Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-15-3 (2026)
Election of officers by governing authorities
✓ current as of July 2026
At the first regular meeting of the governing authorities succeeding each regular municipal election, they shall elect the officers to be elected by them and such officers shall take the oath of office.
Codes, 1892, § 2992; 1906, § 3389; Hemingway's 1917, § 5917; 1930, § 2525; 1942, § 3374-95; Laws, 1904, ch. 156; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 95; Laws, 1954, ch. 351; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 28, eff. 10/1/1986.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2001–2003 · leading case: Tisdale v. City Council of Aberdeen, 856 So. 2d 323 (Miss. 2003).
Tisdale v. City Council of Aberdeen, 856 So. 2d 323 (Miss. 2003). “2001) provides in pertinent part: The provisions of §§ 21-15-3, 21-15-7 through 21-15-19,21-15-23 to 21-15-31, shall be applicable to all municipalities of this state, whether operating under a code charter, special charter, or the commission form of government except in cases…”
William M. Tisdale v. Willie A. Cook (Miss. 2001). “2001) provides in pertinent part: The provisions of §§ 21-15-3, 21-15-7 through 21-15-19, 21-15-23 to 21-15-31, shall be applicable to all municipalities of this state, whether operating under a code charter, special charter, or the commission form of government except in cases…”
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