Any applicant for a position of any kind under civil service must be a citizen of the United States and an elector of the county in which he resides and must meet only such bona fide occupational residency requirements as may be determined by the civil service commission or the governing authority of the municipality.
Structure Mississippi Code
Civil Service System in Certain Other Municipalities
§ 21-31-55. Election of officers and meetings of commission; secretary; board of examiners
§ 21-31-57. Duties of the commission
§ 21-31-59. Accommodations, supplies and clerical aid to be furnished to commission
§ 21-31-61. Coverage afforded by civil service system
§ 21-31-63. Qualifications of applicants seeking civil service position
§ 21-31-65. Adoption and induction of incumbents into civil service
§ 21-31-67. Appointments and lay-offs
§ 21-31-69. Tenure of office and grounds for discipline
§ 21-31-71. Removal, suspension, demotion, and discharge