South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-23-40 — Bond and oaths.
Judges of probate before receiving their commission shall take the constitutional oath of office and the additional oaths required of such officers by Section 8-3-20 and shall enter into bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, which shall be duly executed, approved, certified, recorded and filed as prescribed in Chapter 3 of Title 8. They shall qualify within thirty days after the election is declared.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
South Carolina § 14-23-40 (Bond and oaths.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-405; 1952 Code SECTION 15-405; 1942 Code SECTION 3645; 1932 Code SECTION 3645; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 2188; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 1364; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 957; 1868 (4) 19 SECTION 1; 1880 (17) 502; 1875 (16) 16; 1886 (19) 711; 1887 (19) 1127; 1890 (20) 720; 1896 (22) 15; 1898 (22) 695; 1905 (24) 902; 1919 (31) 75; 1927 (35) 358; 1929 (36) 33; 1930 (36) 1377. Editor's Note Attention is directed to the fact that the bond requirements of this section have been superseded by SECTION 14-23-1050.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 14-23-1010
Establishment.§ 14-23-1030
Associate judges.§ 14-23-1050
Bond.§ 14-23-1070
Appointment of deputies; powers.§ 14-23-1080
Judges shall not sit in certain cases.§ 14-23-1090
Appointment and removal of clerk.§ 14-23-1100
Duties of clerk.§ 14-23-1110
Practice of law by judges or associate judges.§ 14-23-1120
Court of record; seal.§ 14-23-1150
Jurisdiction of judges.