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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-15 - Transmission of laws and documents

The governor shall cause to be transmitted to the executive of each state of the United States, to the library of congress, and to the proper authority of the governments of Canada and Mexico, copies of the laws, journals, reports, and documents printed by order of the legislature. He shall receive such books and publications as may be transmitted in return, and cause the same to be deposited in the state library.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 18, art. 8 (1); 1857, ch. 6, art. 8; 1871, § 104; 1880, § 196; 1892, § 2160; 1906, § 2376; Hemingway's 1917, § 4768; 1930, § 4821; 1942, § 3979.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-17 - Commissioners for other states

The governor may appoint one or more commissioners, residing in each of the states and territories of the United States and in the District of Columbia or in any foreign country, who shall hold their office for the term of four years from the date of their commissions. They shall have full power to administer oaths and affirmations, to take and certify depositions and affidavits to be used in this state, and to take and certify the acknowledgment and proof of all instruments of writing to be recorded in this state; and their acts shall be as effectual in law as if done and certified by any officer thereunto duly authorized in this state. Before any commissioner so appointed shall proceed to perform any of the duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe an oath, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state or county for which such commissioner may be appointed, that he will faithfully discharge all the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state within six months after the taking and subscribing of the same.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 60, art. 17 (1); 1857, ch. 61, art. 244; 1871, § 800; 1880, § 1640; 1892, § 2181; 1906, 2399; Hemingway's 1917, § 4792; 1930, § 4822; 1942, § 3980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-19 - Investigators of crime

For the purpose of seeing that the laws are faithfully executed and for the purpose of suppressing crimes of violence and acts of intimidation and terror, the governor is hereby authorized to employ such investigators and other qualified personnel as he may deem necessary to make investigation of crimes of violence and acts of terrorism or intimidation, and to aid in the arrest and prosecution of persons charged with such crimes of violence, acts of terrorism or intimidation, or threats of violence. Such investigators and other personnel so employed by the governor shall have full power to investigate, apprehend, and arrest persons committing acts of violence, intimidation, or terrorism anywhere in the state, and shall be vested with the power of police officers in the performance of such duties as set out herein. Such investigators and other personnel shall perform their duties under the direction of the governor. Each such regularly employed investigator shall enter into an official bond in the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) for the faithful performance of his duties, the bond premiums to be paid by the governor out of the appropriations made for the enforcement of the provisions of Sections
7-1-19
through
7-1-23
. Said bonds shall be kept by the governor without a public record of same being required.
The governor shall also be authorized to employ, upon a temporary basis from time to time, such additional investigators and other personnel as he may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the cited sections, who may not be required to give bond.
The governor shall be authorized to offer and pay suitable rewards to other persons for aiding in such investigation and in the apprehension and conviction of persons charged with acts of violence, or threats of violence, or intimidation, or acts of terrorism.
Codes, 1942, § 3980.5; Laws, 1947, 2nd Ex. ch. 2, §§ 1-4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-21 - Powers and duties of investigators of crime

Investigators and other personnel, employed by the governor pursuant to Section
7-1-19
, shall have full power to investigate, apprehend, or arrest any person, firm, corporation, or any combination or conspiracy thereof committing said acts of violence, or threats of violence, or intimidations, or acts of terror, or damaging, injuring, or destroying property as a result of acts of violence or terror, in any manner whatever, and to help indict or prosecute, or both, in all such cases. Such investigators or other personnel so employed by the governor, in the performance of their duties under Sections
7-1-19
through
7-1-23
, are authorized and empowered to carry firearms and to serve warrants and subpoenas issued under the authority of the state of Mississippi; to make arrests without warrant in such cases where the person making the arrest has reasonable grounds to believe that the person so arrested is guilty of any of the offenses herein named and there is a likelihood of the person escaping before a warrant can be obtained for his arrest, but the person arrested shall be immediately taken before a committing officer; to acquire, collect, classify, and preserve records and evidence obtained hereunder; and to make all lawful searches and seizures to obtain evidence of such acts, when based upon reasonable grounds or probable cause that such is necessary in the accomplishment of the purposes of the aforesaid sections.
Codes, 1942, § 3980.5; Laws, 1947, 2nd Ex. ch. 2, §§ 1-4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-23 - Compensation of investigators of crime

The governor shall fix the compensation and travel and expense allowances to be paid investigators and other persons employed under the provisions of Sections
7-1-19
through
7-1-23
, and shall furnish such investigators with such weapons, equipment, materials, articles, and supplies as may be necessary, suitable, and desirable to enable such investigators and other persons to discharge and carry out the duties imposed on them under the provisions of said sections. All expenses incurred hereunder shall be paid out of such funds as are specifically appropriated for the purposes hereof.
Codes, 1942, § 3980.5; Laws, 1947, 2nd Ex. ch. 2, §§ 1-4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-25 - Arrest and delivery of fugitives from justice

(1)
It shall be the duty of the governor, on demand made by the executive authority of any other state, territory or district for any person charged, on affidavit or indictment in such other state, territory or district, with a criminal offense and who shall have fled from justice and be found in this state, the demand being accompanied with a copy of the affidavit or indictment certified as authentic by such executive authority, to cause the offender to be arrested and delivered up to the authority of such state, territory or district for removal to the jurisdiction having cognizance of the offense, upon payment of the costs and expenses consequent on arrest; and it shall be the duty of the governor to demand and receive fugitives from justice for offenses committed in this state.
(2)
The governor may also surrender, on demand of the executive authority of any other state, any person to be found in this state who stands charged in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section with committing an act in this state, or in a third state, intentionally resulting in a crime in the state whose executive authority is making the demand.
Codes, 1857, ch. 64, art. 361; 1871, § 2868; 1880, § 198; 1892, § 2162; 1906, § 2378; Hemingway's 1917, § 4770; 1930, § 4823; 1942, § 3981; Laws, 1983, ch. 389, eff. 7/1/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-27 - Duty to notify executive of other state

Upon being informed by any conservator of the peace of the commitment or admission to bail of any person in this state charged with treason, felony, or other crime in some other state or territory, the governor shall forthwith communicate the information to the executive of the state or territory in which the offense is charged to have been committed.
Codes, 1880, § 3123; 1892, § 2163; 1906, § 2379; Hemingway's 1917, § 4771; 1930, § 4824; 1942, § 3982.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-29 - Rewards for absconding criminals

Whenever the governor shall be of opinion that the public good requires it, he is authorized to offer, by proclamation or in such other manner as he may deem advisable, such reward as he may think the nature of the case requires, not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), for the apprehension and arrest of any person who has committed any atrocious offense against the criminal laws, to be paid in no instance until the offender is delivered to the civil authority of the county where the offense was committed, and confined in jail or admitted to bail; or the reward may be conditioned to be paid only upon conviction.
Codes, 1892, § 2164; 1906, § 2380; Hemingway's 1917, § 4772; 1930, § 4825; 1942, § 3983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-31 - Agent to bring absconding offender from other states

The governor may appoint an agent to demand of the executive authority of any other state or territory any fugitive from justice or other person charged with treason, felony, or other crime in this state. Such agent, if necessary, may employ a sufficient guard or escort to bring such criminal to this state; and the governor may contract other expenses absolutely required in performing the duties of the agency.
Codes, 1892, § 2165; 1906, § 2381; Hemingway's 1917, § 4773; 1930, § 4826; 1942, § 3984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-33 - Suits in foreign jurisdiction

The governor may order and direct suits to be brought for and in the name of the state in any other state or foreign jurisdiction for the recovery of any moneys due or owing to the state, or upon any claim or demand on which the state is entitled to sue. For the prosecution of such suits he may employ counsel and, for such sum as is necessary to pay the costs or expenses thereof, order the auditor to draw a warrant on the treasury, payable out of any sum appropriated for the purpose.
Codes, 1892, § 2167; 1906, § 2383; Hemingway's 1917, § 4775; 1930, § 4827; 1942, § 3985.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-35 - [Effective Until 7/1/2028] Appointment of officers

[Until January 1, 2028, this section shall read as follows:]
(1)
The Governor shall fill by appointment, with the advice and consent of the Senate, all offices subject to such appointment when the term of the incumbent will expire within nine (9) months after the meeting of the Legislature, and also vacancies in such offices occurring from any cause during the session of the Senate or during the vacation of that body. All such appointments to offices made in vacation shall be reported to the Senate within ten (10) days after the commencement of the session of that body for its advice and consent to the appointment, and the vacancy shall not be filled if caused by the Senate's refusal to confirm any appointment or nomination, or if it does not occur during the last five (5) days of the session, by the appointment of the Governor in the vacation of the Senate, without its concurrence. Any appointment in vacation to which the Senate shall refuse to consent shall be thereby annulled from that date, but the acts of the appointee prior thereto shall not be affected thereby.
(2)
The Secretary of State shall be the records repository for all appointments to boards, commissions, executive directors and agency directors. Appointing authorities shall notify the Secretary of State prior to submitting the appointment to the Senate. The Secretary of State shall send a list of the required appointments to boards, commissions, executive directors and agency directors whose terms are expiring or have been vacated prior to the next legislative session to the appointing authorities by December 15 preceding the legislative session. The Secretary of State shall also compile and issue a report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House annually, detailing the number of official meetings each board and commission has held in the previous years.
Codes, 1871, § 106; 1880, § 199; 1892, § 2168; 1906, § 2384; Hemingway's 1917, § 4776; 1930, § 4828; 1942, § 3986; Laws, 1886, p. 161.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 497, SB 2799,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-37 - Senate convened in vacation of legislature

The governor may convene the senate in the vacation of the legislature for concurrence in appointments by giving ten days' notice thereof by proclamation by mail to each of the senators.
Codes, 1880, § 200; 1892, § 2169; 1906, § 2386; Hemingway's 1917, § 4778; 1930, § 4829; 1942, § 3987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-39 - Vacancies in municipal elective offices

In the event of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the mayor and board of aldermen or commissioners, or a majority of the aldermen or commissioners, so that said vacancies cannot be filled as now provided by law, it shall be the duty of the governor to fill such vacancies by appointment for the unexpired term where such unexpired term is less than six months, and if more than six months, until an election can be held as now provided by law to fill such vacancies.
Codes, 1930, § 4830; 1942, § 3988; Laws, 1926, ch. 269.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-41 - Superintendent of auditor's and treasurer's offices

The governor shall superintend the offices of the treasurer and auditor of public accounts, and may at any time make a personal inspection of all the books, vouchers, and other official papers in said offices. If he shall at any time discover or have reason to suspect that either of said officers has been guilty of any embezzlement, peculation, defalcation, or fraud in his office, he shall forthwith suspend said officer from office and shall cause legal proceedings to be instituted against him. He shall make a temporary appointment to fill such office until the officer so suspended shall be acquitted of the charge against him, and the officer so suspended shall not receive any salary during the period of his suspension, unless he shall be acquitted.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 18, art. 5 (6); 1857, ch. 6, art. 7; 1871 § 103; 1880, § 195; 1892, § 2158; 1906, § 2374; Hemingway's 1917, § 4766; 1930, § 4832; 1942, § 3990; Laws, 1978, ch. 458, § 6, eff. 1/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-43 - To verify funds in the treasury

It shall be the duty of the governor, at least three times a year and oftener if he sees fit, at such times as he may deem proper, to go to the treasury without giving notice to the treasurer, to verify the cash balance as shown by the books, and to publish the fact that he has done so, stating whether the amount called for by the books be actually in the treasury and whether the treasurer had any notice whatever that the verification would be made. He shall verify the count of the funds in the treasury and certify to the statements of the treasurer, if true, showing the condition of the treasury in the months of January and July of each year, as required by section 137 of the constitution.
Codes, 1892, § 2159; 1906, § 2375; Hemingway's 1917, § 4767; 1930, § 4833; 1942, § 3991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-45 - Examiner of public accounts

The governor is authorized, when he deems it proper, to appoint an expert accountant whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the governor, to audit and examine the books, accounts, and vouchers of all officers, state or county, or of any of the state educational, charitable, or reformatory institutions, or of the officers thereof, or of any other institution supported in whole or in part by the state.
Codes, 1892, § 2171; 1906, § 2388; Hemingway's 1917, § 4780; 1930 § 4834; 1942, § 3992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-47 - Compensation of examiner of public accounts

The governor shall have power to direct and control the examiner and, when he deems it necessary, may require him to examine the accounts of any state or county officer charged with the duty of collecting or disbursing any part of the public revenue. He shall fix compensation at not exceeding seven dollars a day while actually employed, the examiner to pay his own expenses; and the governor shall prescribe the time for which he shall be employed.
Codes, 1892, § 2172; 1906, § 2389; Hemingway's 1917, § 4781; 1930, § 4835; 1942, § 3993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-49 - Commission of examiner of public accounts

A commission shall issue to the examiner, vesting in him authority to do and perform the duties for which he may be appointed. He shall have authority to issue subpoenas for witnesses whom he may wish to examine, administer oaths to them, and to compel their attendance; and shall have full authority to require officers whose books and accounts are being examined, and their deputies and clerks, to render him assistance and give him information needed in the prosecution of his investigations. The examiner shall have the same power to punish a witness who fails or refuses to attend and testify before him as conferred by law on justices of the peace; and an officer, his deputy or clerk, failing to give assistance or information to the examiner when required shall be punished as for a failure or refusal to perform official duty.
Codes, 1892, § 2173; 1906, § 2390; Hemingway's 1917, § 4782; 1930, § 4836; 1942, § 3994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-51 - Special audit of county books

Where an expert accountant is appointed by the governor to audit the books and accounts of county officers of any county and the accountant so appointed shall perform services under such appointment in auditing the books of any county officers, such accountant shall submit his bill for services, itemized, to the circuit judge of the district, whose duty it shall be to approve the same if found correct and reasonable. Thereupon said account, with a copy of the order of the judge or court, shall be sent to the governor for his approval, who, if he shall find the same correct and reasonable, shall approve the same; and thereupon it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the county, the books of whose offices are audited, to allow said account. The clerk of the board shall then issue a warrant for the same on the county depository as in other cases, provided that this section shall apply only to cases where the governor has been petitioned by 25 per cent of the qualified electors of the county to appoint an accountant.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 4783; 1930, § 4837; 1942, § 3995; Laws, 1914, ch. 241.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-53 - Appointment revocable

The appointment of the examiner is revocable at the discretion of the governor, and the governor may at pleasure appoint a successor. If the exigencies of the public service require it, the governor may appoint two or more examiners.
Codes, 1892, § 2174; 1906, § 2391; Hemingway's 1917, § 4784; 1930, § 4838; 1942, § 3996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-55 - Examiner's report

The examiner shall make report to the governor, under oath, of the result of any examination he may be required to make, and show therein the true condition and state of the books and accounts examined at the time of his examination. Such reports shall be public records.
Codes, 1892, § 2175; 1906, § 2392; Hemingway's 1917, § 4785; 1930, § 4839; 1942, § 3997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-57 - Defaulting state treasurer and tax collectors suspended

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 report the condition of such officer's accounts. If the report show such officer to be a defaulter or short in his accounts, the governor shall at once suspend him and appoint some other person to perform the duties of the office pending the investigation of his account.
Codes, 1892, § 2176; 1906, § 2393; Hemingway's 1917, § 4786; 1930, § 4840; 1942, § 3998.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-59 - Court proceedings to be instituted

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 institute proper proceedings in court for the investigation of such account and the judicial determination of the status thereof.
Codes, 1892, § 2177; 1906, § 2394; Hemingway's 1917, § 4787; 1930, § 4841; 1942, § 3999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-61 - Duty in respect to defaulter

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 offices while such investigations are being made.
Codes, 1892, § 2170; 1906, § 2387; Hemingway's 1917, § 4779; 1930, § 4842; 1942, § 4000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-63 - Contingent fund

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, direct; but no part of such fund shall be expended for the private purposes of the governor or for his individual expenses.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 18, art. 6; 1857, ch. 6, art. 9; 1871, § 105; 1880, § 197; 1892, § 2161; 1906, § 2377; Hemingway's 1917, § 4769; 1930, § 4843; 1942, § 4001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-65 - To borrow money in case of casualties

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 the relief of such suffering and on such terms and conditions as he may see fit and proper. There may not be borrowed in any one year more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, §§ 4794, 4795; 1930, § 4844; 1942, § 4002; Laws, 1910, ch. 181.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-67) › Section 7-1-67 - Acting governor in certain contingencies

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, the lieutenant-governor shall discharge the duties of said office until the governor be able to resume his duties. If, from disability or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor shall be incapable of performing said duties or if he be absent from the state, the president of the senate pro tempore shall act in his stead; but if there be no such president or if he be disqualified by like disability or be absent from the state, then the speaker of the house of representatives shall assume the office of governor and perform said duties. In case of the inability of the foregoing officers to discharge the duties of governor, the secretary of state shall convene the senate to elect a president pro tempore. The officer discharging the duties of governor shall receive compensation as such. Should a doubt arise as to whether a vacancy has occurred in the office of governor, or as to whether any one of the disabilities mentioned in this section exists or shall have ended, then the secretary of state shall submit the question in doubt to the judges of the supreme court, who, or a majority of whom, shall investigate and determine said question and furnish to the secretary of state an opinion in writing, which shall be final and conclusive.
Codes, 1880, § 201; 1892, § 2183; 1906, § 2400; Hemingway's 1917, § 4793; 1930, § 4848; 1942, § 4003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GOVERNOR-ELECT (§ 7-1-101) › Section 7-1-101 - Office, staff, and information for governor-elect

The governor's office of general services shall provide a governor-elect with office space and office equipment for the period between the election and inauguration.
A special appropriation to the governor's office of general services is hereby authorized to defray the expenses of providing necessary staff employees and for the operation of the office of a governor-elect during the period between the election and inauguration.
The state fiscal management board shall make available to a governor-elect and his designated representatives information on the following:
(a)
all information and reports used in the preparation of the budget report; and
(b)
all information and reports on projected income and revenue estimates for the state.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-41; Laws, 1971, ch. 449, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 161, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › FORMER GOVERNOR (§ 7-1-151) › Section 7-1-151 - Appropriation to defray certain expenses of former governor

A special appropriation to the state fiscal management board is hereby authorized to defray the expenses of providing necessary secretarial assistance and office supplies for a former governor for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed six (6) months from the expiration of said governor's term of office, to enable such ex-governor to wind up his public obligations and responsibilities and to answer his correspondence and close his official files.
Codes, 1942, § 4004-51; Laws, 1972, ch. 355, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 162, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING COMMISSION [Terminated] (§ 7-1-201) › Section 7-1-201 - through 7-1-209 - Terminated

Terminated by Laws, 1978, ch. 385, § 6, eff. 9/30/1981.
§ 7-1-201. [Laws, 1978, ch. 385, § 1; 1980, ch. 560, § 5] § 7-1-203 through § 7-1-209. [Laws, 1978, ch. 385, §§ 2-5]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS (§§ 7-1-251 — 7-1-259) › Section 7-1-251 - Department of Finance and Administration to be Office of Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs

The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Office of the Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Office of the Governor, Division of Federal-State Programs, except for specific duties transferred to other departments under "the Mississippi Executive Reorganization Act of 1989 [Law, 1989, Chapter 544]". Wherever the term "Office of the Governor, Federal-State Programs" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration. The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate division such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of this department.
Laws, 1980, ch. 340, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 325 § 1; Laws, 1988, ch. 323, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 19, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS (§§ 7-1-251 — 7-1-259) › Section 7-1-253 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 23, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1980, ch. 340, §§ 2, 3; 1983, ch. 325, § 2; 1988, ch. 323, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS (§§ 7-1-251 — 7-1-259) › Section 7-1-255 - Powers and duties of Department

The Department of Finance and Administration shall have the following powers and duties with regard to federal-state programs:
(a)
Provide assistance to state departments, agencies and institutions in the development of federal programs and, whenever possible, to local agencies, so that the people of Mississippi can be assured of a fair, efficient and coordinated planning and administration of these programs. The department shall inform the Governor of the fiscal requirements of the state departments, agencies and institutions for these programs so that a comprehensive plan can be developed which will be responsive to state needs and priorities. The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to receive and expend funds that have been appropriated by the Legislature in accordance with law for coordinating federal programs and for providing technical assistance to state and local agencies administering those programs. All state departments, agencies and institutions shall cooperate with the department by providing information and assistance when requested.
(b)
The Department of Finance and Administration is hereby authorized to cooperate with or, with approval of the Governor, enter into any agreements with any agency, department, official, educational institution or political subdivision of this state, any agency or official of the government of the United States of America, or any private person for and on behalf of any delivery agency, in order to carry out the provisions of Section
7-1-251
et seq. The delivery of services for the programs known as "federal-state programs" shall be carried out by the state delivery agencies as assigned by the Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, or as specified by law.
(c)
The department is hereby authorized, with the approval of the Governor, to charge reasonable application fees in the administration of the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program established by Title II of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, P.L. 99-514. The department is further authorized and empowered to escalate its budget authority based on any such fees generated. In the event that the government of the state is reorganized so as to provide that an agency other than the department shall administer the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, the authority granted by this paragraph shall be transferred to such successor agency.
(d)
The Department of Finance and Administration is authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of Section
7-1-251
et seq., complying with the provisions of Section
25-43-1
et seq.
Laws, 1980, ch 340, § 4, 5, 6; Laws, 1983, ch. 325, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 163; Laws, 1988, ch. 323, § 3; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 20, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS (§§ 7-1-251 — 7-1-259) › Section 7-1-257 - Construction of references to office of Executive Director of Federal-State Programs

Any reference to the office of the Executive Director of Federal-State Programs or to the Division of Federal-State Programs, Office of the Governor, in any statute or executive order shall be construed to mean the Department of Finance and Administration.
Laws, 1980, ch. 340, § 7; Laws, 1983, ch. 325, § 4; Laws, 1988, ch. 323, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 21, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF FEDERAL-STATE PROGRAMS (§§ 7-1-251 — 7-1-259) › Section 7-1-259 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1990, ch 522, § 37, eff. 7/1/1990.
Laws, 1985, ch. 525, § 35; Am, Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 22.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS [Repealed] (§ 7-1-301) › Section 7-1-301 - and 7-1-303 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1982, ch. 316, § 3, eff. 7/1/1984.
Laws, 1980, ch. 431, §§ 1, 2; Am, Laws, 1982, ch. 316, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-351 - Department of Economic and Community Development to be Division of Job Development and Training [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

The Department of Economic and Community Development shall be the Division of Job Development and Training and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Division of Job Development and Training and wherever the term "Division of Job Development and Training" shall appear in any law it shall mean the Department of Economic and Community Development. The executive director may assign to appropriate divisions powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the lawful functions of the department.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 1; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 45, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-353 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 47, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-355 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2027] Administration of Workforce Investment Act programs; annual report on Workforce Investment Act activities

(1)
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, is designated as the sole administrator of all programs for which the state is the prime sponsor under Title 1(B) of Public Law 105-220, Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and may take all necessary action to secure to this state the benefits of that legislation. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, may receive and disburse funds for those programs that become available to it from any source.
(2)
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, shall establish guidelines on the amount and/or percentage of indirect and/or administrative expenses by the local fiscal agent or the Workforce Development Center operator. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Office of the Governor, shall develop an accountability system and make an annual report to the Legislature before December 31 of each year on Workforce Investment Act activities. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a)
The total number of individuals served through the Workforce Development Centers and the percentage and number of individuals for which a quarterly follow-up is provided;
(b)
The number of individuals who receive core services by each center;
(c)
The number of individuals who receive intensive services by each center;
(d)
The number of Workforce Investment Act vouchers issued by the Workforce Development Centers including:
(i)
A list of schools and colleges to which these vouchers were issued and the average cost per school of the vouchers; and
(ii)
A list of the types of programs for which these vouchers were issued;
(e)
The number of individuals placed in a job through Workforce Development Centers;
(f)
The monies and the amount retained for administrative and other costs received from Workforce Investment Act funds for each agency or organization that Workforce Investment Act funds flow through as a percentage and actual dollar amount of all Workforce Investment Act funds received.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 3; Laws, 2001, ch. 389, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 572, § 57; Laws, 2005, ch. 391, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 2008, 1st Ex Sess, ch. 30, § 57; reenacted without change, Laws, 2010, ch. 559, § 57; reenacted without change, Laws, 2011, ch. 471, § 58; reenacted without change, Laws, 2012, ch. 515, § 57, eff. 7/1/2012.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2023, ch. 510, SB 2810,§ 59, eff. 4/17/2023.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 58, eff. 4/3/2019.
Reenacted without change by Laws, 2019, ch. 451, SB 2133,§ 57, eff. 4/3/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-357 - Cooperation with agencies, institutions and other entities [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

The division of job development and training, office of the governor, is hereby authorized to cooperate with or enter into agreements with any agency, official, educational institution or political subdivision of this state, any agency or official of the government of the United States of America, or any private person, firm, partnership or corporation in order to carry out the provisions of Sections
7-1-351
through
7-1-371
.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 4, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-359 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544 § 48, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 5.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-361 - Rules and regulations [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

The division of job development and training, office of the governor, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of Sections
7-1-351
through
7-1-371
.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 6, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-363 - Contracts with the division of vocational-technical education [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

To the maximum extent practicable, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall contract with the Division of Vocational-Technical Education of the State Department of Education all programs embracing an institutional training component. Such programs shall be contracted to the Division of Vocational-Technical Education of the State Department of Education, except those programs funded by the Governor's special grant, shall be coordinated with and complementary to the existing state public educational systems and shall not be duplicative or competitive in nature to such systems.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 7; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 46, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-365 - Cooperation with certain other state boards and commissions [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

The state department of education, vocational-technical division, the board of trustees of any junior college district, the board of trustees of any school district, the Mississippi Employment Security Commission, and the division of job development and training, office of the governor, shall cooperate in carrying out the provisions of Sections
7-1-351
through
7-1-371
.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 8, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-367 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 49, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 9.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-369 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1983, ch. 366, eff.3/16/1983.
Laws 1980, ch. 496, § 10.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › DIVISION OF JOB DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING (§§ 7-1-351 — 7-1-371) › Section 7-1-371 - State assets or personnel not to be utilized without federal reimbursement [For contingent repeal of this section, see Editor's note]

Unless wholly reimbursed from federal funds, no state funds, personnel, assets or resources shall be utilized in carrying out the provisions of Sections
7-1-351
through
7-1-371
.
Laws, 1980, ch. 496, § 11, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › STATE BOND ADVISORY DIVISION (§§ 7-1-401 — 7-1-403) › Section 7-1-401 - Establishment of State Bond Advisory Division; director

There is hereby created within the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management of the State Fiscal Management Board a division to be known as the "State Bond Advisory Division." The State Fiscal Management Board shall appoint a director, who shall have knowledge in the field of state governmental operation and of the state's fiscal and economic affairs and shall employ such other technical, professional and clerical help as he deems necessary. The director shall, before entering upon the duties of his appointment, execute a good and sufficient bond payable to the state in some surety company qualified and doing business in the State of Mississippi in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties as required by law. The premium on said bond shall be paid as the premium on the Governor's bond.
Laws, 1980, ch. 535, § 1; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 139; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1988, ch. 519, § 1, eff. 5/16/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES (§§ 7-1-451 — 7-1-453) › Section 7-1-451 - Department of Finance and Administration to be Office of General Services

The Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Office of General Services and shall retain all powers and duties granted by law to the Office of General Services. Wherever the term "Office of General Services" appears in any law the same shall mean the Department of Finance and Administration. The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration may assign to the appropriate divisions such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department's lawful functions.
Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 5; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 24, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 7 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-17-37) › Chapter 1 - GOVERNOR (§§ 7-1-1 — 7-1-601) › OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES (§§ 7-1-451 — 7-1-453) › Section 7-1-453 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 25, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 6.