476.453. Judges of six years' service prior to law, eligible. - Missouri Statutes

Judges of six years' service prior to law, eligible.

476.453. Any person having reached the age of sixty-fiveyears and having served in this state an aggregate of twelveyears, continuously or otherwise, as a judge or commissioner ofany court mentioned in section 476.450, or having served in thisstate continuously for six years as a judge of any courtmentioned in section 476.450 prior to the effective date of thissection, shall, if he so elects, be made, constituted andappointed a special commissioner or referee for and during theremainder of his life, as provided and in the manner set forth insection 476.500, and when so appointed shall receive the samecompensation as provided by law for special commissioners orreferees, made, constituted or appointed under the provisions ofsection 476.450, and shall be subject to and comply with all theprovisions of chapter 476 applicable to special commissioners orreferees, the same as special commissioners or referees made,constituted or appointed under the provisions of section 476.450.

(L. 1959 S.B. 288 § 476.451)