Mississippi § 7-7-55 - Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 7-7-55 — Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-7-55. Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities.
The State Fiscal Officer shall maintain accounts to show the name of every county, school district, municipality and every other district of any kind or character receiving funds from the state, in such manner that there may be ascertained therefrom the amounts of state funds appropriated or otherwise contributed thereto. Where reports are necessary from other departments of state government in order for the State Fiscal Officer to do this, the State Fiscal Officer may require such departments to make such reports in the manner and at the times he may prescribe.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-7-55 ("Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities.") 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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