(a)      A copy of all acts, ordinances, and resolutions adopted or passed by the county commissioners of any county under the authority of § 3 of this article, certified by the president of the board of county commissioners and attested by the clerk to said board, shall be filed with the clerk of the court of said county, who shall record, date, and index the same without charge in a volume to be provided for the purpose by the county commissioners.

      (b)      An act, ordinance, or resolution adopted or passed by the county commissioners of any county under the authority of § 3 of this article may not become effective until a copy thereof has been filed with the clerk of the court of the county, and a fair summary of the act, ordinance, or resolution has been published, after adoption or passage, in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county. Any act, ordinance, or resolution filed as herein required, shall be admissible as evidence in any court proceeding upon certification by the said clerk of the court.

      (c)      The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dorchester County shall record and index all ordinances, resolutions, and regulations adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of Dorchester County and there shall be no charge to the county for the recording and indexing thereof.