South Carolina § 12-45-160 - Procedure in apportionment cases.
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§ 12-45-160. Procedure in apportionment cases.
The rights granted by Sections 12-45-140 and 12-45-150 shall exist after property has been advertised for sale under tax execution if the applicant shall also pay the prorata cost of the advertisement and in any such case the sale shall continue as to the remaining property. When the segregation and payment of taxes as segregated are made after the tax has gone into execution and before advertisement, the officer charged with the enforcement of the execution shall return it to the treasurer or officer issuing it and thereupon the treasurer or other officer shall receive the old execution and give credit for the entire amount of the taxes represented thereby and shall issue a new execution against the property specified in the old execution upon which the tax has not been paid and charge the sheriff or other officer charged with the enforcement thereof with the amount of the new execution, which shall be the unpaid portion of the old execution, and no additional costs shall be allowed by reason of the issuance of the new execution.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 65-2006; 1952 Code SECTION 65-2006; 1942 Code SECTION 2775; 1932 Code SECTION 2798; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 497; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 446; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 399; G. S. 267; R. S. 325; 1881 (17) 1024; 1925 (34) 21; 1931 (37) 125.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 12-45-160 ("Procedure in apportionment cases.") 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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