Ms. Const. art. 13, § 255 — Article 13 / Section 255
MS Const., Article 13, Section 255
Status: in_force

The number of senators shall be forty-five and are apportioned as follows: First—The counties of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson shall constitute the first district, and elect one senator. Second—The counties of Wayne, Jones, Perry and Greene the second district, and elect one senator. Third—The counties of Jasper and Clarke the third district, and elect one senator. Fourth—The counties of Simpson, Covington, Marion and Pearl River, the fourth district, and elect one senator. Fifth—The counties of Rankin and Smith the fifth district and elect one senator. Sixth—The counties of Pike and Franklin the sixth district, and elect one senator. Seventh—The counties of Amite and Wilkinson the seventh district, and elect one senator. Eighth—The counties of Lincoln and Lawrence the eighth district, and elect one senator. Ninth—The county of Adams the ninth district, and elect one senator. Tenth—The counties of Claiborne and Jefferson the tenth district, and elect one senator. Eleventh—The county of Copiah the eleventh district, and elect one senator. Twelfth—The counties of Hinds and Warren the twelfth district, and elect one senator each and a senator between them, to be chosen from the counties alternately, beginning with Hinds. Thirteenth—The counties of Scott and Newton the thirteenth district, and elect one Senator. Fourteenth—The county of Lauderdale, the fourteenth district, and elect one senator. Fifteenth—The counties of Kemper and Winston the fifteenth district, and elect one senator. Sixteenth—The county of Noxubee the sixteenth district, and elect one senator. Seventeenth—The counties of Leake and Neshoba the seventeenth district, and elect one senator. Eighteenth—The county of Madison the eighteenth district, and elect one senator. Nineteenth—The county of Yazoo the nineteenth district, and elect one senator. Twentieth—The counties of Sharkey and Issaquena the twentieth district, and elect one senator. ​ Twenty-first—The county of Holmes the twenty-first district, and elect one senator. Twenty-second—The county of Attala the twenty-second district, and elect one senator. Twenty-third—The counties of Oktibbeha and Choctaw the twenty-third district, and elect one senator. Twenty-fourth—The counties of Clay and Webster the twenty-fourth district, and elect one senator. Twenty-fifth—The county of Lowndes the twenty-fifth district, and elect one senator. Twenty-sixth—The counties of Carroll and Montgomery the twenty-sixth district, and elect one senator. Twenty seventh—The counties of Leflore and Tallahatchie the twenty-seventh district, and elect one senator. Twenty-eighth—The counties of Yallobusha and Grenada the twenty-eight district, and elect one senator. Twenty-ninth—The counties of Washington and Sunflower the twenty-ninth district; the county of Washington shall elect one senator, and the counties of Washington and Sunflower a senator between them. Thirtieth—The county of Bolivar the thirtieth district, and elect one senator. Thirty-first—the counties of Chickasaw, Calhoun and Pontotoc the thirty-first district, and elect two senators; both senators shall at no time be chosen from the same county. Thirty-second—The county of Lafayette the thirty-second district, and elect one senator. Thirty-third—The county of Panola the thirty-third district, and elect one senator. Thirty-fourth—The counties of Coahoma, Tunica and Quitman the thirty-fourth district, and elect one senator. Thirty-fifth—The county of DeSoto the thirty-fifth district, and elect one senator. Thirty-sixth—The counties of Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall and Tate the thirty-sixth district, and elect three senators. The counties of Tate and Benton shall be entitled to one; the counties of Union and Tippah one; and the county of Marshall one. Thirty-seventh—The counties of Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss the thirty-seventh district, and elect one senator. Thirty-eighth—The counties of Monroe, Lee and Itawamba the thirty-eighth district, and elect two senators, one of whom shall be a resident of the county of Monroe and the other a resident of Lee or Itawamba counties.