Declaration of purpose; construction of chapter

S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-120, under Title 23, Chapter 27.

S.C. Code Ann. § 23-27-120

The purpose of this chapter is to provide adequate police protection for unincorporated villages, towns and thickly populated areas outside of the limits of incorporated municipalities, and this chapter shall be liberally construed and interpreted to carry into effect such purpose.