§ 7-9-51. Suit on bond for embezzlement
If the state treasurer shall misapply, waste, or embezzle any money, stock, securities, or other property in the treasury, it shall be the duty of the attorney general to bring suit on the bond of such treasurer, in the circuit court of the county where the seat of government is situated, for the amount of […]
§ 7-9-53. Preservation of records
The state treasurer shall safely keep and preserve all moneys, securities, books, records, papers, and other things belonging to his office without waste, embezzlement, or misapplication thereof; and at the expiration of his term, he shall deliver the same to his successor.
§ 7-9-33. Receipted lists of cancelled bonds and coupons
The State Fiscal Officer shall charge the State Treasurer with the amount of each warrant so issued as herein required. The State Treasurer shall prepare duplicate lists of bonds and coupons paid, cancelled and delivered to the Treasurer’s office and submit the lists to the State Fiscal Officer, who shall sign a receipt on the […]
§ 7-9-34. Destruction of paid and cancelled bonds and coupons
The state treasurer is authorized to destroy any bonds and coupons of the State of Mississippi duly paid and cancelled not earlier than one (1) year after the same are surrendered for payment. A certificate containing a description of such bonds and coupons so destroyed, duly witnessed and signed by the treasurer or his deputy […]
§ 7-9-35. Unexpended balances of appropriations
Within ten (10) days after the appropriation (out of which said warrant shall have been drawn) expires under Section 64 of the State Constitution, the State Treasurer shall withdraw the unexpended balance or balances in such bank or banks and shall turn said money back into the general funds of the State Treasury. He shall […]
§ 7-9-37. Payment by depositories; meaning of “treasurer’s check” for purpose of implementation of electronic funds transfer
All state deposits in any depository in the State of Mississippi shall be subject to payment when demanded by the State Treasurer on his Treasurer’s check drawn on the bank for such deposit in payment of a warrant or warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer, or in the transfer of such deposit or any […]
§ 7-9-39. Funds impounded
In the event the funds coming into the state treasury are insufficient to pay all claims and debts of the state as they mature or become due, the state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to impound or set aside sufficient funds to pay the bonds, short term notes, certificates of indebtedness, and interest coupons […]
§ 7-9-41. Lump-sum withdrawals from treasury
All support and maintenance funds appropriated for the operating expenses of all departments, institutions, agencies, boards and commissions, supported wholly or in part by the state, shall be drawn from the State Treasury only upon the issuance of individual warrants by the State Fiscal Officer in direct payment for goods sold or services performed, except […]
§ 7-9-43. Contracts with selected depositories
The state institutions of higher learning and the Department of Human Services, after receiving the written approval of the State Fiscal Officer as provided in Section 7-9-41, shall select and make a contract with some bank to serve as a depository for funds of the same. Said bank so selected shall qualify to receive said […]
§ 7-9-45. Monthly verification with auditor
The State Treasurer and the State Fiscal Officer shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, check, verify and reconcile the list of the receipts into the Treasury for the previous month, according to the warrants on which they are founded, and in whose name the several receipts have been given, and their […]