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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-9 - Mississippi Telecommunications Conference and Training Center Fund

All monies and revenues collected by the commission from fees, rates and charges for the use of its facilities shall be paid by the commission to the State Treasurer, to be deposited to the credit of a special fund to be known as the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center Fund. Money in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the General Fund and interest earned on any amounts deposited into the fund shall be credited to the special fund. Except as otherwise provided in Section
31-31-11
, all expenses incident to the operation and upkeep of the facility shall be paid out of the fund.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 5, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-13 - Set aside of portion of contracts and expenditures for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals

(1)
The commission, for the purpose of promoting fairness and equity in the awarding of state business and contracts under the provisions of this chapter, may set aside for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals not more than twenty percent (20%) of its contracts and anticipated expenditures for the planning and construction of the facility. The term "socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 USCS, Section 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged individuals for the purposes of this section. Neither the Department of Finance and Administration or any other agency or department of the state shall adopt or enforce any policy, practice or procedure that conflicts with or that would have the effect of superseding the provisions of this section.
(2)
If the twenty percent (20%) set aside for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as provided in subsection (7) of this section is not met, the commission shall state in its minutes the reasons why the set-aside percentage was not met. No liability shall accrue to the state, any agency of the state, the commission, any member of the board or any officer or employee of the state or the board as a result of the twenty percent (20%) set aside for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals not being achieved.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 7, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-15 - Authorization of issuance of general obligation bonds for construction, equipping and furnishing of telecommunication conference and training facility; advertisement and sale of bonds; limitation on indebtedness

(1)
Upon receipt of (a) a resolution from the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Facility Commission stating that the commission is ready to proceed with the planning and construction of a telecommunication conference and training facility to be located in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, (b) a resolution from the City of Jackson stating that the tax authorized pursuant to Section
31-31-11
has been levied, and (c) a determination by the Department of Economic and Community Development that a business plan for the operation of the facility that has been submitted to such department by the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Center Commission is feasible, 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, equipping and furnishing a telecommunication conference and training facility and for the purchase of land in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, on which to construct such facility.
(2)
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.
(3)
The amount of bonds issued under this chapter shall not exceed Seventeen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($17,500,000.00).
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 8, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-17 - Form, denominations, maturities, terms, etc., of bonds; payment of principal of and interest on bonds

The principal of and interest on the bonds authorized under this chapter 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.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 9, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-19 - Execution of bonds and coupons

The bonds authorized under this chapter 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 this chapter to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 10, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-21 - Negotiability of bonds and interest coupons; compliance with Uniform Commercial Code

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by this chapter, the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 11, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-23 - Issuance and sale of bonds by State Bond Commission

The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent for the bonds authorized under this chapter, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, pay all fees and costs incurred in such issuance and sale, and do all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of the bonds. The State Bond Commission may pay the costs that are incident to the sale, issuance and delivery of the bonds authorized under this chapter from the proceeds derived from the sale of the bonds. The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale may be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually; however, the first interest payment may be for any period of not more than one (1) year.
Notice of the sale of any such bond shall be published at least one time, not less than ten (10) days before the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.
The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of this chapter, may provide that the bonds, at the option of the State of Mississippi, may be called in for payment and redemption at the call price named therein and accrued interest on such date or dates named therein.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 12, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-25 - Pledge of full faith and credit of state for payment of bonds

The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are general obligations of the State of Mississippi, and for the payment thereof the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi is irrevocably pledged. If the funds appropriated by the Legislature are insufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on such bonds as they become due, then the deficiency shall be paid by the State Treasurer from any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their faces substantially covering the provisions of this section.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 13, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-27 - Issuance of warrants for payment of bonds

The State Treasurer is authorized to certify to the State Fiscal Officer the necessity for warrants, and the State Fiscal Officer is authorized and directed to issue such warrants, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on, or the accredited value of, all bonds issued under this chapter; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of such bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest on the bonds, on their due dates.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 14, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-29 - Telecommunication Conference Center Fund

Upon the issuance and sale of bonds under this chapter, the State Bond Commission shall deposit the proceeds of any such sale or sales in a special fund created in the State Treasury to be known as the "Telecommunication Conference Center Fund." The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the purposes provided in this chapter, including the costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds. The costs incident to the issuance and sale of such bonds shall be disbursed by warrant upon requisition of the State Bond Commission, signed by the chairman of the commission. The remaining monies in the Telecommunication Conference Center Fund shall be expended by the Mississippi Telecommunication Conference and Training Facility Commission under the direction of the Department of Finance and Administration under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds, and such funds shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 15, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-31 - Necessity for additional proceedings for issuance of bonds; adoption and effective date of resolution providing for issuance of bonds

The bonds authorized under this chapter may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things that are specified or required by this chapter. Any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under this chapter shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Bond Commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the State Bond Commission by a majority of its members.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 16, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-33 - Validation of bonds

The bonds authorized under the authority of this chapter may be validated in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided by this chapter, for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The notice to taxpayers required by such statutes shall be published in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 17, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-35 - Enforcement of rights by holders of bonds

Any holder of bonds issued under this chapter or of any of the interest coupons pertaining to the bonds may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce all rights granted under this chapter, or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest on the bonds.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 18, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-37 - Investment in bonds by trustees, savings banks, trust companies, etc.; bonds as legal securities for deposit of public funds

All bonds issued under this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities that may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 19, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-39 - Exemption from taxation of bonds and income from bonds

Bonds issued under this chapter and income from the bonds shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 20, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 31 - PUBLIC BUSINESS, BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS (§§ 31-1-1 — 31-31-41) › Chapter 31 - MISSISSIPPI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE AND TRAINING CENTER (§§ 31-31-1 — 31-31-41) › Section 31-31-41 - Construction of chapter

This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers granted, but this chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state.
Laws, 1995, ch. 628, § 21, eff. 7/1/1995 (became law without the Governor's signature).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-2 - Terms“Armed Forces”and“Uniformed Services”to include members of the United States Space Force

Wherever the term "Armed Forces" or "Uniformed Services" shall appear in the Mississippi Code of 1972, the term shall be construed to include members of the United States Space Force.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 505, HB 1029,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-3 - Support by counties and municipalities

The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality, either or both, may aid one or more federally recognized units of the Mississippi National Guard, or one or more units of the Mississippi State Guard, by appropriating annually a sum of money to be paid to the commander of each such unit, who shall account for and expend same under and in accordance with such regulations as the Adjutant General shall make. The board of supervisors of any county, the governing authorities of any municipality or the trustees of any school district, or any one or more of them, are further empowered to make such appropriations as they see fit for constructing, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating and improving military installations and property for the use of the Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi State Guard.
In all cases where the board of supervisors of counties, the governing authorities of municipalities or the trustees of school districts have, prior to June 1, 1966, executed leases or conveyances of land for purposes authorized by this title, such leases and conveyances are hereby ratified, confirmed and validated.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-121; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 80; Laws, 1980, ch. 337, eff. 7/1/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-5 - Exemption from jury duty

Any member of the Mississippi National Guard on active duty shall be exempt from jury duty upon presenting a current written statement from his superior officer that such jury service will be likely to interfere with his military duties.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-122; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 81; Laws, 2004, 1st ex. Sess., ch. 1, § 13; Laws, 2006, ch. 437, § 8, eff. 3/20/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-7 - Exemption from arrest

No person belonging to the military forces of this state shall be arrested by any civil authority under any civil or criminal process while going to, remaining at or returning from any place at which he may be required to attend military duty except for treason or felony. Service of any such prohibited process shall be void.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-123; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 82, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-9 - Compatibility of holding public office

Any citizen of this state may accept and hold a commission or warrant in the militia of this state or hold enlisted membership in the militia of this state or a commission in any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States without vacating any civil office, position or commission held by him, and the acceptance or holding of any such commission, warrant or membership and receiving pay therefrom shall not constitute such holding of an office of privilege and trust under the government of this state or of the United States as shall be incompatible with the holding of any civil office, legislative or judicial, or position or commission under the government of this state and receiving the emoluments therefor.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-124; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 83, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-11 - Authority over civilians interfering with militia

If any person shall interrupt, molest, or insult, by abusive words or behavior, or shall obstruct or interfere with any officer or enlisted man while on duty at any parade, drill or meeting of his military organization, or while engaged in the performance of any other proper military duty, he shall immediately be put under guard, and may be kept, at the discretion of the commissioned officer in charge, until the parade, drill meeting or duty is concluded; and the commissioned officer in charge may commit such person to any police officer or constable of any municipality or beat where such parade, drill, meeting, or duty is being performed, or the sheriff of the county, or his deputy, who shall hold such person for trial before a court having jurisdiction of the place, and any person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-125; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 84, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-13 - Discrimination against uniform

Any proprietor, manager or employee of a theater, hotel, restaurant, or any other public place, who shall make or cause to be made any discrimination against any person lawfully wearing the uniform of the Armed Forces of the United States of America or of the State of Mississippi, because of the uniform worn, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
Codes, 1942, § 8519-126; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 85, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-15 - Discrimination by private employers

Any person, firm or corporation who alone, or in conjunction with others, wilfully deprives a member of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any former member of the service of the United States discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, of his employment, prevents his being employed by himself or another, or discriminates in any of the conditions or emoluments of his employment because of his membership in such reserve component, or former membership in such service; or, by threat of injury to him, physical or otherwise, dissuades or attempts to dissuade any person from enlistment, or acceptance of a warrant or commission, in any reserve or active component of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-127; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 86; Laws, 1974, ch. 473, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 492 § 1, eff. 3/30/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-17 - Discrimination by associations

No association or corporation, constituted or organized for the purpose of promoting the success of the trade, employment or business of the members thereof, shall by any constitution, rule, bylaw, resolution, vote or regulation discriminate against any member of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or any former member of the service of the United States discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, because of such membership, or such former membership, in respect to the eligibility of such member, or such former member, in such association or corporation, or in respect to his rights to retain said last mentioned membership. Any person who aids in enforcing any such provisions against a member of such reserve component, or such former member of the service, with intent to discriminate against him because of such membership, or such former membership, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or by both.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-128; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 87; Laws, 1974, ch. 473, § 2; Laws, 1991, ch. 492 § 2, eff. 3/30/1991.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-19 - Re-employment rights

Any person who is a member of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or former member of the service of the United States discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable, who, in order to perform duties or receive training with the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the State of Mississippi or any other state (including active state duty, state-training duty or any other military duty authorized under Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code), leaves a position, other than a temporary position, in the employ of any employer, and who shall give evidence of the satisfactory completion of such duty or training, and who is still qualified to perform the duties of such position, shall be entitled to be restored to his previous or a similar position, in the same status, pay and seniority, and such period of absence for military duty or training shall be construed as an absence with leave but may be without pay.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-129; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 88; Laws, 1974, ch. 473, § 3; Laws, 1994, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 3/17/1994.
Amended by Laws, 2018, ch. 342, SB 2459,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-23 - Assignment of pay

No assignment of pay by any officer or enlisted man of the organized militia shall be valid, except as may be otherwise provided by the Governor.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-131; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 90, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-25 - Right of way for military forces

All units of the military forces of the state shall have the right of way over all other traffic except emergency vehicles and vehicles carrying the United States mail when travelling over any street or highway of this state. All members of the military forces of this state and the vehicles occupied by them shall be allowed to pass free through all toll gates and over all bridges and ferries when performing any military duties or going to or returning from any place set for the performance of such duties.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-132; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 91, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-27 - Wounded, disabled or injured members of the military forces of Mississippi

(a)
Every member of the military forces of this state who shall be wounded, disabled or injured, or who shall contract any disease or illness, in line of duty when in the service of this state on active state duty shall be entitled to and shall receive, or be reimbursed for, hospitalization, rehospitalization, and medical and surgical care in a hospital and at his home appropriate for the treatment of such wounding, disability, injury, disease or illness, and necessary transportation incident thereto so long as such wounding, disability, injury, disease or illness exists, and shall receive the same pay and allowance whether in money or in kind, to which he was entitled at the time when the injury was incurred or the disease or illness contracted, during the period of his disability but not for more than a total of twelve (12) months after the end of his tour of duty. In the event of his death in such cases, his estate shall be entitled to any reimbursement and compensation to which the deceased would have been entitled, to his accrued pay and allowances, and reimbursement for actual funeral expenses not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Such payments to the estate, as well as the cost of carrying out the other provisions of this section, shall be paid out of the military fund in the same manner provided for other expenditure of state funds. However, no compensation or reimbursement shall be paid in any case where the same is payable under the provisions of any federal law or regulation.
(b)
The Adjutant General shall administer the provisions of this section and shall prescribe such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the law as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and the decision as to whether any wounding, disability, injury, disease, illness or death is in line of duty or as a result thereof, shall be made by the Adjutant General after proper investigation and hearing pursuant to such regulations as he may prescribe. Further, the Adjutant General shall have power to make interagency agreements or contracts with any agency of the state government to carry out the provisions of this section.
©)
The provisions of this section shall be in no way construed to be a gratuity but shall be construed to be compensation for services for which each member of the military forces of this state shall be deemed to have bargained for and considered as a condition of his enlistment or appointment.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-89; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 60, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-29 - Organized militia may elect to come within provisions of Workers' Compensation Law

The organized militia of the State of Mississippi, also known as the Mississippi National Guard, may elect by proper action to come within the provision of the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Law, and in such event shall notify the workmen's compensation commission of such action. After having made such an election, the said Mississippi National Guard may be a self-insurer without the requirement of paying the registration fee as required by Section
71-3-101
of the Workmen's Compensation Law and without the requirement of filing a self-insurer bond; and may make payment of compensation benefits from any appropriations or funds available to the Mississippi Military Department or any subdivision thereof, provided that such benefits shall be paid only for injuries sustained as a direct result of active military service for the State of Mississippi by direction of an executive order of the Governor of the State of Mississippi. For the purpose of determining the average weekly wages of the person entitled to benefits herein, said wages shall be computed on the basis of his earnings in civilian life or on the basis of his current military pay, whichever shall be greater.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-161; Laws, 1964, ch. 476, eff. 7/1/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-31 - Unlawful military-type organizations

It shall be unlawful for any body of men whatsoever, other than the regularly organized armed militia of this state, the Armed Forces of the United States, and the students of public or of regularly chartered educational institutions where military science is a prescribed part of the course of instruction and color guards or ceremonial firing squads of veterans organizations chartered by acts of congress, to associate themselves together as a military organization for drill or parade in public with firearms in this state, without special license from the Governor for each occasion. Application for such license must be approved by the mayor and board of aldermen or commissioners of the town or city where such organization may propose to parade. Any person or persons participating in such unlawful association shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction of same shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months (6) or by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or both fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court. The Governor may permit the passage through or the attendance in the state of the organized militia of other states for the purpose of attending joint maneuvers, rifle competitions, or for such other purposes as he may deem proper.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-32; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 21, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-33 - Civilian guards on military facilities and reservations; peace officer powers for designated personnel of military police units

(1)
The civilian guards employed by the military department, whether paid by state appropriations, federal funds, or other authorized funds, or any combination thereof, and assigned to duties of safeguarding personal and real property belonging to the state or United States or government mixed properties or personal properties belonging to officers and men of the National Guard or of the employees of the military department are hereby given peace officer powers of a constable on the military facilities and reservations to which such civilian guards are assigned.
(2)
During periods of annual training, the Adjutant General may designate personnel of military police units to have peace officer powers of a constable on all military facilities, airfields, or reservations belonging to the Mississippi National Guard including, but not limited to, Camp McCain, Grenada, Mississippi, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and the Air National Guard Training Site, Gulfport, Mississippi, Key Field, Meridian, Mississippi, Thompson Field, Jackson, Mississippi, and Hawkins Field, Jackson, Mississippi, to supplement the civilian guards in subsection (1) above.
(3)
The Adjutant General may designate civilian guard employee duties to be of such a nature as to require the employee to meet the requirements established by the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training for law enforcement officers. For purposes of enforcement, these civilian guard employees shall have the powers of law enforcement officers on the military facilities and reservations to which assigned. The Adjutant General, Mississippi Military Department, the Mississippi National Guard and any designated civilian guard employee including, but not limited to, peace officers and armed or unarmed civilian guards, shall have discretion in the performance of their duties and shall be immune from liability as provided for in Section
11-46-1
et seq. Monies from the State General Fund may be utilized for the training of these officers at the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-103.5; Laws, 1971, ch. 387, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 330; Laws, 2003, ch. 490, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 367, HB 1119, 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-35 - Prior tenures, enlistments, rights and privileges preserved

Nothing contained in this chapter, and in chapters 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of this title, shall be construed to affect the appointment, enlistment, tenure in office, period of enlistment, rights, privileges, immunities, compensation, emoluments, or other rights of the Adjutant General, commissioned officers, warrant officers, or enlisted men of the Army and Air National Guard of this state.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-151; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 94, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-37 - Prior offenses not abolished

All offenses committed and all penalties, forfeitures, fines or liabilities incurred prior to June 1, 1966 under any law embraced in or modified, changed, or repealed by the act enacting this chapter and Chapters 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of this title may be prosecuted, punished and enforced, and action thereon may be completed, in the same manner and with the same effect as may have been properly done under such prior law.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-152; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 95, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE MILITARY FORCES (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-1-39) › Section 33-1-39 - Extension of professional license issued active duty military personnel; qualification for extension; fees

A professional license issued pursuant to any provision of Title 73 to any member of the Mississippi National Guard or the United States Armed Forces Reserves shall not expire while the member is serving on federal active duty and shall be extended for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days after his return from federal active duty. If the license is renewed during the ninety-day period after his return from federal active duty, the member shall only be responsible for normal fees and activities relating to renewal of the license and shall not be charged any additional costs such as, but not limited to, late fees or delinquency fees. The member shall present to the authority issuing the professional license a copy of his official military orders or a written verification from the member's commanding officer before the end of the ninety-day period in order to qualify for the extension.
Laws, 2007, ch. 309, § 1, eff. 3/8/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-1 - Commander in Chief

The Governor shall be Commander in Chief of the militia and each of the classes thereof, except when it is called into the service of the United States, and shall have power to call forth the militia to execute the laws, repel invasion, and to suppress riots and insurrections, and to perform such other functions as may be authorized by law.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-11; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 2, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-3 - Military department

There shall be in the executive branch of the state government a military department. The Adjutant General shall be the executive head of the department and, as such, subordinate only to the Governor in matters pertaining thereto. There shall be in such department at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for Army, at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for Air, such other Assistant Adjutants General as may be authorized by rules and regulations of the National Guard Bureau of the United States of America, and such other officers, enlisted men and civilian employees as the Adjutant General shall, from time to time, determine.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-12; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 3; Laws, 1984, ch. 314, eff. 4/4/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-5 - Division of military staff

The military staff of the Governor shall be divided into two kinds: the personal staff of the Governor and the military staff of the military department. The Governor may detail from the active list not more than ten National Guard officers, who, in addition to their regular duties, shall perform the duties of aides de camp on the personal staff of the Governor. In addition thereto the Governor may appoint such aides from the citizenship of this state as he shall choose, such appointees from the citizenship of the state to bear the honorary title of colonel and to have the right to wear such uniform as may be prescribed by the Governor, but who shall not by virtue of such appointment be deemed a part of the Mississippi National Guard and who shall not by virtue of such appointment participate directly or indirectly in the appropriations made by this state or by the United States for the support of the military department. The appointment of all aides shall terminate upon the expiration of the term of office of the Governor upon whose staff they may be serving.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-14; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 4, eff. 6/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-7 - Adjutant General

(1)
The Governor shall nominate and, by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint and commission an Adjutant General, which appointment shall carry with it the rank of major general; provided, however, that if the person nominated is a retired officer who has attained a rank higher than that of major general he may, at the discretion of the Governor, retain such rank but his compensation shall not be increased above that amount hereinafter provided. The four-year term of the Adjutant General shall expire with the expiration of the appointing Governor's term of office. The Adjutant General shall be chief of staff to the Governor, subordinate only to the Governor in matters affecting the military department and militia of this state.
(2)
To be eligible for such appointment, the Adjutant General shall have attained at least the rank of colonel, shall be eligible to receive federal recognition upon his appointment, and shall have served at least seven (7) years in the Armed Forces of the United States, either in active federal service or as a member of a reserve component, with at least three (3) years of such service in the Mississippi National Guard. At least five (5) years of such service shall have been as a commissioned officer.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-14; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 5; Laws, 1972, ch. 422, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1975, ch. 349; Laws, 1976, ch. 323; Laws, 1984, ch. 316; Laws, 1993, ch. 380, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 431, § 1, eff. 3/17/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 33 - MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 33-1-1 — 33-15-553) › Chapter 3 - COMMANDER IN CHIEF, MILITARY DEPARTMENT, AND GOVERNOR'S STAFF (§§ 33-3-1 — 33-3-19) › Section 33-3-9 - Assistant adjutants general

The Governor, on recommendation of the Adjutant General, shall appoint at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for Army and at least one (1) Assistant Adjutant General for air and such other assistant adjutants general as may be authorized by rules and regulations of the National Guard Bureau of the United States of America. Each shall have the rank of Brigadier General, or higher, if authorized by the National Guard Bureau of the United States of America. Each shall remain in office during the pleasure of the Governor, and shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities granted officers of like rank in the Mississippi National Guard. Each shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for officers of the Mississippi National Guard, which oaths shall be deposited in the office of the Adjutant General. Each shall aid the Adjutant General by the performance of such duties as may be assigned him. In the case of death, absence or inability of the Adjutant General to act, the senior full-time Assistant Adjutant General shall perform the duties of the Adjutant General until the Adjutant General shall resume his duties or until a successor shall be appointed. To be qualified for appointment as Assistant Adjutant General, a person must at the time of his appointment possess the same qualifications required of the Adjutant General.
Codes, 1942, § 8519-15; Laws, 1966, ch. 539, § 6; Laws, 1983, ch. 426; Laws, 1989, ch. 473, § 1; Laws, 1996, ch. 359, § 1, eff. 7/1/1996.