Mississippi Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 27-35-57. Requirements directory

A failure to observe the requirements of Section 27-35-55 shall not vitiate any assessment, if the land be so described as to be identified. It shall be sufficient identification of land to describe it as the land of_______________(the person owning or claiming it), occupied by_______________ ; or that part of (section or other known division designating it) owned or claimed by_______________ ; or the lot on which_______________resides; or the lot occupied by_______________ ; or by the name by which it may be known; or by any description which will furnish a sure guide for the ascertainment by parol evidence of the particular land intended.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 27 - Taxation and Finance

Chapter 35 - Ad Valorem Taxes-Assessment

Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 27-35-3. Date establishing liability to taxation

§ 27-35-5. Taxes, increases, penalties and interest recoverable by action

§ 27-35-7. Where persons and property assessed

§ 27-35-9. Where banks and other companies assessed

§ 27-35-11. Banks; how lands of bank taxed

§ 27-35-12. Banks; personal property of banks taxed

§ 27-35-13. Assessment in election districts and towns

§ 27-35-15. Personal property; how assessed

§ 27-35-17. Tax list; form; tax commission to provide

§ 27-35-19. Tax lists; supervisors to furnish to assessors

§ 27-35-21. Tax list made on printed list

§ 27-35-23. Taxpayer to furnish list; nonresidents to be assessed

§ 27-35-25. Assessment rolls; State Tax Commission to prescribe form and have such rolls maintained on electronic media

§ 27-35-27. Assessor to have one of the rolls

§ 27-35-29. How value estimated; proceedings in case of undervaluation

§ 27-35-31. Corporations and joint stock companies; how taxed

§ 27-35-33. Assessment of money loaned

§ 27-35-35. Banks; how taxed

§ 27-35-37. Branch banks, how assessed

§ 27-35-39. Banks; tax payment date; consequences of nonpayment

§ 27-35-41. Certain persons reported by assessor

§ 27-35-43. Duty of assessor and district attorney in case taxpayer refuse to give his assessment

§ 27-35-45. Penalty for failure to list personal property for taxation

§ 27-35-47. Land; when to be assessed

§ 27-35-49. Assessment of lands; appraisal according to true value

§ 27-35-53. How lands not rendered assessed; all lands to be accounted for

§ 27-35-55. How land roll made up

§ 27-35-57. Requirements directory

§ 27-35-59. What carried forward to last page

§ 27-35-61. Description of land

§ 27-35-63. Land sold to state assessed

§ 27-35-65. Land commissioner to transmit list

§ 27-35-67. Land redeemed or purchased from state assessed

§ 27-35-69. Examination of records by assessor

§ 27-35-71. School lands taxable when leased

§ 27-35-73. Assessor not to be paid unless whole county on roll

§ 27-35-75. Clerk of supervisors to furnish assessor and tax commission certain data

§ 27-35-77. County superintendent to furnish certain data

§ 27-35-79. Penalty for failure to comply with requirements of §§ 27-35-75 and 27-35-77

§ 27-35-83. Supervisors to equalize rolls; notice to taxpayers

§ 27-35-85. Assessor to attend meetings of board of supervisors

§ 27-35-87. What to be done at meetings

§ 27-35-91. Filing of assessment rolls for Harrison County; hearing on objections

§ 27-35-93. Objections must be filed or assessment to stand

§ 27-35-95. Meeting not held; objections to assessments; notice given of proper time

§ 27-35-97. Supervisors may require books and papers to be produced

§ 27-35-99. Assessments; timber estimators may be employed by supervisors

§ 27-35-101. Surveys and appraisals authorized

§ 27-35-103. Pay of persons employed as estimators, surveyors and appraisers

§ 27-35-105. Approval of assessments

§ 27-35-107. Effect of certain omissions of assessors upon validity of assessment

§ 27-35-109. Changes in rolls duty of chancery clerk

§ 27-35-111. Supervisors to file recapitulation with tax commission

§ 27-35-115. Department of Revenue to notify board of supervisors; action on rolls

§ 27-35-117. Duty of board of supervisors to make changes as directed by Department of Revenue; appeal of decision to Board of Tax Appeals

§ 27-35-121. Effect of appeal

§ 27-35-123. Completion of rolls; clerk to prepare and file copies; penalty for failure

§ 27-35-125. Failure of clerk to make copies; other person appointed

§ 27-35-127. Rolls to be examined by commission; corrections and approval

§ 27-35-129. Board to examine roll and determine if new assessment necessary

§ 27-35-131. Board of supervisors to equalize assessments

§ 27-35-133. Validation of land roll; correction and revision

§ 27-35-135. Consideration of land roll; procedure as to changes

§ 27-35-137. Compensation for reassessment

§ 27-35-139. Correction of assessments between county lines

§ 27-35-141. Board may have new assessment roll made when same destroyed

§ 27-35-143. Change of assessment in certain cases

§ 27-35-145. Application for change of assessment; hearing; order

§ 27-35-147. Changes of assessments on motion of board or other officer

§ 27-35-149. Further procedure under §§ 27-35-143 through 27-35-147

§ 27-35-151. Meetings of board of supervisors

§ 27-35-153. Addition to rolls by assessor

§ 27-35-155. Assessment of persons and property having escaped taxation

§ 27-35-157. Notice to persons assessed for former years

§ 27-35-157. Notice to persons assessed for former years

§ 27-35-159. Tax delinquent lands; change in assessment

§ 27-35-161. Taxes collected from persons removing

§ 27-35-163. Appeals from orders of Board of Tax Appeals by person, firm or corporation; appeals from orders of Board of Tax Appeals by Department of Revenue; appeals by state of assessments by Department of Revenue or orders of Board of Tax Appeals

§ 27-35-167. Receipt of new assessment rolls by taxing districts and adoption of true values