Missouri § 271.120 - Nonhouseholder to file bond — failure.
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§ 271.120. Nonhouseholder to file bond — failure.
No associate circuit judge shall allow any person, not a householder, to post any stray before him, without first filing with such associate circuit judge the bond required by law. And when any person, not a householder, shall appear before an associate circuit judge to post any stray, and shall fail or refuse to give the required bond, such associate circuit judge shall immediately appoint some other person, qualified by law, to take charge and post said stray. At the time of posting, the associate circuit judge shall deliver to every taker-up a written or printed statement of the duties required by law to be performed by such taker-up.
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(RSMo 1939 § 14509)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 12835; 1919 § 4325; 1909 § 826
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Section 271.120 ("Nonhouseholder to file bond — failure.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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