MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3617

1918, oh. 256, sec. 533D. 1922, oh. 406, sec. 533D. 1927, ch. 710, sec. 533D.

900. It shall be the duty of the County Commissioners to pay for all
supplies and provisions necessary, in their judgment for the support and
maintenance of all persons committed to the jail, said supplies and pro-
visions to be purchased by the Sheriff and placed at said jail and the bilk
for same shall be presented by the Sheriff to said County Commissioners
for approval and payment, provided however that the said County Com-
missioners are hereby directed and prohibited from approving or allowing
the payment to the Sheriff of any claim for food or provisions furnished
for the keep and board of prisoners where the amount claimed is in excess
of thirty-five cents per day, for each prisoner actually committed to the
Jail of said county, and the County Commissioners shall furnish all fuel
and light needed for said jail and shall annually levy and pay to the
warden of said jail such salary as the County Commissioners may deem
proper and commensurate, the warden to be appointed by the Sheriff and
to be approved by the County Commissioners, and the Sheriff shall have
the authority and power to appoint such assistants with the approval of
the County Commissioners as may be necessary, said assistants to be paid
such salary as the County Commissioners may direct.

1902, ch. 169, sec. 217. 1912, oh. 790, sec. 534. 1918, ch. 256, sec. 534.
1922, oh. 406, sec. 534. 1927, ch. 710, sec. 534.

901. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to keep a correct and full state-
ment or schedule of all persons committed to the jail, showing the length
of time and the charge, upon which they are committed, and the name
of the officer, which statement or schedule, together with all books, papers
and commitments kept by him pertaining to prisoners in the jail, shall
at all times be open to the inspection 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 the names and descriptions of all persons confined in the jail
with the statement of the length of time, and 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 to
the Sheriff shall be in full of all claims of said sheriff against Montgom-
ery County, or said County Comimssioners for his care, labor, responsi-
bility and expense in discharging the duties of his office, including the
keeping safely in jail of the prisoners committed to his custody, supply-
ing to said prisoners the provisions furnished for them, by the County
Commissioners, properly cooked and served in a proper and sanitary con-
dition as hereinbefore provided, and keeping the jail in a clean and tidy
condition; and the County Commissioners shall not pay said Sheriff for
any service he may render in the discharge of his official duties any 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 as above provided for the discharge of his offi-
cial duties.