The judge of the Municipal Court, or any duly authorized officer holding the court, shall have the power to hear and determine motions for new trials and arrest of judgment, to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and warrants for the arrest of defendants, to swear witnesses, to punish for contempt and to issue all other usual processes according to the known and approved rules of the common law and statutes, in the discharge of official duties.
(1985 Code, § 7-9)
Statutory reference:
Similar statutory law, see S.C. Code § 14-25-45