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SC Code § 4-3-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-410. Newberry County.

 Newberry County is bounded as follows: on the northwest by Laurens County from which it is separated by line beginning at Island Ford on Saluda River and running thence along the old road to O'Dell's Ford on Enoree River; on the north by a line commencing at O'Dell's Ford on Enoree River and running thence down Enoree River to Anderson's Ford; thence along the road to Hill's Ferry on Tyger River; thence down the same to the mouth; thence down Broad River to a point on the Fairfield-Lexington County line about one fourth of a mile below Peak, and running thence S. 40° W. to a point on the west bank of Broad River; thence S. 40° W. 1956 feet to an oak; thence S. 46° 40' W. 2410 feet to a stone in the public road; thence S. 41° W. 1143 feet to a stake; thence S. 32° 30' W. 95.68 feet to a stake on a branch; thence down the run of the branch to a stake; thence S. 55° W. 575 feet to a stake; thence N. 86° 30' W. 3782 feet to a pine; thence S. 26° 30' W. 3650 feet to a stake; thence S. 50° 30' W. 4940 feet to a point on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad; thence S. 73° 30' W. 2613 feet to a maple in a branch; thence S. 68° 30' W. 2180 feet to a stake near a negro church; thence N. 77° 30' W. 5577 feet to a stake, just west of the public road near Little Mountain; thence S. 28° W. 2850 feet to Camping Creek near the mouth of Stevens' Creek; thence up the run of Camping Creek to the old Newberry-Lexington County line; thence with the old Lexington-Newberry County line to the Saluda River; and on the southwest by the Saluda River, which separates it from Saluda and Greenwood Counties. To the above-described area of Newberry County is to be added all that territory transferred from Lexington County by act approved May 12 1953, to wit: all of that certain territory or portion of Lexington County embraced within the following lines and boundaries, to wit: beginning at a point of the intersection of Lexington County-Saluda County-Newberry County lines at Saluda River; thence N. 22° 30' E. 17710 feet to Camping Creek; thence in a general southeastern direction along Camping Creek to confluence of Saluda River; thence in a northwesterly direction along Saluda River to point of beginning, being more particularly lined and described on a plat of said territory by the Columbia Engineering Company, completed November 1 1952, said plat being filed in the office of the Secretary of State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-86; 1952 Code Section 14-86; 1942 Code Section 3011; 1932 Code Section 3011; Civ. C. '22 Section 703; Civ. C. '12 Section 620; Civ. C. '02 Section 559; G. S. 428; R. S. 487; (4) 661; (7) 199, 248, 262, 284; 1901 (23) 662; 1920 (31) 976; 1953 (48) 416.
SC Code § 4-3-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-420. Oconee County.

 Oconee County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the east by Pickens County from which it is separated by a line beginning in the middle of Seneca River, where Ravenel's Bridge is located over said river (Survey Station No. 1, being the center-width and length of said bridge) thence S. 78° 10' E. 17.60 chains to corner, S. 37.5° E. 6.48 chains to corner, S. 64° 20' E. 4.92 chains to corner, N. 75° E. 8.06 chains to corner, S. 87° 35' E. 23.78 chains then the following courses and distances: S. 83° E. 9.16 chains, S. 72° 10' E. 6.00 chains, S. 54.75° E. 6.08 chains, S. 38.75° E. 1.43 chains, S. 31° E. 10.53 chains, to stone on east side of road near Agricultural Hall, thence S. 72° 50' E. 5.10 chains to corner, N. 85° 25' E. 20.17 chains to corner, N. 89° E. 15.13 chains to corner, N. 84° E. 9.13 chains, S. 76° E. 14.40 chains, S. 61° E. 4.86 chains, S. 33.5° E. 11.86 chains, S. 50° 20' E. 34.96 chains, S. 56.5° E. 21.15 chains, S. 62.25° E. 8.86 chains, S. 43.5° E. 11.44 chains, S. 37° E. 18.45 chains, S. 64.25° E. 19.40 chains, to corner in center of top-soil highway on the Anderson County line. Said corner being N. 65.5° W. 4.81 chains from the northwest corner of cement bridge over Eighteen Mile Creek. It is the intent of this section to establish the new top-soil highway as the boundary of Pickens and Oconee Counties. It is bounded on the south by Anderson County, from which it is separated by a line, commencing at the mouth of Cane Creek on Tugaloo River and running thence along the line which originally separated Anderson and Pickens districts to its point of intersection with the public road leading from Ravenel's Bridge to Pendleton Village; on the west and northwest by the state of Georgia, from which it is separated by the Tugaloo and Chatooga Rivers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-87; 1952 Code Section 14-87; 1942 Code Section 3012; 1932 Code Section 3012; Civ. C. '22 Section 704; Civ. C. '12 Section 621; Civ. C. '02 Section 560; G. S. 429; R. S. 448; (1) 196; (6) 39, 289, 341; 1875 (15) 1014; 1917 (30) 164; 1923 (33) 237; Const. Art. 2 Section 3.
SC Code § 4-3-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-440. Pickens County.

 Pickens County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the east by Greenville County from which it is separated by the Saluda River; on the south by Anderson County from which it is separated by a line beginning at the mouth of Cane Creek on the Tugaloo River and then running to a point where Eighteen Mile Creek is crossed by the road leading from Pendleton to Hagood's Store, and thence to the mouth of George's Creek, on the Saluda River; on the west by Oconee County by a line more particularly described in Section 4-3-420 setting forth the boundary line between Oconee and Pickens Counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-89; 1952 Code Section 14-89; 1942 Code Section 3014; 1932 Code Section 3014; Civ. C. '22 Section 706; Civ. C. '12 Section 623; Civ. C. '02 Section 562; G. S. 438; R. S. 497; 1868 (14) 134, 284; 1875 (15) 1014; 1917 (30) 164; 1923 (33) 237.
SC Code § 4-3-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-450. Pickens County; annexation of portion of Stone Church area in Oconee County to Pickens County.

 That portion of Stone Church area in Oconee County which was the subject of an election held November 8 1966, by the commissioners of election of Oconee County, the results of which election were favorable to the annexation, and the General Assembly having found that all provisions of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, governing the alteration of county lines having been satisfactorily complied with, is hereby transferred to Pickens County and annexed to that county. The proper proportion of the existing county indebtedness of the area so transferred shall be assumed by the county to which the area is transferred.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-89.1; 1967 (55) 46.
SC Code § 4-3-470 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-470. Saluda County.

 Saluda County is bounded by a line beginning at the center of Big Saluda River at a point opposite the corner of Edgefield and Lexington Counties; thence the old Edgefield and Lexington line to the corner of Lexington and Aiken Counties; thence the old Edgefield and Aiken line to a point three miles north of where the public road crosses said line near Lybrand's old mill; thence a straight line to ten-mile post on public highway leading from Edgefield to Columbia, near the present or former residence of J. W. L. Bartley; thence a straight line to the junction of the public road leading from Pleasant Cross with the Long Cane road near the present or former residence of William Lott; thence by the Long Cane road to Matt Mathis' crossroads; thence a straight line to Owdom's Postoffice; thence a straight line to Little Red Hill schoolhouse near Dr. Landrum's old place; thence a straight line to a point on the northwestern line of Pine Grove township, one mile north of Double Bridges; thence along the northwestern boundary of Pine Grove township to the point on the old Charleston and Cambridge road, where it crosses Halfway Swamp Creek; thence down the middle of Halfway Swamp Creek to a point in the middle of Saluda River opposite the mouth of said creek; thence down the middle of Big Saluda River to the initial point.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-91; 1952 Code Section 14-91; 1942 Code Section 3016; 1932 Code Section 3016; Civ. C. '22 Section 708; Civ. C. '12 Section 625; Civ. C. '02 Section 564; 1896 (22) 249.
SC Code § 4-3-480 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-480. Spartanburg County.

 Spartanburg County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the west by Greenville County from which it is divided by a line commencing on the North Carolina line at a stone marked "S.C. 1815" on one side and "N.C. Sept.15" on the other side at N 1,225,788.54 and E 1,636,650.35 [North American Datum 1983-86 (NAD 83-86)]; thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,193,615.00 and E 1,635,730.00 (NAD 83-86); thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,155,409.00 and E 1,634,410.00 (NAD 83-86); thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,133,159.00 and E 1,633,701.00 (NAD 83-86) at the north end of North Line Street at its approximate intersection with Arlington Avenue in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southward approximately along the centerline of North Line Street to a point N 1,131,240.00 and E 1,633,595.00 (NAD 83-86) where North Line Street becomes South Line Street in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southward approximately along the centerline of South Line Street to a point at N 1,128,573.00 and E 1,633,500.00 (NAD 83-86) where the centerline of South Line Street is approximately tangent to the centerline of New Woodruff Road in the City of Greer; thence following a straight line southsouthwestward to a point at N 1,102,217.00 and E 1,632,108.00 (NAD 83-86) which is a point where the old bridge crossed the Enoree River; thence down the Enoree River to a point about one and three-fourths miles below Anderson's Bridge (the corner of Greenville and Laurens Counties); on the southwest by the Enoree River, down to a dead Spanish oak below Head's Ford, and a little above the mouth of a small creek which divides it from Laurens County; on the southeast by Union County, from which it is divided by the following lines: beginning at the dead Spanish oak on the north side of the Enoree River, and running N. 12° E.3 miles and 26 chains; thence N. 17° E.2 miles and 28 chains; thence N. 6.5° E.11 miles and 15 chains, crossing Tyger River to Fair Forest Creek; thence N. 33° 45' E.6 miles and 37 chains to Pacolet River, a little below Gist's Mill; thence along the western boundary of Cherokee County to the North Carolina state line.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-92; 1952 Code Section 14-92; 1942 Code Section 3017; 1932 Code Section 3017; Civ. C. '22 Section 709; Civ. C. '12 Section 626; Civ. C. '02 Section 565; G. S. 433; R. S. 492; (4) 661; (7) 284; 1897 (22) 589; 1993 Act No. 7, Section 3, eff February 18, 1993; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 142B, eff June 29, 1994.  Effect of Amendment  The 1993 amendment redefined the boundary of Spartanburg County.  The 1994 amendment substituted "Line Street" for "Main Street" in five instances, to correct the boundary description.
SC Code § 4-3-500 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-500. Union County.

 Union County is bounded as follows: on the north by the Pacolet River which separates it from Cherokee County; on the east by Broad River which separates it from York, Chester and Fairfield Counties; on the northwest by Spartanburg County from which it is divided by a line, beginning at the corner of Cherokee and Union Counties with Spartanburg County on the Pacolet River, and running thence S. 33.75° W. to the intersection of Fair Forest Creek; thence S. 6.5° W. across the Tyger River to Hackett's Creek; thence S. 17° W. 2 miles and 28 chains to the Cross Keys road; thence S. 12° W. to a dead Spanish oak on the north bank of the Enoree River, a little above Nusgrove's Ford, opposite Gordon's Mill; on the southwest by Laurens and Newberry Counties, from which it is divided by the Enoree River, down to Avery's Ford; thence by the road to Crenshaw's Ford, on the Tyger River; thence down said river to its junction with the Broad River, which forms its southeast boundary.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-94; 1952 Code Section 14-94; 1942 Code Section 3019; 1932 Code Section 3019; Civ. C. '22 Section 711; Civ. C. '12 Section 628; Civ. C. '02 Section 567; G. S. 435; R. S. 404; (4) 662; (7) 284; 1897 (22) 588.
SC Code § 4-3-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-520. Williamsburg County.

 Williamsburg County is bounded as follows: on the southwest by Berkeley County from which it is separated by the Santee River; on the north and northwest by Clarendon and Florence Counties; on the east and southeast by Marion County from which it is separated by the Great Pee Dee River and by Georgetown County from which it is separated by a line commencing on the Great Pee Dee River, the dividing line between Williamsburg, Marion and Georgetown Counties, and running to the road leading from Britton's and Bradley's Ferry, on said Great Pee Dee River, to Leneud's Ferry, on Santee River, the said road being the boundary line on the southeast separating it from Georgetown County, less the following territory transferred to Florence County by act of the General Assembly, approved March 4 1921, to wit: beginning at a point in the road leading to Lee's Cross Road, where same crosses Lynche's Lake and running S. 12° 30' W. 1943 feet, thence S. 8° 10' W. 526 feet, thence S. 14° 30' E. 1119 feet, thence S. 25° 20' E. 730 feet, thence S. 72° 20' E. 43610 feet to a stake at the road leading from Indiantown to Kingstree, thence N. 26° E. 316 feet, thence along the Kingstree road N. 71° 35' E. 10094 feet, thence 504 feet along said road to the intersection of Owens Swamp, thence 527 feet along said road, thence 806 feet along said road, thence N. E. 711 feet, thence N. E. 559 feet, thence E. 506 feet, thence S. E. 1225 feet to a point in the center of said road, thence N. E. 3380 feet along center of said road, thence 2315 feet to where it intersects Flannigan's Creek, thence along Muddy Creek to the intersection of Clark's Creek, thence along Clark's Creek to the intersection of Pee Dee River, thence along Pee Dee River to the mouth of Lynche's River, thence along Lynche's River to the mouth of Lynche's Lake, thence along Lynche's Lake to the beginning point, containing 45.3 square miles according to map made by J. W. Coggshall and T. E. Wilson, civil engineers, April 18 1920, and filed in the Governor's office and in the office of the clerk of court of Florence County. For a more accurate description reference to said plat is hereby made.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-95; 1952 Code Section 14-95; 1942 Code Section 3020; 1932 Code Section 3020; Civ. C. '22 Section 712; Civ. C. '12 Section 629; Civ. C. '02 Section 568; (4) 663; (5) 407; (7) 199, 261; 1888 (20) 168; 1889 (20) 507, 517; 1912 (27) 817; 1914 (28) 612; 1921 (32) 212.
SC Code § 4-3-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties|Section 4-3-530. York County.

 York County is bounded as follows: on the north by the North Carolina line; on the west by the eastern line of Cherokee County, mentioned in 4-3-110; on the south by Chester County from which it is divided by a line beginning at a hickory tree, on the southwest side of the Catawba River, and about 10 chains above the mouth of Ferrill's Creek, and running nearly S. 88° W., by an old line called and known by the name of the line of the new acquisition, to an ash and black gum on the bank of Broad River, on land now or formerly owned by Robert Elliott; on the east by the county of Lancaster and the North Carolina line; less the following territory transferred to Cherokee County by act of the General Assembly, approved February 11 1921, to wit: beginning at a stake in a road in the State line on top of a mountain at Burned Grocery and running thence S. 43 1/2 ° W. 224.00 chains to a large pine at the northeast end of Brown's Mountain; thence with the Cherokee County line N. 2 1/2 ° W. 152.00 chains to now or formerly B. O., E. A. Patterson's corner in the State line; thence S. 86° E. 165.00 chains with the State line to the beginning corner containing two square miles. The metes and bounds and location and lines are more accurately set forth on a plat bearing the name of A. P. Falls, surveyor, filed in the office of the Governor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-96; 1952 Code Section 14-96; 1942 Code Section 3021; 1932 Code Section 3021; Civ. C. '22 Section 713; Civ. C. '12 Section 630; Civ. C. '02 Section 569; G. S. 437; R. S. 496; (1) 132; (4) 662; (5) 318; (7) 284; 1873 (15) 425; 1921 (32) 23.
SC Code § 4-5-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-120. Procedure for annexing part of a county.

 Whenever the governing body of a county by resolution requests that a part of such county be merged with one or more adjoining counties or whenever ten percent of the registered voters in an area of one county petition in writing that such area be transferred to another county, the county governing body or the petitioners, as the case may be, shall deposit with the clerk of court of such county an amount of money sufficient to cover the expenses of surveys and plats and of the annexation commission and the election to be held to determine whether the proposed annexation shall be effected and shall file such resolution or petition in the office of the clerk of court of such county and transmit the petition or resolution to the Governor.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 1.
SC Code § 4-5-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-130. Appointment of commission for annexation.

 When a request of a county governing body or a petition as prescribed in Section 4-5-120 has been presented to the Governor for changing the boundary line or lines between two counties, whereby a portion of the territory of one county would be annexed to another, the Governor shall within thirty days appoint a commission of four persons, two from the territory proposed to be annexed and two from the other territory of the county or counties from which such territory has theretofore been a part. Two of the persons, if such are to be found, shall be opponents and two advocates of the proposed change of line.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 2.
SC Code § 4-5-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-140. Employment of surveyors to survey line; marking line on land.

 The commission may contract for the survey and location of the proposed change of line and for such purpose may employ three competent disinterested surveyors, who are nonresidents of the counties affected, two to be selected by the commission and the third by the two selected by the commission. Such surveyors shall clearly mark the proposed change of line upon the land with due regard to all legal provisions and limitations and certify plats showing such line.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 3.
SC Code § 4-5-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-150. Filing of plats; deposit of money to cover expenses.

 Certified plats of such line shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the respective clerks of court of each county affected thereby and a deposit of an amount of money sufficient to cover expenses of survey and plats and other necessary expenses including advertising shall be made with the treasurer of the county whose territory is proposed to be reduced by those requesting or petitioning for the change of line.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 4.
SC Code § 4-5-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-160. Commission to report all relevant facts.

 The commission shall carefully investigate all facts relating to the area, population and assessed property values of the territory proposed to be severed and that remaining, the proximity of the line to any courthouse and the proper amount of indebtedness of the county losing area to be assessed to the county gaining such area and shall report in writing to the Governor upon all such relevant matters as the Governor may direct for his information. The commission shall also report to the Governor an itemized statement of the expense of the survey and plats.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 5.
SC Code § 4-5-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-170. Governor to order election; voting place; eligible electors.

 (A) Upon satisfactory compliance with Sections 4-5-120 to 4-5-160, the Governor shall order an election to be held in an area sought to be transferred and an election to be held in the county to which the area is proposed to be transferred. If there is no established voting place in the area proposed to be transferred, the Governor in his order of election shall designate the place or places at which the voters in the area shall vote. All qualified electors of the area proposed to be annexed and the county to which the area is proposed to be annexed are eligible to vote in the elections.  (B) Where the area proposed to be annexed is less than fifty acres in size and is titled in the name of ten or fewer freeholders as defined in Section 5-3-240 and upon satisfactory compliance with Sections 4-5-120 through 4-5-160, the Governor shall order the county board of elections in the county in which the area proposed to be annexed is located to canvass the qualified electors residing in the area as to whether the area proposed to be annexed should be transferred to the annexing county. Notice of the canvassing must be given to the qualified electors residing in the area proposed to be annexed by certified mail. The canvassing of the qualified electors must be in the form of a census taken by the county board of elections on the third Tuesday after the notice is given or attempted. If the county commission of elections certifies that two-thirds of the qualified electors in the area proposed to be annexed favor annexation, the governing body of the county to which the area is proposed to be transferred, upon the concurring vote of the governing body of the county from which the area is proposed to be transferred, may vote to require the General Assembly to ratify the transfer of property under Section 4-5-220.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 6; 1988 Act No. 520, eff May 18, 1988.  Effect of Amendment  The 1988 amendment made grammatical changes, redesignated the first paragraph as subsection (A), and added subsection (B) relating to canvassing.
SC Code § 4-5-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 4 - Counties|Chapter 5 - Change Of Boundaries|Section 4-5-180. Conduct of elections.

 Except as provided in Section 4-5-170(B), the elections called for must be conducted at the time specified in the Governor's order by the respective election commissions of the two counties in accordance with the applicable constitutional and statutory provisions relating to elections.  HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 697 Section 7; 1988 Act No. 520, eff May 18, 1988.  Effect of Amendment  The 1988 amendment added a reference to Section 4-5-170(B).