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Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-1 Jurisdiction; county homes
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The board of supervisors of each county shall have the jurisdiction and power necessary and proper for the relief and support of the poor of its county, and it shall have control of the county home, and may employ a suitable person to take charge of the same. It shall see that th…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-11 Relief until removal
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The board of supervisors, and, in case of emergency, the supervisor of the district, may provide for the temporary relief of a pauper until he can be removed to the county home.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-13 Claims allowed
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The board of supervisors may allow, as far as be deemed right, the claims of persons, who, by authority of one of the supervisors, have temporarily taken care of, fed, clothed, administered to, or buried such paupers as were at the time proper subjects for relief, but could not a…
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-15 Tax for support of poor
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The board of supervisors shall annually assess and cause to be collected by the tax collector, and paid into the general fund of the county treasury, such tax as may be necessary for the support of the poor of the county.