# S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-10: SECTION 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 59-17-10
- **Heading:** SECTION 59-17-10. School districts as bodies politic and corporate
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 59-17-10

## Text

Every school district is and shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of __________ (a descriptive name may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act) School District No __________ (such number may be designated by the county board of education or legislative act), of __________ County (the name of the county in which the district is situated), the State of South Carolina. In that name it may sue and be sued and be capable of contracting and being contracted with to the extent of its school fund and holding such real and personal estate as it may have or come into possession of, by will or otherwise, or as is authorized by law to be purchased, all of which shall be used exclusively for school purposes.

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