(a) The clerk of the peace shall safely keep the books and papers of the county government, and make full and true minutes of all the proceedings thereof. The clerk of the peace shall observe the orders and rules of the county government in all things relating to the duties of his or her office.

(b) This section shall not apply to the clerks of the peace of New Castle or Sussex Counties.

Code 1852, § ?147; Code 1915, § ?1297; Code 1935, § ?1495; 9 Del. C. 1953, § ?9405; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § ?29A; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;