South Carolina § 5-1-100 - Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.
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§ 5-1-100. Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.
(A) When following its incorporation a municipality's population has decreased to less than fifty inhabitants, the certificate of the municipality must be automatically forfeited and void. If a majority of the registered electors of a municipality files a petition requesting the municipal certificate be surrendered with the municipal council, the council shall order an election to determine the question, at which election all qualified electors of the municipality must be permitted to vote, and if two-thirds of those voting vote in favor of surrendering the certificate, the council shall certify the result to the Secretary of State, who shall cancel the certificate issued to the municipality.
(B) If the Secretary of State determines that any previously incorporated municipality is neither performing municipal services nor collecting taxes or other revenues and has not held an election during the past four years, he shall cancel the certificate of the municipality.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-9; 1975 (59) 692; 2005 Act No. 77, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2005.
Effect of Amendment
The 2005 amendment made nonsubstantive language changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-1-100 ("Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.") 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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