Mississippi § 27-41-23 - Currency and warrants receivable for taxes generally.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-41-23 — Currency and warrants receivable for taxes generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-41-23. Currency and warrants receivable for taxes generally.
All coins made current by the laws of the United States, United States treasury notes, and national bank currency, or any lawful money or currency of the United States, shall be received by tax collectors in payment of taxes due the state. In addition thereto, all warrants drawn by the auditor on the state treasurer according to law shall be received in payment of taxes due to the state by the persons to whom such warrants were originally issued, provided, such warrants do not exceed an amount of the state taxes due by the taxpayers to whom such warrants were originally issued. All warrants drawn on the county treasurer according to law shall be received in payment of county taxes, unless otherwise provided by law.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 27-41-23 cover?
Section 27-41-23 ("Currency and warrants receivable for taxes generally.") 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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