When a statute requires an act to be done, which by law an agent or deputy as well may do as the principal, the requisition is satisfied by the performance of the act by an authorized agent or deputy.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.060
Powers of deputies
Known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (43 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1957; (RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587); Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.