South Carolina § 10-9-160 - Additional security to bonds may be required.
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§ 10-9-160. Additional security to bonds may be required.
Whenever the department shall have reason to doubt the solvency of any surety whose name appears upon any bond executed for the purpose of securing the payment of the phosphate royalty by any person digging, mining and removing phosphate rock or phosphatic deposits in any of the territory, the property of the State, under any grant or license, the department shall forthwith notify the person giving such bond and the sureties thereon and require that one or more sureties, as the case may be, shall be added to the bond, such surety or sureties to be approved by the department.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-370; 1952 Code SECTION 1-370; 1942 Code SECTION 2221; 1932 Code SECTION 2221; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 158; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 151; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 144; R. S. 100; 1883 (18) 304; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, SECTION 7.M, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" throughout.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does South Carolina Code of Laws § 10-9-160 cover?
Section 10-9-160 ("Additional security to bonds may be required.") 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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