§ 4-1-10. Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate.
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§ 4-1-10. Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate.
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.