The Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College of Mississippi, created by act approved February 28, 1878, shall continue as a body politic and corporate, and shall henceforth be known as “Alcorn State University,” without interference with the rights, powers and prerogatives of said college which continue in all respects. Whenever the name “Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College” appears, the same is construed to denote “Alcorn State University.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-121-1
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Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 929 So. 2d 398 - Johnson v. Alcorn State University (2006)
Most recently applied in 929 So. 2d 398 - Johnson v. Alcorn State University (May 2006)
Codes, 1880, § 776; 1892, § 28; 1906, § 29; Hemingway’s 1917, § 3439; 1930, § 7195; 1942, § 6703; Laws, 1974, ch 367, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved March 15, 1974
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