S.C. Code Ann. § 22-8-30: Facilities and personnel; compensation of constables.

(A) Each county shall provide sufficient facilities and personnel for the necessary and proper operation of the magistrates' courts in that county.

(B) Other personnel determined to be necessary by the county for magistrates in a county must be provided by the governing body of the county and must be county employees and be paid by the county.

(C) The compensation of constables may vary, and salaries and perquisites must be determined by the governing board of the county and funded by the county.