Mississippi § 91-15-17 - Manner of recording release.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 91-15-17 — Manner of recording release., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 91-15-17. Manner of recording release.
Clerks of chancery courts are authorized and directed to record releases of powers of appointment in the books provided for the recordation of deeds, to index the same in the current and general indexes, the name of the donee being entered on the grantor index, and to charge therefor at the rate applicable to deeds.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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