South Carolina § 4-7-10 - Certain shaped counties shall not be established.
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§ 4-7-10. Certain shaped counties shall not be established.
The General Assembly shall not establish any new county the greatest length of which shall be more than four times as long as the least central width thereof or which will leave the county or counties from which the territory is taken of a length more than four times as long as the least central width thereof. And the Governor shall not order an election upon a petition for the formation of a new county when the result of the establishment of a county pursuant to such election would be to create a new county of or reduce an old county to such an area.
The term "central width" shall be construed to mean any width not entirely within eight miles of one of the ends of the greatest length of the county.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 14-151; 1952 Code SECTION 14-151; 1942 Code SECTION 3028; 1932 Code SECTION 3028; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 720; 1912 (27) 841.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 4-7-10 ("Certain shaped counties shall not be established.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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