§ 3-5-9. Restrictions on cession
The concession of jurisdiction to the United States over any part of the territory of the state, heretofore or hereafter made, shall not prevent the execution on such land of any process, civil or criminal, under the authority of this state, nor prevent the laws of this state from operating over such land; saving to […]
§ 3-5-11. State forfeited tax lands may be sold to the United States for certain purposes
The land commissioner, with the approval of the governor, is hereby authorized to sell to the United States any state forfeited tax lands held by the state which lie within the boundaries of the DeSoto National Forest, or which lie within the boundaries of any national park or game preserve; provided, however, that in the […]
§ 3-5-13. National forest lands; acreage limitations; exemptions
The consent of the State of Mississippi is hereby given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase or gift, of land within or adjacent to existing national forests in Mississippi, subject to prior approval of: (1) the board of supervisors of the county wherein such land is located, by order spread upon its […]
§ 3-5-15. National forest lands; concurrent jurisdiction; grant of power to Congress
The State of Mississippi shall retain concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands which have heretofore been acquired by the United States, or that may be acquired under the provisions of Sections 3-5-13 and 3-5-15, and there is reserved to the state in such lands full civil and criminal jurisdiction concurrently […]
§ 3-5-17. Municipality may lease to United States
Any municipality owning lands that the government of the United States or any department or agency thereof, desires to use for national defense purposes may, in the discretion of the governing authorities of such municipality, lease such lands to the government of the United States of America or any department or agency thereof, for national […]
§ 3-3-42. The Great Seal of the State of Mississippi
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to procure the official seal of this state as described in this section. The center of the seal shall have an eagle displayed proper, holding an olive branch in his dexter talon and a bundle of three (3) arrows in his sinister talon. The shield […]
§ 3-5-7. Tax exemption
So long as the lands acquired by the United States pursuant to Sections 3-5-1 and 3-5-3 shall remain the property of the United States, and no longer, the same shall be exempt from all state, county and municipal taxation, assessment, or other charges which may be levied or imposed under authority of the state.
§ 3-3-42.1. Replacement of older version of state seal
All state agencies shall continue to use stationery and other supplies having the great seal thereon as it existed before July 1, 2014, until such stationery and other supplies are depleted. The great seal as it existed before July 1, 2014, affixed on any public buildings, property or any other item shall remain thereon until […]
§ 3-3-43. State toy
The Teddy Bear is designated the state toy of Mississippi, in recognition of the Mississippi connection to the origin of the Teddy Bear. The connection is that on November 14, 1902, during a hunting expedition led by distinguished Mississippian Holt Collier in Smedes, Mississippi, President Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a small, exhausted black bear. […]
§ 3-3-45. State soil
Natchez silt loam (coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic, Typic Eutrudepts) is hereby designated as the official state soil of Mississippi.