Upon the return day the clerk shall appoint a disinterested and competent civil and drainage engineer and two resident freeholders of the county or counties in which the lands are located as a board of viewers to examine the lands described in the petition and make a preliminary report thereon.
Appointment of board of viewers
S.C. Code Ann. § 49-17-250, under Title 49, Chapter 17.
S.C. Code Ann. § 49-17-250