205.690. Whenever such poorhouse or houses are erected, thecounty commission shall have power to appoint a fit and discreetperson to superintend the same and the poor who may be keptthereat, and to allow such superintendent a reasonablecompensation for his services.
(RSMo 1939 § 9598)Prior revisions: 1929 § 12958; 1919 § 12207; 1909 § 1341