MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 21-15-1. Term of elected municipal officers; oath of office; surety bond.

All officers elected at the general municipal election provided for in Section 21-11-7, shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of their duties on the first Monday of July after such general election, and shall hold their offices for a term of four (4) years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

SOURCES: Codes, 1930, Sec. 2597; 1942, Sec. 3374-62; Laws, 1922, ch. 219; 1928, ch. 184; 1932, ch. 226; 1936, ch. 281; 1950, ch. 491, Sec. 62; 1986, ch. 458, Sec. 27; 1988, ch. 488, Sec. 6, eff from and after passage (approved April 30, 1988).


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