Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 25-3-57. Deduction for absence from court

In case any judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals or of a circuit court or chancery court shall fail to attend at any term of court which either of them is required by law to hold, or in case the Attorney General or any district attorney shall fail to attend at any court which he is required to attend officially, it shall be the duty of the clerk of such court to certify the number of days such judge, chancellor, Attorney General, or district attorney was absent at each term of the court to the Auditor of Public Accounts, who shall deduct twice the number of days so certified from the time for which the salary of such officer may be estimated, unless such officer shall make oath, and file the same in the Auditor's office, that his absence was occasioned by sickness of himself or his family, or that his attendance was prevented by high water, the prevalence of an epidemic or contagious disease, or by accident not within his control.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records

Chapter 3 - Salaries and Compensation

General Provisions

§ 25-3-1. Classifications of counties

§ 25-3-2. Elected county official's salary reductions due to valuation and population changes

§ 25-3-3. Salaries of assessors also serving as tax collectors; additional compensation

§ 25-3-7. State contribution to compensation of assessors

§ 25-3-9. Salaries of county prosecuting attorneys

§ 25-3-11. Travel and expenses of county attorneys

§ 25-3-13. Salaries of supervisors

§ 25-3-15. Additions to assessed valuation for fixing supervisors' salaries in certain counties

§ 25-3-17. Payment of supervisors' salaries

§ 25-3-19. Salaries of county auditors

§ 25-3-21. Allowance for copying assessment rolls

§ 25-3-23. Deputy chancery clerk in certain counties

§ 25-3-25. Salaries of sheriffs

§ 25-3-27. Salaries of deputy sheriffs in counties having two judicial districts

§ 25-3-29. Method of paying salaries

§ 25-3-31. Salaries of elective state and district officers

§ 25-3-35. Salaries of elected judiciary, district attorneys and legal assistants

§ 25-3-38. Payment of additional funds to appointive officials unlawful; penalty

§ 25-3-39.1. Compensation of Deputy Commissioner of Insurance

§ 25-3-40. Annual salary increases; intent to implement minimum wage and maximize salary increases

§ 25-3-45. Penalty for excessive travel expenses

§ 25-3-47. Department subordinates

§ 25-3-49. Salaries in special appointments

§ 25-3-51. Deduction for absence from the state

§ 25-3-53. Compensation of special judges of circuit, county, or chancery courts

§ 25-3-55. Compensation of special judge of Supreme Court

§ 25-3-57. Deduction for absence from court

§ 25-3-59. Deduction for absence from meeting of public service commission

§ 25-3-61. Governor may grant leave of absence

§ 25-3-63. Local governmental entities and local school districts authorized to grant administrative leave with pay to their employees in the event of extreme weather conditions or man-made or natural disasters or emergencies

§ 25-3-67. Deductions from municipal employees' salaries for contributions for United Way, insurance, and United States Savings Bonds

§ 25-3-69. Uniform per diem compensation for officers and employees of state boards, commissions and agencies

§ 25-3-71. Annual report of recommendations of salary increases and amounts