Missouri § 21.220 - Expenses paid out of what fund.
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§ 21.220. Expenses paid out of what fund.
All costs and expenses of proceedings, including the necessary expenses of any officer in executing any writ or process of either house or of a joint meeting, and all witness fees, shall be paid:
(1) By the party charged, if so adjudged, and payment may be enforced by execution; or
(2) Out of the contingent fund of the house in which the proceedings are held; or
(3) In case of a joint meeting out of the contingent funds of both houses as the houses by concurrent resolution provide.
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(RSMo 1939 § 12871, A.L. 1957 p. 595)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 11246; 1919 § 7129; 1909 § 8125
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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