ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1631

Section 534. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to keep a
correct and full statement 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 com-
mitments kept by him pertaining to prisoners in the jail, shall
at all times be open to the inspection of the County Commis-
sioners 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 descrip-
tions 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 Montgomery County, or said County Commis-
sioners for his care, labor, responsibility and expense in dis-
charging the duties of his office, including the keeping safely
in jail of the 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 Commis-
sioners shall not pay said Sheriff for any service he may render
in the discharge of his official duties any further or other com-
pensation 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 dis-
charge of his official duties.

And be it further stated that it is the belief of the General
Assembly that more effective police protection and service will
prevail in Montgomery County, if the Sheriff and his deputies
perform the Civil duties incident to the Courts of the County
as set forth in this law and leave to the Montgomery County
police force the immediate responsibility for the enforcement
of the criminal laws of the county.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on July 1, 1927.

Approved April 26, 1927.