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Flooding of Cemeteries or Burial Grounds by Power or Water Companies (South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage; Chapter 9)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
South Carolina
Document type
Legislation
Date
1976 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Flood Freshwater resources management Surface water Procedural matters Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the South Carolina Code of Laws concerns flooding of cemeteries or burial grounds by power or water companies. It provides for publication of notice before creation of artificial lake, pond, or reservoir on cemetery or burial ground; procedure authorized if no requests for disposition of bodies received; petition to judge upon disagreement as to disposition of bodies; hearings; and removal of bodies, supervision, and expense.

Full text
English
Website
www.scstatehouse.gov