South Carolina § 14-3-100 - Effect of lack of quorum.
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§ 14-3-100. Effect of lack of quorum.
If at any stated term of the court a quorum thereof shall not attend on the first day of the term, the justice or justices attending may adjourn the court from day to day for ten days after the time appointed for the commencement of the term, unless a quorum shall sooner attend or unless a sufficient number of men learned in the law, commissioned by the Governor as provided in Section 14-3-60, to make a quorum, shall sooner attend, and the business of the court shall not in such case be continued over to the next stated term thereof until the expiration of such ten days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-110; 1952 Code SECTION 15-110; 1942 Code SECTION 11; 1941 (42) 120.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-3-100 ("Effect of lack of quorum.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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