Mississippi § 31-1-11 - Contents of page.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 31-1-11 — Contents of page., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-1-11. Contents of page.
The acts of the Legislature, the journals, department reports, pamphlets, and the like shall be set in type of the respective sizes as provided in Section 31-1-7 and in a style such as economy and good workmanship require, within the discretion and under the direction of the Secretary of State. The type size of the pages of the acts, journals and department reports shall be twenty-six (26) by forty-four (44) pica ems, with a trim size of six (6) by nine (9) inches. Pamphlets and books other than the acts, journals and reports shall be of the same or a more convenient size, within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Blank pages shall not be paid for, and in all cases where unnecessary spaces are left, the Secretary of State, in estimating the number of pages in a job, shall deduct a half page for every unnecessary space.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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