Mississippi § 21-33-53 - Duties of tax collector.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-33-53 — Duties of tax collector., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-33-53. Duties of tax collector.
The tax collector shall collect municipal taxes during the time and in the same manner and under the same penalties as the state and county taxes are collected. He shall, where not otherwise provided, in all particulars be governed by the general revenue laws of the state, so far as applicable, in making such collections. He shall make the reports thereby required to the governing authorities. He shall receive only such commissions or compensations as may be allowed by ordinance. In no case shall he retain any commissions or compensations from his collections, but the full amount of such collections shall be paid to the municipal treasurer or depository, and his commissions or compensations shall thereafter be paid by allowance thereof by the governing authorities of the municipality, and the issuance of warrants, as in other cases.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-33-53 ("Duties of tax collector.") 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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