§ 39-5-107. Terms of office and compensation of members of commission; acceptance of gifts, donation, etc.; deposit of funds
The members of the De Soto Trail Commission shall serve for a term of four (4) years beginning July 2, 1988. Their successors shall be appointed in the manner provided for the members first appointed, and a vacancy occurring before the expiration of a term shall be similarly filled for the unexpired term. The Governor […]
§ 39-5-109. Election of officers and adoption of rules and regulations; use of existing research
The De Soto Trail Commission shall meet within thirty (30) days after the last member has been appointed for the purpose of electing officers and adopting rules and regulations. The commission shall use the Final Report of the United States De Soto Expedition Commission as a preliminary basis for its work and shall take cognizance […]
§ 39-5-111. Erection of markers
The commission shall designate specific sites for erection of appropriate markers along Hernando de Soto’s journey of one hundred eighty-seven (187) days through Mississippi from the Tombigbee River basin on our state’s eastern boundary, westward to the place of discovery of the Mississippi River on May 8, 1541. The commission shall be authorized to purchase […]
§ 39-5-113. Duties and responsibilities of commission
The commission shall cooperate and work with the citizens and elected officials in the various counties where the trail is located and shall promote and publicize the De Soto Trail in this state and abroad. The commission will strive to reconcile local interests with the results of bona fide scholarly research. The commission shall encourage […]
§ 39-5-101. Short title
Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113 shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission Act.”
§ 39-5-103. Definitions
For the purposes of Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context shall otherwise require: “United States De Soto Expedition Commission” means the commission which was created by Public Resolution 57 of the Seventy-fourth Congress and approved August 26, 1935. “Final Report of the United States De […]
§ 39-5-105. Creation of De Soto Trail Commission; composition; appointment of members
There is hereby created in this state a De Soto Trail Commission, which shall be composed of one (1) representative from each state university to be appointed by the president of that institution and one (1) member from each county through which the Hernando de Soto Expedition traveled based on the alternate routes of the […]