Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.410: Expenses of liquidation, how paid.

1. The director shall pay out of the funds in his hands, of such corporation, all expenses of liquidation, subject to the approval of the circuit court in the county or city in which the principal office of such corporation is located, and upon notice of the application for such approval to such corporation.

2. He shall, in like manner, fix and pay the compensation of special deputy directors, assistants, counsel and other employees appointed to assist him in such liquidation pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. But a special deputy who, as examiner acting under commission from the director, has previously examined the books, papers and affairs of such corporation, shall not receive compensation as such special deputy which exceeds by more than five dollars a day the per diem compensation received by him as examiner at the time of making such examination.