Mississippi § 29-3-127 - Inter-county townships.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 29-3-127 — Inter-county townships., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-3-127. Inter-county townships.
Where a township is divided so that parts are situated in different counties, the county in which the sixteenth section or lands in lieu thereof may be situated shall have jurisdiction thereof and of the funds derived from it; and if the section or land in lieu thereof be in several counties, each county has jurisdiction of the part lying in it, or the counties may co-operate in the management thereof. In any case the fund shall be accounted for with each county according to the number of educable children in the part of the township in it as compared with the whole number in the township. Any county now having and hereafter receiving and collecting funds belonging to another county shall immediately thereafter pay over such funds, transfer and sign all notes, deeds of trust, and security for funds loaned out, to the depository of the county entitled thereto.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-3-127 ("Inter-county townships.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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