As Amended
SEC. 9-5-36. Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence.
(1) There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Tenth Chancery Court District.
(2) For purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two" and "Place Three," respectively. The chancellor to fill Place One shall be a resident of Forrest, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River or Perry County. The chancellor to fill Place Two shall be a resident of Lamar, Marion, Pearl River or Perry County. The chancellor to fill Place Three shall be a resident of Forrest County. Election of the three (3) offices of chancellor shall be by election to be held in every county within the Tenth Chancery Court District of Mississippi.
SOURCES: Laws, 1975, ch. 325, Sec. 1(1, 3); 1985, ch. 502, Sec. 44, eff from and after January 1, 1986. Laws, 1994, ch 564, Sec. 20, eff from and after September 6, 1994 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection to the amendment of this section)