The members of the county board of commissioners may administer oaths to all persons appearing before them and punish by fine not exceeding ten dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twenty hours any and all persons guilty of disorderly conduct amounting to an open or direct contempt or wilful interruption of their proceedings.
S.C. Code Ann. § 4-9-1070
Commissioners may administer oaths and punish for contempt of their proceedings
1962 Code SECTION 14-3785.6; 1975 (59) 692.
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