§ 14-5-640 — Terms of court in third circuit.

The courts of the third judicial circuit shall be held as hereinafter provided. (1) Clarendon County. - The court of general sessions for Clarendon County shall be held at Manning on the fourth Monday in January, the third Monday in June and the second Monday in September, each for one week. The court of common pleas for the county shall be held at Manning on the first Monday in March for two weeks, the fourth Monday in April for one week, the fourth Monday in June for one week and the third Monday in October for two weeks. (2) Lee County. - The court of general sessions for Lee County shall be held at Bishopville on the first Monday in February, on the second Monday in June and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September, each for one week. The court of common pleas for the county shall be held at Bishopville on the fourth Monday in March for one week, the first Monday in May for one week, the fourth Monday in September for one week and the first Monday after the fourth Monday in November for one week. But there shall be no jury trials at the summer term of the court of general sessions unless a majority of the Lee County Bar Association deems it advisable and so notifies the judge of the circuit. (3) Sumter County. - The court of general sessions for Sumter County shall be held at Sumter on the second Monday in February for two weeks, on the second Monday in May for two weeks, on the fourth Monday in July for two weeks, on the first Monday in November for two weeks and on the second Monday in December for one week. The court of common pleas for the county shall be held at Sumter on the first Monday in January for three weeks, on the first Monday in April for three weeks, and on the first Monday after the fourth Monday in September for two weeks. Provided, that in each year that September has five Mondays the last term of common pleas court shall be for three weeks. (4) Williamsburg County. - The court of general sessions for Williamsburg County shall be held at Kingstree on the second Monday after the second Monday in February, on the first Monday in June and on the third Monday in September, each for one week. The court of common pleas shall be held at Kingstree on the third Monday in March for one week, on the fourth Monday in May for one week, on Wednesday first succeeding the first Monday in June for one week and on the third Monday in November for two weeks. But no jury trial of civil cases shall be had at the June term except by consent. The petit jurors for the first and third terms of the court of general sessions shall not be required to attend the first, second and fourth terms of the court of common pleas, but separate juries shall be drawn and summoned for such courts.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-264; 1952 Code SECTION 15-264; 1942 Code SECTION 53; 1932 Code SECTION 53; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 51; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 20; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 18; 1884 (18) 886; 1896 (22) 22; 1900 (23) 311; 1902 (23) 1194; 1910 (26) 541; 1914 (28) 531; 1916 (29) 693; 1924 (33) 1187; 1928 (35) 1288; 1929 (36) 79; 1931 (37) 320, 376; 1934 (38) 1466; 1936 (39) 1481; 1939 (41) 184; 1940 (41) 1771; 1941 (42) 118; 1944 (43) 1207; 1951 (47) 250; 1952 (47) 1939; 1953 (48) 168; 1954 (48) 1432; 1957 (50) 527; 1960 (51) 1515; 1962 (52) 2220; 1969 (56) 380; 1971 (57) 210; 1972 (57) 2329.