Mississippi § 51-31-135 - Record of tax sales.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-31-135 — Record of tax sales., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 51-31-135. Record of tax sales.

A list of conveyances of lands sold to drainage districts for drainage district tax or to individuals shall be recorded in a well-bound and indexed book, which shall be kept in the office of the chancery clerk of the county in which said drainage district is located. It shall be the same book in which other tax sales to individuals are recorded, and shall have the same effect as notice.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 51-31-135 ("Record of tax sales.") 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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