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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 5 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 39-3-201 — 39-3-211) › Section 39-3-207 - Eligibility for aid of district partly within state

An interstate library district lying partly within this state may claim and be entitled to receive state aid in support of any of its functions to the same extent and in the same manner as such functions are eligible for support when carried on by entities wholly within this state. For the purposes of computing and apportioning state aid to an interstate library district, this state will consider that portion of the area which lies within this state as an independent entity for the performance of the aided function or functions and compute and apportion the aid accordingly. Subject to any applicable laws of this state, such a district also may apply for and be entitled to receive any federal aid for which it may be eligible.
Codes, 1942, § 6209-24; Laws, 1970, ch. 459, § 4, eff. 4/6/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 5 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 39-3-201 — 39-3-211) › Section 39-3-209 - Compact administrator and deputy administrators

The director of the Mississippi Library Commission shall be the compact administrator pursuant to Article X of the compact. The director of the Mississippi Library Commission may appoint one or more deputy compact administrators pursuant to said article.
Codes, 1942, § 6209-25; Laws, 1970, ch. 459, § 5, eff. 4/6/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 5 - INTERSTATE LIBRARY COMPACT (§§ 39-3-201 — 39-3-211) › Section 39-3-211 - Notices in event of withdrawal from compact

In the event of withdrawal from the compact the governor shall send and receive any notices required by Article XI(b) of the compact.
Codes, 1942, § 6209-26; Laws, 1970, ch. 459, § 6, eff. 4/6/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-301 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Library Materials Security Law."
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 1, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-303 - Unauthorized removal or wilful mutilation of library materials

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove library materials, without authorization, from the premises wherein such materials are maintained or to retain possession of library materials without authorization.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully mutilate library materials.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 2, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-305 - Definitions

As used in this article the term:
(a)
"Without authorization" means contrary to rules which set forth policies governing access to library materials and include eligibility for library patronage and lending procedures.
(b)
"Library materials" means books, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, court records, films, microfilms, tape recordings, phonograph records, lithographs, prints, photographs or any other written or printed document, graphic material of any nature and other personal property which is the property or in the custody of or entrusted to a public or private library, museum, archives or other depository.
(c)
"Mutilate" means, in addition to its commonly accepted definition, the willful removal or separation of constituent parts of an item of library materials causing library materials to be exposed to damage; or duplication without authorization.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 3, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-307 - Applicability of article

The provisions of this article shall apply to all libraries, museums, archives and other depositories operated by an agency, board, commission, department or officer of the State of Mississippi, by private persons, societies or organizations, or by agencies or officers of municipalities, counties, school and junior college districts or of any other political subdivisions of the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 4, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-309 - Penalties for violations of section 39-3-303

Any person who violates the provisions of section
39-3-303
is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 5, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-311 - Construction of article; effect of acquittal or conviction upon subsequent proceedings

The provisions of this article are supplemental to other criminal statutes. An acquittal or conviction obtained under this article shall not be a bar to civil proceedings or actions arising from the same incident.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 6, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 7 - LIBRARY MATERIALS SECURITY (§§ 39-3-301 — 39-3-313) › Section 39-3-313 - Detention and questioning of suspects

Any person employed by a library or any person charged with the supervision thereof with reason to believe that any person has committed or has attempted to commit any offense defined in section
39-3-303
of this article or if any person is believed to have concealed upon his person or within his belongings any library material, such person may be detained and questioned in a reasonable manner for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such offense has been committed. Such detention and questioning shall not render such employee civilly liable for slander, false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, unlawful detention or otherwise in any case where such library employee acts in good faith and in a reasonable manner.
Laws, 1978, ch. 418, § 7, eff. 7/1/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-351 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Statewide Library Development System Act of 1988."
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-353 - Definitions

For purposes of this article:
(a)
"Administrative board" shall mean that board of trustees within a public library system designated pursuant to Section
39-3-13(4)
, Mississippi Code of 1972, with the administrative responsibilities prescribed under Section
39-3-17
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(b)
"Commission" means the Mississippi Library Commission established under Section
39-3-101
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(c)
"Cooperative" means any joint effort by two (2) or more library systems to improve library service.
(d)
"Development system" means the statewide library development system, a network of public and nonpublic libraries cooperating in communities, districts and statewide to provide better library service.
(e)
"Public library" means a library which provides customary services, without charge, to all the residents of a county, city or region and is supported whole or in part by public funds.
(f)
"Public library system" means an affiliation of one or more public libraries that (i) is a minimum of one (1) county unit; (ii) has one (1) library administrative board of trustees; (iii) has one (1) library system director; (iv) is established according to Section
39-3-8
,
39-3-9
,
39-3-11
or
39-3-13
, Mississippi Code of 1972; and (v) is supported whole or in part by public funds.
(g)
"Nonpublic library" means a school, college or university, medical, business, law or other special library.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 2, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-355 - Committee to develop system of public service incentives within public library accreditation program

The Mississippi Library Commission shall be responsible for developing a system of public service incentives within a public library accreditation program on the recommendation of a committee of qualified public library professionals and trustees. The committee of fifteen (15) members shall be appointed by the Mississippi Library Commission Board of Commissioners as follows: seven (7) public library trustees with at least one (1) from each congressional district; five (5) professional public librarians, one (1) appointed by each commissioner; and three (3) at-large members.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 3, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-357 - State aid to accredited public library systems

Each accredited public library system shall receive an annual allocation of state funds to supplement the local appropriation and other income. Library cooperatives which include accredited public library systems may receive state aid. The state aid shall be used only to support library services in accredited public library systems and in cooperatives including accredited public library systems. The amount of the minimum allocation for each public library system shall be based on specific local service levels of the public library system and as identified by accreditation category.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 4, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-359 - Library commission as primary resource library; commission to provide services to libraries

The commission shall be the primary resource library for Mississippi public libraries and shall develop its collection accordingly. The commission shall provide services to libraries within the funds available and in keeping with the goal of efficient use of library resources in the state.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 5, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-361 - Authorization to employ consultants and other staff

The commission may employ consultants and other staff to implement the development system by working with cooperatives and public library systems.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 6, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-363 - Development of statewide master plan for public libraries

The commission shall develop a statewide master plan for public libraries, including plans for levels of library services and resources, which is developed through a continuing process of planning. The master plan must be designed to extend five (5) years into the future and must be made current at least every two (2) years.
Laws, 1988, ch. 589, § 7, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-365 - Confidentiality of library user records

Records maintained by any library funded in whole or in part by public funds, which contain information relating to the identity of a library user, relative to the user's use of books or other materials at the library, shall be confidential. Such records may only be released with the express written permission of the respective library user or as the result of a court order.
Laws, 1992, ch. 521, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-367 - Release and use of aggregate statistics

Aggregate statistics shown from registration and circulation records, with all personal identification removed, may be released or used by a library for research, planning and reporting purposes.
Laws, 1992, ch. 521, § 2, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 3 - LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY COMMISSION (§§ 39-3-1 — 39-3-369) › Article 9 - MISSISSIPPI STATEWIDE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM ACT OF 1988 (§§ 39-3-351 — 39-3-369) › Section 39-3-369 - Use of records for purpose of collecting overdue materials and fines

No provision of this article shall be construed to prohibit any library, or any business operating jointly with a library, from disclosing information for the purpose of collecting overdue books, documents, films or other items or materials owned or otherwise belonging to such library. No provision of this article shall be construed to prohibit or hinder any such library or business office from collecting fines on such overdue books, documents, films or other items or materials.
Laws, 1992, ch. 521, § 3, eff. 7/1/1992.
Brought forward by Laws, 2021, ch. 340, HB 488,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-1 - Department of archives and history created; objects and purposes

There shall be for the State of Mississippi a department of archives and history located in the state capitol in apartments set aside for its use by the governor. The objects and purposes of the department are the care and custody of official archives, the collecting of materials bearing upon the history of the state and of the territory included therein, from the earliest times, the editing of official records and other historical material, the diffusion of knowledge in reference to the history and resources of this state, the preparation and publication of annual reports, the encouragement of historical work and research and the performance of such other acts and requirements as may be enjoined by law.
Codes, 1906, § 1633; Hemingway's 1917, § 3447; 1930, § 3626; 1942, § 6180.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-3 - Department board of trustees generally

The department of archives and history shall be under the control of a board of nine trustees. The board shall have the power and authority to fill all vacancies occurring therein, whether by expiration of term of service or by death or resignation, but the names of all newly elected members shall be communicated to the next ensuing session of the state senate for confirmation, and in case it shall reject any of the said newly elected trustees it shall proceed forthwith to fill the vacancy or vacancies by an election. All trustees chosen to succeed the present members or their successors shall serve for a term of six years. The board of trustees shall hold at the state capitol at least one regular meeting during the year, and as many special meetings as may be necessary, and at said meetings five members shall constitute a quorum. The director of the department of archives and history, hereinafter provided, shall be secretary of the board. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services other than the amount of their necessary expenses actually paid out while in attendance on the meetings of the board or the business of the department. The board is empowered to adopt rules for its own government and for the government of the department, to elect and fix the compensation of a director not to exceed the maximum set by the legislature, and other officials or employees, and to do and perform such other acts and things as may be necessary to carry out the true intent and purposes of this chapter.
Codes, 1906, § 1634; Hemingway's 1917, § 3448; 1930, § 3627; 1942, § 6181; Laws, 1960, ch. 237; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 16, eff. 7/1/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-5 - General powers and duties of board of trustees

The duties and powers of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History shall include, in addition to other duties and powers granted or prescribed by law, the following:
(a)
To determine the location of places of historical interest within the state;
(b)
To make a survey of buildings of all types throughout the state which are in danger of destruction, without proper care, and which in the opinion of the board of trustees should be preserved for historical purposes;
(c)
To contact the proper authorities of the United States national cemeteries and military parks to determine whether or not the record of Mississippi troops is adequately commemorated;
(d)
To acquire, preserve, restore or operate any real or personal property deemed significant for historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural reasons, to expend funds for such purposes, to enter into contracts or agreements with any agency of the United States or any person, firm, corporation or association for such purposes and to do any and all things which may be necessary or desirable to carry out such purposes;
(e)
To participate with any agency of the United States, any other governmental agency or any person, firm, corporation, association or group in mutual or cooperative programs or projects within the duties and powers of the board of trustees;
(f)
To accept grants or donations of money or property, real or personal, from any agency of the United States, any other governmental agency or any person, firm, corporation, association or group. However, the board of trustees shall not be required, except by specific act of the Legislature, to accept any property without its consent;
(g)
To provide suitable markers with adequate descriptions of the historical sites to which they refer, for places of historical interest and to provide suitable markers on the highways and roads of this state showing the direction and distance to the historical sites; and
(h)
To establish, administer, manage and make expenditures and allocations from the Mississippi Historic Site Preservation Fund under the provisions of Section
39-5-22
.
Codes, 1942, § 6181.5; Laws, 1968, ch. 501, § 1; Laws, 1979, ch. 438, § 13; Laws, 1990, ch. 502, § 4, eff. 7/1/1990.
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 457, SB 2834,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-7 - Director of department

The department of archives and history shall be under the immediate management and control of a director, to be elected by the board of trustees, whose term of office shall be six years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. He shall take an oath of office as do other state officials, and shall be commissioned in like manner. He shall have authority to adopt a seal for use in official business. He shall devote his time to the work of the department, using his best endeavor to develop and build it up, so as to carry out the design of its creation. He shall have the control and direction of the work and operations of the department, and shall preserve its collection, care for the official archives that may come into his custody, collect, as far as possible, all materials bearing upon the history of the state and the territory included therein from the earliest times, prepare the official registers hereinafter provided, and diffuse knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the state. The director of the department shall make a report of the expenses of the department to the legislature of the state as state officers.
Codes, 1906, § 1635; Hemingway's 1917, § 3449; 1930, § 3628; 1942, § 6182.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-9 - Local Government Records Office

A Local Government Records Office is established within the Department of Archives and History. The office shall begin operation when sufficient funds therefor have accumulated in the Local Government Records Management Fund established in Section
25-60-5
. The office shall have the following powers and duties as well as any others which are prescribed by law elsewhere or assigned to the office by the director of the department:
(a)
Provide and coordinate education and training for counties and municipalities on records management issues.
(b)
Establish records management standards to guide counties and municipalities, such standards to include, but not be limited to, guidelines for microfilm production and storage, electronic records security and migration, records preservation, imaging and records storage.
(c)
Prepare records control schedules for adoption or amendment by the Local Government Records Committee established in Section
25-60-1
. In the preparation of the schedules and amendments thereto, the office shall seek input from interested citizens and organizations.
(d)
Establish standards for records storage areas of local governmental bodies, such standards to include, but not be limited to, guidelines for the selection of an off-site storage facility for records of enduring or archival value.
Laws, 1996, ch. 537, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 452, § 3; Laws, 2006, ch. 495, § 4, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-11 - Surrender of official books, records, etc., to department

Any state, county, municipal or other official is hereby authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to turn over to the department for permanent preservation therein, any official books, records, documents, original papers, newspaper files and printed books not in current use in their offices. When so surrendered copies therefrom shall be made and certified by the director upon the application of any person interested, which certification shall have all the force and effect as if made by the officer originally in the custody of them, and for which the same fees shall be charged, to be collected in advance.
Codes, 1906, § 1636; Hemingway's 1917, § 3450; 1930, § 3629; 1942, § 6183.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-13 - Surrender of historical portraits to department

The county boards of supervisors are hereby authorized and empowered to turn over to the department historical portraits which may be the property of the counties, and to make appropriations, on application of the director, for the purpose of placing oil portraits of distinguished citizens of Mississippi in the state's hall of fame. The selection of such portraits shall be made at the request and under the direction of the board of trustees of the department.
Codes, 1906, § 1637; Hemingway's 1917, § 3451; 1930, § 3630; 1942, § 6184.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-15 - Official and statistical register

An official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi shall be compiled by the Secretary of State after each general election, to contain brief sketches of the several state officials, the members of Congress from Mississippi, the Supreme Court judges, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi; a roster of all state and county officials, lists of all state institutions, with officials; state and county population and election statistics, and miscellaneous statistics. This register shall be published in an amount not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) and shall be for free distribution, the printing and the binding to be paid for as is other public printing and binding. Its distribution shall be paid out of the fund provided for the distribution of other public documents. This register shall have printed on the title page the following statement: "This book was paid for by the taxpayers of the State of Mississippi and authorized by the Mississippi Legislature."
Codes, 1906, § 1638; Hemingway's 1917, § 3452; 1930, § 3631; 1942, § 6185; Laws, 1948, ch. 423, § 1; Laws, 1964, ch. 380; Laws, 2001, ch. 501, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-17 - Acquisition of historic or prehistoric ruins, etc

The board of supervisors of any county in the state, in its discretion, shall be authorized to acquire title by gift or grant the site of any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument or any object of historical, archeological or scientific value situated in said county, for public parks and reservations to be devoted solely to the educational and recreational advantages of the people, upon the written permission of the director of the department of archives and history of the State of Mississippi. Said board shall be authorized to expend in the maintenance of said public parks and reservations an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) per annum out of the general funds of said county.
Codes, 1942, § 6191; Laws, 1938, ch. 309.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-19 - Restoration and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries

Upon the official certificate of the trustees of the state department of archives and history that any abandoned cemetery is of historical significance and should be repaired, rehabilitated, or maintained as a historical monument, the boards of supervisors of the respective counties in this state are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to repair, rehabilitate, and maintain any such cemetery within the borders of the county over which such board has jurisdiction.
Subject to like certificate from the said trustees, the board of supervisors in adjoining counties may, in their discretion, jointly accomplish such repairs, rehabilitation, or maintenance in those instances where the cemetery in question occupies territory which at one time or another was located as a part of said adjoining counties.
Codes, 1942, § 3019.5; Laws, 1971, ch. 425, §§ 1 and 2, eff. 3/23/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-21 - Unauthorized removal of property from governor's mansion

(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove any personal property of the state in the custody of the curator of the governor's mansion from the grounds of the governor's mansion without the authorization of such curator. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(2)
The provisions of this section are supplemental to other criminal statutes. An acquittal or conviction obtained under this section shall not be a bar to civil proceedings or actions arising from the same incident.
Laws, 1980, ch. 349, § 2, eff. 4/23/1980.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-25 - Construction of parking areas at official state historical markers

(1)
The Mississippi Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, may develop a priority plan for the design and construction of motor vehicle parking areas located at official state historical markers on and along the rights-of-way of the highways, roads and streets under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Department. For the purposes of this section an "official state historical marker" means any such marker that is included on the inventory of state historical markers maintained by the Department of Archives and History.
(2)
The plan developed by the Transportation Department shall include provisions for road signs on and along the highway, road or street upon which a historical marker is located so as to provide advance notice to motorists approaching from either direction that a historical marker is located ahead. Such road signs shall be designed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation and shall be uniform in color, size and appearance.
(3)
The Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and the Executive Director of the Department of Archives and History shall meet annually to review the progress of the implementation of this section and to determine those projects that will be performed under this section during the next fiscal year.
(4)
The costs incurred by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Archives and History under the provisions of this section shall be paid out of any funds made available upon legislative appropriation; however, the Department of Transportation shall apply for such federal funds as may be available to help defray the costs of projects performed under this section. The Department of Archives and History shall include in its annual budget requests a request for funds for the systematic maintenance of official state historical markers.
Laws, 1994, ch. 463, § 1, eff. 3/22/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-27 - Archives Trust Fund

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized and empowered to solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of money from individuals and organizations, to be deposited in the Archives Trust Fund which is hereby created in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the Archives Trust Fund as other state funds are authorized to be invested, and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the Archives Trust Fund shall be used, pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature, exclusively for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, conserving and making available archival resources.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized and empowered to solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of real and personal property. The Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History may, in its discretion, sell such property by public or private sale and shall deposit proceeds derived from such sale into the Archives Trust Fund.
The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to deposit into the Archives Trust Fund any monies in the Department's Archives and Library Gift Fund and any monies received as a result of royalty or use fee payments.
Laws, 1996, ch. 380, § 1, eff. 3/18/1996.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-29 - Museum Trust Fund

There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Museum Trust Fund." The Mississippi Department of Archives and History may solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of money from individuals, organizations, and corporations to be deposited in the Museum Trust Fund. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the Museum Trust Fund as other state funds are authorized to be invested, and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the Museum Trust Fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature, solely for the purpose of acquiring, cataloging, conserving, and exhibiting artifacts.
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History may solicit and accept donations, bequests, devises, gifts and grants of real and personal property. The Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History, in its discretion, may sell the property by public or private sale and shall deposit proceeds derived from the sale into the Museum Trust Fund.
The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, in its discretion, may deposit into the Museum Trust Fund any monies in the Department's Museum Gift Fund and any monies received as a result of royalty or use fee payments.
Unexpended amounts remaining in the special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on the unexpended amounts in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the special fund.
Laws, 1997, ch. 352, § 1, eff. 3/17/1997.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-31 - William F. Winter Archives and History Building

The new Archives and History Building to be located on the corner of Amite Street and North Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be named the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.
Laws, 2000, ch. 311, § 1, eff. 3/29/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › IN GENERAL (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-33) › Section 39-5-33 - Authorization to extinguish, abandon and nullify certain conservation easements

The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to extinguish, abandon and nullify any conservation easement granted to it by The Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth, Inc., its successors and similar organizations, whenever the department determines, in its discretion, that such action would be necessary or convenient for the use or ownership of such lands by the United States National Park Service.
Laws, 2011, ch. 507, § 3, eff. 4/26/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › DANCING RABBIT CREEK TREATY PROPERTY (§§ 39-5-41 — 39-5-43) › Section 39-5-41 - Transfer of title to property to Department of Archives and History

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer title to the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty property to the Department of Archives and History.
Laws, 1973, ch. 474, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 10, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › DANCING RABBIT CREEK TREATY PROPERTY (§§ 39-5-41 — 39-5-43) › Section 39-5-43 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1973, ch. 474, § 2; Laws, 1988, ch. 518, § 22; Laws, 1991, ch. 410, § 1, eff. 7/1/1991.
Repealed by Laws, 2018, ch. 395, HB 1096,§ 12, eff. 7/1/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › BEAUVIOR (§§ 39-5-51 — 39-5-57) › Section 39-5-51 - Establishment of Jefferson Davis Shrine

The complete custody, management, control and ownership of that portion of Beauvoir, (a tract of land comprising eighty-seven and one-half acres, more or less, in Harrison County, Mississippi, fronting 1020 feet, more or less, on the Gulf of Mexico, and situated approximately eight miles from the City of Gulfport, and four miles from the City of Biloxi, on "The Old Spanish Trail", and being the same property conveyed the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans on the 10th day of October, A. D. 1902, by Mrs. Varina Jefferson Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, by deed of record in the land records of Harrison County, Mississippi, and said property being further described as the last home of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America) lying west of a line running north and south from the southern to the northern boundary of said property and said line being equidistant between brick building on said property now used as an infirmary or hospital and the small frame building situated to the front and east of that building known as Beauvoir residence, and said small frame building being known as the office of Jefferson Davis and in which he wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" is hereby awarded and returned and completely relinquished by the State of Mississippi to the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, a Mississippi corporation, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a shrine sacred to the memory of Jefferson Davis with full authority to do any and all things necessary in the discretion of the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans for the establishment and maintenance of said shrine and for the beautification, repair, preservation, alteration or protection of said property herein awarded and relinquished to the Mississippi division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans or any part thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 7456; Laws, 1940, ch. 315.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › BEAUVIOR (§§ 39-5-51 — 39-5-57) › Section 39-5-53 - Transfer of Beauvoir Veterans Home to United Sons of Confederate Veterans

There is hereby declared to be a cessation of further need for that portion of Beauvoir known as the Veterans Home and the same is hereby transferred to the United Sons of Confederate Veterans in accordance with the deed of Mrs. Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, conveying Beauvoir to the Mississippi Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Codes, 1942, § 7447-01; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 126, § 1, eff. 5/29/1955.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › BEAUVIOR (§§ 39-5-51 — 39-5-57) › Section 39-5-55 - Control and management of Jefferson Davis Shrine

The control and management of Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine, at Biloxi, Mississippi, shall be vested in the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees as provided for in the charter of incorporation of the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans as recorded by the Secretary of State on July 2, 1954, which charter being in accordance with the terms of the deed of Mrs. Varina Davis, dated October 10, 1902, whereby all title and control of Beauvoir is vested in the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Codes, 1942, § 7460; Laws, 1940, ch. 315; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess, ch. 126, § 2, eff. 5/29/1955.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › BEAUVIOR (§§ 39-5-51 — 39-5-57) › Section 39-5-57 - Deposit of objects, documents, etc., in museum at Jefferson Davis Shrine

The director of the department of archives and history is hereby authorized to deposit from time to time either in the residence at Beauvoir or in any building thereon maintained as a museum or library any objects, documents or archives which, in the opinion of said director, might be fittingly placed at Beauvoir. The director of the department of archives and history may, in his discretion, withdraw any object, document or archive so placed at Beauvoir. No object, document or archive shall be placed at Beauvoir by the director of the department of archives and history without the consent of the board of trustees of the Jefferson Davis Shrine referred to in section
39-5-55
.
Codes, 1942, § 7459; Laws, 1940, ch. 315.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › FILES OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION (§§ 39-5-61 — 39-5-65) › Section 39-5-61 - Files and equipment of state sovereignty commission placed in custody of department; when files become public records

The files and equipment of the state sovereignty commission are hereby placed in the custody of the department of archives and history. Said files shall be immediately sealed, impounded and maintained as confidential files by the department of archives and history. Any equipment may be used by the department of archives and history in the furtherance of the activities of the said department. On July 1, 2027, such files shall become public records under the custody and control of the department of archives and history.
Laws, 1977, ch. 320, § 2, eff. 3/4/1977.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › FILES OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION (§§ 39-5-61 — 39-5-65) › Section 39-5-63 - Willful tampering with files

Any person who shall willfully break any seal containing the impounded files of the state sovereignty commission, or willfully examine, divulge, disseminate, alter, remove or destroy said files prior to July 1, 2027, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than three (3) years, or punished by both such fine and imprisonment.
Laws, 1977, ch. 320, § 4, eff. 3/4/1977.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › FILES OF STATE SOVEREIGNTY COMMISSION (§§ 39-5-61 — 39-5-65) › Section 39-5-65 - Display of penalties for tampering with files

The department of archives and history shall conspicuously display the penalties prescribed by Section
39-5-63
in one or more places on each container or cabinet in which the files of the state sovereignty commission are impounded.
Laws, 1977, ch. 320, § 5, eff. 3/4/1977.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 39 - LIBRARIES, ARTS, ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-1-1 — 39-41-1) › Chapter 5 - ARCHIVES AND HISTORY (§§ 39-5-1 — 39-5-151) › LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MONUMENT (§ 39-5-71) › Section 39-5-71 - Construction of monument

(1)
The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training, in cooperation with the Department of Archives and History and the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management, is hereby authorized, subject to funds being made available, to cause to be constructed and maintained on state-owned lands at some suitable and appropriate place in or near the City of Jackson, a monument containing the names and paying tribute to all state, county and municipal law enforcement officers who have given their lives in the performance of their official duties. This shall include any federal law enforcement officer employed and residing in Mississippi at the time of death.
It is the intent of the Legislature that adequate space be left on the monument to be available to add names of law enforcement officers in the future who give their lives in the performance of their official duties.
(2)
The Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training is hereby authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations from individuals and organizations, to be deposited in the Law Enforcement Officers Monument Fund which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall invest all monies in the fund and any interest earned shall be deposited into the fund. All funds deposited in the fund, including interest earned thereon, shall be used for the purpose of fund-raising, erecting and maintaining the monument as provided in subsection (1) of this section. The funds may be used for any fund-raising activity the board deems necessary for the construction and maintenance of the monument. Any monies remaining unexpended or unencumbered in the fund upon completion of the monument shall revert to the Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training for maintenance of the monument.
Laws, 1989, ch. 366, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 352, § 1, eff. 7/1/2000.