514.200. In all such cases, the judgment against the stateor county shall not be for costs generally, but the amountthereof shall be expressed in the judgment, and no such judgmentshall afterwards be amended so as to increase the amount forwhich it was originally entered; and, upon a transcript of suchjudgment, together with a certified copy of the fee bill, showingthe items of cost, being presented to the state auditor or thecounty court, the same shall be audited and allowed.
(RSMo 1939 § 1420)Prior revisions: 1929 § 1256; 1919 § 1708; 1909 § 2277