Miss. Code Ann. § 17-3-25

Before entering on the duties of the office, each appointed member of a convention bureau board shall enter into and give bond to be approved by the Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi in an amount not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) conditioned on the satisfactory performance of his duties. Such bond shall be payable to the State of Mississippi and in the event of a breach thereof, suit may be brought by the State of Mississippi for the benefit of the affected convention bureau. The premiums on said bonds shall be paid from funds received by the board under provisions of Sections 17-3-21 through 17-3-31.