The state auditor shall have the power to appoint a deputy state auditor who shall be thoroughly competent to perform all the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the state auditor. Such appointment, with the oath of office endorsed thereon, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state before the deputy state auditor enters upon his duties. The deputy state auditor, when appointed, may perform the duties of the office, but the state auditor and his sureties on his official bond, shall be liable for the official acts, misfeasance or defalcation of the deputy state auditor.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 29.040
Deputy state auditor — oath and appointment
Effective: 28 Aug 1961; (RSMo 1939 § 13017, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 5, A.L. 1961 p. 409); Prior revisions: 1929 § 11395; 1919 § 13292; 1909 § 11804
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.