South Carolina Code 59-119-310. Establishment of municipal corporation; boundaries
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-119-310
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A municipal corporation is hereby created, known as Clemson University, the limits of which shall consist of all lands belonging to Clemson University and cover all the territory included in a circle formed with the university building as a center, with a radius of five miles, thus making the diameter of the circle ten miles, within which boundaries the jurisdiction of the corporation shall extend.