{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-2570","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-19-2570","heading":"Election as prerequisite to consolidation; petition.","body":"In order to effect such a consolidation the board of supervisors of each of the original districts shall call an election in the same manner as elections for supervisors, stating the time, place and object of such election. If a majority of the acreage voting in each district vote in favor of the proposition to unite and consolidate such districts the board of supervisors of each district shall present a petition to the court of common pleas of the county in which the greatest amount of the lands is located, accompanied with a complete return of the election, in which petition shall be stated the names of the original districts, when incorporated, the names of the owners of the lands and the boundaries of the districts.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 19 Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act","ARTICLE 19 Subsequent Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t49c019.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:46:14Z","sha256":"f274cb7ea624997066aeb8dba9cf5624e7b7a64dac5326263794dd819a7e36d8","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-2560","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-2580"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}