Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.022: Vacancy when offices of clerk of the court and recorder of deeds are separate, how filled.

In the event of a vacancy caused by death or resignation in the office of county recorder where the offices of the clerk of the court and recorder of deeds are separate, except in any city not within a county or any county with a charter form of government, the county commission shall appoint a deputy recorder or a qualified person to serve as an interim recorder of deeds until the unexpired term is filled under section 105.030.