Mississippi § 37-27-85 - Donated lands may be reconveyed when school is discontinued.
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§ 37-27-85. Donated lands may be reconveyed when school is discontinued.
The board of trustees of any such school as is discontinued, as provided in Section 37-27-83, is further authorized with the approval of the board of supervisors to reconvey to the original grantors thereof, or their heirs, any lands which may have been donated to the trustees of such school for school purposes, except that part of the same, to be designated by the board of trustees, on which the school buildings are located. The deeds of conveyance shall be executed as provided in Section 37-27-83.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-27-85 ("Donated lands may be reconveyed when school is discontinued.") 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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