Mississippi § 9-9-45 - When other counties become eligible for establishment or abolition of court.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 9-9-45 — When other counties become eligible for establishment or abolition of court., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-9-45. When other counties become eligible for establishment or abolition of court.
When hereafter any county of the state shall become eligible by reason of the growth in population, in assessed valuation and the existence therein of a municipality of the number of inhabitants all as specified in Section 9-9-1 of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Governor, upon the determination by him of the facts aforesaid, to issue his public proclamation establishing a county court in the said county, and calling an election on a date to be fixed in said proclamation for the election of a county judge. The term of office of a county judge elected under this section and Section 9-9-39 shall expire thereafter at the same time at which there expires the regular terms of circuit judges and chancellors. When in the last year of any four-year judicial period any county has fallen below the requirements of eligibility as stated in Section 9-9-1 of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Governor so to ascertain and proclaim, thereupon after the expiration of the then four-year term, the county court shall cease to exist in such county, unless by an election held under the provisions of Section 9-9-39 the said court be retained or reestablished.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-9-45 ("When other counties become eligible for establishment or abolition of court.") 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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