South Carolina § 3-5-320 - Acquisition of lands from private persons or public service companies.
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§ 3-5-320. Acquisition of lands from private persons or public service companies.
If the title to any part of the lands required by the United States Government for the construction of the aforesaid inland waterway from the North Carolina-South Carolina State line at Little River to Winyah Bay shall be in any private person, company, firm or corporation, railroad company, canal company, telephone or telegraph company or other public service corporation or shall have been donated or condemned for any such use by any political subdivision of this State, the Department of Health and Environmental Control may, acting for and in behalf of the State, secure a right of way of the width aforesaid for such inland waterway upon, across and through such lands or any part thereof by purchase, donation or otherwise, through agreement with the owner when possible, and when any such property is thus acquired the Governor and the Secretary of State shall execute a deed for it to the United States.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-282; 1952 Code SECTION 70-282; 1942 Code SECTION 6038; 1932 Code SECTION 6038; 1931 (37) 226; 1945 (44) 156; 1954 (48) 1745; 1962 Code SECTION 70-282; 1952 Code SECTION 70-282; 1942 Code SECTION 6038; 1932 Code SECTION 6038; 1931 (37) 226; 1945 (44) 156; 1954 (48) 1745; 1978 Act No. 508 SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181 SECTION 49, eff July 1, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1993 amendment substituted "Department of Health and Environmental Control" for "South Carolina Coastal Council."
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-5-320 ("Acquisition of lands from private persons or public service companies.") 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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