Missouri § 483.260 Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City).

Missouri Statutes

§ 483.260 — Clerk to employ attorney (St. Louis City).

Missouri § 483.260

Title XXXIICOURTS

Ch. 483Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records

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Bluebook

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.260 (2026).

Text

The clerk of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis may employ an attorney or attorneys to aid and advise him in the discharge of his duties, to render independent legal advice and services and to represent him in court.  The attorneys employed by the clerk shall receive in the aggregate as compensation for their services twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable out of the state treasury in installments as certified by the circuit clerk.

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The clerk of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis may employ an attorney or attorneys to aid and advise him in the discharge of his duties, to render independent legal advice and services and to represent him in court. The attorneys employed by the clerk shall receive in the aggregate as compensation for their services twenty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable out of the state treasury in installments as certified by the circuit clerk.

Legislative History

(L. 1945 p. 746 § 4, A.L. 1959 S.B. 164, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al.) (1986) The small amount of pay allowed by this section indicates that it is intended as an allowance for extraordinary legal needs, not day-to-day staff attorneys. Bauer v. Bosley, 802 F.2d 1058 (8th Cir.).