The books mentioned in § 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;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 14-17-560

  • clerk: as used in this title , signifies the clerk of the court where the action is pending and, in the Supreme Court or court of appeals, the clerk of the county mentioned in the title of the complaint or in another county to which the court may have changed the place of trial, unless otherwise specified. See South Carolina Code 14-1-40
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.

(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.