The term of office of all state officers elected at a general election for that purpose, except the Governor, shall commence on the Thursday next after it shall be ascertained and determined by the House of Representatives who shall have been elected to the respective offices, as provided in Sections 140 and 143 of the Constitution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-1-3
Date terms begin for state officers, except the governor
Codes, 1880, § 398; 1892, § 3050; 1906, § 3457; Hemingway’s 1917, § 2795; 1930, § 2882; 1942, § 4027; Laws, 1973, ch. 352, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 387, eff from and after November …
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