If the state treasurer shall misapply, waste, or embezzle any money, stock, securities, or other property in the treasury, it shall be the duty of the attorney general to bring suit on the bond of such treasurer, in the circuit court of the county where the seat of government is situated, for the amount of money, stock, securities, or other property so misapplied, wasted, or embezzled. If a judgment be rendered for the plaintiff, the defendant shall pay double the damages assessed, not exceeding the penalty of the bond.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 7 - Executive Department
§ 7-9-3. Vaults to operate with timelock
§ 7-9-5. Deputy state treasurer and other personnel
§ 7-9-11. Separate and distinct accounts of various sources of revenue
§ 7-9-12. Establishment of clearing accounts and bank accounts; bad checks
§ 7-9-13. Receipts and payments only on warrant; exception for electronic funds transfer
§ 7-9-15. All warrants paid to be registered
§ 7-9-17. Duplicate receipts given when payment made into treasury
§ 7-9-19. States taxes collected paid direct to treasurer
§ 7-9-21. State officials to pay in collections
§ 7-9-23. Custodian of specified trust funds
§ 7-9-24. Refunds to state agencies for excess public utility charges
§ 7-9-25. Depository for federal-aid road funds
§ 7-9-27. Investment of special fund to refund overpayment of income taxes
§ 7-9-29. Payment of interest and bonds
§ 7-9-31. Cancellation of bonds and interest coupons
§ 7-9-32. Destruction of paid state warrants
§ 7-9-33. Receipted lists of cancelled bonds and coupons
§ 7-9-34. Destruction of paid and cancelled bonds and coupons
§ 7-9-35. Unexpended balances of appropriations
§ 7-9-41. Lump-sum withdrawals from treasury
§ 7-9-43. Contracts with selected depositories
§ 7-9-45. Monthly verification with auditor
§ 7-9-47. Reports to the legislature