The governor may appoint a private secretary, and such others as are provided by law, for service in his office during his term of office, and they shall be under his direction and control. When necessary during the sitting of the legislature, he may appoint an assistant private secretary, who shall receive four dollars ($4.00) a day payable out of the state treasury upon the certificate of the governor.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
§ 7-1-7. Acceptance of gifts and bequests
§ 7-1-11. Records of acts and deposit of laws
§ 7-1-13. Business with the United States government
§ 7-1-15. Transmission of laws and documents
§ 7-1-17. Commissioners for other states
§ 7-1-19. Investigators of crime
§ 7-1-21. Powers and duties of investigators of crime
§ 7-1-23. Compensation of investigators of crime
§ 7-1-27. Duty to notify executive of other state
§ 7-1-29. Rewards for absconding criminals
§ 7-1-31. Agent to bring absconding offender from other states
§ 7-1-33. Suits in foreign jurisdiction
§ 7-1-35. Appointment of officers
§ 7-1-37. Senate convened in vacation of legislature
§ 7-1-39. Vacancies in municipal elective offices
§ 7-1-41. Superintendent of auditor's and treasurer's offices
§ 7-1-43. To verify funds in the treasury
§ 7-1-45. Examiner of public accounts
§ 7-1-47. Compensation of examiner of public accounts
§ 7-1-49. Commission of examiner of public accounts
§ 7-1-51. Special audit of county books
§ 7-1-53. Appointment revocable
§ 7-1-57. Defaulting state treasurer and tax collectors suspended
§ 7-1-59. Court proceedings to be instituted
§ 7-1-61. Duty in respect to defaulter