Unit Title:
Municipal corporations files, 1891-1999
Accumulation:
1891-1999
Created:
1891-1999
Creator:
Secretary of State. --Corporation Charter Division
Physical Description:
none
Language:
English
Biography or History:
unspecified
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
Secretary of State. --Corporation Charter Division
Scope and Content:
This series consists of documents relating to the charters of municipal corporations and the limits of those municipalities. Filing scheme begins in 1896 when the incorporation function was given to the Secretary of State by the General Assembly. File numbers were assigned in sequence as municipalities filed to renew their charters under the new laws, petitioned for new charters, filed annexations, or otherwise contacted the Secretary of State's office. Documents found in the series may include petitions for incorporation or renewal, certificate of elections related to the incorporations, petitions for dissolution, petitions for amending original charter, filings related to annexation of new territory into the municipal limits, and changes to form of government. The annexation filings usually include an ordinance or resolution of the municipality's governing body, a description of the annexed property, and a plat of the annexed property. A database in this series contains a partial listing of municipal corporations from 1783-1996, and is available in Microsoft Access 2003 (original), 2007, comma separated values (CSV), Portable Document Format (PDF), and spreadsheet formats.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Series arranged numerically by assigned number. The database in this series can be arranged by assigned number, municipality name, or date.
Conditions Governing Access:
none
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
A printed index to municipalities is available in the repository. A card file index is available at Secretary of State's Office. Additionally a partial database of existing municipalities 1783-1996 furnished by the Secretary of State is available through the South Carolina Electronic Records Archive (SCERA), which is maintained by the Archives.
Location of Originals:
SCDAH
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
none
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
Paper records in this series cover 1819-1999, while the database index covers 1783-1996.
Processing Information:
None
