Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Ad Valorem Taxes-General Provisions
§ 27-29-11. Tax collector's monthly report; taxes paid over

The tax collector shall make reports in writing, verified by his affidavit, on the first day of each month or within twenty (20) days thereafter, except as hereinafter provided, to the Auditor of Public Accounts and to the clerk of the board of supervisors, of all taxes collected by him during the preceding month for the state, levee and county respectively; and if he has collected none, the report shall be made out and state that fact. He shall, at or within the same time, pay over all taxes collected to the State Treasurer; however, all taxes collected by him for the county shall be paid into the county depository on the day such taxes are collected or on the next business day thereafter.