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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 4 - GOVERNANCE (§§ 79-10-61 — 79-10-67) › Section 79-10-61 - Voting of shares

(1)
Only a qualified person may be appointed a proxy to vote shares of a professional corporation.
(2)
A voting trust with respect to shares of a professional corporation is not valid unless all of its trustees and beneficiaries are qualified persons. But if a beneficiary who is a qualified person dies or becomes disqualified, a voting trust valid under this subsection continues to be valid for ten (10) months after the date of death or for five (5) months after the disqualification occurred.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 18, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 4 - GOVERNANCE (§§ 79-10-61 — 79-10-67) › Section 79-10-63 - Confidential relationship

(1)
The relationship between an individual rendering professional services as an employee of a domestic or foreign professional corporation and his client or patient is the same as if the individual were rendering the services as a sole practitioner.
(2)
The relationship between a domestic or foreign professional corporation and the client or patient for whom its employee is rendering professional services is the same as that between the client or patient and the employee.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 19, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 4 - GOVERNANCE (§§ 79-10-61 — 79-10-67) › Section 79-10-65 - Privileged communications

A privilege applicable to communications between an individual rendering professional services and the person receiving the services recognized under the statute or common law of this state is not affected by this chapter. The privilege applies to a domestic or foreign professional corporation and to its employees in all situations in which it applies to communications between an individual rendering professional services on behalf of the corporation and the person receiving the services.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 20, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 4 - GOVERNANCE (§§ 79-10-61 — 79-10-67) › Section 79-10-67 - Responsibility for professional services

(1)
Each individual who renders professional services as an employee of a domestic or foreign professional corporation is liable for a negligent or wrongful act or omission in which he personally participates to the same extent as if he rendered the services as a sole practitioner. An employee or shareholder of a domestic or foreign professional corporation is not liable, however, for the conduct of other employees or shareholders of the corporation, except a person under his direct supervision and control, while rendering professional services on behalf of the professional corporation to the person for whom such professional services were being rendered.
(2)
A domestic or foreign professional corporation whose employees perform professional services within the scope of their employment or of their apparent authority to act for the corporation is liable to the same extent as its employees.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 21, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 5 - REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION (§§ 79-10-81 — 79-10-85) › Section 79-10-81 - Merger

(1)
If all the shareholders of the disappearing and surviving corporations are qualified to be shareholders of the surviving corporation, a professional corporation may merge with another domestic or foreign professional corporation or with a domestic or foreign business corporation.
(2)
If the surviving corporation is to render professional services in this state, it must comply with this chapter.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 22, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 5 - REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION (§§ 79-10-81 — 79-10-85) › Section 79-10-83 - Termination of professional activities

If a professional corporation ceases to render professional services, it must amend its articles of incorporation to delete references to rendering professional services and to conform its corporate name to the requirements of Section
79-4-4.01
, Mississippi Code of 1972. After the amendment becomes effective, the corporation may continue in existence as a business corporation under the Mississippi Business Corporation Act and it is no longer subject to this chapter.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 23, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 5 - REORGANIZATION AND TERMINATION (§§ 79-10-81 — 79-10-85) › Section 79-10-85 - Judicial dissolution

The Attorney General may commence a proceeding under Sections
79-4-14.30
through
79-4-14.33
, Mississippi Code of 1972, to dissolve a professional corporation if:
(a)
The Secretary of State or a licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the corporation's articles of incorporation serves written notice on the corporation under Section
79-4-5.04
, Mississippi Code of 1972, that it has violated or is violating a provision of this chapter;
(b)
The corporation does not correct each alleged violation, or demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Secretary of State or licensing authority that it did not occur, within sixty (60) days after service of the notice is perfected under Section
79-4-5.04
, Mississippi Code of 1972; and
(c)
The Secretary of State or licensing authority certifies to the Attorney General a description of the violation, that it notified the corporation of the violation, and that the corporation did not correct it, or demonstrate that it did not occur, within sixty (60) days after perfection of service of the notice.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 24, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 6 - FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 79-10-91 — 79-10-95) › Section 79-10-91 - Authority to transact business

(1)
A foreign professional corporation may not transact business in this state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Secretary of State.
(2)
A foreign professional corporation may not obtain a certificate of authority unless:
(a)
Its corporate name satisfies the requirements of Section
79-10-21
;
(b)
It is incorporated for one or more of the purposes described in Section
79-10-13
; and
(c)
All of its shareholders would be qualified persons if the foreign professional corporation were a domestic professional corporation.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 25, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 6 - FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 79-10-91 — 79-10-95) › Section 79-10-93 - Application for certificate of authority

The application of a foreign professional corporation for a certificate of authority to render professional services in this state must contain the information called for by Section
79-4-15.03
, Mississippi Code of 1972, and in addition include a statement that all of its shareholders meet the requirements of Section
79-10-91(2)(c)
.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 26, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 6 - FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 79-10-91 — 79-10-95) › Section 79-10-95 - Revocation of certificate of authority

The Secretary of State may administratively revoke under Sections
79-4-15.30
through
79-4-15.32
, Mississippi Code of 1972, the certificate of authority of a foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state if a licensing authority with jurisdiction over a professional service described in the corporation's articles of incorporation certifies to the Secretary of State that the corporation has violated or is violating a provision of this chapter and describes the violation. Such administrative revocation may be challenged by the professional corporation in the chancery court of the county where the professional corporation maintains its principal place of business.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 27, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 7 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-101 — 79-10-105) › Section 79-10-101 - Annual report to Secretary of State

The annual report required by Section
79-4-16.22
, Mississippi Code of 1972, for each domestic professional corporation, and for each foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state, must include a statement that all of its shareholders are qualified persons with respect to the corporation or in the case of a foreign professional corporation that all of its shareholders meet the requirements of Section
79-10-91(2)(c)
.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 28, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 7 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-101 — 79-10-105) › Section 79-10-103 - Rulemaking by licensing authority

Each licensing authority is empowered to promulgate rules expressly authorized by this chapter if the rules are consistent with the public interest or required by the public health or welfare or by generally recognized standards of professional conduct.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 29, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 7 - MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-101 — 79-10-105) › Section 79-10-105 - Licensing authority's regulatory jurisdiction

This chapter does not restrict the jurisdiction of a licensing authority over individuals rendering a professional service within the jurisdiction of the licensing authority, nor does it affect the interpretation or application of any law pertaining to standards of professional conduct.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 30, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-111 — 79-10-117) › Section 79-10-111 - Application to existing corporations

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this section, this chapter applies to professional corporations in existence on July 1, 1995. A professional corporation in existence on July 1, 1995, may, but is not required to, amend its articles of incorporation to comply with this chapter. If a professional corporation in existence on July 1, 1995, amends its articles of incorporation for any purpose after July 1, 1995, it must also amend its articles of incorporation to comply with this chapter.
(2)
This chapter does not apply to a corporation now existing or later incorporated under a law of this state that is not a professional corporation unless the corporation elects professional corporation status under Section
79-10-11
.
(3)
This chapter does not affect an existing or future right or privilege to render professional services through the use of any other form of business entity.
(4)
Unless otherwise specifically provided by an amendment to the articles of incorporation, for professional corporations in existence on July 1, 1995, Sections
79-10-39
,
79-10-41
and
79-10-43
shall be applied by substituting the term "book value" for the term "fair value" in such sections only. Book value shall be determined from the books and records of the professional corporation in accordance with the regular method of accounting used by the professional corporation and shall be determined as of the end of the month immediately preceding the death or disqualification of the shareholder.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 31, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-111 — 79-10-117) › Section 79-10-113 - Reservation of power to amend or repeal

The Mississippi Legislature has power to amend or repeal all or part of this chapter at any time and all domestic and foreign professional corporations subject to this chapter are governed by the amendment or repeal.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 32, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-111 — 79-10-117) › Section 79-10-115 - Saving provisions

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2), the repeal of a statute by this chapter does not affect:
(a)
The operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;
(b)
Any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the statute before its repeal;
(c)
Any violation of the statute, or any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred because of the violation, before its repeal;
(d)
Any proceeding, reorganization or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed.
(2)
If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by this chapter is reduced by this chapter, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 33, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 10 - MISSISSIPPI PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-10-1 — 79-10-117) › Article 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-10-111 — 79-10-117) › Section 79-10-117 - Severability

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Laws, 1995, ch. 494, § 34, eff. 7/1/1995.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-1 - through 79-11-29 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 153, eff. 1/1/1988.
§ 79-11-1. [Codes, 1942, § 5310.1; Laws, 1958, ch. 199, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1960, ch. 180, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1962, chs. 229, 230; Laws, 1964, ch. 267; Laws, 1968, ch. 275, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 308, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 399; Laws, 1977, ch. 390] § 79-11-3. [Codes, 1930, § 4140; 1942, § 5319; Laws, 1928, ch. 90; Laws, 1954, ch. 199, § 1; Laws, 1958, ch. 200; Laws, 1962, ch. 235, § 150] § 79-11-5. [Codes, 1906, § 930; Hemingway's 1917, § 4104; 1930, § 4141; 1942, § 5320; Laws, 1935, ch. 31; Laws, 1962, ch. 235, § 150] § 79-11-7. [Codes, 1906, § 936; Hemingway's 1917, § 4114; 1930, § 4143; 1942, § 5322; Laws, 1928, ch. 78; Laws, 1962, ch. 235, § 150] § 79-11-9. [Codes, 1880, § 1029; 1892, § 834; 1906, § 899; Hemingway's 1917, § 4071; 1930, § 4144; 1942, § 5323; Laws, 1962, ch. 235, § 150] § 79-11-11. [Codes, 1857, ch. 35, art. 2; 1871, § 2401; 1880, § 1030; 1892, § 835; 1906, § 900; Hemingway's 1917, § 4072; 1930, § 4145; 1942, § 5324; Laws, 1962, ch. 235, § 150] § 79-11-13. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-01; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 1] § 79-11-15. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-02; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 2] § 79-11-17. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-03; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 3] § 79-11-19. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-04; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 4] § 79-11-21. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-05; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 5] § 79-11-23. [Codes, 1942, § 5324-06; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 309] §§ 79-11-25 through 79-11-29. [Codes, 1942, §§ 5324-07 to 5324-09; Laws, 1964, ch. 268, §§ 7-9]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-31 - Religious societies

(1)
Any religious society, consisting of the members of any particular denomination or congregation, desiring to act as an organized body may do so by associating together and electing or appointing from its membership any number of officers, trustees, or managers, by whatever name known, for the purpose of managing the affairs of the society. Such society or association shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall show the name of the society, its organization, and the election of the officers, trustees, or managers; but the society so organized at each particular locality shall be a distinct and independent society. Any society so organized may sue and be sued by its society name or appellation, and process may be served on its presiding or chief officer, or secretary, or on the trustees or manager.
Upon the completion of the organization of any such society, the title to the real property theretofore owned by it shall thereupon vest in the society as hereunder organized, and shall not be divested out of the same, or encumbered, except by a deed, deed of trust, or mortgage duly executed under the authority of a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting duly called for that purpose, at which meeting at least twenty percent (20%) of the members in good standing of such organized society must be present. The minutes of such meeting shall be entered in the official record book of such society, and the aforesaid resolution shall designate which officers, trustees or managers of such society are to execute such deed, deed of trust, or mortgage.
The provisions of this subsection shall also apply to all real property acquired by any such society after its organization hereunder.
(2)
Whenever any number of religious societies or organized bodies or congregations formed under subsection (1) of this section shall decide to act together as an organized body, they may do so in the manner provided in subsection (1) by and through representatives elected or appointed for that purpose, and when so organized shall likewise be a distinct and independent society or group, by whatever name called, and subject to sue and be sued and be served with process in the same manner.
Any such body shall likewise have the right to own all, but only, those properties permitted under Section
79-11-33
of the Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1857, ch. 35, art. 52; 1871, § 2437; 1880, § 1071; 1892, § 859; 1906, § 933; Hemingway's 1917, § 4109; 1930, § 4168; 1942, § 5350; Laws, 1952, ch. 343; Laws, 1956, ch. 177, §§ 1, 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-35 - and 79-11-37 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 153, eff. 1/1/1988.
§ 79-11-35. [Laws, 1976, ch. 333, § 1] § 79-11-37. [Laws, 1976, ch. 333, § 2]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-39 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1987, ch. 333, § 3, eff. 1/1/1988.
Laws, 1976, ch. 333, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-41 - Trust funds for church maintenance; election to be subject to provisions of sections 79-11-41 through 79-11-47; religious society defined

Any religious society or any organization organized for the purpose of owning, maintaining or operating a church may elect to be subject to the provisions of Sections
79-11-41
through
79-11-47
. For the purposes of Sections
79-11-41
through
79-11-47
, religious society includes without limitation any church, temple, synagogue, religious congregation, ecclesiastical body or religious denomination.
Laws, 1994, ch. 483, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-43 - Designation as "perpetual religious society trust funds religious societies."

All such organizations subject to the provisions of Sections
79-11-41
through
79-11-47
shall be, for the purposes hereof, designated as "perpetual religious society trust fund religious societies."
Laws, 1994, ch. 483, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-47) › Section 79-11-45 - Operation and establishment of a perpetual religious society trust fund

(1)
Every religious society, subject to the provisions of Sections
79-11-41
through
79-11-47
, which is organized, commences or continues to operate in the State of Mississippi after July 1, 1994, and desires to avail itself of the benefits of Sections
79-11-41
through
79-11-47
, may provide for the creation and establishment of an irrevocable perpetual religious society trust fund, the principal of which shall permanently remain intact except as hereinafter provided and only the income thereof shall be devoted to the perpetual care of the grounds and buildings of such religious society or which may be used to further the religious purposes of such religious society, and which principal shall be known as the perpetual care fund of such religious society. This fund shall be created and established from funds collected by or donated to the religious society.
(2)
The perpetual religious society trust fund shall be permanently set aside in trust to be administered under the jurisdiction of the chancery court of the chancery court district wherein the religious society is located. The chancery courts so having jurisdiction shall have full jurisdiction over the reports and accounting of trustees, amount of surety bond required, if any, and investment of funds. The courts may waive the surety bond and control of investments in the case of trusts placed with an established bank or corporate trustee. Only the income from such fund shall be used for the care and maintenance or to further the religious purposes of the religious society for which it was established.
Laws, 1994, ch. 483, § 3, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-51 - Prohibited acts

No corporation which is a "private foundation," as defined in Section 509(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code shall:
(a)
Engage in any act of "self-dealing," as defined in Section 4941(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by Section 4941(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code;
(b)
Retain any "excess business holdings," as defined in Section 4943(c) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by Section 4943(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code;
(c)
Make any investment which would jeopardize the carrying out of any of its exempt purposes, within the meaning of Section 4944 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, so as to give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by Section 4944(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code; and
(d)
Make any "taxable expenditures," as defined in Section 4945(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code which would give rise to any liability for the tax imposed by Section 4945(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Codes, 1942, § 672-221; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 1, eff. 5/4/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-53 - Distribution of amounts to avoid tax liability

Each corporation which is a "private foundation," as defined in Section 509 of the United States Internal Revenue Code shall distribute, for the purposes specified in its articles of organization, for each taxable year, amounts at least sufficient to avoid liability for the tax imposed by Section 4942(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Codes, 1942, § 672-222; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 2, eff. 5/4/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-55 - Applicability of Sections 79-11-51 and 79-11-53 when contrary to articles of organization

The provisions of Sections
79-11-51
and
79-11-53
shall not apply to any corporation to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such application would be contrary to the terms of the articles of organization or other instrument governing such corporation or governing the administration of charitable funds held by it and that the same may not properly be changed to conform to such sections. The corporation shall not be liable to anyone for any payments made under Section
79-11-53
prior to such determination.
Codes, 1942, § 672-223; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 3, eff. 5/4/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-57 - Amendment of articles of incorporation to exclude application of Sections 79-11-51 and 79-11-53

Any corporation which is a "private foundation" (as defined in Section 509(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code) may amend its articles of incorporation expressly to exclude the application of Sections
79-11-51
and
79-11-53
, or any portion thereof, in the manner provided by Section
79-4-10.01
et seq. or Sections
79-11-101
through
79-11-399
, whichever is applicable. The corporation shall not be liable to anyone for any payments made under Section
79-11-53
prior to such amendment.
Codes, 1942, § 672-223; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 3; Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 152, eff. 1/1/1988.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 419, SB 2684, 5, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-59 - Rights and powers of courts and attorney general

Nothing in Sections
79-11-51
through
79-11-61
shall impair the rights and powers of the courts or the attorney general of this state with respect to any corporation.
Codes, 1942, § 672-224; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 4, eff. 5/4/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › CONDUCT OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS (§§ 79-11-51 — 79-11-61) › Section 79-11-61 - References to United States Internal Revenue Code

All references to sections of the United States Internal Revenue Code shall be to such law as it exists as of May 4, 1972.
Codes, 1942, § 672-225; Laws, 1972, ch. 440, § 5, eff. 5/4/1972.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-101 - Short title

Section
79-11-101
et seq. shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Nonprofit Corporation Act."
Laws of 1987, ch. 485, § 1, eff. 1/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-103 - Amendments and repeals

The Mississippi Legislature has power to amend or repeal all or part of Section
79-11-101
et seq. at any time and all domestic and foreign corporations subject to Section
79-11-101
et seq. are governed by the amendment or repeal.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 2, eff. 1/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-105 - Requirements for filing of documents

(1)
A document must satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to filing by the Secretary of State.
(2)
Section
79-11-101
et seq. must require or permit filing the document in the office of the Secretary of State.
(3)
The document must contain the information required by Section
79-11-101
et seq. It may contain other information as well.
(4)
The document must be typewritten or printed or, if electronically transmitted, it must be in a format that can be retrieved or reproduced by the Secretary of State in typewritten or printed form.
(5)
The document must be in the English language. However, a corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals, and the certificate of existence required of a foreign corporation need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation.
(6)
The document must be signed:
(a)
By the presiding officer of its board of directors, its president or by another of its officers;
(b)
If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or
(c)
If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary.
(7)
The person executing a document shall sign it and state beneath or opposite the signature his or her name and the capacity in which he or she signs. The document may, but need not, contain:
(a)
A corporate seal;
(b)
An attestation;
(c)
An acknowledgement or verification. A document required or permitted to be filed under this chapter which contains a copy of a signature, however made, is acceptable for filing.
(8)
If the Secretary of State has prescribed a mandatory form for a document under Section
79-11-107
, the document must be in or on the prescribed form.
(9)
The document must be delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing. Delivery may be made by electronic transmission if, to the extent, and in the manner permitted by the Secretary of State. If the document is filed in typewritten or printed form and not transmitted electronically, the Secretary of State may require one (1) exact or conformed copy to be delivered with the document except as otherwise provided in Sections
79-11-167
and
79-11-379
.
(10)
When the document is delivered to the office of the Secretary of State for filing, the correct filing fee and any franchise tax, license fee or penalty required by Section
79-11-101
et seq. or other law must be paid or provision for payment made in a manner permitted by the Secretary of State.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 3; Laws, 1995, ch. 362, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 418, § 42, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-107 - Secretary may prescribe forms

(1)
The Secretary of State may prescribe and furnish, on request, forms for:
(a)
an application for a certificate of existence;
(b)
a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state;
(c)
a foreign corporation's application for a certificate of withdrawal; and
(d)
the annual report. If the Secretary of State so requires, use of these forms is mandatory.
(2)
The Secretary of State may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by Section
79-11-101
et seq., but their use is not mandatory.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 4, eff. 1/1/1988.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 449, HB 1344,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-109 - Filing fees; fee for serving process upon Secretary of State; fees for copying and certifying copy of filed document

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees when the documents described in this subsection are delivered for filing:
Document
Fee
(a) Articles of incorporation
$50.00
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Application for reserved name
25.00
(d) Notice of transfer or cancellation of reserved name
25.00
(e) [Reserved]
(f) [Reserved]
(g) [Reserved]
(h) [Reserved]
(i) [Reserved]
(j) Amendment of articles of incorporation
50.00
(k) Restatement of articles of incorporation with amendments
50.00
(l) Articles of merger
50.00
(m) Articles of dissolution
25.00
(n) Articles of revocation of dissolution
25.00
(o) Certificate of administrative dissolution
No Fee
(p) Application for reinstatement following administrative dissolution
50.00
(q) Certificate of reinstatement
No Fee
(r) Certificate of judicial dissolution
No Fee
(s) Application for certificate of authority
100.00
(t) Application for amended certificate of authority
50.00
(u) Application for certificate of withdrawal
25.00
(v) Certificate of revocation of authority to transact business
No Fee
(w) Annual report
No Fee
(x) Articles of correction
50.00
(y) Application for certificate of existence or authorization
25.00
(z) Any other document required or permitted to be filed by Section
79-11-101
et seq.
25.00
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) upon being served with process under Section
79-11-101
et seq. The party to a proceeding causing service of process is entitled to recover the fee paid the Secretary of State as costs if the party prevails in the proceeding.
(3)
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the Secretary of State shall collect the following fees for copying and certifying the copy of any filed document relating to a domestic or foreign corporation:
(a)
One Dollar ($1.00) a page for copying; and
(b)
Ten Dollars ($10.00) for the certificate.
(4)
The Secretary of State may collect a filing fee greater than the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) in an amount not to exceed twice the fee set forth in subsections (1), (2) and (3) of processing the filing, if the form prescribed by the Secretary of State for such filing has not been used.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 5; Laws, 1988, ch. 417, § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 323, § 1; Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 52, eff. 1/1/2013.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 449, HB 1344,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 468, SB 2511, 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-111 - Effective date of filed documents

(1)
Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a document is effective:
(a)
At the date and time of filing, as evidenced by such means as the Secretary of State may use for the purpose of recording the date and time of filing; or
(b)
At the time specified in the document as its effective time on the date it is filed.
(2)
A document may specify a delayed effective time and date, and if it does so, the document becomes effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date filed.
(3)
Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any document that has a delayed effective time and date shall not become effective if, prior to the effective time and date, the parties to the document file a certification of cancellation with the Secretary of State.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 6; Laws, 1994, ch. 417, § 4; Laws, 1997, ch. 418, § 43, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-113 - Correction of filed documents

(1)
A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document filed by the Secretary of State if (a) the document contains an inaccuracy, or (b) the document was defectively signed, attested, sealed, verified or acknowledged, or (c) the electronic transmission was defective.
(2)
A document is corrected:
(a)
By preparing articles of correction that:
(i)
describe the document (including its filing date) or attach a copy of it to the articles,
(ii)
specify the inaccuracy or defect to be corrected, and
(iii)
correct the inaccuracy or defect; and
(b)
By delivering the articles of correction to the office of the Secretary of State for filing.
(3)
Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons relying on the uncorrected document and adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons, articles of correction are effective when filed.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 7; Laws, 1997, ch. 418, § 44, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-115 - Secretary of State to file documents; refusal to file document; filing of documents as ministerial

(1)
If a document delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State for filing satisfies the requirements of Section
79-11-105
, the Secretary of State shall file it.
(2)
The Secretary of State files a document by recording it as filed on the date and time of receipt. After filing a document, except as provided in Section
79-35-11
, the Secretary of State shall deliver to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative a copy of the document with an acknowledgement of the date and time of filing.
(3)
Upon refusing to file a document, the Secretary of State shall return it to the domestic or foreign corporation or its representative within five (5) days after the document was delivered, together with a brief, written explanation of the reason or reasons for the refusal.
(4)
The Secretary of State's duty to file documents under this section is ministerial. Filing or refusal to file a document does not:
(a)
Affect the validity or invalidity of the document, in whole or in part;
(b)
Relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or
(c)
Create a presumption that the document is valid or invalid or that information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 8; Laws, 1997, ch. 418, § 45; Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 53, eff. 1/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-117 - Appeal of refusal to file document

(1)
If the Secretary of State refuses to file a document delivered for filing to the Secretary of State's office, the domestic or foreign corporation may appeal the refusal to the chancery court in the county where the corporation's principal office is or will be located, or the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, if the corporation does not have a principal office in this state. The appeal is commenced by petitioning the court to compel filing the document and by attaching to the petition the document and the Secretary of State's explanation of the refusal to file.
(2)
The court may summarily order the Secretary of State to file the document or take other action the court considered appropriate.
(3)
The court's final decision may be appealed as in other civil proceedings.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 9; Laws, 2012, ch. 382, § 54, eff. 1/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-119 - Certified copy of document as conclusive evidence of filing

A certificate from the Secretary of State delivered with a copy of a document filed by the Secretary of State is conclusive evidence that the original document is on file with the Secretary of State.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, 10;Laws, 1997, ch. 418 46, eff. 7/1/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-121 - Certificate of existence, application for; contents of; conclusive evidence of good standing

(1)
Any person may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic or foreign corporation.
(2)
The certificate of existence sets forth:
(a)
The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;
(b)
That (i) the domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or (ii) that the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;
(c)
That all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if (i) payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State and (ii) nonpayment affects the good standing of the domestic or foreign corporation;
(d)
That its most recent annual report has been delivered to the Secretary of State;
(e)
That articles of dissolution have not been filed; and
(f)
Other facts of record in the Office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the application.
(3)
Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to conduct activities in this state.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 11; Laws, 2011, ch. 440, § 1, eff. 1/1/2012.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 449, HB 1344,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-123 - Signing false document which is to be filed as offense; penalty

(1)
A person commits an offense by signing a document such person knows is false in any material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.
(2)
An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 12, eff. 1/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 79 - CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS (§§ 79-1-1 — 79-37-604) › Chapter 11 - NONPROFIT, NONSHARE CORPORATIONS AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES (§§ 79-11-1 — 79-11-NEW) › MISSISSIPPI NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT (§§ 79-11-101 — 79-11-405) › Section 79-11-125 - Secretary granted power to perform duties

The Secretary of State has the power reasonably necessary to perform the duties required of the Secretary of State's office by Section
79-11-101
et seq.
Laws, 1987, ch. 485, § 13, eff. 1/1/1988.