Mississippi § 23-15-879 - Exemption of newspapers and other publications from requirements as to subscription of printed matter.
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§ 23-15-879. Exemption of newspapers and other publications from requirements as to subscription of printed matter.
Section 23-15-897 shall not apply to editorials, original or copies, in any newspaper or other publication regularly published and issued to bona fide paid subscribers, and not published and issued solely or principally for political purposes, or to news matter prepared and written by the regularly employed staff of the paper, or to the printing in said paper of any letter together with the signature thereto, provided that any of the matter so printed and published is not prohibited by the provisions of Section 23-15-875 or 23-15-877, or by some other prohibition of law.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-15-879 ("Exemption of newspapers and other publications from requirements as to subscription of printed matter.") 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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