Hereafter no sheriff in this state shall appoint any under sheriff or deputy sheriff unless the person so appointed shall be, at the time of his or her appointment, a bona fide resident of this state or of an adjoining state. The provisions of this section authorizing the appointment of a person as an under sheriff or deputy sheriff who is a bona fide resident of an adjoining state shall not apply to a sheriff of any county with a charter form of government and with more than six hundred thousand but fewer than seven hundred thousand inhabitants or any city not within a county.
Effective dates prior to 1940 may not be the actual effective date. See FAQ 'When do laws become effective?'
§ 57.117, RSMo
RSMo 1939 § 4627, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355 merged with S.B. 652