Hereafter no sheriff in this state shall appoint any under sheriff or deputy sheriff except the person so appointed shall be, at the time of his appointment, a bona fide resident of the state.

(RSMo 1939 § 4627)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 4238; 1919 § 3485; 1909 § 4700

CROSS REFERENCE:

Special deputies must be residents, 542.190