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SC Code § 14-11-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-85. Appeal from final judgment of master-in-equity.

 When some or all of the causes of action in a case are referred to a master-in-equity or special referee, the master or referee shall enter final judgment as to those causes of action, and an appeal from an order or judgment of the master or referee must be to the Supreme Court or the court of appeals as provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. A matter may not be referred to a master or referee for the purpose of making a report to the circuit court.  HISTORY: 1989 Act No. 36, Section 1, eff April 3, 1989. and applicable to all appeals from final judgment entered by master after July 25, 1988; 1999 Act No. 55, Section 17, eff June 1, 1999.  Editor's Note  1989 Act No. 36, Section 2, effective April 3, 1989, provides as follows:  "This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is effective with respect to all appeals from final judgments entered by a master after July 25, 1988."
SC Code § 14-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-100. Authority to administer oaths, and to take testimony, depositions, renunciations of dower, affidavits, and other instruments; fees.

 The masters in this State, while in office, may administer oaths, take depositions, affidavits and renunciation of dower, probate deeds and other instruments and take testimony by commission as fully and effectually as the clerks of courts and notaries public. Their fees therefor shall be the same as allowed by law to other officers for similar services.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1816; 1952 Code Section 15-1816; 1942 Code Section 3689; 1932 Code Section 3697; Civ. C. '22 Section 2234; Civ. C. '12 Section 1385; 1909 (26) 90.
SC Code § 14-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-110. Master shall take testimony on application of party; procedure.

 The master shall, upon the application of either party to any cause or proceedings in which equitable relief is demanded pending and at issue in his county, take in writing the testimony of any witness who may be produced before him by any party to the cause, ten days' notice of such application having been given to the opposite party. Such witness shall be subject to the same examination, cross-examination and reply and the same exceptions as to the admissibility of testimony may be taken as are allowed by law upon examination before the court except that in case any testimony be objected to the master shall receive the same subject to the exceptions, reporting the exceptions and his ruling thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1819; 1952 Code Section 15-1819; 1942 Code Section 3691; 1932 Code Section 3699; Civ. C. '22 Section 2236; Civ. C. '12 Section 1387; Civ. C. '02 Section 978; G. S. 793; R. S. 849; 1840 (11) 157, 158 Sections 10, 11, 12; 1878 (16) 609.
SC Code § 14-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-120. Admission of deposition in evidence.

 The deposition so taken may be read in evidence at the hearing, subject to the right of either party upon good cause shown to require the personal attendance and viva voce examination of the witness at the hearing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1820; 1952 Code Section 15-1820; 1942 Code Section 3691; 1932 Code Section 3699; Civ. C. '22 Section 2236; Civ. C. '12 Section 1387; Civ. C. '02 Section 978; G. S. 793; R. S. 849; 1840 (11) 157, 158 Sections 10, 11, 12; 1878 (16) 609.
SC Code § 14-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-130. Power to compel attendance of witnesses and to punish for contempt.

 The master may compel the attendance of witnesses before him and punish for any contempt.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1821; 1952 Code Section 15-1821; 1942 Code Section 3691; 1932 Code Section 3699; Civ. C. '22 Section 2236; Civ. C. '12 Section 1387; Civ. C. '02 Section 978; G. S. 793; R. S. 849; 1878 (16) 609; 1840 (11) 157, 158 Sections 10, 11, 12.
SC Code § 14-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-150. Master may sell lands in another county.

 Whenever the court of common pleas in any county shall have acquired jurisdiction over real estate lying in another county the master for the county in which the action is brought may sell such real estate in the county in which the land is situated and all such sales heretofore made, otherwise valid and not appealed from, are hereby confirmed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1823; 1952 Code Section 15-1823; 1942 Code Section 3686; 1932 Code Section 3693; Civ. C. '22 Section 2230; Civ. C. '12 Section 1381; Civ. C. '02 Section 974; R. S. 845; 1884 (18) 708.
SC Code § 14-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-160. Master may sell real estate in any county under order by consent.

 Whenever real estate is adjudged to be sold by a master such sale may take place by consent of the parties to the cause or their attorneys or, when infants are parties, by the consent of the guardians ad litem of such infants or their attorneys in any county which the court may direct. All such sales heretofore made and otherwise valid are hereby confirmed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1824; 1952 Code Section 15-1824; 1942 Code Section 3687; 1932 Code Section 3694; Civ. C. '22 Section 2231; Civ. C. '12 Section 1382; Civ. C. '02 Section 975; R. S. 846; 1885 (19) 7.
SC Code § 14-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-170. Deposit of funds.

 The master shall deposit all funds in his hands in some bank located in the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1826; 1952 Code Section 15-1826; 1942 Code Section 3692; 1932 Code Section 3700; Civ. C. '22 Section 2237; Civ. C. '12 Section 1388; Civ. C. '02 Section 979; G. S. 794; R. S. 850; 1840 (11) 161 Section 16; 1868 (14) 16 Section 10; 1909 (26) 48; 1925 (34) 96; 1930 (36) 1233.
SC Code § 14-11-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-190. Books of office.

 The master shall keep a reference book in which he shall record all references held by him and the proceedings therein and a ledger in which shall be kept the account of all cases in his hands to the credit of which he may receive funds. When he shall cease to be master these books shall be deposited in the office of the clerk of the court of common pleas of his county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1828; 1952 Code Section 15-1828; 1942 Code Section 3694; 1932 Code Section 3702; Civ. C. '22 Section 2239; Civ. C. '12 Section 1390; Civ. C. '02 Section 981; G. S. 796; R. S. 852.
SC Code § 14-11-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 11 - Masters And Referees|Section 14-11-310. Masters-in-equity to collect certain fees.

 Masters-in-equity shall collect the following fees which must be deposited in the general fund of the county:  (1) in actions for partitions, foreclosure of liens upon real property, or sales of real property, either in private or by auction, a fee of one hundred dollars. If the matter requires more than one day of hearing, there is a thirty-five dollar charge for each additional day or portion of the day until the matter is concluded;  (2) for the preparation of a deed, a fee of twenty-five dollars;  (3) on sales of land, a fee equal to one percent of the bid or of the funds passing through the court, whichever is greater. The minimum commission collectible under this item is twenty-five dollars, and the maximum commission is two thousand, five hundred dollars;  (4) for a supplemental proceeding, a fee of twenty-five dollars;  (5) in all other cases, fifty dollars for the first day's hearing or any portion of the day and for each day after the first day, thirty-five dollars. The fees must be assessed at the time of the order or report of the master-in-equity.  The fees provided for in this section, including the first day's fee provided for in item (5) and excluding the commission on sale, must be paid at the time the order of reference is signed and is nonrefundable unless so ordered by the master-in-equity on proper cause being shown. The cost of transcribing the record is in addition to the fees provided for in this section and must be assessed at the rate prescribed for circuit courts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 27-201; 1952 Code Section 27-201; 1942 Code Section 4941; 1932 Code Section 4941; Civ. C. '22 Section 5746; Civ. C. '12 Section 4224; Civ. C. '02 Section 3113; 1894 (21) 933; 1911 (27) 85; 1921 (32) 123; 1925 (34) 76, 112; 1926 (34) 1037; 1939 (41) 173; 1948 (45) 1626; 1979 Act No. 164 Part II Section 11, eff July 1, 1979; 1988 Act No. 678, Part II, Section 7, eff July 25, 1988.
SC Code § 14-13-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 13 - Court Reporting|Section 14-13-10. System of court reporting shall be standardized; records shall be retained permanently.

 The system of court reporting of the circuit courts of the State, including those county courts having criminal jurisdiction shall be standardized and records of litigation and criminal proceedings in these courts shall be retained permanently.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1951; 1965 (54) 468.
SC Code § 14-13-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 13 - Court Reporting|Section 14-13-20. Official reporter shall be responsible for maintaining records; proceeding may be recorded on discs or belts, or by direct electronic recordings.

 The official reporter of each judicial circuit or county court having criminal jurisdiction shall be charged with full responsibility for compiling, indexing, filing and safely keeping the records permanently. The reporter may record the proceedings onto discs or belts of a type which will preserve the record permanently, with discs or belts being filed as the permanent record of proceedings or by direct electronic recordings supplemented by either shorthand or stenotype.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1952; 1965 (54) 468.
SC Code § 14-13-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 13 - Court Reporting|Section 14-13-30. Requisition and purchase of equipment.

 The equipment shall be purchased through the State purchasing agency upon requisition of the reporter and approved by the clerk of the Supreme Court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1953; 1965 (54) 468.
SC Code § 14-13-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 13 - Court Reporting|Section 14-13-40. Court reporters shall file certificates of compliance with chapter.

 Each reporter shall file with the resident judge of his circuit on or before the fifteenth day of January of each year a certificate certifying his compliance with the terms of this chapter, and a copy shall be filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1954; 1965 (54) 468.
SC Code § 14-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-10. Appointment, term, and removal of court stenographer.

 There shall be at least one court stenographer for each judicial circuit of the State, who shall be appointed by the circuit judge of the respective circuits for a period not exceeding the term for which the circuit judge making the appointment was elected, and such court stenographer shall be subject to removal by the circuit judge making the appointment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1901; 1952 Code Section 15-1901; 1942 Code Section 596; 1932 Code Section 596; Civ. P. '22 Section 536; Civ. P. '12 Section 315; Civ. P. '02 Sections 277, 278; 1906 (25) 7; 1910 (26) 713; 1912 (27) 767, 774; 1919 (31) 101; 1972 (57) 2234.
SC Code § 14-15-15 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-15. Court reporters employed by Judicial Department subject to removal by Department or judge only for just cause; filling vacancies.

 Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, all court reporters employed by the Judicial Department shall be subject to removal by the judge or the Judicial Department only for just cause. In the event that a vacancy occurs in a circuit or family court judgeship, the judge who fills the vacancy shall not be empowered to replace the court reporter previously hired by his predecessor. The judge may hire a court reporter when a vacancy occurs in the court reporter's position.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 466 Part II Section 38, eff June 15, 1982.
SC Code § 14-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-20. Assistant court stenographers may be appointed for certain judicial circuits; use as substitutes in other circuits.

 In all judicial circuits of the State which have a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand persons, as determined by the latest official United States census, the resident circuit judge may appoint an assistant court stenographer whose duties, compensation and term of office shall be the same as provided for chief stenographers in Sections 14-15-10, 14-15-30 and 14-15-40. Provided, that assistant court stenographers shall be available for assignment in other judicial circuits to substitute for regular stenographers who are sick or otherwise incapacitated. The Chief Justice shall make such assignments.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1901.1; 1967 (55) 584.
SC Code § 14-15-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-30. Duties of stenographers.

 Every stenographer so appointed, under the direction of the presiding judge of his circuit, shall take full stenographic notes of all proceedings including the rulings and charge of the court in every trial thereat. In case the presiding judge or the solicitor, for use in criminal cases, shall require a transcript of such stenographic notes the stenographer shall furnish the same written out in full.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1902; 1952 Code Section 15-1902; 1942 Code Section 596; 1932 Code Section 596; Civ. P. '22 Section 536; Civ. P. '12 Section 315; Civ. P. '02 Sections 277, 278; 1906 (25) 7; 1910 (26) 713; 1912 (27) 767, 774; 1919 (31) 101.
SC Code § 14-15-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-40. Fees of stenographers.

 The Court Stenographers shall, in addition to their salaries, receive such fees for all transcripts furnished litigants as shall be provided by rule of the Supreme Court. The Court Reporters shall furnish a transcript of any case or any part thereof, after a demand for same has been made, within such time period as the Supreme Court shall provide by rule. Any sum so paid by any party for the transcript of any case or any part thereof shall be considered a necessary disbursement in the taxation of cost.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1903; 1952 Code Section 15-1903; 1942 Code Section 596; 1932 Code Section 596; Civ. P. '22 Section 536; Civ. P. '12 Section 315; Civ. P. '02 Sections 277, 278; 1906 (25) 7; 1910 (26) 713; 1912 (27) 767, 774; 1919 (31) 101; 1943 (43) 216; 1951 (47) 506; 1977 Act No. 219 Pt II Section 18.
SC Code § 14-15-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-50. Rules for stenographers in the seventh circuit.

 The resident circuit judge of the seventh judicial circuit may appoint some competent stenographer for the courts of general sessions for the seventh judicial circuit, who shall receive, in addition to his salary, the fees fixed by law for all transcripts furnished by him.  When the stenographer of the court of common pleas does not furnish transcripts as promptly as required by law and otherwise perform his duties, then the stenographer of the court of general sessions shall at once perform the duties of the stenographer of the court of common pleas until the stenographer of the court of common pleas shall have furnished all transcripts required and the stenographer of the court of general sessions shall receive the compensation and the fees of the stenographer of the court of common pleas while performing the duties as aforesaid.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1904; 1952 Code Section 15-1904; 1942 Code Section 57; 1932 Code Sections 57, 987; Civ. P. '22 Sections 55, 78; Civ. P. '12 Section 24; Civ. P. '02 Section 24; 1914 (28) 602; 1916 (29) 695; 1889 (20) 359; 1896 (22) 25; 1898 (22) 685; 1899 (23) 35; 1906 (25) 48, 49; 1908 (25) 1011; 1913 (38) 30; 1916 (29) 695; 1917 (30) 137; 1919 (31) 186; 1922 (32) 815; 1931 (37) 256; 1933 (38) 189; 1934 (38) 1240; 1935 (39) 405; 1937 (40) 106; 1941 (42) 118; 1951 (47) 506.
SC Code § 14-15-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-60. Appointment and compensation of special stenographers.

 The circuit judges of this State may appoint a special court stenographer to act in the place and stead of the regular court stenographer in case of the sickness, absence or inability to act of the regular court stenographer at any term or part of a term of either the court of common pleas or general sessions. Such stenographer, when so appointed, shall receive not more than the sum of seven and one-half dollars per day for each day he may be in attendance upon the court. The presiding judge shall certify the number of days any such special stenographer may be engaged in the court as such and upon this certificate the Comptroller General shall draw his warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount due such stenographer for his services and the said State Treasurer may pay the same.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1905; 1952 Code Section 15-1905; 1942 Code Section 597; 1932 Code Section 597; Civ. C. '22 Section 537; Civ. P. '12 Section 316; 1908 (25) 1012.
SC Code § 14-15-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-70. Stenographer for special term of court.

 The presiding judge at any special term of the circuit court may, when the official stenographer is performing the duties of his office at a court then being held in some other county of the circuit, appoint a stenographer for such term of the court who shall perform the duties of the office of court stenographer for such term.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1906; 1952 Code Section 15-1906; 1942 Code Section 48; 1932 Code Section 48; Civ. P. '22 Section 46; Civ. C. '12 Section 3845; Civ. C. '02 Section 2748; 1900 (23) 329.
SC Code § 14-15-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-80. Compensation of stenographer appointed for special term of court.

 The stenographer appointed under the provision of Section 14-15-70 shall receive the same compensation as that allowed by law to the official stenographer in proportion to the time of service, to be paid out of the county treasury upon the warrant of the clerk of the court, approved by the presiding judge, and also the usual fees for copies of testimony and reports of court proceedings to be paid by the parties ordering the same.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1907; 1952 Code Section 15-1907; 1942 Code Section 49; 1932 Code Section 49; Civ. P. '22 Section 47; Civ. C. '12 Section 3846; Civ. C. '02 Section 2749; 1900 (23) 329.
SC Code § 14-15-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 15 - Court Stenographers And Bailiffs|Section 14-15-210. Bailiffs; appointment, number and removal.

 The sheriffs of the respective counties in this State shall be empowered to appoint as many bailiffs as they see fit, not to exceed five in number, whose duties shall be as now provided by law. The bailiffs may be removed, increased or decreased by the circuit judge within his discretion.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1921; 1952 Code Section 15-1921; 1942 Code Section 3518; 1932 Code Section 3518; Civ. C. '22 Section 2061; Civ. C. '12 Section 1168; 1907 (25) 543; 1917 (30) 130; 1932 (37) 1170; 1933 (38) 53, 205, 405; 1934 (38) 1270; 1937 (40) 190; 1958 (50) 1558.
SC Code § 14-17-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 17 - Clerks Of Courts|Section 14-17-10. Election for clerk of court of common pleas.

 There shall be an election for clerk of the court of common pleas in each county by the qualified voters thereof at each alternate general election, reckoning from the election in the year 1960.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1701; 1952 Code Section 15-1701; 1942 Code Section 3577; 1932 Code Section 3577; Civ. C. '22 Section 2121; Civ. C. '12 Section 1300; Civ. C. '02 Section 902; 1882 (17) 1125; Const. V, 27; 1897 (22) 591.
SC Code § 14-17-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 17 - Clerks Of Courts|Section 14-17-20. Clerk of court of common pleas to be clerk of all courts of record.

 The clerk of the court of common pleas elected in each county pursuant to Section 14-17-10 is ex officio clerk of the court of general sessions, the family court, and all other courts of record in the county except as may be provided by the law establishing the other courts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1703; 1952 Code Section 15-1703; 1942 Code Section 3578; 1932 Code Section 3578; Civ. C. '22 Section 2122; Civ. C. '12 Section 1301; Civ. C. '02 Section 903; G. S. 759; R. S. 775; 1884 (18) 744; 1961 (52) 605; 1988 Act No. 630, eff June 2, 1988.
SC Code § 14-17-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 17 - Clerks Of Courts|Section 14-17-30. Vacancies; when probate judge shall act.

 In the event of any vacancy in the office of clerk the Governor shall have full power to fill it by appointment as provided in Section 4-11-20. Until such vacancy be filled by appointment or election the judge of probate of the county shall take charge of the office and all of the papers therein, discharge the duties and receive the fees thereof, and be subject to all its liabilities as provided by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1704; 1952 Code Section 15-1704; 1942 Code Section 3573; 1932 Code Section 3578; Civ. C. '22 Section 2122; Civ. C. '12 Section 1301; Civ. C. '02 Section 903; G. S. 759; R. S. 775; 1882 (17) 1126 Section 75; 1884 (18) 744.
SC Code § 14-17-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 14 - Courts|Chapter 17 - Clerks Of Courts|Section 14-17-40. Bond.

 Before receiving their commissions the several clerks shall enter into bond, to be approved, recorded and filed as prescribed in Sections 8-3-130 to 8-3-150 in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-1705; 1952 Code Section 15-1705; 1942 Code Section 3579; 1932 Code Section 3579; Civ. C. '22 Section 2123; Civ. C. '12 Section 1302; 1905 (24) 902; 1907 (25) 652; 1919 (31) 75; 1930 (36) 1173; 1931 (37) 66; 1936 (39) 1314.