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§ 39-5-1. Department of archives and history created; objects and purposes - There shall be for the State of Mississippi a department...
§ 39-5-3. Department board of trustees generally - The department of archives and history shall be under the...
§ 39-5-5. General powers and duties of board of trustees - The duties and powers of the Board of Trustees of...
§ 39-5-6. Powers and duties of board of trustees with respect to governor's mansion; employment of and powers and duties of curator of New Capitol Building - The duties and powers of the Board of Trustees of...
§ 39-5-7. Director of department - The department of archives and history shall be under the...
§ 39-5-9. Local Government Records Office - A Local Government Records Office is established within the Department...
§ 39-5-11. Surrender of official books, records, etc., to department - Any state, county, municipal or other official is hereby authorized...
§ 39-5-13. Surrender of historical portraits to department - The county boards of supervisors are hereby authorized and empowered...
§ 39-5-15. Official and statistical register - An official and statistical register of the State of Mississippi...
§ 39-5-17. Acquisition of historic or prehistoric ruins, etc. - The board of supervisors of any county in the state,...
§ 39-5-19. Restoration and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries - Upon the official certificate of the trustees of the state...
§ 39-5-27. Archives Trust Fund - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized...
§ 39-5-29. Museum Trust Fund - There is created in the State Treasury a special fund...
§ 39-5-31. William F. Winter Archives and History Building - The new Archives and History Building to be located on...
§ 39-5-33. Authorization to extinguish, abandon and nullify certain conservation easements - The Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized to...
Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Property
§ 39-5-41. Transfer of title to property to Department of Archives and History - The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is hereby...
Beauvior
§ 39-5-51. Establishment of Jefferson Davis Shrine - The complete custody, management, control and ownership of that portion...
§ 39-5-53. Transfer of Beauvoir Veterans Home to United Sons of Confederate Veterans - There is hereby declared to be a cessation of further...
§ 39-5-55. Control and management of Jefferson Davis Shrine - The control and management of Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Shrine,...
§ 39-5-57. Deposit of objects, documents, etc., in museum at Jefferson Davis Shrine - The director of the department of archives and history is...
Files of State Sovereignty Commission
§ 39-5-61. Files and equipment of state sovereignty commission placed in custody of department; when files become public records - The files and equipment of the state sovereignty commission are...
§ 39-5-63. Willful tampering with files - Any person who shall willfully break any seal containing the...
§ 39-5-65. Display of penalties for tampering with files - The department of archives and history shall conspicuously display the...
Law Enforcement Officers' Monument
§ 39-5-71. Construction of monument - It is the intent of the Legislature that adequate space...
William Johnson House
§ 39-5-81. Purchase and restoration - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is hereby authorized...
Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission
§ 39-5-91. Creation of Civil War Battlefield Commission; duties and responsibilities of commission - After the initial terms, all terms shall be for six...
Mississippi De Soto Trail Commission
§ 39-5-101. Short title - Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113 shall be known and may be...
§ 39-5-103. Definitions - For the purposes of Sections 39-5-101 through 39-5-113, the following...
§ 39-5-105. Creation of De Soto Trail Commission; composition; appointment of members - There is hereby created in this state a De Soto...
§ 39-5-109. Election of officers and adoption of rules and regulations; use of existing research - The De Soto Trail Commission shall meet within thirty (30)...
§ 39-5-111. Erection of markers - The commission shall designate specific sites for erection of appropriate...
§ 39-5-113. Duties and responsibilities of commission - The commission shall cooperate and work with the citizens and...
Assembly Hall
§ 39-5-117. Operation of restored hall - Once restored, the Assembly Hall will be operated by the...
Shaifer House and Port Gibson Battlefield
§ 39-5-121. Restoration and operation of Shaifer House and accompanying land on Port Gibson Battlefield - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to...
§ 39-5-123. Cooperative agreements authorized - The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives...
Coker House and Champion Hill Battlefield
§ 39-5-131. Restoration and operation of Coker House and accompanying land on Champion Hill Battlefield - The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is authorized to...
§ 39-5-133. Cooperative agreements authorized - The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives...
Grant Assistance for Preservation of Historic County Courthouses, School Buildings, and Other Historic Properties
§ 39-5-141. Legislative findings - The Legislature recognizes that the heritage of Mississippi is reflected...
§ 39-5-143. Definitions - As used in Sections 39-5-143 and 39-5-145 and Sections 22...
Historic Shipwreck Project -