Mississippi § 89-5-41 - Records in counties divided into two districts.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-5-41 — Records in counties divided into two districts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-5-41. Records in counties divided into two districts.
Where it is not now so provided by law, in any county divided into two (2) districts for circuit and chancery courts, the board of supervisors may, by an order entered on its minutes, to go into effect six (6) weeks thereafter, require the clerk of the chancery court to transcribe into new record books the record of all conveyances theretofore made, and record all conveyances thereafter made affecting property situated wholly or partly in the district not before having the records; and all conveyances shall thereafter be recorded only in the proper district. And the records of conveyances in such district shall be kept and have the same effect as if they were several counties.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-5-41 ("Records in counties divided into two districts.") 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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