Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 (2026)
Board of education to have control; management of lands and funds as trust property; disapproval by board of supervisors of rental value of lands; definitions
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Sixteenth section school lands, or lands granted in lieu thereof, constitute property held in trust for the benefit of the public schools and must be treated as such. The board of education under the general supervision of the state land commissioner, shall have control and jurisdiction of said school trust lands and of all funds arising from any disposition thereof heretofore or hereafter made. It shall be the duty of the board of education to manage the school trust lands and all funds arising therefrom as trust property. Accordingly, the board shall assure that adequate compensation is received for all uses of the trust lands, except for uses by the public schools.
- (2) In the event the board of supervisors declines to approve the rental value of the land set by the board of education, the board of education shall within ten (10) days appoint one (1) appraiser, the board of supervisors shall within twenty (20) days appoint one (1) appraiser and the two (2) appraisers so appointed shall within twenty (20) days appoint a third appraiser whose duty it shall be to appraise the land, exclusive of buildings and improvements, the title to which is not held in trust for the public schools, and to file a written report with each board setting forth their recommendation for the rental value of the land within thirty (30) days. The cost of the appraisal shall be paid from any available sixteenth section school funds or other school funds of the district. If no appeal is taken within twenty (20) days as provided hereunder, the lease shall be executed in accordance with said recommended rental value within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the appraisers' report. In the event any party is aggrieved by the decision of the appraisers setting forth the appraised rental value, the party so aggrieved shall be entitled to an appeal to the chancery court in which the land is located. Such appeal shall be taken within twenty (20) days following the decision. The chancery court, on appeal, may review all of the proceedings, may receive additional evidence, and make findings of fact, as well as conclusions of law to insure that a fair and reasonable return may be obtained on the sixteenth section lands or lands in lieu thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 6598-01; Laws, 1958, ch. 303, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 341, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 525, § 5, eff. 7/1/1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265 (1986).
Papasan v. Allain, 478 U.S. 265 (1986). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 (1) (Supp. 1985).”
Turney v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 481 So. 2d 770 (Miss. 1985). “But in addition, Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 (1) (Supp. 1984) grants the Board of Education that authority.”
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Dep't of Revenue, 111 So. 3d 588 (Miss. 2013). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 29-3-1(1) (Rev.2010). The beneficiaries, more specifically, are “the inhabitants of the respective townships.”
Hill v. Thompson, 564 So. 2d 1 (Miss. 1989). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 (1) (Supp. 1985).”
Broadhead v. Bonita Lakes Mall, Ltd. P'ship, 702 So. 2d 92 (Miss. 1997). “Bonita contends this case is really about one issue: whether the leases issued by LCBE should be confirmed pursuant to the provisions of Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1 et. seq. because the leases were issued for amounts that were not grossly inadequate in violation of Miss.”
Bd. of Educ. of Calhoun Cnty. v. Warner, 853 So. 2d 1159 (Miss. 2003). “As Miss. Code Ann. §§ 29-3-1 relates, "The board of education .”
Mound Bayou Sch. Dist. v. Cleveland Sch. Dist., 817 So. 2d 578 (Miss. 2002). “Set off, then would be the only efficient, inexpensive way for one governmental entity to recover valid debts from another.”
B.H. Papasan, Superintendent of Educ. v. United States of Am., 756 F.2d 1087 (5th Cir. 1985). “Miss.Code Ann. § 29-3-1 et seq. (Supp.1983) designates local boards of education as the managers of the school lands under the general supervision of the state land commissioner.”
United States v. State of Mississippi (Smith Cnty. Sch. Dist.), Sylvarena Baptist Academy, 499 F.2d 425 (5th Cir. 1974). “Miss.Code 29-3-1 (1973) 4 Mr. Cooper Duckworth, President of the Association, testified that membership in the Association was limited to residents of the Sylvarena community and former students of the Sylvarena School.”
Chevron USA, Inc. v. State, 578 So. 2d 644 (Miss. 1991). “See, Miss. Code Ann. §§ 29-3-1 , et seq. (Supp.”
Madison Cnty. Bd. of Educ., & Dick Molpus, Sec'y of State, State of Mississippi v. Illinois Cent. R.R. Co., 939 F.2d 292 (5th Cir. 1991). “See Miss.Code Ann. §§ 29-3-1 and 29-3-3 (Supp.”
Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found., 887 So. 2d 798 (Miss. 2004). “Sixteenth section lands in general are regulated by Miss.Code Ann. §§ 29-3-1 to -183 (Rev.2000 & Supp.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 29-3-1(1) — 3 cases
Jones Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Mississippi Dep't of Revenue, 111 So. 3d 588 (Miss. 2013). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 29-3-1(1) (Rev.2010). The beneficiaries, more specifically, are “the inhabitants of the respective townships.”
Clark v. Stephen D. Lee Found., 887 So. 2d 798 (Miss. 2004). “Sixteenth section lands in general are regulated by Miss.Code Ann. §§ 29-3-1 to -183 (Rev.2000 & Supp.”
State of Mississippi v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2020).
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