South Carolina § 14-17-560 - Size of books required to be kept.
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§ 14-17-560. Size of books required to be kept.
The books mentioned in Section 14-17-540 shall be of the following sizes, respectively:
(1) Court of common pleas journal, general sessions journal, rules and fines and forfeitures, each of the size denominated "Demi," the journals containing not less than six quires each and the other books not less than three quires each;
(2) Calendars, sessions index, confessions of judgment before clerk, magistrates' and constables' roll, book of orders appointing receivers of judgment debtors and miscellaneous index, each of the size denominated "Board Cap," the first named containing not less than two quires and the remaining books not less than four quires each;
(3) Pleadings and judgments in a volume not less than the size denominated "Medium," containing not less than six quires;
(4) Abstract of judgments of the size denominated "Super Royal," containing not less than four quires; and
(5) Indexes to the preceding volumes of the size denominated "Long Demi," containing not less than six quires.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-1770; 1952 Code SECTION 15-1770; 1942 Code SECTION 3587; 1932 Code SECTION 3587; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2131; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1310; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 912; G. S. 733; R. S. 784; 1839 (11) 105 SECTION 8.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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