Mississippi Code
Chapter 7 - Antiquities
§ 39-7-5. Administration of chapter; inspection of record of proceedings

The authority to administer the provisions of this chapter is vested in the board of trustees of the department of archives and history, hereinafter referred to as the board. A record of the board's proceedings under this chapter shall be kept, and shall be subject to inspection by any citizen of Mississippi desiring to make an examination in the presence of a member of the board or an authorized employee of the department of archives and history.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History

Chapter 7 - Antiquities

§ 39-7-1. Short title

§ 39-7-3. Declaration of public policy

§ 39-7-4. Definitions

§ 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

§ 39-7-13. Designation of sites located upon private lands as Mississippi landmarks; recordation; marking

§ 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

§ 39-7-21. Supervision of salvage or recovery operations; custody of antiquities; promulgation of rules and regulations

§ 39-7-23. Expenditures for acquisition of items; gifts and bequests; contracts for temporary possession of items by others

§ 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