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Miss. Code Ann. § 19-25-1

Commission; term of office; oath and bond

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There shall be chosen one (1) sheriff for each county, who shall be commissioned by the Governor. The sheriff shall continue in office for the term of four (4) years and until his successor shall be qualified, unless sooner removed. Before he enters upon the duties of his office he shall take the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and give bond as prescribed by Section 19-25-5.

Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 28, art 3(1); 1857, ch. 6, art 112; 1871, § 219; 1880, § 323; 1892, § 4108; 1906, § 4660; Hemingway's 1917, § 3077; 1930, § 3306; 1942, § 4231; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 19, eff. 10/1/1986.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1976–1996 · leading case: Robert W. Brooks v. George County, Mississippi, George County, Mississippi, Cross-Appellee, Wilbur Ward and Earl Koskela
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Robert W. Brooks v. George County, Mississippi, George County, Mississippi, Cross-Appellee, Wilbur Ward and Earl Koskela (1996) ca5 “1992); Miss.Code Ann. § 19-25-1, et seq. Sheriff Howell admitted on the record that the department kept none of the required records detailing the locations and number of days prisoners worked.”
Poole v. Brunt (1976) miss · cites it 2× “GILLESPIE, Chief Justice, for the Court: The bond on which suit was brought in this case is required by Mississippi Code Annotated section 19-25-1 (1972), and is conditioned as provided by the general statute covering public officers, section 25-1-15, the condition being "if he…”
Huddleston v. Shirley (1992) msnd · cites it 2× “See Miss.Code Ann. § 19-25-1, et seq. (delineating duties of county sheriff); see also Pembaur, 475 U.”
Brooks v. George County, MS (1996) ca5 “1992); Miss.Code Ann. § 19-25-1, et seq. Sheriff Howell admitted on the record that the department kept none of the required records detailing the locations and number of days prisoners worked.”
Knight v. Newton County (1992) mssd · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Miss.Code Ann. §§ 19-25-1, -5 (Supp. 1992), each person who is elected to the office of sheriff is .”
Cluster 8864 · cites it 2× “12 (West 1995); Miss.Code Ann. §§ 19-25-1 & 21-3-3 (1993), and the state criminal codes prescribe the CLEOs’ duties and powers, see, e.”
Cluster 9273 “1992); Miss.Code Ann. § 19-25-1, et seq. Sheriff Howell admitted on the record that the department kept none of the required records detailing the locations and number of days prisoners worked.”
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