HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1695

books, papers and commitments kept by him pertaining to
prisoners in the jail, shall at all times be open to the inspec-
tion of the County Commissioners or any of them; and at
the first meeting of the County Commissioners in each
month the sheriff shall make to them, under oath, a full
and complete report of all persons confined in the jail,
with a statement of the length of time, the offense for
which they are committed; and the name of the officer by
whom they are committed; and the said sums of money
hereinbefore authorized to be levied and paid the sheriff
shall be in full of all claims of said sheriff against Dor-
chester County, or said County Commissioners for his
care, labor, responsibility and expenses in discharging the
duties of this office, including the keeping safely in jail
of prisoners committed to his custody, supplying to said
prisoners the provisions furnished for them, by the County
Commissioners, properly cooked and served in a proper and
sanitary condition as hereinbefore provided, and keeping
the jail in a clean and tidy condition; and the County Com-
missioners shall not pay said sheriff for any service he
may render in the discharge of his official duties and fur-
ther or other compensation and shall not be in any way
liable for any fees now or which may hereafter be allowed
said sheriff by law, or for any further compensation than
that as above provided.

503-E. The County Commissioners of Dorchester
County are hereby directed, authorized and empowered to
make provision by appropriation in their annual levy from
year to year for sufficient funds to pay the salaries and
expenses hereinbefore provided for.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any section,
paragraph, clause, sentence or part of this sub-title for
any reason be adjudged to be invalid, such judgment shall
not effect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this sub-
title, but shall be confined in its operation to the section,
paragraph, clause, sentence or part thereof directly in-
volved in the controversy in which such judgments shall
have been rendered.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or
parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act
are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1939.

Approved May 24, 1939.