South Carolina Code 1-21-20. Duty of Board
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The Board shall:
(1) Examine the subjects of insolvency, the descent and distribution of property, the execution and probate of wills and other subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states and territories of the union is desirable but which are outside the jurisdiction of the Congress of the United States;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 1-21-20
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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.
- Probate: Proving a will
(2) Confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states and territories for the same purpose;
(3) Consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption of the several states; and
(4) Generally devise and recommend such other or further course of action as shall accomplish the purposes of this chapter.