerly up the "new road" to the Monck's Corner public road, near the place now or formerly Mark Richardson's; thence north 10 chains to a pine; thence N. 14° E. 38 chains to a stake; thence S. 37° 15' E. 49 chains to a stake; thence east 9.70 chains to a stake; thence north 39.50 chains to a stake; thence N. 87° E. 34 chains and 10 links; thence north 54.5 chains to a stake; thence N. 1° 30' W. 18 chains and 60 links to a stake; thence N. 30° W. 31 chains to a stake; thence N. 8° W. 11 chains to a cypress at the river road and Rock Creek Bridge; thence northeast along Rock Creek to where Rock Creek empties into the Santee River; thence up the Santee River to the mouth of Eutaw Creek where the Orangeburg and Berkeley lines connect; thence southwest along the boundary line between Orangeburg and Berkeley Counties to the point of beginning.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-8-95 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 4-8-95
SECTION 4-8-95. Election of city or special purpose district to be excluded from consolidation.
Status: in_force

(A) A special purpose district or city may elect to exclude itself from consolidation. (B) In each election held pursuant to this chapter, votes cast must be counted and recorded by municipality and by special purpose district. A majority vote in opposition to the consolidation from the municipality or special purpose district must be construed as a decision to be excluded from consolidation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-35-110 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-110
SECTION 4-35-110. Notice of improvement and assessment; statement of lien; time and place for hearing; opportunity to file written objection; failure to file objection constitutes consent.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the completion of the assessment roll provided in Section 4-35-100, the governing body shall mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner or owners of each lot or parcel of land against which an assessment is to be levied, at the address appearing on the records of the county treasurer, a notice stating the nature of the improvement, the total proposed cost of it, the amount to be assessed against the particular property, and the basis upon which the assessment is made, together with the terms and conditions upon which the assessment may be paid. The notice must contain a brief description of the particular property involved, together with a statement that the amount assessed constitutes a lien against the property superior to all other liens except property taxes. The notice also must state the time and place fixed for the hearing of objections in respect to the assessment. A property owner who fails to file with the county council a written objection to the assessment against his property within the time provided for hearing the objections is considered to have consented to the assessment, and the published and written notices prescribed in this chapter shall so state.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-37 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4-9-37
SECTION 4-9-37. Additional duties of boards of trustees.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers and duties prescribed in Section 4-9-36 the board shall: (a) Provide and make available to the residents of the county books and library materials and in the fulfillment of this function shall establish a headquarters library and may establish branches and subdivisions thereof in appropriate geographical areas of the county within the limits of available funds. The board may operate one or more bookmobiles over routes determined by the board. (b) Adopt regulations necessary to insure effective operation, maintenance and security of the property of the library system. Provided, however, such regulations shall not be in conflict with policy or regulations established by the county governing body. (c) Annually at a time designated by the county council submit to the council a budget for the ensuing fiscal year adequate to fund the operation and programs of the library system. Such budget shall list all funds which the board anticipates will be available for the operation of the library system. All funds appropriated, earned, granted or donated to the library system, including funds appropriated by the county council, shall be deposited and expended as provided for by the ordinance in each county establishing the library system. All funds appropriated, earned, granted or donated to the library system or any of its parts shall be used exclusively for library purposes. All financial procedures relating to the library system including audits shall conform to the procedures established by the county council. (d) Annually file a detailed report of its operations and expenditures for the previous fiscal year with the county council.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-5-240 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-240
SECTION 4-5-240. Compensation and expenses of commissioners.
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by the Governor in accordance with Section 4-5-130 shall each be entitled as compensation for services to twenty-five dollars per day for not exceeding five days and necessary traveling expenses to be voted and paid as expenses of survey. Upon filing of their report and certified plats as herein required, the commissioners may draw their warrant upon the county treasurer with whom deposit has been made as herein required for payment of the expenses of survey and a warrant shall be payable only out of such deposit.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-11-120 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 11 / Section 4-11-120
SECTION 4-11-120. County officers shall keep accounts of transferred funds.
Status: in_force

Such officers shall keep accounts of all such funds so paid by each of them respectively to such county treasurers. Such accounts shall show the dates of such payments, the titles of cases or sources from which such funds are derived and the amount so paid over to the said treasurer. Each county treasurer shall open and keep a separate account with each officer paying such funds to him of all funds so received by him from such officers. Such accounts shall show the dates of such payments and the titles of cases or sources from which funds are derived. The accounts shall be open to public inspection at any time during officer hours.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-13-100 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 4-13-100
SECTION 4-13-100. Drawing of orders on county treasurer.
Status: in_force

The county supervisor shall draw orders on the county treasurer, under the seal of the supervisor, countersigned by the secretary or clerk of the governing body of the county for all accounts against the county which the governing body has allowed, but he shall draw no orders until after the monthly report of the treasurer has been received by the governing body, nor unless he has reported that there are funds in the treasury to pay the same. The county supervisor shall inform the county treasurer of the orders drawn, in whose favor, the amount and the order in which they are drawn.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-75 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-75
SECTION 4-3-75. Beaufort County; Jasper County area transferred to Beaufort County.
Status: in_force

(A)(1) The following described portion of Jasper County is transferred and annexed to Beaufort County: All that area consisting of approximately 5.95 acres of land more specifically identified and described on those certain plats of survey prepared by Cornerstone Surveying and Engineering, Inc. for the South Carolina Geodetic Survey, R. David Branton, Professional Land Surveyor, entitled "A Plat of a Portion of the Beaufort-Jasper County Line" dated June 15, 2016, and being on file in the South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office and recorded in the Beaufort County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book 145, pages 162-173, and in the Jasper County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book 0035, page 0083. (2) The proper proportion of the existing Jasper County indebtedness of the area transferred must be assumed by Beaufort County. (B) Upon application, the clerk of court, register of deeds, sheriff, and probate judge of Jasper County shall furnish certified copies of any judgment roll, entry on abstract of judgment book, will, record, execution, decree, deed, mortgage, or other papers signed or recorded in the office of such officers, upon payment of proper fees and when this certified copy is filed or recorded in the proper office of Beaufort County, it has the same force and effect in Beaufort County that it had in Jasper County and any record not transferred continues in force and effect, and each has the same force and effect in Beaufort County as if it had been transferred and made a record in the proper office in Beaufort County.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-29-100 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-100
SECTION 4-29-100. Payments from county or municipal general funds prohibited; use of lands owned by county or municipality; donations of property or money.
Status: in_force

No county or incorporated municipality shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute, any part of the costs of acquiring a project, except that lands owned by any county or incorporated municipality not required for any other public purpose, may be utilized to the extent required for a project, but under such circumstances the reasonable value of the lands shall be deemed a part of the cost of construction, and shall be paid out of the proceeds of the bonds to the general fund of the county or incorporated municipality. The determination by the governing board of the reasonable value of the land shall be conclusive but review of the determination may be instituted by any interested party within twenty days, but not afterwards, following the publication of notice of the determination in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the land is situated, by proceedings de novo in the court of common pleas of the county. The entire cost of acquiring any project shall be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the authority of this chapter; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a county or incorporated municipality from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-830 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 9 / Section 4-9-830
SECTION 4-9-830. Powers and duties of manager.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the manager shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) to serve as the chief administrative officer of the county government; (2) to execute the policies, directives and legislative actions of the council; (3) to direct and coordinate operational agencies and administrative activities of the county government; (4) to prepare annual operating and capital improvement budgets for submission to the council and, in the exercise of that authority, he shall be empowered to require such reports, estimates and statistics on an annual or periodic basis as he deems necessary from all county departments and agencies for the performance of his duties in budget preparation; (5) to supervise the expenditure of appropriated funds; (6) to prepare annual, monthly and other reports for council on finances and administrative activities of the county; (7) to be responsible for the administration of county personnel policies including salary and classification plans approved by council; (8) to be responsible for employment and discharge of personnel subject to the provisions of subsection (7) of Section 4-9-30 and subject to the appropriation of funds by the council for that purpose; and (9) to perform such other duties as may be required by the council.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-19-15 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 4-19-15
SECTION 4-19-15. Extension of fire protection in area where service offered on individual contractual basis to landowners not served by other political subdivision.
Status: in_force

In those areas of the county where fire protection service is offered on an individual contractual basis, a county governing body may extend fire protection to those landowners within the service area who are not served by a contract with another political subdivision.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-37-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 37 / Section 4-37-60
SECTION 4-37-60. Additional sales and use tax not exceeding one percent.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 4-10-310 and 4-37-40, or any other provision of law, a county which has imposed by ordinance a sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter may utilize the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 10, Title 4 to impose an additional sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-35-10 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-10
SECTION 4-35-10. Short title; counties authorized to exercise powers and provisions.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the "County Public Works Improvement Act". A county may exercise the powers and provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1070 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1070
SECTION 4-23-1070. Damage to property of fire district; penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to wilfully destroy or damage any facility of the district, or equipment used in the operation of a facility, to interfere with a member of a fire department in the discharge of his duties in the district or to interfere with any fire apparatus used by the fire department in the district. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than thirty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-20-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 4-20-60
SECTION 4-20-60. Issuance of bonds; levy of tax or service charge; council approval required.
Status: in_force

Before the issuance of any general obligation bonds or any revenue bonds and the levy of a tax or service charge to retire the bonds at rates different from those levied in the remainder of the county, the county council shall first approve the issuance of the general obligation bonds or the revenue bonds and the levy of the tax or service charge to retire the bonds. The levy of a tax or service charge for general obligation bonds or revenue bonds is subject to the limitation imposed by referendum on the maximum level of taxes or user service charges authorized to be levied and collected for the district. With the approval of the governing body of the county, the district may pledge collateral and borrow by means other than bonds for the same purposes for which bonds may be issued and subject to the same limitations on repayment of general obligation or revenue bonds. Effect of Amendment The 1996 amendment revised this section, adding the second paragraph beginning "With the approval."
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-1030 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 10 / Section 4-10-1030
SECTION 4-10-1030. Imposition and termination of the tax.
Status: in_force

(A) If the sales and use tax is approved in a referendum, then the tax shall be imposed on the first of May following the date of the referendum. If the reimposition of an existing sales and use tax imposed pursuant to this article is approved in a referendum, then the new tax is imposed immediately following the termination of the earlier imposed tax, and the reimposed tax terminates on the applicable thirtieth of April, not to exceed seven years from the date of reimposition. If the certification is not timely made to the Department of Revenue, then the imposition is postponed for twelve months. (B) The tax terminates the final day of the maximum time period specified for the imposition. (C) Amounts collected in excess of the required net proceeds must first be applied, if applicable, to complete the preservation procurements for which the tax was imposed. (D) If the sales and use tax is approved in a referendum, then the Department of Revenue must make available to the public, upon request, all information regarding the amount of the tax that is collected, expenditures, and any remaining funds at the time of the information request to ensure transparency and accountability.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-20-70 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 20 / Section 4-20-70
SECTION 4-20-70. Abolition of district; increase or decrease in boundaries.
Status: in_force

(A) A community recreation special tax district may be abolished or its boundaries decreased in the same manner as provided in this chapter for its creation. (B)(1) The boundaries of a community recreation special tax district may be increased: (a) by ordinance of the county council upon filing with the council of a petition so requesting signed by at least fifteen percent of the qualified electors residing in the area proposed to be added to the district; or (b) in the same manner provided in Section 4-20-20 for creation of a community recreation special tax district, except that no new petition is required to be submitted if a petition was submitted pursuant to subitem (a) of this item and that petition also complies with Section 4-20-20. (2) An area proposed to be added to a community recreation special tax district must be contiguous to the existing boundaries of the current community recreation special tax district. (C) No increase or decrease of boundaries of a district which after the increase or decrease will include any area within an incorporated municipality shall be effective unless the municipal governing body has by formal action concurred in the increase or decrease and provided written notice of its concurrence to the county council. (D) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if county council determines to provide for a countywide recreation program to be financed by a countywide tax or user service charge, or both, then county council by ordinance and with the consent of the governing body of each municipality in the county may abolish a community recreation special tax district. Effect of Amendment The 1996 amendment revised this section, designating subsections (A) through (D).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-33-30 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 33 / Section 4-33-30
SECTION 4-33-30. Demonstrators may be persons employed for other purposes; expenses.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Environmental Control may detail necessary men to this service, though they may be employed and paid for other purposes, and may expend such funds as may be at their command and as may be necessary to prepare and arrange the exhibits contemplated by Section 4-33-10.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-5-250 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4-5-250
SECTION 4-5-250. Subsequent election after defeat of proposal.
Status: in_force

Upon the defeat of any proposed change of boundary line of a county at any election thereon, no election upon the same or any modified change of such boundary line shall be held within four years thereafter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-35-140 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 35 / Section 4-35-140
SECTION 4-35-140. Creation of improvement district by ordinance; filing.
Status: in_force

Not sooner than ten days nor more than one hundred twenty days following the conclusion of the public hearing provided in Section 4-35-60, the governing body, by ordinance, may provide for the creation of the improvement district as originally proposed or with changes and modifications the governing body may determine, and provide for the financing by assessment, bonds, or other revenues as provided in this chapter. The ordinance may incorporate by reference plats and engineering reports and other data on file in the office of the county. The place of filing and reasonable hours for inspection must be made available to all interested persons.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-130 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-130
SECTION 4-3-130. Chesterfield County.
Status: in_force

Chesterfield County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the east by Marlboro County from which it is separated by Great Pee Dee River; on the south by Darlington County from which it is divided by Cedar Creek, commencing at its mouth where it enters into the Great Pee Dee, and up said creek to the head of the southernmost branch, and thence by a direct line S. 51° 45' W., to the fork of Lynch's River; on the southwest by Kershaw and Lancaster Counties from which it is separated by Lynch's River.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-450 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4-10-450
SECTION 4-10-450. Availability of data to calculate distributions and estimate revenues.
Status: in_force

The Department of Revenue shall furnish data to the State Treasurer and to a school district and others receiving tax revenues pursuant to this article for the purpose of calculating distributions and estimating revenues. The information which must be supplied to the school district upon request includes, but is not limited to, gross receipts, net taxable sales, and tax liability by taxpayers. Information about a specific taxpayer is considered confidential and is governed by the provisions of Section 12-54-240. A person violating this section is subject to the penalties provided in Section 12-54-240.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-33-10 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 33 / Section 4-33-10
SECTION 4-33-10. Authorization for educational exhibits.
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture, who is the authorized custodian of the State exhibit property, and the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall, whenever application is made to either or both by the officials of county fairs held in the State and upon the guarantee by such officials of all expenses connected with the undertaking, prepare and send to such fairs exhibits of such educational character as will be instructive and beneficial to the people attending the fairs.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-19-180 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 4-19-180
SECTION 4-19-180. No time limit set for issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

The authorizations granted by this chapter shall remain of full force and effect until they are rescinded by subsequent enactment and no time limit is set for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-2 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-2
SECTION 4-3-2. Use of geographic coordinate system.
Status: in_force

A geographic coordinate used to define a point on a county boundary in this chapter utilizes the coordinate system for defining location of points in this State as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 27 and must control if the physical features also used to describe the location of a point are different.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-21-20 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 21 / Section 4-21-20
SECTION 4-21-20. House Legislative Districts may choose not to participate.
Status: in_force

(1) Any House Legislative District located in one county only by petition executed by a majority of the qualified electors of the district and presented to the governing body of the county concerned may choose not to participate in the fire fighting, fire prevention or ambulance service phases provided by the county. Such petition shall be certified by the appropriate county election commission as containing the signatures of a majority of the qualified electors of the district. (2) If a House Legislative District is composed of sections of more than one county, that portion of the district located in a particular county by petition executed by a majority of the qualified electors of the district from that county and presented to the governing body of the county concerned may choose not to participate in the fire fighting, fire prevention or ambulance service phases provided by the county. Such petition shall be certified by the appropriate county election commission as containing the signatures of a majority of the qualified electors of the district.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-33 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4-9-33
SECTION 4-9-33. Referendum required to approve creation of county police department.
Status: in_force

A referendum must be held to approve the creation of a county police department prior to the implementation of an ordinance adopted by a county council which would duplicate or replace the law enforcement functions of a sheriff. As used in this section, the term law enforcement means those activities and duties which require the exercise of custodial arrest authority by a sheriff or his duly appointed and sworn deputy or the performance of duties conferred by state law upon a sheriff and those activities incidental to the performance of law enforcement duties. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on the authority of a county council to provide litter control and animal control, to appoint and commission code enforcement officers as provided for in Section 4-9-145, to provide other services not directly related to law enforcement, to exercise the powers conferred by general law upon counties to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community, or to adopt capital and operating budgets for the operation of the county as provided for in Section 4-9-140. A county council may provide for E-911 services as provided for in Chapter 47 of Title 23; provided, however, that access to criminal records databases and other similar restricted databases relating to law enforcement functions must remain under the supervision of the sheriff or his designee unless law enforcement functions are transferred to a county police department pursuant to a referendum provided for in this section.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-410 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 4-9-410
SECTION 4-9-410. Membership of council; election, term, and compensation of supervisor.
Status: in_force

The council in those counties adopting the council-supervisor form of government provided for in this article shall consist of not less than two nor more than twelve members who are qualified electors of the county. The supervisor shall serve as chairman and vote only to break tie votes. The supervisor shall be a qualified elector of the county, elected at large from the county in the general election for a term of two or four years. The compensation for the supervisor shall be prescribed by the council by ordinance. The council shall not reduce or increase the compensation of the supervisor during the term of office for which he was elected.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-580 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 4-10-580
SECTION 4-10-580. Administration and collection.
Status: in_force

(A) The tax levied pursuant to this article must be administered and collected by the Department of Revenue in the same manner that other sales and use taxes are collected. The department may prescribe amounts that may be added to the sales price because of the tax. (B) The tax authorized by this article is in addition to all other local sales and use taxes and applies to the gross proceeds of sales in the applicable area that is subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 36 of Title 12 and the enforcement provisions of Chapter 54 of Title 12. The gross proceeds of the sale of items subject to a maximum tax in Chapter 36 of Title 12 are exempt from the tax imposed by this article. The tax imposed by this article also applies to tangible personal property subject to the use tax in Article 13, Chapter 36 of Title 12. (C) Taxpayers required to remit taxes under Article 13, Chapter 36 of Title 12 shall identify the county in which the personal property purchased at retail is stored, used, or consumed in this State. (D) Utilities shall report sales in the county in which the consumption of the tangible personal property occurs. (E) A taxpayer subject to the tax imposed by Section 12-36-920, who owns or manages rental units in more than one county shall report separately in his sales tax return the total gross proceeds from business done in each county. (F) The gross proceeds of sales of tangible personal property delivered after the imposition date of the tax levied under this article in a county, either under the terms of a construction contract executed before the imposition date, or a written bid submitted before the imposition date, culminating in a construction contract entered into before or after the imposition date, are exempt from the sales and use tax provided in this article if a verified copy of the contract is filed with the Department of Revenue within six months after the imposition date of the sales and use tax provided for in this article. (G) Notwithstanding the imposition date of the sales and use tax authorized pursuant to this chapter, with respect to services that are billed regularly on a monthly basis, the sales and use tax authorized pursuant to this article is imposed beginning on the first day of the billing period beginning on or after the imposition date.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-31-380 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 4-31-380
SECTION 4-31-380. Conduct of affairs; fiscal year; audit.
Status: in_force

The Commission shall conduct its affairs on the fiscal year basis employed by Berkeley County. As shortly after the close of its fiscal year as may be practicable an audit of its affairs shall be made by a certified public accountant in good standing, to be designated by the Commission. Copies of such audit, incorporated into an annual report of the Commission, shall be filed annually with the legislative delegations from Berkeley and Dorchester Counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-29-40 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-40
SECTION 4-29-40. Security for payment of bonds; pledge of revenues and financing agreement; procedures upon default.
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues from which such bonds shall be payable, may be secured by a security agreement covering all or any part of the project from which the revenues so pledged are derived, or any property given as security by the industry pursuant to the financing agreement, and may be additionally secured by a pledge of the financing agreement with respect to such project. The proceedings under which such bonds are authorized to be issued or any such security agreement may contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the fixing and collection of obligations owning under any financing agreement for any project covered by such proceedings or security agreement, the terms to be incorporated in the financing agreements, the maintenance and insurance of the project, the creation and maintenance of special funds, and the rights and remedies available in the event of default to the bondholders or to the trustee under such security agreement, all as the governing board shall deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that in making any such agreements or provisions a county or incorporated municipality shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the project and the application of the revenues from the financing agreement, and shall not have the power to incur a pecuniary liability or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers. The proceedings authorizing any bonds hereunder and any security agreement securing such bonds may provide that, in the event of default in payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in such proceedings or security agreement, such payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver in equity with power to charge and collect obligations owing under any financing agreement and to apply the revenues from the project in accordance with such proceedings or the provisions of such security agreement. Any such security agreement may provide also that in the event of default in payment or the violation of any agreement contained in the security agreement, it may be foreclosed by proceedings at law or in equity, and may provide that any trustee under the security agreement or the holder of any of the bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale, if he is the highest bidder. No breach of any such agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon a county or incorporated municipality or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing power. The trustee or trustees under any security agreement, or any depository specified by such security agreement, may be such persons or corporations as the governing board shall designate, notwithstanding that they may be nonresident of South Carolina or incorporated under the laws of the United States or the laws of other states of the United States.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-40 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 4-10-40
SECTION 4-10-40. Distribution of revenue allocated to Property Tax Credit Fund.
Status: in_force

(A) The revenue allocated to the Property Tax Credit Fund, as provided in Section 4-10-90, must be distributed to the county and the municipalities in the county area as follows: (1) sixty-seven percent to the county; (2) thirty-three percent to the municipalities in the county area so that each municipality receives an amount equal to what its percentage of population bears to the total population in all the municipalities in the county area. (B)(1) All of the revenue received by a county and municipality from the Property Tax Credit Fund must be used to provide a credit against the property tax liability of taxpayers in the county and municipality in an amount determined by multiplying the appraised value of the taxpayer's taxable property by a fraction in which the numerator is the total estimated revenue received by the county or municipality from the Property Tax Credit Fund during the applicable fiscal year of the political subdivision and the denominator is the total of the appraised value of taxable property in the county or municipality as of January 1 of the applicable taxable year. (2) For purposes of this chapter: (a) property tax liability includes liability to pay fees in lieu of property taxes; (b) taxable property includes exempt property for which the owner must pay fees in lieu of property taxes; and (c) reference to liability for fees in lieu of tax applies to fees arising pursuant to Section 4-1-170 in connection with location in a multi-county industrial or business park as provided in Section 13 of Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Carolina. (C) All interest accruing to the credit funds received by a county or a municipality from the Property Tax Credit Fund must be used to provide an additional credit as provided in this section. (D) If a municipality has adopted or adopts a redevelopment plan for a tax increment financed redevelopment project pursuant to Chapter 6 of Title 31, a deficiency resulting from the application of this section in the tax allocation fund or separate fund established to pay project costs must be funded from the municipality's allocation from the County/Municipal Revenue Fund each year so as to provide full funding for the project. A tax increment financing bond holder, agent, or trustee may enforce this requirement. (E) For motor vehicles subject to the payment of property taxes pursuant to Article 21, Chapter 37 of Title 12, the credit provided under this section applies against the tax liability for motor vehicle tax years beginning after December of the year in which the credit is calculated. Effect of Amendment The 1991 amendment, by Act No. 109, in subsection (B), changed "tax year" to "fiscal year of the political subdivision." The 1991 amendment by Act No. 168, added subsection (E) relating to motor vehicle tax credit. The 1998 amendment, in subsection (B), designated the existing text as paragraph (1) and added paragraph (2).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-29-130 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 29 / Section 4-29-130
SECTION 4-29-130. Bonds, income from bonds, security agreements, financing agreements, and projects exempt from certain taxes.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this chapter and the income therefrom, all security agreements executed as security therefor, all financing agreements made pursuant to the provisions hereof, and all projects so long as county or municipalities owned and the revenue derived from any financing agreement shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of South Carolina except for inheritance, estate or transfer taxes; and all security agreements and financing agreements made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from South Carolina stamp and transfer taxes.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-1-172 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4-1-172
SECTION 4-1-172. Multicounty parks to consist of contiguous counties.
Status: in_force

All multicounty parks must consist of contiguous counties.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-890 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 9 / Section 4-23-890
SECTION 4-23-890. Traffic control at fire scene.
Status: in_force

All members of the truck company of fire districts, employees or volunteers may direct and control traffic at the scene of any fire in the area of the county and enforce the laws of this State relating to the following of fire apparatus, the crossing of fire hose, and interfering with firemen in the discharge of their duties in connection with a fire in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of such laws by law enforcement officers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1040 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1040
SECTION 4-23-1040. Other millage levy or uniform service fee for the provision of fire services.
Status: in_force

Upon the establishment of the district, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no other millage levy or uniform service fee may be imposed in the district by any other political subdivision or entity for the provision of fire services. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018). Editor's Note 2015 Act No. 89, SECTION 6, provides as follows: "SECTION 6. The provisions of this act shall expire five years from its effective date." Effect of Amendment 2015 Act No. 89, SECTION 5, added the second sentence.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-40 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 4-23-40
SECTION 4-23-40. Tax to be levied and collected; moneys credited to Fire District.
Status: in_force

The auditors and treasurers of Georgetown and Horry Counties are hereby directed to levy and collect a tax of not more than five mills, to be determined by the Board of Fire Control, upon all the taxable property of the District for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred by the Board. All moneys collected from this levy shall be credited to the Fire District.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-820 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 9 / Section 4-23-820
SECTION 4-23-820. South Lynches Fire District Commission; members.
Status: in_force

(A) The district must be governed by a commission to be known as the South Lynches Fire District Commission (commission). The commission shall consist of five resident electors of the district who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district. (B) The initial five commissioners shall be appointed by the Senators and members of the House of Representatives who represent any portion of the district. They shall be appointed upon a date not later than ninety days after the effective date of this article, their terms expire December 31, 1984. Thereafter, all commissioners shall be elected as provided by this article. (C) The election shall be conducted by the Florence and Williamsburg County Election Commissions at the time of the general election. The commissions shall give notice by publication sixty days prior to the election and a second notice two weeks after the first notice, in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. The election commissions in both counties shall certify the candidates receiving the highest number of votes as the election commissioners of the district as provided by this section. In order to stagger the terms, beginning with the election in 1984, the terms of the three commissioners who receive the highest number of votes shall begin January 1, 1984, and expire December 31, 1988, and the two commissioners receiving the lowest number of votes shall receive two-year terms to begin January 1, 1984, and expire December 31, 1986. At the expiration of these terms, all commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years. (D) Any vacancy occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise must be filled by the Senators and members of the House of Representatives representing any portion of the district for the remainder of the unexpired term. Upon any commissioner moving out of the area of the district, his position shall become vacant. (E) Any resident qualified elector of the district may be a candidate for the position of commissioner by filing with the election commission of the county in which he resides at least thirty days prior to the election.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-940 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 9 / Section 4-10-940
SECTION 4-10-940. Allowable fee; administration and collection.
Status: in_force

(A) The fee allowed by this article is an amount not to exceed one percent of the gross proceeds of sales or sales price of all amounts subject to the sales and use tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 36, Title 12. (B) The fee imposed pursuant to this article must be administered and collected by the Department of Revenue in the same manner that sales and use taxes are collected. The department may prescribe amounts that may be added to the sales price because of the fee. (C) The fee authorized by this article is in addition to all other local sales and use taxes and applies to the gross proceeds of sales in the applicable area that is subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 36, Title 12 and the enforcement provisions of Chapter 54, Title 12. The gross proceeds of the sale of items subject to a maximum tax in Chapter 36, Title 12 and the gross proceeds of sales of unprepared food that lawfully may be purchased with United States Department of Agriculture food coupons are exempt from the fee imposed by this article. The fee imposed by this article also applies to tangible personal property subject to the use tax in Article 13, Chapter 36, Title 12. (D) The provisions of subsections (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of Section 4-10-350 apply for fee payors and the fee allowed to be imposed pursuant to this article, including further identification of point of sale jurisdictions, mutatis mutandis. (E) The revenues of the fee imposed pursuant to this article must be remitted to the Department of Revenue and placed on deposit with the State Treasurer and credited to a fund separate and distinct from the general fund of the State. After deducting the amount of any refunds made and costs to the Department of Revenue of administering the tax, not to exceed one percent of the revenues, the State Treasurer shall distribute the revenues and interest quarterly based on point of collection to the treasurer of the municipality in which the fee is imposed and the revenues must be used only for the purposes provided in Section 4-10-970. The State Treasurer may correct misallocations by adjusting subsequent distributions, but these adjustments must be made in the same fiscal year as the misallocations. However, allocations made as a result of municipal code errors must be corrected prospectively.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-31-340 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 31 / Article 3 / Section 4-31-340
SECTION 4-31-340. Terms of office; vacancies.
Status: in_force

The term of office of the members of the Commission shall be for two years or until their successors are appointed and qualify. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the Commission, a successor for the unexpired portion of the term shall be appointed in the same manner as provided for the original appointments.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1010 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1010
SECTION 4-23-1010. West Florence Fire District Commission.
Status: in_force

(A) The district must be governed by a commission to be known as the West Florence Fire District Commission (commission). The commission shall consist of five resident electors of the district who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the district. (B) The five commissioners shall be elected in a nonpartisan special election to be conducted on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in September 2014, and thereafter in nonpartisan elections to be conducted at the same time as the general election every two or four years thereafter beginning in 2016, in a manner required by this article and other applicable provisions of law. (C) The election shall be conducted by the Florence and Darlington County Election Commissions. The commissions shall give notice by publication sixty days prior to the election and a second notice two weeks after the first notice, in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district. Filing for election to the commission opens on July 1, 2014 at noon to run for a period of fifteen days until noon on July 15, 2014. The election commissions in both counties shall certify the candidates receiving the highest number of votes as the election commissioners of the district as provided by this section. In order to stagger the terms, the terms of the three commissioners who receive the highest number of votes in 2014, shall serve initial terms of four years each and the two commissioners receiving the next highest number of votes in 2014, shall serve initial terms of two years each. At the expiration of these initial terms which shall expire at the time the commissioners elected in either 2016 or 2018 qualify and take office, all commissioners shall be elected for terms of four years. The results of the elections shall be determined in accordance with the nonpartisan plurality method provided in Section 5-15-61. (D) Any vacancy occurring by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise must be filled by the Senators and members of the House of Representatives representing any portion of the district for the remainder of the unexpired term or until the next scheduled election if the remainder of the unexpired term runs past this date. Commissioners shall take office on the Monday following their election. Upon any commissioner moving out of the area of the district, his position shall become vacant. (E) Any resident qualified elector of the district may be a candidate for the position of commissioner by filing with the election commission of the county in which he resides at least thirty days prior to the election. (F) After taking office in 2014, the commissioners shall meet within ten days of their election to organize, select officers and determine the tax millage levy for 2014. The commission shall elect from among its membership a chairman, vice chairman and such other officers as they consider necessary. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-1020 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 10 / Section 4-23-1020
SECTION 4-23-1020. Exemption of property and income of district from taxation.
Status: in_force

The property of and income of the district is exempt from all taxes levied by the State, county, or any municipality, division, subdivision, or agency thereof direct or indirect. Validity For validity of this section, see County of Florence v. West Florence Fire District, 422 S.C. 316, 811 S.E.2d 770 (2018).
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-25-70 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 4-25-70
SECTION 4-25-70. Violations.
Status: in_force

Any person wilfully failing or refusing to comply with any applicable rule or regulation provided and prescribed under this article, after written notice of such rule or regulation and demand for compliance therewith, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment of not more than thirty days. Each day, after conviction of any such failure or refusal to comply, that such failure or refusal shall continue shall constitute a separate offense and be subject to like conviction and punishment.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-390 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-390
SECTION 4-3-390. Marlboro County.
Status: in_force

Marlboro County is bounded as follows: on the west by the Great Pee Dee River, which separates it from the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington and Florence; and on the southeast by Dillon County, from which it is divided by a line drawn from a dead pine on the North Carolina line S. 22.5° W. 24.75 miles until it intersects the Great Pee Dee River.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-8-140 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 4-8-140
SECTION 4-8-140. Consolidated government, obligations and privileges; ownership of assets and property; inapplicability to municipality or special purpose district that does not approve charter.
Status: in_force

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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-19-110 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 19 / Section 4-19-110
SECTION 4-19-110. Execution of bonds.
Status: in_force

The bonds and the coupons to be attached to the bonds must be in such form and denomination and be executed in such manner as the governing body shall prescribe.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-3-10 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4-3-10
SECTION 4-3-10. Abbeville County.
Status: in_force

Abbeville County is bounded as follows: on the southwest by the Savannah River, by which it is separated from Georgia; on the northwest by Anderson County, from which it is separated by a line (the old Indian boundary) drawn from a marked black gum, on the east bank of the Savannah River, at the foot of Grape Shoals, N. 50° E. to a willow oak, marked "A. & P.," on the south side of Saluda River; on the northeast by Laurens County, from which it is separated by the Saluda River, and by Greenwood County; and on the southeast by McCormick County.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-140 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 4-9-140
SECTION 4-9-140. Designation of fiscal and budget years; annual reports; adoption of budgets; levying and collection of taxes; supplemental appropriations; obtaining reports, estimates, and statistics.
Status: in_force

The fiscal year of the county government shall begin on the first day of July of each year and shall end on the thirtieth day of June next following, and the fiscal year shall constitute the budget year of the county government. All county offices, departments, boards, commissions or institutions receiving county funds shall make a full, detailed annual fiscal report to the county council at the end of the fiscal year. County council shall adopt annually and prior to the beginning of the fiscal year operating and capital budgets for the operation of county government and shall in such budgets identify the sources of anticipated revenue including taxes necessary to meet the financial requirements of the budgets adopted. Council shall further provide for the levy and collection of taxes necessary to meet all budget requirements except as provided for by other revenue sources. Council may make supplemental appropriations which shall specify the source of funds for such appropriations. The procedure for approval of supplemental appropriations shall be the same as that prescribed for enactment of ordinances. For the purposes of this section a supplemental appropriation shall be defined as an appropriation of additional funds which have come available during the fiscal year and which have not been previously obligated by the current operating or capital budget. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the transfer of funds appropriated in the annual budget for purposes other than as specified in such annual budget when such transfers are approved by the council. In the preparation of annual budgets or supplemental appropriations, council may require such reports, estimates and statistics from any county agency or department as may be necessary to perform its duties as the responsible fiscal body of the county.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-410 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4-10-410
SECTION 4-10-410. Citation of act.
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the "Education Capital Improvements Sales and Use Tax Act".
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-60 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 4-23-60
SECTION 4-23-60. Control of traffic at fires; enforcement of laws.
Status: in_force

All members of the truck company of the District may direct and control traffic at the scene of any fire in the area and enforce the laws of this State relating to the following of fire apparatus, the crossing of fire hose and interfering with firemen in the discharge of their duties in connection with a fire in like manner as provided for the enforcement of such laws by peace officers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-810 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 4-10-810
SECTION 4-10-810. Revenues as one of local revenues used in computation of Education Improvement Act maintenance of local effort.
Status: in_force

Where applicable, the actual revenues of the sales and use tax collected pursuant to this article that are used to provide a credit against the property tax liability for school operations must be considered, pursuant to the requirements of Section 59-21-1030, one of the local revenues used in computation of the required Education Improvement Act maintenance of local effort.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-23-830 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 23 / Article 9 / Section 4-23-830
SECTION 4-23-830. Powers and duties of commission.
Status: in_force

There is committed to the district the functions of constructing, operating, maintaining, improving, and extending a fire protection and fire control district. To that end the commission is empowered as follows: 1. Have perpetual succession. 2. Sue and be sued. 3. Adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal. 4. Make bylaws for the management and regulations of its affairs. 5. Acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, and to acquire easements or other property rights necessary for the operation of its stated functions. 6. Enter into contracts for the purchase of water and for maintenance of water pipes, hydrants, valves, and all equipment necessary to provide water for protection against and control of fire. 7. Appoint officers, agents, employees and servants, prescribe the duties of such, fix their compensation, and determine if and to what extent they must be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties. 8. Make contracts for construction, engineering, and other services. 9. To purchase such fire fighting equipment as the commission deems necessary for controlling fires and furnishing fire protection in the district. 10. To select the sites or places within the area where the fire fighting equipment must be kept. 11. To provide personnel, voluntary or otherwise, necessary to man such equipment. 12. To provide and supervise the training of any volunteers used in manning such equipment with the end that the equipment must be fully utilized for the protection and control of fire within the district. 13. To be responsible for the upkeep, maintenance, and repairs of the trucks and other fire fighting equipment and to make regular inspection of all equipment and operations. 14. To promulgate such regulations as it may deem necessary and proper to insure that the equipment is utilized for the best advantage of the area. 15. To construct, if necessary, buildings to house the equipment provided for herein. 16. To borrow in anticipation of taxes on such terms and for such a period as the governing body of Florence and Williamsburg Counties may deem most beneficial. The indebtedness must be evidenced by a note or notes issued by the members of the commission and the county treasurers of Florence and Williamsburg Counties. The full faith, credit, and taxing power of the commission is hereby irrevocably pledged for the payment of the indebtedness; provided, that in no event shall the credit of Florence and Williamsburg Counties be obligated for any indebtedness of the commission. 17. Do all other acts necessary or convenient to carry out any function or power granted to the district. 18. The commission is vested with the power to raise funds for discharging the duties vested in it by levying a tax therefor. The commission shall notify the auditors and treasurers of Florence and Williamsburg Counties of any desired tax not to exceed twenty mills, which tax shall be uniform throughout the district, and they shall assess and collect the tax as requested and the treasurers shall hold the funds and disburse them as directed by the commission. The commission is authorized a tax in excess of twenty mills upon a favorable vote of the registered electors of the district. All such taxes shall constitute a lien upon the property against which the same are levied, on a parity with the lien of county taxes, and the provisions of law relating to penalties for the nonpayment or tardy payment of county taxes, and the provisions relating to sale of property for delinquent county taxes shall apply to taxes levied pursuant to this article.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-660 — SC Code / Title 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 4-9-660
SECTION 4-9-660. Authority of council and its members over county officers and employees.
Status: in_force

Except for the purposes of inquiries and investigations, the council shall deal with county officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the county administrator solely through the administrator, and neither the council nor its members shall give orders or instructions to any such officers or employees.