Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.200
It shall be the duty of the clerk to enter in the county stray book a correct copy of all entries certified to him by any associate circuit judge of the county in relation to the taking up, posting and proving of strays.
(RSMo 1939 § 14517)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12843; 1919 § 4333; 1909 § 834