The certificate of incorporation must be issued to the commissioners who immediately shall provide for the election of municipal officers pursuant to Chapter 15 and in accordance with the certificate as to form of government. Until the municipal officers are elected and qualify, the certificate of incorporation does not become effective and the powers of the municipality must be exercised only by the municipal council when the municipal council is created by election.
S.C. Code Ann. § 5-1-90
Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers
1962 Code SECTION 47-8; 1975 (59) 692; 2005 Act No. 77, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2005.
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