Mississippi § 25-3-47 - Department subordinates.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-3-47 — Department subordinates., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-3-47. Department subordinates.
Unless otherwise expressly fixed or provided by law, the heads of the departments hereinabove enumerated shall each select and appoint his or their respective subordinates, and may at any time remove a subordinate and appoint his successor; and the subordinate shall perform such duties as shall be prescribed by the said head or heads of his department. Unless as to a particular subordinate, some other form of oath is prescribed by law, every subordinate shall take and subscribe an oath well and faithfully to perform all the duties incumbent upon him, which oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
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Section 25-3-47 ("Department subordinates.") 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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