S.C. Code Ann. § 5-21-780: Credit pledged for payment; levy of taxes to pay.

The full faith, credit and taxing power of the municipality shall be pledged for the punctual payment of the principal and interest of all bonds issued pursuant to this article as such principal and interest become due. The municipal council shall levy annually on all taxable property in the municipality a tax sufficient to pay such principal and interest as they respectively become due. Such tax, however, shall be reduced in each year by the amount of moneys in the special fund provided for by SECTION 5-21-790 which are applicable to the payment of such principal and interest then due or falling due in such year, and such tax shall be entirely suspended for such year in case such moneys on hand and applicable as aforesaid are sufficient to pay such principal and interest then due or falling due in such year and remaining unpaid.