Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case County of Lexington v. City of Columbia (1991)
Most recently applied in Georgetown Cnty. v. Davis & Floyd, Inc. (February 2019)
1962 Code SECTION 14-1; 1952 Code SECTION 14-1; 1942 Code SECTION 2975; 1932 Code SECTION 2975; Civ
The State of South Carolina is divided into forty-six counties. Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:
(1) To sue and be sued;
(2) To purchase and hold, for the use of the county, lands and personalty within the limits thereof;
(3) To make all contracts; and
(4) To do all acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county necessary thereto.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.