South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 421

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               421
Ratification Number:       201
Act Number:                267
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                        Annexing a portion of Charleston
                           County to Dorchester County
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(A267, R201, S421)

AN ACT TO ALTER THE COUNTY LINES OF CHARLESTON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES BY ANNEXING A CERTAIN PORTION OF CHARLESTON COUNTY TO DORCHESTER COUNTY, TO MAKE PROVISIONS FOR LEGAL RECORDS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT DORCHESTER COUNTY SHALL ASSUME THE PROPER PROPORTION OF THE EXISTING CHARLESTON COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS OF THE AREA TRANSFERRED.

Whereas, an election was held in Charleston County to determine whether or not the qualified electors residing in that portion of Charleston County below described desire to have the area annexed to Dorchester County; and

Whereas, in that election more than two-thirds of the votes cast were in favor of the annexation; and

Whereas, an election was held in Dorchester County to determine whether or not the qualified electors of Dorchester County desire to have that portion of Charleston County annexed to Dorchester County; and

Whereas, in that election a majority of the votes cast were in favor of the annexation; and

Whereas, the constitutional and statutory requirements for the annexation have been complied with. Now, therefore,Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Portion of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County

SECTION 1. The following described portion of Charleston County is transferred and annexed to Dorchester County:

All that tract of land containing 50.61 acres and bounded on the west and north by property of Charles H. P. Duell, on the east by property of W. O. Hanahan, and on the south by South Carolina Highway #61, all as shown on a plat entitled "A Plat of a Tract owned by Charles H. P. Duell Showing Present and Proposed Dorchester-Charleston County line, St. Andrew's Parish, Charleston County, South Carolina" dated February 11, 1984, by William C. Boineau, Thomas G. McLeod, and Robert J. Sample, copies of which are filed with the Secretary of State of South Carolina and with the Clerk of Court of Charleston County and with the Clerk of Court of Dorchester County.

The above-described 50.61 acre tract of land abuts, bounds and measures, according to said plat, as follows:

Beginning at an iron marker at the intersection of the present Charleston County-Dorchester County line with the northern right-of-way line of South Carolina Highway #61 (which point is designated "A" on said plat) as the point of beginning and continuing thence in a southeasterly direction along the northern right-of-way line of South Carolina Highway #61, a distance of 511.83 feet to a point on the northern right-of-way line of South Carolina Highway #61 designated "1" on said plat; and continuing thence north 17 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 seconds east, a distance of 2,827.59 feet to a concrete marker at a point marked "H" on said plat; and continuing thence south 63 degrees, 35 minutes, 0 seconds west, a distance of 279.61 feet to a point designated "G" on said plat; and continuing

thence south 76 degrees, 47 minutes, 3 seconds west, a distance of 564.77 feet to a point designated "F" on said plat; and continuing thence north 52 degrees, 53 minutes, 54 seconds west, a distance of 370.90 feet to an iron marker designated "E" on said plat; and continuing thence south 10 degrees, 32 minutes, 1 second west, a distance of 515.61 feet to an Old 30" Pine Stump designated by the letter "D" on said plat; and continuing thence south 3 degrees, 43 minutes, 24 seconds west, a distance of 589.80 feet to an iron marker designated by the letter "C" on said plat; and continuing thence south 16 degrees, 29 minutes, 12 seconds west, a distance of 361.70 feet to an iron marker designated by the letter "B" on said plat and continuing thence south 11 degrees, 40 minutes, 0 seconds west, a distance of 1,019.58 feet to an iron marker on the northern right-of-way line of South Carolina Highway #61 designated by the letter "A" on the said plat and being the point of beginning.

Copies of documents required

SECTION 2. Upon application, the clerk of court, register of mesne conveyances, sheriff, and probate judge of Charleston County shall furnish certified copies of any judgment roll, entry on abstract of judgment book, will, record, execution, decree, deed, mortgage, or other papers signed or recorded in the office of such officers, upon payment of proper fees and when the certified copy is filed or recorded in the proper office of Dorchester County, it shall have the same force and effect in Dorchester County that it had in Charleston County and any record not so transferred shall continue in force and effect and each shall have the same force and effect in Dorchester County as if it had been transferred and made a record in the proper office in Dorchester County.

Indebtedness transferred

SECTION 3. Dorchester County shall assume the proper proportion of the existing Charleston County indebtedness of the area transferred pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of this act which is $219.06.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.