Any site located upon private lands which is determined by majority vote of the board to be of sufficient archaeological, historical or architectural significance may be designated by the board as a Mississippi landmark. It is specifically provided, however, that no such site shall be so designated upon private land without the written consent of the landowner or landowners in recordable form sufficiently describing the site so that it may be located. Upon such designation the consent of the landowner shall be recorded in the deed records of the county in which the land is located. Any such site upon private land shall be marked by at least one (1) marker, approved by the board, bearing the words "Mississippi Landmark" for each five (5) acres of area.
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Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History
§ 39-7-3. Declaration of public policy
§ 39-7-5. Administration of chapter; inspection of record of proceedings
§ 39-7-7. General duties of board of trustees of department of archives and history
§ 39-7-9. Shipwrecks and buried treasure designated Mississippi landmarks and sole property of state
§ 39-7-15. Removal from designation
§ 39-7-17. Contracts for salvage; surveys; excavation
§ 39-7-19. Permits for excavation, salvage, studies, etc., at Mississippi landmarks
§ 39-7-25. Restoration of antiquities for private parties
§ 39-7-27. Reproduction, forging, etc., of antiquity with intent to deceive
§ 39-7-29. Defacing of American Indian or aboriginal markings or carvings
§ 39-7-31. Entry upon land of another to deface, remove or destroy archeological relics or sites
§ 39-7-33. Disfigurement, removal, destruction, etc., of historical structure or artifact
§ 39-7-37. Civil action to enjoin violations or threatened violations of chapter; venue
§ 39-7-39. Other agencies and governments to assist in enforcement of chapter
§ 39-7-41. Certain archaeological records exempt from requirement of public access