{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-31-1370","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 5-31-1370","heading":"Grant of franchise.","body":"In connection with such sale such city or town council may grant to the purchaser an exclusive or nonexclusive franchise for furnishing electric current or water, or both, to such city or town and the inhabitants thereof. But no such exclusive franchise shall affect any existing contractual rights and no such exclusive franchise for furnishing water shall be for a period exceeding thirty years.","path":["Title 5 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS","CHAPTER 31 Electricity, Water, Natural Gas and Sewerage Systems","ARTICLE 13 Sale of Municipal Electric or Water Plant"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t05c031.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:23:39Z","sha256":"5222e0056c556a598ac71569e9864345628b598a4f9d2de3d0134ac1a1905336","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-31-1360","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-5-31-1510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}