{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-4-1-10","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 4-1-10","heading":"Division of State into counties; each county is a body politic and corporate.","body":"The State of South Carolina is divided into forty-six counties. Each county is a body politic and corporate for the following purposes:\n(1) To sue and be sued;\n(2) To purchase and hold, for the use of the county, lands and personalty within the limits thereof;\n(3) To make all contracts; and\n(4) To do all acts in relation to the property and concerns of the county necessary thereto.","path":["Title 4 - COUNTIES","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t04c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:20:24Z","sha256":"3b14564c6a112e645d27d9aacf00e5493a665f2389dfafa19d7225fa964e082d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-3-11-500","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-4-1-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}