(A) After June 30, 2005, citizens of an area seeking municipal incorporation shall file an application for incorporation with the Secretary of State's office containing:
(1) a petition setting out the corporate limits proposed for the municipality and the number of inhabitants residing within the proposed corporate limits, and signed by fifteen percent of the qualified electors who reside within the proposed municipality; and
(2) documentation concerning the minimum service standard incorporation requirements as provided in Section 5-1-30.
(B) Upon receipt of a filing for a proposed municipal incorporation, the Secretary of State shall transfer a copy of the filing to the Joint Legislative Committee on Municipal Incorporation for review.
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff July 1, 2005.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 5 - Municipal Corporations
Section 5-1-22. Public policy for incorporation of publicly-owned property established.
Section 5-1-24. Application for incorporation; contents; review.
Section 5-1-30. Prerequisites to issuance of corporate certificate to proposed municipality.
Section 5-1-60. Election managers' sworn returns of election results.
Section 5-1-80. Incorporation fees.
Section 5-1-90. Certificate of incorporation effective upon election of municipal officers.
Section 5-1-100. Forfeiture, surrender or cancellation of certificate.