The commissioners shall certify the result of the election under oath to the Secretary of State, and if the result is in favor of incorporation, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of incorporation to the municipality and the municipality has all the privileges, powers, and immunities and are subject to the limitations provided by law.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 47-6; 1975 (59) 692; 2005 Act No. 77, Section 1, eff July 1, 2005.
Effect of Amendment
The 2005 amendment made nonsubstantive changes.
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.