A public service commission, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the commission, is hereby created, consisting of three (3) members, one (1) to be elected from each of the three (3) Supreme Court districts by the qualified electors of such district. Elections for such officers shall be held in the general election in November 1959, and every four (4) years thereafter, and the terms of office of the three (3) commissioners elected at the general election in November 1959 shall expire on December 31, 1963.
The commissioners shall each receive a yearly salary fixed by the Legislature, payable monthly.
The commissioners shall each possess the qualifications prescribed for the Secretary of State. The commissioners shall not operate, own any stock in, or be in the employment of any common or contract carrier by motor vehicle, telephone company, gas or electric utility company, or any other public utility that shall come under their jurisdiction or supervision.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 1 - Public Service Commission
§ 77-1-1. Creation of commission; terms, compensation and qualifications of commissioners
§ 77-1-5. Office, meetings and minutes of commission
§ 77-1-17. Employment and duties of rate expert and assistant
§ 77-1-19. Employment of personnel to implement Motor Carrier Regulatory Law
§ 77-1-25. Use of commission property and political activity regulated
§ 77-1-27. Payment of salaries
§ 77-1-31. Docket of petitions and complaints
§ 77-1-33. Process for witnesses; penalty for failure to testify
§ 77-1-35. Administration of oaths; taking of affidavits; examination of witnesses; perjury
§ 77-1-37. Payment of witnesses
§ 77-1-39. Transcripts of oral testimony
§ 77-1-41. Findings and determinations shall be in writing; proof and effect thereof
§ 77-1-43. Enforcement of laws and orders, decisions and determinations of commission
§ 77-1-47. Appeal bonds; supersedeas bonds