Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 7-1-7. Acceptance of gifts and bequests

The governor of the state of Mississippi, in his discretion, is hereby authorized and empowered to receive and accept lands, gifts, and bequests for the state of Mississippi for hospitals and other public purposes for and on behalf of any agency or institution thereof.
The various state agencies and governing boards of institutions of the state of Mississippi are hereby authorized and empowered to take the necessary action required of such boards or agencies in order to make possible the receipt and utilization of any grants, gifts, or bequests to the state for such agency or institutions thereof.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 7 - Executive Department

Chapter 1 - Governor

General Provisions

§ 7-1-1. Installation

§ 7-1-3. Private secretary

§ 7-1-5. Powers generally

§ 7-1-7. Acceptance of gifts and bequests

§ 7-1-9. Great seal

§ 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

§ 7-1-55. Examiner's report

§ 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

§ 7-1-63. Contingent fund

§ 7-1-65. To borrow money in case of casualties

§ 7-1-67. Acting governor in certain contingencies