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Miss. Code Ann. § 21-3-13 (2026)

Mayor pro tempore

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The board of aldermen shall elect from among its members a mayor pro tempore, who shall serve in the place of the mayor in cases of temporary absence or disability of the mayor.

Codes, 1942, §§ 3417, 3374-39; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 39, eff. 7/1/1950.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2023 · leading case: Scott v. Stater, 707 So. 2d 182 (Miss. 1997).
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Scott v. Stater, 707 So. 2d 182 (Miss. 1997). · cites it 8× “Under Miss. Code Ann. § 21-3-13 (1990), the board of aldermen elect from among themselves a mayor pro tempore who serves as mayor when the mayor is temporarily absent or disabled.”
City of Canton, Mississippi Bd. of Aldermen v. L.C. Slaughter & Isiac Jackson (Miss. 2023). · cites it 8× “At the July 21, 2020 meeting of the Board, Mayor Truly was absent and the Board named Alderman Fred Esco as the mayor pro tempore to preside over the meeting in accordance with Mississippi Code Section 21-3-13 (Rev. 2015). The Board then held a vote to override Mayor Truly’s…”
Alice Scott v. Stanley F., III Stater (Miss. 1995). · cites it 8× “Under Miss. Code Ann. § 21-3-13 (1990), the board of aldermen elect from among themselves a mayor pro tempore who serves as mayor when the mayor is temporarily absent or disabled.”
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