§ 3-3-27. State insect
The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is hereby designated the State Insect of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-29. State beverage
Milk is hereby designated the state beverage of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-31. State language
The English language is the official language of the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-33. State butterfly
The spicebush swallowtail (Pterourus troilus) is hereby designated the state butterfly of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-35. “Retired Teachers Day” designated
The Sunday preceding Thanksgiving Day of each year is declared to be “Retired Teachers Day” in recognition and commemoration of the work of all retired educators who have devoted their careers to the mental and physical development of the youth of this state.
§ 3-3-7. Legal holidays
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following are declared to be legal holidays, viz: the first day of January (New Year’s Day); the third Monday of January (Robert E. Lee’s birthday and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday); the third Monday of February (Washington’s birthday); the last Monday of April […]
§ 3-3-8. Designation of first week in May as Hernando de Soto Week
The first week in May of each year is declared to be Hernando de Soto Week in Mississippi in recognition, observation and commemoration of Hernando de Soto who led the first and most imposing expedition ever made by Europeans into the wilds of North America and the State of Mississippi, and in further recognition of […]
§ 3-3-9. State tree
The magnolia or evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora L.) is herewith designated as the state tree of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-11. State bird
The bird commonly called the mocking bird is hereby designated the state bird of the State of Mississippi.
§ 3-3-13. State flower
The flower or bloom of the magnolia or evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora L.) is hereby designated as the state flower of Mississippi.