Missouri Revised Statutes Title VI. County, Township and Political Subdivision Government § 66.050. Cause heard, when--postponement--bond

When any person shall be arrested, charged with a violation of a county ordinance, and brought before the court, it shall be the duty of the court to hear and determine forthwith the complaint alleged against the defendant, unless for good cause the trial is postponed to a time certain, in which case the defendant shall be required to enter into a recognizance, with sufficient security, conditioned that he will appear before said court at the time and place appointed, then and there to answer the complaint made against him; and if he fails or refuses to enter into such recognizance, the defendant shall be committed to the county jail and held to answer the complaint as aforesaid.