The clerk of the board of supervisors shall transmit to the auditor of public accounts a certified copy of the list of uncollected taxes, furnished by the tax collector whose term of office has expired, on or before the first day of February, after it has been filed, together with certified transcripts of orders of the board relating thereto, and shall certify to the truth and correctness of said list. The retiring tax collector shall, within ten (10) days after the expiration of his term of office, pay into state, county, and levee treasuries all taxes collected by him and payable therein, and shall, within said time, make his final settlement with the auditor of the county and with the auditor of public accounts.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 27 - Taxation and Finance
Chapter 29 - Ad Valorem Taxes-General Provisions
§ 27-29-1. Collectors to have certain credits
§ 27-29-3. Allowance of credits not made until certain list produced
§ 27-29-5. Filing of lists of amendments to assessments
§ 27-29-7. Certification of correctness of lists
§ 27-29-9. Penalties for failure to make lists
§ 27-29-11. Tax collector's monthly report; taxes paid over
§ 27-29-13. Final report at end of fiscal year
§ 27-29-15. Tax collectors to make reports monthly of all levee taxes collected
§ 27-29-17. Notification to district attorney of default; commencement of suit
§ 27-29-19. Suits against tax collectors to have precedence
§ 27-29-21. Proceedings in behalf of county
§ 27-29-25. Failure of collector to report; suspension
§ 27-29-27. Clerk to examine the report
§ 27-29-29. Liability of assessor and collector