Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.740
If there be not a sufficient affidavit and bond certified with the associate circuit judge's record, and other papers in the cause, the clerk shall not issue a writ of attachment until a sufficient affidavit and bond be filed.
(RSMo 1939 § 2828, A.L. 1945 p. 813 § 9)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 2442; 1919 § 2990; 1909 § 7652