§ 57-17-10 County supervision of public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries
§ 57-17-20 Opening new or changing old roads; condemnation
§ 57-17-30 Interference with surveyor laying out public roads
§ 57-17-40 Construction of footpaths and bridges over streams, swamps and marshes, and along highways
§ 57-17-50 Erection of local direction posts
§ 57-17-60 Counties with city over 86,000 may accept rights-of-way for drainage ditches; constructing and maintaining ditches
§ 57-17-70 Repairs to county highways and bridges
§ 57-17-80 Neglect of work on county highways and bridges
§ 57-17-90 Highway districts
§ 57-17-100 Closing certain railroad-highway crossings
§ 57-17-110 Apportionment of funds through year; contracts in excess of void
§ 57-17-120 Disposition of fines and forfeitures
§ 57-17-130 Unauthorized diversion of highways
§ 57-17-140 Presenting accounts, claims, and demands; approval and payment

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 57 > Chapter 17 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.