§ 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 […]
§ 3-3-42.1. 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.
§ 3-3-47. State Automobile Museum
The Tupelo Auto Museum, Inc., is designated as the state automobile museum.
§ 3-3-48. State wildlife heritage museum
The Mississippi Wildlife Heritage Museum in Leland, Mississippi, is designated as the official state wildlife heritage museum.
§ 3-3-49. State Historical Industrial Museum
The Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Incorporated, is designated as the state historical industrial museum.
§ 3-3-51. “Nurses Month” designated
The month of May of each year is designated as “Nurses Month” to promote and honor the hard work and dedication of nurses in the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-53. “Mississippi Health Awareness Day” designated
The third Thursday of January of each year is designated as Mississippi Health Awareness Day to promote health and disease prevention efforts throughout the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-55. “Katrina Day of Remembrance” designated
August 29 of each year is designated as “Katrina Day of Remembrance” in Mississippi in honor of the victims of this most destructive storm, to bring awareness of the destruction caused by hurricanes, and to call upon the citizens of Mississippi to join each other and the entire community that is linked by the Gulf […]