If the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceeding and files a bond, with sureties to be approved by the court, in the full value of the property, to be ascertained by the court or, in vacation, by the county auditor's records, conditional that he will immediately abate the nuisance and prevent it from being established or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter, the court or, in vacation, the judge may, if satisfied of his good faith, order the premises closed under the order of abatement to be delivered to the owner and the order of abatement cancelled so far as it may relate to such party. And if the proceeding be an action in equity and such bond be given and costs therein paid before judgment and order of abatement the action shall be thereby abated as to such building only. The release of the property under the provisions of this section shall not release it from judgment lien, penalty or liability to which it may be subject by law.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 10-1811; 1952 Code Section 10-1811; 1942 Code Section 581; 1932 Code Section 581; Civ. P. '22 Section 497; 1918 (30) 816.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 15 - Civil Remedies and Procedures
Chapter 43 - Abatement Of Nuisances
Section 15-43-10. Use of buildings or places for lewdness and the like declared a nuisance.
Section 15-43-20. Attorney General, solicitor, or citizen may bring suit for injunction.
Section 15-43-30. Temporary injunction.
Section 15-43-40. Trial; evidence of general reputation.
Section 15-43-50. Immunity of witnesses.
Section 15-43-70. Violation of injunction; punishment for contempt.
Section 15-43-80. Abatement; sale of fixtures; closing place for year.
Section 15-43-90. Use of proceeds of sale of personal property.
Section 15-43-100. Entry or use of closed building as contempt.
Section 15-43-110. Owner may secure release of building.
Section 15-43-120. Notice shall be given to owner before action against him.
Section 15-43-130. Establishment of existence of nuisance in criminal proceeding.