Whenever because of the inclemency of the season, the sickness of the prisoner or other cause, the sheriff shall be of the opinion that fuel, additional clothes or bedding, are necessary for any prisoner committed to jail he shall furnish the same and the costs thereof shall be paid by the county commission in the same manner as other expenses of caring for prisoners in such jail.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.080
County commission to bear certain expenses
Effective: 28 Aug 1949; (RSMo 1939 § 9202, A. 1949 S.B. 1071); Prior revisions: 1929 § 8533; 1919 § 12558; 1909 § 1580
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.