In the event any such school is permanently discontinued, as provided for in Section 37-27-83, the board of trustees of such school and the board of supervisors of the county in which such school is located, are further authorized to transfer to the county common school fund of the county all funds on hand in the county treasury or depository to the credit of such school, including all maintenance funds and other funds belonging to such school. In case the school thus discontinued shall be a joint school maintained by two counties, as now provided by law, the school funds belonging to such school and the proceeds derived from the sale of school property shall be divided between the counties interested in proportion to the amount of funds contributed by each county to the establishment and maintenance of such school.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Agricultural High Schools
§ 37-27-1. Establishing county agricultural high schools
§ 37-27-3. Tax levy for support and maintenance of school; election
§ 37-27-6. Tax to retire debt service on agricultural high school bonds
§ 37-27-7. Appointment of trustees
§ 37-27-9. Joint schools may be established by two or more counties
§ 37-27-11. Trustees of joint agricultural high schools; levy of taxes
§ 37-27-13. Ownership of joint schools
§ 37-27-15. General powers and duties of trustees; compensation
§ 37-27-17. Inspection of school by state superintendent of public education; state funds
§ 37-27-21. Legislature shall make appropriations
§ 37-27-23. Trustees shall be sole judges of eligibility of applicants
§ 37-27-25. Trustees shall make detailed statements of receipts and disbursements
§ 37-27-29. Oil, gas and mineral leases
§ 37-27-31. Lease of school buildings, equipment and lands
§ 37-27-33. Trustees may lease facilities for industrial training of students
§ 37-27-35. Trustees may acquire private educational institution outside of county
§ 37-27-39. Trustees may exchange certain lands
§ 37-27-43. Trustees may sell property not needed for school purposes
§ 37-27-45. Resolution required for sale
§ 37-27-47. Advertising of sale; conduct of sale
§ 37-27-49. All sales to be for cash; disposition of proceeds
§ 37-27-53. Pupils entitled to transportation
§ 37-27-55. Pupils reported for allocation of minimum education funds and building funds
§ 37-27-57. Payment of additional or supplemental expenses
§ 37-27-59. Applicability of laws
§ 37-27-61. County superintendent may provide for attendance out of the county
§ 37-27-67. Election on issuance of bonds by boards of supervisors
§ 37-27-69. Agricultural high school may borrow not to exceed $50,000 for housing facilities
§ 37-27-71. Declaration of intention to borrow; issuance of notes; repayment
§ 37-27-75. Foregoing sections as cumulative
§ 37-27-77. Purchase of bus for benefit of agricultural high schools in certain counties
§ 37-27-83. Disposal of school property when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-85. Donated lands may be reconveyed when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-87. Transfer of funds when school is discontinued
§ 37-27-89. Distribution and use of funds when school is discontinued