All claims for reimbursement of the sheriff, deputies, and clerks arising from official duties of such county officials, as provided by law, shall be paid from the general fund of the county by the board of county commissioners.

Source: SL 1917, ch 190, § 1; RC 1919, § 5966; SDC 1939, § 12.1010; SL 1951, ch 23, § 1; SL 1963, ch 40, § 5.