South Carolina § 14-17-340 - Clerk shall administer oaths to magistrates and transmit list of magistrates' names to Secretary of State.
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§ 14-17-340. Clerk shall administer oaths to magistrates and transmit list of magistrates' names to Secretary of State.
The clerk shall administer the oaths of office required to be taken by magistrates appointed within his county, on their application, within ninety days after such appointment. On the first day of November, annually, he shall transmit a list of the names of magistrates who have qualified during the preceding year to the office of the Secretary of State at Columbia.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-1737; 1952 Code SECTION 15-1737; 1942 Code SECTION 3603; 1932 Code SECTION 3603; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2147; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1326; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 928; G. S. 749; R. S. 800; 1839 (11) 112 SECTION 30.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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