Section 15-14-1
Duty of circuit clerk to set cases for trial.
It is the duty of the clerk of the circuit court to set for trial all criminal cases in his court, except capital cases and cases of parties in custody, for particular days, and no case so set shall be called for trial before such day.
(Code 1876, §4869; Code 1886, §4447; Code 1896, §5271; Code 1907, §7838; Code 1923, §5565; Code 1940, T. 15, §316.)