Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.240: Sheriff to take prisoners before circuit court.

When any person shall be committed to jail, in conformity to section 221.230, it shall be the duty of the sheriff of the county in which said jail is situated to take, or cause to be taken, the person thus committed, together with the day and cause of his capture and detention, before the circuit court of the county appointed for the trial of such prisoner, at such time as the cause is set for trial and at such other times as the court shall direct.