Mississippi § 21-31-19 - Appointments and lay-offs.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-31-19 — Appointments and lay-offs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-31-19. Appointments and lay-offs.
The civil service commission shall keep a list of all members of the said police and/or fire department, and formulate methods of determining the relative qualifications of persons seeking employment in either department, and give preference to those having the best qualifications. The commission shall provide that men laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in force, and like causes, shall be the last man or men, including probationers, that have been appointed to either the fire and/or police departments, until such reductions necessary shall have been accomplished. However, in the event said department shall again be increased in number, those suspended shall be reinstated before any new appointments shall be made.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-31-19 ("Appointments and lay-offs.") 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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