The clerk of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis may employ an attorney or attorneys to aid and advise him in the discharge of his duties, to render independent legal advice and services and to represent him in court. The attorneys employed by the clerk shall receive in the aggregate as compensation for their services twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable out of the state treasury in installments as certified by the circuit clerk.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.260
Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City)
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 625 F. Supp. 81 - Barnes v. Bosley (1985)
Most recently applied in 625 F. Supp. 81 - Barnes v. Bosley (December 1985)
Effective: 28 Aug 1987; (L. 1945 p. 746 § 4, A.L. 1959 S.B. 164, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al.)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.