Mississippi § 19-7-29 - Maintenance of courthouse yard.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-7-29 — Maintenance of courthouse yard., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-7-29. Maintenance of courthouse yard.
The board of supervisors of each county may in their discretion maintain a good and sufficient fence around the courthouse yard, and, when necessary, a substantial pavement on the walks of the same, and may have shade trees planted therein, and shall provide for the absolute exclusion of all livestock therefrom. No tent or booth may be erected on the courthouse yard to be used for the advertising or the vending of any goods, wares, notions or nostrums, or for doing the business of a photographer, unless written authorization therefor is obtained from the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may pave and improve the streets around the courthouse yard.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-7-29 ("Maintenance of courthouse yard.") 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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