Miss. Code Ann. § 7-3-15

The Secretary of State shall transmit, free of cost, one (1) copy of each volume of “Southern Reporter-Mississippi Cases” to the sheriff of each county of the state, for the county library, if the sheriff specifically requests copies of the volumes of “Southern Reporter-Mississippi Cases” in writing; one (1) copy of each volume thereof to each of the following educational institutions: Mississippi State University, Alcorn State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi College School of Law, Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Valley State University, and the University of Southern Mississippi; ten (10) copies of each volume thereof to the University of Mississippi; and one (1) copy of each volume to the Library of Congress at Washington, D.C.

The above provisions of this section are made in recognition of benefits received through receipt at depository libraries and elsewhere in the State of Mississippi of public documents of the United States under the provisions of federal and state laws.