Mississippi § 27-37-25 - Roll; comparison and entry on county roll.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-37-25 — Roll; comparison and entry on county roll., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-37-25. Roll; comparison and entry on county roll.
Upon receipt by the assessor of the roll or schedule of land, he shall compare the same with the assessment roll of the county, and in land assessment years, shall enter upon the assessment roll of the county all lands listed upon said roll or schedule, in the appropriate place; that is, said lands shall be listed in the proper section, township and range, but without value, and he shall enter the number of acres in each tract in the column on said land roll provided for United States government lands, and show the owner as the United States. The copy filed with the chancery clerk shall be presented to the board of supervisors, and it shall be the duty of the said board to examine the assessment roll of the county and to verify the descriptions and entries on the said roll by the assessor and make any necessary correction thereon. It shall be the duty of the chancery clerk to carefully verify all of said entries and descriptions and to make all extensions and correctly add the number of acres.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 27-37-25 ("Roll; comparison and entry on county roll.") 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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