Miss. Code Ann. § 31-1-19
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Miss. Code Ann. § 31-1-19
Official statutory text
The acts of the Legislature shall be labeled “Laws of Mississippi” including the year of their passage, and the label shall indicate whether the laws are “general” or “local and private”; and if enacted at an extraordinary session, the label shall so indicate. The journals of the Legislature shall be labeled “House Journal-Mississippi,” and “Senate Journal-Mississippi,” respectively, and the year of the session shall be indicated thereon; and if for an extraordinary session, the label shall so indicate. The bound copies of the department reports shall be labeled “Department Reports, State of Mississippi,” and the label shall disclose the year covered by the reports.
The department reports consist of the Governor's message and the annual reports of all offices, boards, commissions, agencies and institutions.
The department reports consist of the Governor's message and the annual reports of all offices, boards, commissions, agencies and institutions.
Status: in_force
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