§ 39-5-91. Creation of Civil War Battlefield Commission; duties and responsibilities of commission
There is hereby created a Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission consisting of the following fifteen (15) members: Nine (9) members appointed by the Governor with three (3) serving for an initial term concluding on March 1, 1998, three (3) serving for an initial term concluding on March 1, 2000, and three (3) serving for an […]
§ 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 […]
§ 39-5-31. William F. Winter Archives and History Building
The new Archives and History Building to be located on the corner of Amite Street and North Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be named the William F. Winter Archives and History Building.
§ 39-5-33. Authorization to extinguish, abandon and nullify certain conservation easements
The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to extinguish, abandon and nullify any conservation easement granted to it by The Friends of the Siege and Battle of Corinth, Inc., its successors and similar organizations, whenever the department determines, in its discretion, that such action would be necessary or convenient for the use or […]
§ 39-5-41. Transfer of title to property to Department of Archives and History
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer title to the Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty property to the Department of Archives and History.
§ 39-5-51. Establishment of Jefferson Davis Shrine
The complete custody, management, control and ownership of that portion of Beauvoir, (a tract of land comprising eighty-seven and one-half acres, more or less, in Harrison County, Mississippi, fronting 1020 feet, more or less, on the Gulf of Mexico, and situated approximately eight miles from the City of Gulfport, and four miles from the City […]
§ 39-5-53. Transfer of Beauvoir Veterans Home to United Sons of Confederate Veterans
There is hereby declared to be a cessation of further need for that portion of Beauvoir known as the Veterans Home and the same is hereby transferred to the United Sons of Confederate Veterans in accordance with the deed of Mrs. Varina Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis, conveying Beauvoir to the Mississippi Division of the […]
§ 39-5-55. Control and management of Jefferson Davis Shrine
The control and management of Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine, at Biloxi, Mississippi, shall be vested in the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees as provided for in the charter of incorporation of the Mississippi Division of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans as recorded by the Secretary of State on July 2, 1954, […]