Mississippi § 59-7-401 - Construction and effect of article.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 59-7-401 — Construction and effect of article., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-7-401. Construction and effect of article.
Nothing in this article shall be construed as repealing or altering any existing laws now on the statute books affecting any ports or port laws, and this article is to be considered supplementary, and any word, sentence or paragraph in this article that may be in conflict with the provisions of any other law shall not affect any such law. The constitutionality of this article shall not affect any existing law now on the statute, nor shall the constitutionality of any law now on the statutes be questioned with this article.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 59-7-401 ("Construction and effect of article.") 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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