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MS Code § 39-5-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-7. Director of department

 The department of archives and history shall be under the immediate management and control of a director, to be elected by the board of trustees, whose term of office shall be six years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall take an oath of office as do other state officials, and shall be commissioned in like manner. He shall have authority to adopt a seal for use in official business. He shall devote his time to the work of the department, using his best endeavor to develop and build it up, so as to carry out the design of its creation. He shall have the control and direction of the work and operations of the department, and shall preserve its collection, care for the official archives that may come into his custody, collect, as far as possible, all materials bearing upon the history of the state and the territory included therein from the earliest times, prepare the official registers hereinafter provided, and diffuse knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the state. The director of the department shall make a report of the expenses of the department to the legislature of the state as state officers.
MS Code § 39-5-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-9. Local Government Records Office

 A Local Government Records Office is established within the Department of Archives and History. The office shall begin operation when sufficient funds therefor have accumulated in the Local Government Records Management Fund established in Section 25-60-5. The office shall have the following powers and duties as well as any others which are prescribed by law elsewhere or assigned to the office by the director of the department:   Provide and coordinate education and training for counties and municipalities on records management issues.   Establish records management standards to guide counties and municipalities, such standards to include, but not be limited to, guidelines for microfilm production and storage, electronic records security and migration, records preservation, imaging and records storage.   Prepare records control schedules for adoption or amendment by the Local Government Records Committee established in Section 25-60-1. In the preparation of the schedules and amendments thereto, the office shall seek input from interested citizens and organizations.   Establish standards for records storage areas of local governmental bodies, such standards to include, but not be limited to, guidelines for the selection of an off-site storage facility for records of enduring or archival value.
MS Code § 39-5-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-11. Surrender of official books, records, etc., to department

 Any state, county, municipal or other official is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to turn over to the department for permanent preservation therein, any official books, records, documents, original papers, newspaper files and printed books not in current use in their offices. When so surrendered copies therefrom shall be made and certified by the director upon the application of any person interested, which certification shall have all the force and effect as if made by the officer originally in the custody of them, and for which the same fees shall be charged, to be collected in advance.
MS Code § 39-5-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-13. Surrender of historical portraits to department

 The county boards of supervisors are hereby authorized and empowered to turn over to the department historical portraits which may be the property of the counties, and to make appropriations, on application of the director, for the purpose of placing oil portraits of distinguished citizens of Mississippi in the state's hall of fame. The selection of such portraits shall be made at the request and under the direction of the board of trustees of the department.
MS Code § 39-5-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-15. Official and statistical register

 An official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi shall be compiled by the Secretary of State after each general election, to contain brief sketches of the several state officials, the members of Congress from Mississippi, the Supreme Court judges, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi; a roster of all state and county officials, lists of all state institutions, with officials; state and county population and election statistics, and miscellaneous statistics. This register shall be published in an amount not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) and shall be for free distribution, the printing and the binding to be paid for as is other public printing and binding. Its distribution shall be paid out of the fund provided for the distribution of other public documents. This register shall have printed on the title page the following statement: "This book was paid for by the taxpayers of the State of Mississippi and authorized by the Mississippi Legislature."
MS Code § 39-5-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-17. Acquisition of historic or prehistoric ruins, etc.

 The board of supervisors of any county in the state, in its discretion, shall be authorized to acquire title by gift or grant the site of any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument or any object of historical, archeological or scientific value situated in said county, for public parks and reservations to be devoted solely to the educational and recreational advantages of the people, upon the written permission of the director of the department of archives and history of the State of Mississippi. Said board shall be authorized to expend in the maintenance of said public parks and reservations an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum out of the general funds of said county.
MS Code § 39-5-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-19. Restoration and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries

 Upon the official certificate of the trustees of the state department of archives and history that any abandoned cemetery is of historical significance and should be repaired, rehabilitated, or maintained as a historical monument, the boards of supervisors of the respective counties in this state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to repair, rehabilitate, and maintain any such cemetery within the borders of the county over which such board has jurisdiction.   Subject to like certificate from the said trustees, the board of supervisors in adjoining counties may, in their discretion, jointly accomplish such repairs, rehabilitation, or maintenance in those instances where the cemetery in question occupies territory which at one time or another was located as a part of said adjoining counties.
MS Code § 39-5-21 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-21. Unauthorized removal of property from governor's mansion

  It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any personal property of the state in the custody of the curator of the governor's mansion from the grounds of the governor's mansion without the authorization of such curator. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.   The provisions of this section are supplemental to other criminal statutes. An acquittal or conviction obtained under this section shall not be a bar to civil proceedings or actions arising from the same incident.
MS Code § 39-5-25 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-25. Construction of parking areas at official state historical markers

  The Mississippi Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, may develop a priority plan for the design and construction of motor vehicle parking areas located at official state historical markers on and along the rights-of-way of the highways, roads and streets under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Department. For the purposes of this section an "official state historical marker" means any such marker that is included on the inventory of state historical markers maintained by the Department of Archives and History.   The plan developed by the Transportation Department shall include provisions for road signs on and along the highway, road or street upon which a historical marker is located so as to provide advance notice to motorists approaching from either direction that a historical marker is located ahead. Such road signs shall be designed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and shall be uniform in color, size and appearance.   The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and the Executive Director of the Department of Archives and History shall meet annually to review the progress of the implementation of this section and to determine those projects that will be performed under this section during the next fiscal year.   The costs incurred by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Archives and History under the provisions of this section shall be paid out of any funds made available upon legislative appropriation; however, the Department of Transportation shall apply for such federal funds as may be available to help defray the costs of projects performed under this section. The Department of Archives and History shall include in its annual budget requests a request for funds for the systematic maintenance of official state historical markers.
MS Code § 39-5-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-27. Archives Trust Fund

 The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized and empowered to solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of money from individuals and organizations, to be deposited in the Archives Trust Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the Archives Trust Fund as other state funds are authorized to be invested, and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the Archives Trust Fund shall be used, pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, conserving and making available archival resources.   The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized and empowered to solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of real and personal property. The Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History may, in its discretion, sell such property by public or private sale and shall deposit proceeds derived from such sale into the Archives Trust Fund.   The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to deposit into the Archives Trust Fund any monies in the Department's Archives and Library Gift Fund and any monies received as a result of royalty or use fee payments.
MS Code § 39-5-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-29. Museum Trust Fund

 There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Museum Trust Fund." The Mississippi Department of Archives and History may solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of money from individuals, organizations, and corporations to be deposited in the Museum Trust Fund. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the Museum Trust Fund as other state funds are authorized to be invested, and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the Museum Trust Fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, conserving, and exhibiting artifacts.   The Mississippi Department of Archives and History may solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of real and personal property. The Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History, in its discretion, may sell the property by public or private sale and shall deposit proceeds derived from the sale into the Museum Trust Fund.   The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, in its discretion, may deposit into the Museum Trust Fund any monies in the Department's Museum Gift Fund and any monies received as a result of royalty or use fee payments.   Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on the unexpended amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
MS Code § 39-5-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-31. William F. Winter Archives and History Building

 The new Archives and History Building to be located on the corner of Amite Street and North Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be named the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.
MS Code § 39-5-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|In General|§ 39-5-33. Authorization to extinguish, abandon and nullify certain conservation easements

 The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to extinguish, abandon and nullify any conservation easement granted to it by The Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth, Inc., its successors and similar organizations, whenever the department determines, in its discretion, that such action would be necessary or convenient for the use or ownership of such lands by the United States National Park Service.
MS Code § 39-5-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Property|§ 39-5-41. Transfer of title to property to Department of Archives and History

 The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer title to the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty property to the Department of Archives and History.
MS Code § 39-5-51 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Beauvior|§ 39-5-51. Establishment of Jefferson Davis Shrine

 The complete custody, management, control and ownership of that portion of Beauvoir, (a tract of land comprising eighty-seven and one-half acres, more or less, in Harrison County, Mississippi, fronting 1020 feet, more or less, on the Gulf of Mexico, and situated approximately eight miles from the City of Gulfport, and four miles from the City of Biloxi, on "The Old Spanish Trail", and being the same property conveyed the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans on the 10th day of October, A. D. 1902, by Mrs. Varina Jefferson Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, by deed of record in the land records of Harrison County, Mississippi, and said property being further described as the last home of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America) lying west of a line running north and south from the southern to the northern boundary of said property and said line being equidistant between brick building on said property now used as an infirmary or hospital and the small frame building situated to the front and east of that building known as Beauvoir residence, and said small frame building being known as the office of Jefferson Davis and in which he wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" is hereby awarded and returned and completely relinquished by the State of Mississippi to the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, a Mississippi corporation, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a shrine sacred to the memory of Jefferson Davis with full authority to do any and all things necessary in the discretion of the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans for the establishment and maintenance of said shrine and for the beautification, repair, preservation, alteration or protection of said property herein awarded and relinquished to the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans or any part thereof.
MS Code § 39-5-53 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Beauvior|§ 39-5-53. Transfer of Beauvoir Veterans Home to United Sons of Confederate Veterans

 There is hereby declared to be a cessation of further need for that portion of Beauvoir known as the Veterans Home and the same is hereby transferred to the United Sons of Confederate Veterans in accordance with the deed of Mrs. Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, conveying Beauvoir to the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
MS Code § 39-5-55 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Beauvior|§ 39-5-55. Control and management of Jefferson Davis Shrine

 The control and management of Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine, at Biloxi, Mississippi, shall be vested in the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees as provided for in the charter of incorporation of the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans as recorded by the Secretary of State on July 2, 1954, which charter being in accordance with the terms of the deed of Mrs. Varina Davis, dated October 10, 1902, whereby all title and control of Beauvoir is vested in the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
MS Code § 39-5-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Beauvior|§ 39-5-57. Deposit of objects, documents, etc., in museum at Jefferson Davis Shrine

 The director of the department of archives and history is hereby authorized to deposit from time to time either in the residence at Beauvoir or in any building thereon maintained as a museum or library any objects, documents or archives which, in the opinion of said director, might be fittingly placed at Beauvoir. The director of the department of archives and history may, in his discretion, withdraw any object, document or archive so placed at Beauvoir. No object, document or archive shall be placed at Beauvoir by the director of the department of archives and history without the consent of the board of trustees of the Jefferson Davis Shrine referred to in section 39-5-55.
MS Code § 39-5-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Files of State Sovereignty Commission|§ 39-5-61. Files and equipment of state sovereignty commission placed in custody of department; when files become public records

 The files and equipment of the state sovereignty commission are hereby placed in the custody of the department of archives and history. Said files shall be immediately sealed, impounded and maintained as confidential files by the department of archives and history. Any equipment may be used by the department of archives and history in the furtherance of the activities of the said department. On July 1, 2027, such files shall become public records under the custody and control of the department of archives and history.
MS Code § 39-5-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Files of State Sovereignty Commission|§ 39-5-63. Willful tampering with files

 Any person who shall willfully break any seal containing the impounded files of the state sovereignty commission, or willfully examine, divulge, disseminate, alter, remove or destroy said files prior to July 1, 2027, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than three (3) years, or punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
MS Code § 39-5-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Files of State Sovereignty Commission|§ 39-5-65. Display of penalties for tampering with files

 The department of archives and history shall conspicuously display the penalties prescribed by Section 39-5-63 in one or more places on each container or cabinet in which the files of the state sovereignty commission are impounded.
MS Code § 39-5-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Law Enforcement Officers' Monument|§ 39-5-71. Construction of monument

  The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training, in cooperation with the Department of Archives and History and the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is hereby authorized, subject to funds being made available, to cause to be constructed and maintained on state-owned lands at some suitable and appropriate place in or near the City of Jackson, a monument containing the names and paying tribute to all state, county and municipal law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the performance of their official duties. This shall include any federal law enforcement officer employed and residing in Mississippi at the time of death.  It is the intent of the Legislature that adequate space be left on the monument to be available to add names of law enforcement officers in the future who give their lives in the performance of their official duties.    The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training is hereby authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations from individuals and organizations, to be deposited in the Law Enforcement Officers Monument Fund which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the fund and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the fund, including interest earned thereon, shall be used for the purpose of fund-raising, erecting and maintaining the monument as provided in subsection (1) of this section. The funds may be used for any fund-raising activity the board deems necessary for the construction and maintenance of the monument. Any monies remaining unexpended or unencumbered in the fund upon completion of the monument shall revert to the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training for maintenance of the monument.
MS Code § 39-5-81 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|William Johnson House|§ 39-5-81. Purchase and restoration

 The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized and empowered to purchase and restore the William Johnson house, a "Mississippi Landmark," in Natchez, Mississippi, when adequate funds for the purchase and restoration thereof are deposited in the Historic Properties Trust Fund herein created. The funds used for this purpose shall be drawn from those contributions to the trust fund which have been earmarked for the William Johnson House or which have been undesignated as to their use.