in Mississippi

CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Historical and Constitutional Development of the County ............................................1
The Development of County Government in the United States ..........................................2
A Brief Mississippi History .................................................................................................3
Constitutional Development of the Mississippi County ......................................................6
Chapter 2: Using the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated ............................................................9
What is the Mississippi Code? .............................................................................................9
Does the Code Contain the Latest Version of the Statutes? ................................................9
How Do I Find the Statutes on a Particular Subject? ...........................................................9
The Index to the Code ..............................................................................................9
The Index to Each Volume ....................................................................................10
The Table of Contents ............................................................................................10
Using the Internet ...................................................................................................11
Chapter 3: The Office, Powers, and Duties of Supervisors ...........................................................12
Introduction ........................................................................................................................12
The Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Districts, Term of Office, and Election ................12
Board of Supervisors and Supervisor Districts ......................................................12
Nomination, Election, and Term of Office ............................................................12
Qualifications .........................................................................................................13
Actions Necessary to Take Office after Election ...............................................................13
Posting the Bond ....................................................................................................13
Taking the Oath ......................................................................................................14
Vacancies in Office ............................................................................................................14
Removal from Office .........................................................................................................15
Compensation ....................................................................................................................16
Privileges of Office ............................................................................................................16
Conducting County Business through Meetings and Minutes of the
Board of Supervisors .......................................................................................................16
Introduction ............................................................................................................16
Organizational Meeting .........................................................................................16
Presiding Officer and Board Quorum ....................................................................16
Sheriff and Clerk of the Board ...............................................................................17
Regular Monthly Meetings ....................................................................................17
Alternate Meeting Times and Location .................................................................17
Adjourned Meetings ...............................................................................................17
Duration of Sessions and Recessed Meetings ........................................................18
Specially Called and Emergency Meetings ...........................................................18
Open Meetings Act ................................................................................................18
Subpoena Powers ...................................................................................................19
Minutes of the Board .............................................................................................19
Powers and Duties of the Board of Supervisors ................................................................20
General Powers, Jurisdiction, and Home Rule ..................................................................20
General Powers and Jurisdiction ............................................................................20