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Mississippi Statutes, Title 7

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Title 7, Executive Department

9 chapters · 254 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 7254 Ch 1, Governor61 Ch 7, State Fiscal Officer; Department of …59 Ch 5, Attorney General42 Ch 9, State Treasurer39 Ch 3, Secretary of State29 Ch 11, Secretary of State; Land Records11 Ch 17, Mississippi Executive Reorganization…9 Ch 13, Mississippi Administrative Reorganiz…4

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Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-563 Acceptance of gifts and grants
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The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to accept from the federal government, or any instrumentality thereof, or from any person, firm or corporation in the name of and for the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift or grant for the pur…
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-565 Annual report
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The commission shall make an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including therein suggestions and recommendations for protecting and improving the physical fitness of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-57 Defaulting state treasurer and tax collectors suspended
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Whenever it shall be credibly alleged to the governor that the state treasurer or any tax collector is a defaulter, the governor shall direct the examiner forthwith to examine the records, books, and accounts of such treasurer or tax collector and, as soon as practicable, to repo…
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-59 Court proceedings to be instituted
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If the examiner report the state treasurer or any tax collector to be a defaulter, it shall be the duty of the governor to notify the attorney general in case of the state treasurer, or the proper district attorney in case of a county officer, of the facts and require him to inst…

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Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-601 Mississippi Advisory Council on Faith-Based Initiatives created; legislative findings and intent; purpose; membership; council functions; report

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(1) The Legislature finds that:(a) Compassionate groups of individuals have selflessly aided this state in serving our most vulnerable residents and our most debilitated neighborhoods.(b) Inspired by faith and civic commitment, these organizations have accomplished much in changi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-61 Duty in respect to defaulter

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The governor shall have the power, and it is his duty, to suspend alleged defaulting tax collectors pending the investigation of their respective accounts, whether made under the foregoing sections or otherwise, and to make temporary appointments of proper persons to fill the off…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-63 Contingent fund

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The executive contingent fund shall be expended under the direction of the governor and be accounted for by him to the legislature at each session. The auditor shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for such sums as the governor may from time to time, by his written order, dire…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-65 To borrow money in case of casualties

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The governor is authorized, in case of casualty or casualties caused by wind, fire, or water leaving people distressed and in destitute circumstances, to borrow money in sums not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) in any one case, and to expend the same for t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-67 Acting governor in certain contingencies

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When the office of governor shall become vacant, by death or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor shall possess the powers and discharge the duties of said office. When the governor shall be absent from the state or unable from protracted illness to perform the duties of the office…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-7 Acceptance of gifts and bequests

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The governor of the state of Mississippi, in his discretion, is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and accept lands, gifts, and bequests for the state of Mississippi for hospitals and other public purposes for and on behalf of any agency or institution thereof. The variou…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-1-9 Great seal

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The great seal of the state now in use shall be the seal of the state until altered by the legislature, and all official acts of the governor, his approval or disapproval of bills and resolutions passed by the legislature excepted, shall be authenticated by the great seal of the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-1 Official bond

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The secretary of state shall give bond to the state in the penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), with two or more sufficient sureties to be approved by the governor, conditioned according to law. When approved, said bond shall be filed and preserved in the office of the c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-11 Custodian of “Mississippi Reports”

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The secretary of state shall take charge of the department reports and the “Mississippi Reports”, when printed and bound, and dispose of the same as required by law.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-13 “Southern Reporter—Mississippi Cases” and department reports deposited in state library

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The Secretary of State shall cause ten (10) copies of each volume of the “Southern Reporter-Mississippi Cases” and ten (10) copies of the department reports to be provided to the State Library.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-15 “Southern Reporter—Mississippi Cases” distributed

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The Secretary of State shall transmit, free of cost, one (1) copy of each volume of “Southern Reporter-Mississippi Cases” to the sheriff of each county of the state, for the county library, if the sheriff specifically requests copies of the volumes of “Southern Reporter-Mississip…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-17 “Mississippi Reports” exchanged for reports of other states and countries

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The secretary of state, under direction of the governor, shall transmit to the executive or other proper officer of each state and territory of the United States, and to any foreign government or country that will exchange its judicial reports therefor, copies of each volume of t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-19 Books furnished University law school for exchange

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The dean of the law school of the University of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered, with the approval of the attorney general and secretary of state, to make requisitions to the secretary of state for the departmental reports and “Mississippi Reports” to exchange with…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-23 Acts of congress and other publications distributed

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The secretary of state shall, at the time of distributing the laws and journals, also transmit to the sheriff of each county, for the county library, one copy of the acts of congress, if there be so many remaining, and such other books, papers, maps, and documents as may be requi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-25 Books received from sheriffs distributed

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The secretary of state shall receive from the several sheriffs, who are required to return the same, all extra copies of the “Mississippi Reports” and digests, and he shall see that said sheriffs perform the duty required of them in this respect. If there be less than the require…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-27 Books and documents distributed and receipted for

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The secretary of state shall send, by suitable means at as cheap a rate as he can obtain, to the sheriffs of the several counties the books, documents, and papers required to be distributed to the various officers in their respective counties as soon as practicable after he recei…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-29 Expense of distributing books remunerated

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The secretary of state shall be remunerated for all expenses necessarily incurred in the distribution and transportation of books and documents, upon a verified statement of the same to the auditor of public accounts, who shall issue a warrant on the treasury for the required sum…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-3 Office

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The secretary of state shall keep his office at the seat of the government, shall keep the same open Monday through Friday of each week for eight hours each day, and shall carefully preserve the official books, library, papers, records, and furniture belonging to his office.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-35 Sale of current volumes

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The Secretary of State is authorized and empowered to sell current and future issues, and excess volumes at the cost of printing, binding and mailing. The funds realized by the Secretary of State from any sales of excess volumes shall be paid into the State General Fund in the ma…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-39 To publish constitutional amendments

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The Secretary of State shall have published in full each constitutional amendment two (2) weeks previous to an election at which the qualified electors shall vote on said amendments, in each county in each newspaper having a general circulation in the county, as defined in Sectio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-41 Payment upon proof of publication

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The said amendments shall be paid for at the prevailing rate per insertion upon proof of publication being furnished to the secretary of state, the printing to be done in eight- or ten-point.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-43 Official character of officer certified

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The secretary of state shall furnish to any person desiring the same a certificate, under the seal of the state, signed by the governor and countersigned by himself, of the official character of any officer of this state; and such certificate shall be received in evidence in all …

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-45 Reports to be filed by constables

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Each and every constable being compensated in whole or in part on a fee basis shall file not later than April 15 of each year, with the Secretary of State, a true and accurate annual report on a form to be designed and supplied to each by the State Auditor of Public Accounts imme…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-47 Penalty for failure or evasion

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(1) On or before April 20 of each year, the Secretary of State shall notify by mail every constable being compensated in whole or in part on a fee basis who has failed to file the report required by Section 7-3-45; and on or before May 15 of each year, he will notify the Attorney…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-49 Data on natural resources assembled

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The secretary of state is hereby authorized and directed, in cooperation with the governor, other state officers, and civic and commercial organizations of the state, counties, and municipalities, to assemble the necessary information, facts, and data to be disseminated in such a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-5 General duties

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The Secretary of State shall keep a correct register of all official acts and proceedings of the Governor and take charge of and safely keep in his office the returns of all elections by the people. He shall lay all official documents before either branch of the Legislature when …

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-51 Publication of data

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As soon as sufficient material is assembled for comprehensive exposition of the advantages offered by the state for commercial and industrial development, the same shall be classified and published in the form of booklets, folders, pamphlets, or other forms of printed matter suit…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-53 Distribution of data

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It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to distribute said printed advertising matter among the several state officers and institutions as may be deemed proper and necessary for thorough dissemination of the information contained therein to the general public within and wi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-55 Continued publication discretionary

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Said publications and distribution shall be continued or renewed from time to time, in the discretion of the governor, as additional information is available for properly advertising the advantages of the state.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-57 Publication of the text of Chapter 9 of Title 75

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The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and make available to the public, either in printed form or on the Secretary of State’s website, the text, with an index, of Chapter 9, Title 75, Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-59 Fees collected under Section 75-9-525; funding of Office of Secretary of State expenses; deposit of user charges and fees authorized under this section into State General Fund and use of monies so deposited

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all fees collected by the Office of the Secretary of State under Section 75-9-525 shall be deposited in State Treasury Special Fund 3111, and shall be used to operate the activities of the Office of the Secretary of State as neces…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-7 Seal

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The Secretary of State shall have a seal which shall be in the form of a circle, with the image of an eagle in the center and around the margin the words “Secretary of State-State of Mississippi” and under the image of the eagle the words: “In God We Trust.” The Secretary of Stat…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-71 Assistant secretaries of state; appointment; duties; compensation

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The secretary of state shall appoint four (4) competent attorneys, each of whom shall be designated as an assistant secretary of state. The assistants shall have power and authority under the direction and supervision of the secretary of state to perform all of the duties require…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-8 Replacement of older version of Secretary of State seal

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The Office of the Secretary of State shall continue to use stationery and other supplies having the seal thereon as it existed before July 1, 2020, until such stationery and other supplies are depleted. The seal as it existed before July 1, 2020, affixed on any public buildings, …

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-9 May perform all duties required of notaries public

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The secretary of state shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations and to take acknowledgments under his seal of office, and to perform all other duties required of notaries public by commercial usage.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-91 Secretary of State Land Improvement Fund; created; use of monies

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A special fund, to be designated as the “Secretary of State Land Improvement Fund,” is created within the State Treasury. The fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer as a separate and special fund, separate and apart from the General Fund of the state. Monies in the fund …

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-1 Qualifications, election, and duties

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The Attorney General provided for by Section 173 of the Mississippi Constitution shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the Governor is elected. His term of office shall be four (4) years and his compensation shall be fixed by the Legislature. He shall be the…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-11 Statutory Advisor

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There is created the position of the Mississippi Statutory Advisor. The duties of the statutory advisor shall be to study, compare, and analyze the statute laws of this state and make report on his work to the Joint Committee on the Compilation, Revision and Publication of Legisl…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-13 Additional assistants to handle legal affairs of Highway Commission

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The attorney general may, with the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court, appoint not more than two (2) competent attorneys, the number to be appointed to be fixed by the highway commission, each of whom shall be designated assistant attorney general, who shall be as…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-15 Secretaries

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The attorney general is authorized and empowered to employ such secretaries as he may deem necessary for the proper administration of the duties required of his office, and to fix their salaries in such amount as he may deem proper within funds appropriated for such purpose.

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-17 Office hours

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The attorney general shall be assigned an office at the capitol and shall keep the same open Monday through Friday for not less than eight hours each day. He and his assistants shall be there for business during said hours with the exception of such time when the attorney general…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-19 Office space, supplies, and equipment

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In the event adequate office space for the use of the attorney general cannot be provided either in the state capitol building or the state office building to accommodate the additional authorized staff, the attorney general is hereby authorized to rent, on an annual or month-to-…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-21 To keep a docket

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The Attorney General shall keep a docket of all causes in which he is required to appear, whether through his office or through outside counsel, which is a public record and must show the full style of the case, the cause number of the action, the county, district and court in wh…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-23 To keep an opinion-book

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The attorney general shall keep an “opinion-book”, in which he shall record or cause to be recorded each and every opinion given by him, or by his assistants, in pursuance of law. Each of his opinions shall be prefaced with a clear and concise statement of the facts upon which it…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-25 To give opinions in writing

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The Attorney General shall give his opinion in writing, without fee, to the Legislature, or either house or any committee thereof, and to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the State Treasurer, the Superintendent of Public Education, the Insuran…

Miss. Code Ann. § 7-5-27 To approve accounts against the state

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All accounts against the state subject to allowance by the supreme court shall be presented to the attorney general for approval. His opinion, or that of his assistant, concerning the validity of the same and whether it should be allowed or disallowed, shall be obtained in writin…