Mississippi § 31-1-15 - Number to be printed.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 31-1-15 — Number to be printed., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-1-15. Number to be printed.
The acts of the Legislature shall be printed in two (2) volumes, one (1) volume containing the public or general acts of the Legislature and the other volume the local and private acts of the Legislature, but for use of state departments the two (2) volumes can be combined. The number of general or public acts of the Legislature, of the local and private acts of the Legislature, of the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the Governor’s message, and of the reports of officers, boards, and institutions to be printed, severally and respectively, shall be left within the discretion of the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State may sell at a price, approximately the cost of publication, such copies of the laws and journals as may not be needed in the distribution, now or hereinafter required, and for the use of the Legislature and officers of the state. The Secretary of State is authorized to dispose of all copies of the laws and journals after having kept same and failed to sell same as is provided by law at the expiration of a period of three (3) years from the date of publication. However, the Secretary of State shall keep a minimum of five (5) copies of each such publication on file in his office.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 31-1-15
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 31-1-15 cover?
Section 31-1-15 ("Number to be printed.") 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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