The office of State Land Commissioner as heretofore existing is hereby abolished, and all the duties, responsibilities and title of said office are transferred to the office of Secretary of State, who shall perform the duties heretofore performed by the elected State Land Commissioner for the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 7-11-2
Abolition of office of State Land Commissioner; transferral of duties and responsibilities to Secretary of State
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 481 So. 2d 770 - Turney v. Marion County Bd. of Educ. (1985)
Most recently applied in Jones County School District v. Mississippi Department of Revenue (March 2013)
Laws, 1978, ch. 458, § 1, eff from and after January 1, 1980.
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