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MS Code § 39-5-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-101. Short title

 Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113 shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission Act."
MS Code § 39-5-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-103. Definitions

 For the purposes of Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require:   "United States De Soto Expedition Commission" means the commission which was created by Public Resolution 57 of the Seventy-fourth Congress and approved August 26, 1935.   "Final Report of the United States De Soto Expedition Commission" means the final report and recommendation of the commission to Congress which was required by Public Resolution 57 of the Seventy-fourth Congress. Such document is identified as House Document Number 71, 76th Congress, 1st Session, printed by the United States Government Printing Office in 1939, and reprinted in 1985 in the Smithsonian Institution's Classics of Anthropology Series.
MS Code § 39-5-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-105. Creation of De Soto Trail Commission; composition; appointment of members

 There is hereby created in this state a De Soto Trail Commission, which shall be composed of one (1) representative from each state university to be appointed by the president of that institution and one (1) member from each county through which the Hernando de Soto Expedition traveled based on the alternate routes of the Final Report of the United States De Soto Expedition Commission. The county members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor.   Four (4) additional members from the state at large shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History. The director of the Department of Archives and History shall serve as an ex officio member of the commission. The Department of Archives and History shall provide support services for the commission's meetings.
MS Code § 39-5-107 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-107. Terms of office and compensation of members of commission; acceptance of gifts, donation, etc.; deposit of funds

  The members of the De Soto Trail Commission shall serve for a term of four (4) years beginning July 2, 1988. Their successors shall be appointed in the manner provided for the members first appointed, and a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be similarly filled for the unexpired term. The Governor shall fill all vacancies within sixty (60) days after such vacancy occurs. Vacancies that have not been filled within sixty (60) days shall be filled by appointments made by the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History. Any member of the commission may be reappointed by the Governor to serve additional terms. A member of the commission may be removed only for disability, neglect of duty, or incompetence in office. A member shall be entitled to a hearing before removal from office.   Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, expense allowance, or mileage allowance. The commission shall be authorized to accept gifts, donations and/or contributions from individuals, businesses, organizations, governmental entities and from any other sources for the purposes set forth herein. No funds shall be appropriated to the commission by the Legislature.   Any funds or donations received by the commission shall be deposited by the Department of Archives and History into a special fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury, and disbursements therefrom shall be made upon warrants by the State Fiscal Management Board after receipt of requisitions submitted by the Department of Archives and History upon authorization by the commission. Monies in the special fund may be used by the commission in preparing and filing reports and in fulfilling its duties and responsibilities under Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113.
MS Code § 39-5-109 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-109. Election of officers and adoption of rules and regulations; use of existing research

 The De Soto Trail Commission shall meet within thirty (30) days after the last member has been appointed for the purpose of electing officers and adopting rules and regulations. The commission shall use the Final Report of the United States De Soto Expedition Commission as a preliminary basis for its work and shall take cognizance of such scholarly archaeological and historical research pertaining to the problem of De Soto's route as has appeared since the completion of the commission's work.
MS Code § 39-5-111 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-111. Erection of markers

 The commission shall designate specific sites for erection of appropriate markers along Hernando de Soto's journey of one hundred eighty-seven (187) days through Mississippi from the Tombigbee River basin on our state's eastern boundary, westward to the place of discovery of the Mississippi River on May 8, 1541.   The commission shall be authorized to purchase appropriate markers from any of its available funds. The texts for the De Soto Trail markers shall be approved by the Department of Archives and History. The State Highway Department shall cooperate with the commission and Department of Archives and History by erecting and maintaining the markers that have been approved by the commission.
MS Code § 39-5-113 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission|§ 39-5-113. Duties and responsibilities of commission

 The commission shall cooperate and work with the citizens and elected officials in the various counties where the trail is located and shall promote and publicize the De Soto Trail in this state and abroad. The commission will strive to reconcile local interests with the results of bona fide scholarly research.   The commission shall encourage and support Mississippi's participation in the regional De Soto Trail Commission that is comprised of representatives from the states through which the De Soto Expedition traveled. The commission shall cooperate with the Regional De Soto Trail Commission and the National Park Service in their efforts to establish a National De Soto Trail as part of the National Trails System.   The commission shall support and encourage scholarly research in archaeology and history related to the De Soto Expedition. The Department of Archives and History shall undertake to publish the results of such research in The Journal of Mississippi History or Mississippi Archaeology in order to make the results of the research available to the citizens of Mississippi.   The commission shall plan, promote, and coordinate a statewide commemoration or festival which shall be held in May, 1991 in recognition of the 450th anniversary of Hernando de Soto's Expedition in our state, and may schedule other appropriate ceremonies to commemorate the De Soto Expedition.   The commission shall file with the Legislature and Governor a complete report of its activities by August 30 of each year. The commission's minutes and other permanent records shall be deposited in the Department of Archives and History.
MS Code § 39-5-115 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Assembly Hall|§ 39-5-115. Acquisition and restoration

  The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to acquire and restore, by reconstruction, the Assembly Hall, a Mississippi Landmark Property in Washington, Mississippi, if the board of trustees of the department determines that sufficient architectural, historical and photographic documentation exists to achieve an accurate restoration.   The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized, based upon recommendations of the board of trustees of the Department of Archives and History, to utilize monies designated for the Assembly Hall project in Chapter 564, General Laws of 1993, to pay the cost of acquiring the Assembly Hall property and of restoring (by reconstruction) and interpreting Assembly Hall.
MS Code § 39-5-117 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Assembly Hall|§ 39-5-117. Operation of restored hall

 Once restored, the Assembly Hall will be operated by the Department of Archives and History in conjunction with the Jefferson College Property in Washington, Mississippi.
MS Code § 39-5-121 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Shaifer House and Port Gibson Battlefield|§ 39-5-121. Restoration and operation of Shaifer House and accompanying land on Port Gibson Battlefield

 The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to secure, preserve, restore, develop, interpret, operate and maintain the historic Shaifer House and accompanying land located on the Port Gibson Battlefield, subject to the appropriation of adequate funds by the Legislature.
MS Code § 39-5-123 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Shaifer House and Port Gibson Battlefield|§ 39-5-123. Cooperative agreements authorized

 The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Park Service, state and local governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, and any other groups, organizations or individuals that may be interested in the preservation and development of the Shaifer House and accompanying land and the Port Gibson Battlefield.
MS Code § 39-5-131 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Coker House and Champion Hill Battlefield|§ 39-5-131. Restoration and operation of Coker House and accompanying land on Champion Hill Battlefield

 The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to secure, preserve, restore, develop, interpret, operate, and maintain the historic Coker House and accompanying land on the Champion Hill Battlefield as an official state historic site.
MS Code § 39-5-133 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Coker House and Champion Hill Battlefield|§ 39-5-133. Cooperative agreements authorized

 The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with the National Park Service, state and local government entities, nonprofit organizations, and any other groups, organizations or individuals that may be interested in the preservation and development of the Coker House and accompanying land and the Champion Hill Battlefield.
MS Code § 39-5-141 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Grant Assistance for Preservation of Historic County Courthouses, School Buildings, and Other Historic Properties|§ 39-5-141. Legislative findings

 The Legislature recognizes that the heritage of Mississippi is reflected in the historic courthouses, schools, and other historic properties located in communities across the state. The Legislature further recognizes that the preservation, restoration and interpretation of these historic properties is of great cultural, educational and economic importance to Mississippi.
MS Code § 39-5-143 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Grant Assistance for Preservation of Historic County Courthouses, School Buildings, and Other Historic Properties|§ 39-5-143. Definitions

 As used in Sections 39-5-143 and 39-5-145 and Sections 22 through 36 of Laws, 2001, ch. 541, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:   "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History.   "Certified local government" means a county or municipality in the State of Mississippi that has established its own historic preservation commission and program meeting federal and state standards and has obtained certification of such action from the Department of Archives and History and the National Park Service.   "Commission" means the State Bond Commission.   "Historic property" means a building, site, structure or monument of historical significance as defined by the Department of Archives and History.   "Interpretation" means an historical exhibit design, interpretive or commemorative marker or monument, publication, program, or other instructional techniques that present and interpret history from broad cultural and ethnic perspectives.   "State" means the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 39-5-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 5 - Archives and History|Historic Shipwreck Project|§ 39-5-151. Recovery and restoration of historic shipwreck at state site 22Ja542; historic shipwreck project fund

  The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to proceed with implementing the recovery and restoration of the historic shipwreck site near the eastern shore of the Bay of Biloxi designated as state site 22Ja542. The department shall implement a program to publicize the historic nature of the site and to involve the private sector to the greatest extent possible.   The Department of Marine Resources, the University of Southern Mississippi, the Mississippi Development Authority and any other agency upon request by the Department of Archives and History shall to the greatest extent practical, assist the Department of Archives in the recovery and restoration project.     There is created in the State Treasury a fund designated for the historic shipwreck project.The fund may receive monies from any available private or public source.   Expenditures may be made from the fund upon requisition by the executive director of the department of Archives and History.   The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund.Interest earned on the principal shall be credited by the Treasurer to the fund.     The executive director shall file an annual report detailing the receipts and expenditures with the chairpersons of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
MS Code § 39-17-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|In General|§ 39-17-1. Recognition of need for Sports Hall of Fame

 The Legislature recognizes the need for a Sports Hall of Fame to honor Mississippians who have made significant contributions to Mississippi through sports. The Legislature further recognizes that a Sports Hall of Fame would be of great economic and cultural importance to Mississippi.
MS Code § 39-17-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|In General|§ 39-17-3. Site of Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum

 The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum may be constructed on property currently owned by the state and located adjacent to the Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson, Mississippi, or on property located adjacent to the Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum and conveyed to the state by the City of Jackson. The Department of Finance and Administration may enter into agreement with the governing authorities of the City of Jackson for the movement and relocation of exhibits housed in the currently existing Dizzy Dean Museum.
MS Code § 39-17-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|In General|§ 39-17-5. Funding of facility; special account

 The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum shall be funded, in part, by the sale of exclusive rights to market soft drinks at the State Fairgrounds, the Jim Buck Ross Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum; however, the sale of such rights for the state fairgrounds shall include the Mississippi State Fair and the Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo and no other event or activity on the state fairgrounds. The Mississippi Fair Commission and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall have the authority to enter contracts for the sale of the aforementioned exclusive rights for a term not exceeding twelve (12) years per contract. If bids for the purchase of such rights are in an amount that is less than the amount needed to construct the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum, then the Mississippi Fair Commission and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce may reject all bids and shall not be obligated to enter into such contracts. Funds so generated shall be deposited in a special, interest-bearing account, in the State Treasury to be administered by the Department of Finance and Administration. The account shall be known as the "Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum Account" and all interest accrued thereon shall be credited to the account. Any funds in the account shall not lapse into the General Fund at the end of the fiscal year but shall remain in the account. Any balance remaining at the end of the project shall be transferred to the operating account of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum.
MS Code § 39-17-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|In General|§ 39-17-7. Construction, furnishing and equipping of facility

 The Department of Finance and Administration shall proceed with constructing, furnishing and equipping the facility as soon as practicable after April 1, 1993.
MS Code § 39-17-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|In General|§ 39-17-9. Lease of facility to nonprofit corporation

  The Department of Finance and Administration may lease the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum for a period not exceeding twenty (20) years to a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose for incorporation is the support and improvement of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum. The lease may be renewed for one (1) period not exceeding twenty (20) years.   The benefit to Mississippi from the operation of such lease or renewal lease shall be considered as sufficient consideration. The lease or renewal lease shall be executed for a nominal fee and it shall be presumed that such lease or renewal lease shall not amount to a donation of state property.   This section shall stand repealed from and after July 1, 2036.
MS Code § 39-17-101 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|Construction, Repair, Remodeling, Equipping, Furnishing, Adding to or Improving Capital Facility|§ 39-17-101. Department of Finance and Administration authorized to issue general obligation bonds for construction, repairing, remodeling, equipping, furnishing, adding to or improving the capital facility of Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum

 The Department of Finance and Administration, at one time or from time to time, may declare by resolution the necessity for issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for construction, repairing, remodeling, equipping, furnishing, adding to or improving the capital facility of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum authorized under Sections 39-17-1 through 39-17-9. Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Department of Finance and Administration, declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by this section, the department shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the State Bond Commission. Upon receipt of such resolution, the State Bond Commission, in its discretion, may act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. The amount of bonds issued under Sections 39-17-101 through 39-17-127 shall not exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00).
MS Code § 39-17-103 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|Construction, Repair, Remodeling, Equipping, Furnishing, Adding to or Improving Capital Facility|§ 39-17-103. Form and terms of bonds

 The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under Sections 39-17-101 through 39-17-127 shall be payable in the manner provided in this section. Such bonds shall bear such date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the limits set forth in Section 75-17-101, be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times not to exceed twenty (20) years from date of issue, be redeemable before maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission.
MS Code § 39-17-105 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History|Chapter 17 - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Dizzy Dean Museum|Construction, Repair, Remodeling, Equipping, Furnishing, Adding to or Improving Capital Facility|§ 39-17-105. Execution of bonds and coupons

 The bonds authorized under Sections 39-17-101 through 39-17-127 shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the Secretary of the State Bond Commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything in Sections 39-17-101 through 39-17-127 to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.