Mississippi § 77-9-601 - Only chartered express companies to do business of common carriers.
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§ 77-9-601. Only chartered express companies to do business of common carriers.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, whether residents or non-residents of this state, or any partnership, association or society of persons, resident or non-resident in this state, except express companies duly chartered as such by the laws of this state or some other state of the United States, to engage in the business of a common carrier by express over or upon any railroad or railroads or steamboat within this state. However, nothing herein contained shall apply to the carrying by express goods shipped from points without this state to points within this state, or from points within this state to points without this state, or through or across this state.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 77-9-601 ("Only chartered express companies to do business of common carriers.") 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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