South Carolina § 15-29-80 Charges for legal advertisements in newspapers.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 15-29-80 — Charges for legal advertisements in newspapers.

South Carolina·Title 15 CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES·Ch. 29 LEGAL NOTICES, GENERALLY

State and county officials authorized by law to publish advertisements in the newspapers of this State, including advertisements of sales of real and personal property by masters, clerks of court, judges of probate and sheriffs, citations, notices to creditors, notices of final settlement by executors, administrators, guardians and all other persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, service of summons by publication, notices of election ordered by commissioners, reports of county treasurers, supervisors and superintendents of education, notices of county auditors, proclamations of the executive department, proposals for works and supplies by the head of departments or other officials authorized to advertise for competitive bids and all other advertising whatever done by order of court or by 

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State and county officials authorized by law to publish advertisements in the newspapers of this State, including advertisements of sales of real and personal property by masters, clerks of court, judges of probate and sheriffs, citations, notices to creditors, notices of final settlement by executors, administrators, guardians and all other persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, service of summons by publication, notices of election ordered by commissioners, reports of county treasurers, supervisors and superintendents of education, notices of county auditors, proclamations of the executive department, proposals for works and supplies by the head of departments or other officials authorized to advertise for competitive bids and all other advertising whatever done by order of court or by State and county officials, shall be charged not more than the local retail display advertising rate shown on the newspaper's rate card or the rates published in the newspaper, deducting any and all applicable discounts earned by the volume or frequency of the legal advertising. The advertisement shall be set in solid six point type, including the caption and all other parts of the advertisement. Newspapers that do not use six point type shall receive compensation based on six point measure and any lesser measure shall be charged only at actual space measurement as printed; however, agencies placing advertisements may order larger measure at their discretion. The publication of any of the notices provided for in this section may be let by contract for not more than the price authorized by this section. No publication will be allowed to make any extra charges for affidavit of publication.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 10-1308; 1952 Code SECTION 10-1308; 1942 Code SECTION 8894; 1932 Code SECTION 8894; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 5707; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 4195; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 3091; 1899 (22) 47; 1902 (23) 1074; 1905 (24) 847; 1915 (29) 72; 1919 (31) 45; 1921 (32) 160; 1977 Act No. 146, SECTION 1.