South Carolina § 5-31-1710 - Authorization for municipalities having populations between 3,000 and 4,000 to extend water or sewer disposal facilities beyond city limits.
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§ 5-31-1710. Authorization for municipalities having populations between 3,000 and 4,000 to extend water or sewer disposal facilities beyond city limits.
Any municipal corporation in this State having a population of between three thousand and four thousand based upon the latest United States census is hereby authorized and empowered, through action of its town council, to extend its water or sewer disposal facilities, any one or both, to any persons or corporations without the corporate limits of such municipality and to enter into contracts with such persons or corporations, or both, for the furnishing of water or sewage disposal facilities, any one or both, upon such terms, rates and charges as may be fixed by town council, either for domestic or industrial purposes, or both, when in the judgment of the town council it is for the best interest of the municipality so to do. No such contract shall be for a longer period than ten years but any such contract may be renewed from time to time for successive periods of ten years.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 59-540; 1957 (50) 525; 1965 (54) 575.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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