The courts of the fifth judicial circuit shall be held as hereinafter provided.

(1) Kershaw County. - The court of general sessions for Kershaw County shall be held at Camden on the third Monday in February, the third Monday in May and the fourth Monday in October. The court of common pleas for said county shall be held at Camden on the fourth Monday in February, the first Monday in May and the first Monday in November. The terms of the court of common pleas shall continue for two weeks each.

(2) Richland County. - The court of general sessions for Richland County shall be held at Columbia on the second Monday in January for two weeks, on the second Monday in April for two weeks, on the third Monday in June for two weeks, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in September for three weeks and on the second Monday in December for two weeks. The court of common pleas for the county shall be held in Columbia on the fourth Monday in January for two weeks, on the second Monday in March for three weeks, on the first Monday in June for two weeks, on the fourth Monday in September for three weeks and on the third Monday in November for three weeks, two weeks of which shall be for the disposal of jury matters and the other week, which includes Thanksgiving Day, for the disposal of motions, equity matters and other matters not requiring the attendance of a jury.

(3) Additional terms for certain matters. - In addition to the terms of court hereinbefore set forth, there shall be held additional terms of court, without juries, to hear equity matters and all matters not requiring jury trials, such terms to be held as follows:

(a) Richland County: On the third Monday in February, on the third Monday in May and on the fourth Monday in October, each for one week; and

(b) Kershaw County: On the second Monday in January, on the second Monday in April and on the second Monday in September, each for one week.

The terms of court provided for in this paragraph (3) shall be presided over by a judge other than the regularly assigned judge, to be selected by the Chief Justice from the regular or retired circuit judges, or he may select a special judge, qualified by law, to hold such terms. The terms of court provided for in this paragraph (3), if found at any time to be unnecessary, shall be called off as the law now provides for other terms.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-269; 1952 Code Section 15-269; 1942 Code Section 55; 1932 Code Sections 55, 986; Civ. P. '22 Sections 53, 77; Civ. P. '12 Section 22; Civ. P. '02 Section 22; 1877 (16) 299; 1896 (22) 24; 1899 (23) 33; 1910 (26) 541; 1912 (27) 768; 1913 (28) 13; 1915 (29) 175; 1919 (31) 18; 1922 (32) 799; 1924 (33) 933; 1926 (34) 991, 999; 1938 (40) 1918; 1939 (41) 424; 1940 (41) 1699; 1941 (42) 118; 1948 (45) 1781; 1953 (48) 187; 1957 (50) 575; 1959 (51) 23; 1961 (52) 501.