Mississippi § 37-27-1 - Establishing county agricultural high schools.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-27-1 — Establishing county agricultural high schools., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-27-1. Establishing county agricultural high schools.
The county board of education in each county in the state is hereby authorized and empowered to establish not more than two agricultural high schools in the county, and determine their location, in which instruction shall be given in high school branches, theoretical and practical agriculture, domestic science, and in such other branches as the board may hereinafter provide for and make a part of the curriculum, subject to review and correction by the state board of education. If only one school be established at first, the county board of education shall have power at any subsequent time to establish an additional school whenever the necessity for the same shall arise.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-27-1 ("Establishing county agricultural high schools.") 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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