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Chapter 1 - State Veterans Affairs Board
In General
§ 35-1-3. Appointment of executive director, deputy director, managers of major functional areas, and managers of state veterans homes - The State Veterans Affairs Board shall appoint, to serve at...
§ 35-1-5. Compensation of members of board and staff - The members of the State Veterans Affairs Board shall receive...
§ 35-1-7. General duties and powers of board - The duties of the State Veterans Affairs Board shall be...
§ 35-1-9. Cooperation by county welfare departments - In addition to all other duties now or hereafter imposed...
§ 35-1-13. Seal of board - The executive director appointed by the State Veterans Affairs Board...
§ 35-1-15. Notarial powers of employees - The executive director appointed by the State Veterans Affairs Board,...
§ 35-1-17. Office - The Department of Finance and Administration shall furnish suitable office...
Mississippi State Veterans Home
§ 35-1-19. Establishment of Mississippi State Veterans Home; establishment of other veterans homes - There is hereby authorized to be established by the State...
§ 35-1-23. Acceptance and use of federal funds - The Mississippi State Veterans Home and additional homes authorized by...
§ 35-1-25. Determination of staffing needs; purchasing of equipment - It shall be the duty of the Mississippi State Veterans...
§ 35-1-27. Standards for admissions and dismissals; rules and regulations; funds paid by state veterans homes residents for their monthly expenses at veterans homes to be considered special funds held in fiduciary capacity for their benefit - The Mississippi Veterans Affairs Board shall determine and set conditions...
§ 35-1-29. Acceptance and use of gifts and donations - The Mississippi State Veterans Affairs Board is empowered to receive...
§ 35-1-31. Mississippi State Veterans' Home in Jackson designated as "The General Hilton R. ‘Jack' Vance Mississippi State Veterans' Home." - The Mississippi State Veterans' Home located in Jackson, Mississippi, shall...
§ 35-1-32. Mississippi State Veterans' Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi, designated as the "Brigadier General Martha Jo Leslie Mississippi State Veterans' Home - The Mississippi State Veterans' Home located in Kosciusko, Mississippi, shall...
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery -
Chapter 3 - War Veterans; Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 35-3-1. Donation of land by municipality or county for veterans hospital, soldiers home, etc. - Any municipality or county in the State of Mississippi now...
§ 35-3-3. Acquisition of land by municipality or county for veterans hospital, soldiers home, etc.; issuance of bonds or notes - Any municipality or county in the State of Mississippi, within...
§ 35-3-7. Performance of functions of notaries public by post service officers - Each of the several post service officers of the nationally...
§ 35-3-9. Furnishing of free copies of birth and death certificates - When requested by the veterans administration, state veterans affairs board,...
§ 35-3-11. Furnishing of free copies of records of chancery and circuit courts - When requested by the veterans administration, state veteran affairs board,...
§ 35-3-13. Recordation without cost of honorable discharges and service certificates - All chancery clerks, of all counties of the State of...
§ 35-3-15. Acquisition of surplus federal or other property for use in training returned veterans - The governor of the State of Mississippi is hereby authorized...
§ 35-3-17. Governor to designate educational institutions for education of returned veterans under G. I. bill of rights - Whenever the governor of the State of Mississippi has received...
§ 35-3-19. Investments and loans by financial institutions - Any bank, savings bank, trust company, insurance company, building and...
§ 35-3-21. County veteran service offices and officers - In order to maintain offices and pay personnel for the...
§ 35-3-24. War veterans memorial commission; membership; appointment; term of office; filling of vacancies; legislators and state personnel ineligible - There is hereby created a war veterans memorial commission, which...
§ 35-3-26. Organization of war veterans memorial commission; officers; records; meetings; quorum; members not compensated - Within thirty (30) days after appointment of the commissioners, an...
§ 35-3-27. Duties of war veterans memorial commission - The duties of the commission shall be as follows: To...
§ 35-3-29. Use or display of name or image of member of armed forces killed in active duty; permission of family required - Any person or group that wishes to display on signs,...
Chapter 5 - Guardianship of Veterans
§ 35-5-1. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Veterans' Guardianship...
§ 35-5-3. Definitions - As used in this chapter: The term "person" includes a...
§ 35-5-5. Petition for appointment of guardian - Whenever, pursuant to any laws of the United States or...
§ 35-5-7. Evidence of necessity for appointment of guardian of minor - Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a...
§ 35-5-9. Evidence of necessity for appointment of guardian of mental incompetent - Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a...
§ 35-5-11. Notice of petition for appointment of guardian - Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of...
§ 35-5-13. Appointment of guardian; bond; sureties - Before making an appointment under the provisions of this chapter...
§ 35-5-17. Filing of annual accounts and other proceedings by guardian - Every guardian who shall receive on account of his ward...
§ 35-5-19. Filing of vouchers by financial institutions - In any annual or final account or other proceedings under...
§ 35-5-21. Removal of guardian for failure to file account - If any guardian shall fail to file any account of...
§ 35-5-23. Compensation of guardians - In the final account the court or chancellor in vacation...
§ 35-5-25. Use of ward's estate - A guardian shall not apply any portion of the estate...
§ 35-5-27. Discharge of guardian - When a minor for whom a guardian has been appointed...
§ 35-5-29. Furnishing of free copies of public records - Whenever a copy of any public record is required by...
§ 35-5-31. Commitment to Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States government - Any person transferred as provided in this section shall be...
§ 35-5-33. Construction of chapter - This chapter shall be construed liberally to secure the beneficial...
Chapter 7 - Veterans' Home Purchase Law
§ 35-7-1. Short title - This chapter may be cited as the Veterans' Home Purchase...
§ 35-7-3. Declaration of public policy - It is hereby declared to be the public policy of...
§ 35-7-5. Definitions - When used in this chapter, the word or term: "Veterans"...
§ 35-7-7. Creation of Veterans' Home Purchase Board; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; general powers and duties of board; officers and employees - The administration of the provisions hereof is vested in a...
§ 35-7-9. Limitation on costs of administration of chapter - The cost of administering this chapter shall not exceed in...
§ 35-7-11. Offices of board; staff and related expenses; assistance from county veterans service officers and others - The board is hereby authorized to establish offices and employ...
§ 35-7-13. Duty of public officials to cooperate with board - It is hereby made the duty of all state, county...
§ 35-7-15. Eligibility of veterans; applications; priority preferences; waiting lists; distribution of assistance - Any person deeming himself a veteran, and desiring to benefit...
§ 35-7-17. Acquisition of homes for resale to veterans; refinancing of permanent mortgage loans; limitations as to applications for purchase - Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the acquisition for...
§ 35-7-19. Acquisition by board of leasehold interests in certain lands for resale to veterans - In addition to and supplemental to any other authority vested...
§ 35-7-27. Details of contract between board and purchaser - The contract entered into between the board and the purchaser...
§ 35-7-29. Execution of general deed and deed of trust; notice of veteran's intent to transfer property - When a purchaser shall have paid as much as twenty...
§ 35-7-31. Escrow agreements - The board is authorized to enter into escrow agreements with...
§ 35-7-33. Satisfaction of taxes, assessments, etc.; improvements - If the purchaser fails or neglects to pay, satisfy and...
§ 35-7-35. Cancellation; foreclosure - In event of a failure of a purchaser to comply...
§ 35-7-37. Care of property reverting to board - The board shall have the power to insure and keep...
§ 35-7-39. Second purchases of property for veteran - The intent of this law is to provide a one-time...
§ 35-7-41. Rights of surviving spouse - If a veteran dies after filing his or her application...
§ 35-7-43. Removal of disability of minority - Any citizen of this state, over the age of 18...
§ 35-7-45. Funds; sale of mortgages; issuance of notes - Any money previously appropriated to the revolving fund of the...
§ 35-7-47. Special consideration in event of hardship - This law recognizes the occurrence of extreme and unusual circumstances...
§ 35-7-49. Confidentiality of information obtained in loan processing - All personal information, including financial and credit information, provided to...
§ 35-7-51. Criminal sanctions for fraudulent conduct - Any person, seller, veteran, broker, agent, attorney or corporate officer,...