It shall be the duty of the district attorney, when requested by the county depository or the board of supervisors, or the clerk thereof, to give his opinion in writing upon all cases concerning the revenue or expenses of the county, and with the approval of the Attorney General to institute and prosecute to effect, before the proper court, all persons indebted to the state or any county within his district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 25-31-17
District attorney to give opinions and prosecute public debtors
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 731 So. 2d 573 - Sanction of Knott v. State (1999)
Most recently applied in 731 So. 2d 573 - Sanction of Knott v. State (January 1999)
Codes, Hutchinson’s 1848, ch. 22, art 3 (4); 1857, ch. 6, art 71; 1880, § 257; 1892, § 1558; 1906, § 1665; Hemingway’s 1917, § 1402; 1930, § 4366; 1942, § 3923.
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