The State Fiscal Officer shall appoint such bureau and division heads, contractors and other employees as are necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of the General Accounting Office subject to the provisions of the State Personnel Law. The State Fiscal Officer shall be officially responsible for the acts of all other employees of his office in the same manner as if done by himself.
The State Fiscal Officer shall require bonds of his assistant and other employees at his pleasure. The premiums on said bonds shall be paid for as prescribed elsewhere in the laws of the state.
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