Mississippi Code
Title 5 - Legislative Department
Chapter 1 - Legislature

§ 5-1-1. Apportionment of representatives - The number of Representatives shall be one hundred twenty-two (122)...

§ 5-1-2. Nomination and election of representatives by posts in districts having more than one representative - To minimize confusion in the electoral process, in all districts...

§ 5-1-3. Apportionment of senators - The number of Senators shall be fifty-two (52) and shall...

§ 5-1-4. Nomination and election of senators by posts in districts where more than one senator is to be elected - To minimize confusion in the electoral process, in all districts...

§ 5-1-5. Qualified person may be candidate for state senator; election conducted on senatorial district basis; names on ballots - Any qualified elector of any senatorial district, as defined in...

§ 5-1-7. Holding of meetings - The legislature shall meet at the seat of government, in...

§ 5-1-9. Organization of the house of representatives - At the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, on the day...

§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives - Having selected some member for the chair pro tempore, the...

§ 5-1-13. Organization of the senate - At the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, on the day...

§ 5-1-15. Election of officers of the senate - The senate shall proceed, by viva voce vote of a...

§ 5-1-17. Organization in absence of the proper officer - Should the secretary of state or lieutenant-governor from any cause...

§ 5-1-19. Officers of the legislature and committee chairmen authorized to administer oaths - The lieutenant-governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, the...

§ 5-1-21. Subpoena for witnesses - A subpoena requiring the attendance of any witness before either...

§ 5-1-23. Proceedings against recalcitrant witnesses - If any witness neglects or refuses to obey a subpoena,...

§ 5-1-25. Witnesses not liable to prosecution in certain cases - A person sworn and examined as a witness before either...

§ 5-1-27. Perjury - Every witness shall be liable to prosecution and punishment for...

§ 5-1-29. Additional duties of legislators - In addition to the duties now required by law, each...

§ 5-1-31. Duties of secretary and clerk - The secretary of the senate and clerk of the house...

§ 5-1-33. Provision of manuscripts and indexes of House and Senate journals - The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the...

§ 5-1-35. Duty of the sergeant-at-arms - The sergeant-at-arms of the senate shall give a general supervision,...

§ 5-1-39. Dismissal of officers and servants - Each house shall have power at any time to dismiss...

§ 5-1-41. Remuneration of legislators - Beginning with the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature of...

§ 5-1-45. Remuneration of the president pro tempore of the senate - Beginning on June 4, 1997, the President Pro Tempore of...

§ 5-1-46. Remuneration of the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House of Representatives - Beginning on June 4, 1997, the Speaker Pro Tempore of...

§ 5-1-51. When compensation is due - The mileage and one-third (1/3) of the salary for a...

§ 5-1-55. How compensation is obtained - The compensation of the members, officers, and servants of the...

§ 5-1-59. Renumeration of witnesses for state - Witnesses on behalf of the state subpoenaed to appear before...

§ 5-1-61. Joint convention; place and time of assemblage - When by the constitution or laws a joint meeting of...

§ 5-1-63. Joint convention; limitation on powers - The joint convention, when assembled, shall not have power to...

§ 5-1-65. Joint convention; presiding officers and records - When the two houses shall be assembled in joint convention...

§ 5-1-67. Joint convention; rules - The rules of the house of representatives and the joint...

§ 5-1-69. Joint convention; votes and elections - All votes in the joint convention shall be taken by...

§ 5-1-71. Joint convention; majority to elect - The person who receives a majority of all the votes...

§ 5-1-73. Joint convention; punishment of members - Any member of either house who may be guilty of...

§ 5-1-75. Joint convention; punishment of persons not members - The joint convention shall have power to punish any person...

§ 5-1-77. Mail carrier and distributor for legislature - There shall be a mail carrier and distributor for the...

§ 5-1-81. Location of post office - The post office or place for distributing the mails and...

§ 5-1-83. Capitol Commission to fit up post office - The capitol commission as keeper of the capitol, is hereby...

§ 5-1-85. Publication of fiscal note for certain bills or concurrent resolutions - For any bill or concurrent resolution, the purpose or effect...