S.C. Code Ann. § 22-5-130
Whenever there shall be an indictment for any offense committed in his view the magistrate shall be the prosecutor and he shall bind in recognizance all necessary witnesses.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 43-213; 1952 Code SECTION 43-213; 1942 Code SECTION 938; 1932 Code SECTION 938; Cr. P. '22 SECTION 34; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 35; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 26; G. S. 836; R. S. 25; 1830 (11) 21.