261.040. Employees of director, appointment and transfer, bond. - Missouri Statutes

Employees of director, appointment and transfer, bond.

261.040. The director of agriculture, before entering uponthe duties of his office, shall give bond in the sum of fivethousand dollars, which bond, when approved by the governor,shall be filed with the secretary of state. The director, withinavailable appropriations, shall have authority to appoint a statefair secretary, clerks, stenographers, inspectors, and otheremployees necessary all at the salaries fixed by law for theadministration of this law and other laws under his charge as aconsolidated department conducted on an economical businessbasis. The director shall have authority to combine the dutiesof and to discharge any employee of the state department ofagriculture. Each inspector shall be required to performinspection duties under all inspection laws administered by thedirector. The director is hereby authorized to require andapprove the bond of any employee responsible for the safehandling of any state revenue or fees, or state property,whenever he shall deem it reasonably necessary to protect theinterests of the state.

(RSMo 1939 § 14026)