South Carolina § 58-15-100 - Recordation and filing of charter and other documents.
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§ 58-15-100. Recordation and filing of charter and other documents.
The charter of any such corporation shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds or clerk of the court in each county in which such corporation shall have a business office. In case of street railway and steamboat companies, such charter shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds or clerk of the court of the county in which their respective termini shall be or in which such street railway may be. The declaration, commission, corporators' return and charter shall be filed or recorded by the Secretary of State and properly indexed in books kept by him for that purpose as required by law with respect to the organization of business corporations.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-661; 1952 Code SECTION 58-661; 1942 Code SECTION 8183; 1932 Code SECTION 8183; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4364; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2877; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1921; 1899 (23) 64; 1997 Act No. 34, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 1998.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-15-100 ("Recordation and filing of charter and other documents.") 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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