(a) This section shall apply only to Cherokee County.
(b) All returning officers, as appointed by the local appointing board, the judge of probate, sheriff, and circuit clerk, shall receive an additional compensation of ten dollars ($10) and shall receive the same mileage allowance for travel as the state mileage allowance provided for in Section 36-7-22, from the location of the polling place to the courthouse and return.
(c) The judge of probate shall determine the number of miles for returning officers to receive payment for mileage pursuant to subsection (b).
(d) The additional compensation shall be paid to the returning officers, one person per precinct box, on each federal, state, county, or special election held in the county.
(e) The provisions of this section are in addition to statewide compensation for election officials as specified by Section 17-6-13.