Mississippi § 37-27-41 - Agricultural high schools and public schools may be authorized to acquire each other’s property.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-27-41 — Agricultural high schools and public schools may be authorized to acquire each other’s property., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-27-41. Agricultural high schools and public schools may be authorized to acquire each other’s property.
The board of supervisors of any county may authorize the sale of any undivided interest in any property owned by an agricultural high school and used for school purposes to any public school, and the board of supervisors may authorize the sale of an undivided interest in any public school property used for school purposes to an agricultural high school. Before an order authorizing such sale shall be effected, the boards of trustees of each of such schools shall agree in writing on the terms of such sale, and shall set out in full the extent of the rights of use and occupancy of the school and grounds each of said schools is to enjoy, and shall also agree upon the control, management and preservation of such premises. Before, however, any such contract with reference to the use, occupancy, management and control of such school buildings and grounds to be used for joint purposes is final it shall receive the approval of the county board of education.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-27-41 cover?
Section 37-27-41 ("Agricultural high schools and public schools may be authorized to acquire each other’s property.") 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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