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South Carolina Constitution, Article VII

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Article VII, Counties and County Governments

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All articles226 Art. I25 Art. II12 Art. III37 Art. IV21 Art. V27 Art. VI9 Art. VII15 Art. VIII18 Art. VIII-A1 Art. IX2 Art. X15 Art. XI4 Art. XII9 Art. XIII5 Art. XIV5 Art. XV3 Art. XVI3 Art. XVII15

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S.C. Const. art. VII, § 1 Formation of new counties; county seats and names
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The General Assembly may establish new Counties in the following manner: Whenever one-third of the qualified electors within the area of each section of an old County proposed to be cut off to form a new County shall petition the Governor for the creation of a new County, setting…
S.C. Const. art. VII, § 2 Section of old county to be cut off
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If two-thirds of the qualified electors voting at such election shall vote "Yes" upon such questions, then the General Assembly at the next session shall establish such new County: Provided, No section of the County proposed to be dismembered shall be thus cut off without consent…
S.C. Const. art. VII, § 3 Inhabitants; taxable property; area of new county
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No new County hereafter formed shall contain less than one one-hundred and twenty-fourth part of the whole number of inhabitants of the State, nor shall it have less assessed taxable property than one and one half million of dollars as shown by the last tax returns, nor shall it …
S.C. Const. art. VII, § 4 Area, taxable property, and inhabitants of old county

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No old County shall be reduced to less area than five hundred square miles, to less assessed taxable property than two million dollars, nor to a smaller population than fifteen thousand inhabitants.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 5 Eight-mile limit

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In the formation of new Counties no old County shall be cut within eight miles of its courthouse building.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 6 Indebtedness

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All new Counties hereafter formed shall bear a just apportionment of the valid indebtedness of the old County or Counties from which they have been formed.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 7 Alteration of county lines

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The General Assembly shall have the power to alter County lines at any time: Provided, That before any existing County line is altered the question shall be first submitted to the qualified electors of the territory proposed to be taken from one County and given to another, and s…

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 8 Removal of county seat

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No County Seat shall be removed except by a vote of two-thirds of the qualified electors of said County voting in an election held for that purpose, but such election shall not be held in any County oftener than once in five years.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 9 Election district; body corporate

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Each County shall constitute one election district, and shall be a body politic and corporate.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 10 Consolidation of two or more counties

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The General Assembly may provide for the consolidation of two or more existing Counties if a majority of the qualified electors of such Counties voting at an election held for that purpose shall vote separately therefor, but such election shall not be held oftener than once in fo…

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 11 Townships; body corporate; township and county government

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Each of the several townships of this State, with names and boundaries as now established by law, shall constitute a body politic and corporate, but this shall not prevent the General Assembly from organizing other townships or changing the boundaries of those already established…

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 12 Boundaries of counties; boundaries of Saluda and Edgefield

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Until changed by the General Assembly, as allowed by this Constitution, the boundaries of the several counties shall remain as now established, except that the boundaries of the County of Edgefield shall undergo such changes as are made necessary by the formation of a new County …

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 13 Judicial and Congressional districts; voting precincts

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The General Assembly may at any time arrange the various Counties into Judicial Circuits, and into Congressional Districts, including the County of Saluda, as it may deem wise and proper, and may establish or alter the location of voting precincts in any County.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 14 County line through city or town

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Hereafter no County lines shall be so established as to pass through any incorporated city or town of this State.

S.C. Const. art. VII, § 15 Regional councils of government

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The General Assembly may authorize the governing body of a county or municipality, in combination with other counties and municipalities, to create, participate in, and provide financial support for organizations to study and make recommendations on matters affecting the public h…