When any person shall have taken an appeal, under the provisions of sections 542.020 to 542.140, and fails to appear, the court shall forfeit his recognizance, and order it to be prosecuted, unless reasonable excuse for the default be shown.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.120
Recognizance forfeited on failure to prosecute appeal
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 3803); Prior revisions: 1929 § 3413; 1919 § 3758; 1909 § 4966
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.