Mississippi § 27-27-3 - Definitions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-27-3 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-27-3. Definitions.
The words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meaning ascribed to them herein. “Slot amusement machine” or “machine” means any mechanical device or contrivance which is operated, played, worked, manipulated, or used by inserting or depositing any coin, slug, token, or thing of value, in which may be seen any picture or heard any music, or wherein any game may be played, or any form of diversion had. “Officer collecting the tax” means the tax collector of the county, or, in the case of a municipality, the person who collects the taxes for the municipality by whatever title he may be known. “Person” means and includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, or other group or combination acting as a unit and includes the plural as well as the singular in number.
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-27-3 cover?
Section 27-27-3 ("Definitions.") 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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