It shall be the duty of the sheriff and jailer to receive, from constables and other officers, all persons who shall be apprehended by such constable or other officers, for offenses against this state, or who shall be committed to such jail by any competent authority; and if any sheriff or jailer shall refuse to receive any such person or persons, he shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be fined in the discretion of the court.

(RSMo 1939 § 9196)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 8527; 1919 § 12552; 1909 § 1574