MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 005 of Title 09

9-5-1. Chancellors; election, holding of court terms, terms of office, and residency.
9-5-3. Chancery court districts; terms of court; determination of appropriate number of chancellorships for each district.
9-5-5. First district; composition.
9-5-7. First district; number of chancellors.
9-5-9. Second district; composition.
9-5-11. Third district; composition.
9-5-13. Third district; number of chancellors; number and election of chancellors of subdistricts.
9-5-15. Fourth district; composition.
9-5-17. Fifth district; composition.
9-5-19. Fifth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court.
9-5-21. Sixth district; composition.
9-5-22. Sixth district; number of chancellors.
9-5-23. Seventh district; composition.
9-5-25. Seventh district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-27. Eighth district; composition.
9-5-29. Eighth district; number and election of chancellors; divisions of court.
9-5-31. Ninth district; composition.
9-5-33. Ninth district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-35. Tenth district; composition.
9-5-36. Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence.
9-5-37. Eleventh district; composition.
9-5-38. Eleventh district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-39. Twelfth district; composition.
9-5-40. Twelfth district; number of chancellors.
9-5-41. Thirteenth district; composition.
9-5-43. Fourteenth district; composition.
9-5-45. Fourteenth district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-47. Fifteenth district; composition.
9-5-49. Sixteenth district; composition.
9-5-50. Sixteenth district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-51. Seventeenth district; composition; division; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-53. Eighteenth district; composition.
9-5-54. Eighteenth district; number of chancellors.
9-5-55. Nineteenth district; composition.
9-5-57. Twentieth district; composition.
9-5-58. Twentieth district; number and election of chancellors.
9-5-81. Jurisdiction of the chancery court, in general.
9-5-83. Court may determine all matters in estates administered.
9-5-85. Court may summon all persons and punish for contempt.
9-5-87. Power to punish for violation of injunction.
9-5-89. Guardian ad litem; appointment and compensation; effect of failure to appoint.
9-5-93. Trial of causes in vacation; power to enter decree prior to adjournment of next succeeding term.
9-5-95. Court or chancellor may extend time in vacation.
9-5-97. Additional powers of chancellor in vacation.
9-5-103. Bonds of receivers, assignees, executors may be reduced or cancelled, if excessive or for sufficient cause.
9-5-105. Expense of chancellor in hearing vacation matter paid equally by parties.
9-5-131. Bond of clerk.
9-5-132. Training and continuing education course requirements for chancery clerks; filing of certificate of compliance; penalty for failure to file; courses; expenses; continuing education credit for attendance at chancery court proceedings.
9-5-133. How clerk of chancery court may appoint deputies.
9-5-135. Clerk to attend court and keep minutes.
9-5-137. Other duties of the clerk.
9-5-139. Chancery clerk's office at Biloxi.
9-5-141. Acts clerk may perform at any time.
9-5-145. How proceedings before clerk to be conducted.
9-5-147. All acts of clerk subject to approval or disapproval.
9-5-151. How minutes of proceedings before clerk preserved and approved.
9-5-153. How approval of clerk's minutes and orders is shown.
9-5-155. Bonds examined by chancellor.
9-5-157. Register of sureties on bonds to be kept.
9-5-159. Abstract of certain decrees furnished circuit clerk.
9-5-161. Clerk to make final record of causes.
9-5-163. Custodian of certain records and papers.
9-5-165. Removal and return of court files and documents in clerk's office.
9-5-167. Newspaper subscribed for and preserved.
9-5-169. All records and papers subject to inspection.
9-5-171. Destruction of records.
9-5-173. Register of claims against estates.
9-5-201. Dockets to be kept; general docket, and other entries therein.
9-5-203. Matters testamentary, etc., to be docketed.
9-5-205. Issue docket.
9-5-213. Motion docket and entries.
9-5-215. Loose leaf docket.
9-5-217. Execution docket and entries therein.
9-5-255. Family masters; appointment, qualifications, powers, and duties.

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