It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county in the state to provide adequate storage space in the county courthouse, or in some other building at the county site, for the storage of school books distributed under the provisions of this chapter. In the event sufficient space for the storage of such books cannot be provided in the courthouse, the board of supervisors shall be authorized to rent a room or rooms in some other building at the county site for the storage of such books, and to pay such reasonable rental therefor as may be necessary out of the general fund of the county.
The county superintendent of education, with the approval of the county board of education, may expend out of the county school fund an amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) in any school year for part-time janitor's services or other help in the handling, storage and distribution of school books.
Structure Mississippi Code
§ 37-43-17. Persons disqualified from participation in rating and adoption of textbooks
§ 37-43-19. General powers and duties of board
§ 37-43-23. Procedure for purchase of textbooks from publishers; distribution of books
§ 37-43-25. Retention of specimen copies of textbooks, contracts and bonds, and copies of bids
§ 37-43-27. No books to be purchased from trusts
§ 37-43-29. Designation of Secretary of State as contractor's agent
§ 37-43-33. Purchase of books by parents, school boards, etc.
§ 37-43-37. Numbering of books; record of books issued to pupils
§ 37-43-39. Persons prohibited from acting as agents or attorneys for textbook publishers
§ 37-43-41. State Textbook Fund; Local School District Textbook Carryover Fund
§ 37-43-43. Deposit of funds to credit of State Textbook Fund
§ 37-43-45. Suits for recovery of losses
§ 37-43-47. Payment of bills for textbooks
§ 37-43-49. Storage of school books by counties
§ 37-43-51. Reports by schools receiving textbooks
§ 37-43-53. Advertising on covers of textbooks
§ 37-43-55. Purchase and distribution of Mississippi Blue Book