Upon satisfactory proof being presented to the State Fiscal Officer that any warrant drawn by the State Fiscal Officer upon the State Treasury has been lost or destroyed before having been paid, the State Fiscal Officer may issue a duplicate therefor upon a bond being executed by the State Fiscal Officer with such security as is approved by him, payable to the state in the penalty of double the amount of the warrant, and conditioned to save harmless the state from any loss occasioned by the issuing of the duplicate warrant, together with an affidavit relating the circumstances under which said warrant was lost or destroyed.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
Chapter 7 - State Fiscal Officer; Department of Audit
Article 1 - State Fiscal Officer
§ 7-7-5. Location and hours of office
§ 7-7-7. State fiscal officer to appoint necessary employees; bonds
§ 7-7-9. General accounting system
§ 7-7-11. Penalty for failure to make required reports
§ 7-7-15. State Fiscal Officer to receive all moneys for deposit in state treasury
§ 7-7-25. Record of encumbrances
§ 7-7-29. Requisitions or requests for payment of invoices
§ 7-7-31. Payroll requisitions
§ 7-7-37. Warrants; to whom payable
§ 7-7-39. Warrants to be drawn within appropriation or budget
§ 7-7-40. Authority of State Fiscal Officer to approve escalations in budgets
§ 7-7-41. Rules and regulations
§ 7-7-42. Limitation of time for payment of warrants
§ 7-7-47. Regulations and forms
§ 7-7-49. Purpose and intent of Sections 7-7-1 through 7-7-65
§ 7-7-51. Procurement and installation of necessary machines and equipment
§ 7-7-53. Bureau of Capitol Facilities to provide office space
§ 7-7-55. Accounts to be kept with counties, districts, and municipalities
§ 7-7-57. Issuance of duplicate warrants
§ 7-7-60. Petty cash funds for offices within county, municipality, or board of education
§ 7-7-63. Preservation of books and records
§ 7-7-65. Books open for inspection
§ 7-7-67. Investigation of fiscal officers and depositories
§ 7-7-69. Examination of records of various boards
§ 7-7-71. Examination of records of public officers
§ 7-7-73. Embezzlement by public officer or employee
§ 7-7-75. Suits by state auditor