Should it appear to the court that the lease under which the complainant holds or claims title was illegally made and void, then the court may proceed to have an account stated of the amount of money, principal and interest which has actually been paid in consideration for such lease by the complainant and those under whom he may claim, and an account of the rents, issues and profits arising from said land, less the cost of any necessary, permanent, valuable, and not ornamental improvements made upon said land, and may decree any excess of money paid and interest and cost of improvements over the rent, issues, and profits to complainants. Such decree shall be a lien upon the rents, issues and profits accrued or to accrue from the particular sixteenth section involved in such suit until the same is fully paid and satisfied. Upon the rendition of such decree, the secretary of the board of education shall issue a warrant for the amount decreed to be paid to the complainant against the funds of such sixteenth section, and the same shall be paid out of the first available money to the credit of such funds. Any excess in the amount of the rents, issues and profits, after deducting the cost of improvements and amount paid by complainant, shall be decreed against him, together with a writ of possession in favor of the defendant. All court costs in suits brought shall be paid by the party or parties seeking relief under the provisions hereof.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 29 - Public Lands, Buildings and Property
Chapter 3 - Sixteenth Section and Lieu Lands
§ 29-3-2. Secretary of State to assist in school trust land management
§ 29-3-3. Suits to establish title
§ 29-3-9. Compliance with title requirements
§ 29-3-13. Exchange of lieu land with state
§ 29-3-15. Sale of lieu lands situated outside county
§ 29-3-17. Lieu land commission
§ 29-3-19. Purchase of lieu lands
§ 29-3-21. Mineral rights in lieu lands
§ 29-3-25. Report of sale of lieu lands
§ 29-3-27. Sale of lands situated within school district
§ 29-3-29. Sales for use as industrial parks
§ 29-3-31. Survey and classification of lands in Choctaw Purchase
§ 29-3-33. Lands defined for classification
§ 29-3-35. Public agencies to assist in classification
§ 29-3-37. Objections to classification
§ 29-3-39. Reclassification of lands
§ 29-3-40. Farm residential or residential lands exchanged for other lands of equal value
§ 29-3-41. Lease of forest lands restricted
§ 29-3-43. Improvements on forest lands
§ 29-3-47. Forestry escrow fund
§ 29-3-49. Agreements for timber improvement
§ 29-3-51. Determination of lands subject to lease
§ 29-3-52. Prima facie validity of leases executed and recorded in substantial conformity with law
§ 29-3-53. Term lessee defined
§ 29-3-54. Posting of leased land against trespassers
§ 29-3-57. Superintendent of education to docket leases and collect rentals
§ 29-3-65. Appraisal of lands; adjustment of rental amounts
§ 29-3-69. Lease for ground rental
§ 29-3-71. Leaseholds subject to taxes
§ 29-3-73. Lands liable for drainage taxes
§ 29-3-77. Disposition of buildings
§ 29-3-81. Leasing of land classified as agricultural land
§ 29-3-82. Leasing of land not classified as agricultural land
§ 29-3-85. Reservation of rights in lease
§ 29-3-87. Reservation of lands for school building site, public park, or recreational area
§ 29-3-88. Acquisition of land for construction of school buildings or structures
§ 29-3-99. Leases for oil, gas and mineral exploration, mining, production and development
§ 29-3-103. Confirmation of leases
§ 29-3-105. Decree of confirmation
§ 29-3-107. Illegal leases
§ 29-3-109. Crediting of funds derived from lands
§ 29-3-113. Investment and lending of funds
§ 29-3-115. Use of expendable funds
§ 29-3-117. Revenues to be paid into maintenance or building fund
§ 29-3-123. Lists of educable children required before payment of funds
§ 29-3-127. Inter-county townships
§ 29-3-129. Division of damages to land in two school districts
§ 29-3-133. Construction of roads or streets upon lands in certain counties; authorization
§ 29-3-135. Construction of roads or streets upon lands in certain counties; payment of cost