Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-135
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Miss. Code Ann. § 9-5-135
Official statutory text
(1) The clerk shall, in person or by deputy, attend all the sessions of the court, and shall keep minute books, in which he shall record, under the directions of the chancellor, all the proceedings of the court; and the minutes of the preceding day shall be read by him each morning of the session in open court, and the last day's proceedings shall be read by him in open court before adjournment, and the minutes must be signed by the chancellor.
(2) The clerk, at his option, may elect to keep the minute books by means of electronic filing or storage or both, as provided in Sections 9-1-51 through 9-1-57 in lieu of or in addition to any paper records.
(2) The clerk, at his option, may elect to keep the minute books by means of electronic filing or storage or both, as provided in Sections 9-1-51 through 9-1-57 in lieu of or in addition to any paper records.
Status: in_force
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