{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-300","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-19-300","heading":"Decision of court on hearing.","body":"Upon the hearing of the objections, if any have been filed, if the court shall be of the opinion that the establishment of the drainage district and the improvements to be made thereunder will be for the advantage of the owners of the real property therein or that it would be in the interest of the public health, convenience or welfare, he shall overrule the objections and, in case all such objections are overruled or in case no such objections have been filed, the court thereupon shall by its order duly entered of record declare and decree the proposed drainage district a public corporation of this State for a term not exceeding the time mentioned in the petition. If the court finds that the lands set out in the petition should not be incorporated into a drainage district it shall dismiss the proceedings and adjudge the costs against the petitioners in proportion to the acreage represented by each.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 19 Drainage Districts Under 1920 Act","ARTICLE 3 Procedure to Establish District"],"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":"056ccaec55276efbb128897229b5d167c51ab5a7e701a2f8c7cab32c244c966c","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-290","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-19-310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}