9-5-36 - Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 9-5-36. Tenth district; number and election of chancellors; residence.
 

(1) There shall be four (4) chancellors for the Tenth Chancery Court District. 

(2) For purposes of appointment and election, the four (4) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct and denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," "Place Two," "Place Three" and "Place Four." The chancellor to fill Place One and Place Four shall be a resident of any county in the district. The chancellor to fill Place Two shall be a resident of Lamar, Marion, Pearl River or Perry County. The chancellor to fill Place Three shall be a resident of Forrest County. Election of the four (4) offices of chancellor shall be by election to be held in every county within the Tenth Chancery Court District of Mississippi. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1975, ch. 325, § 1(1, 3); Laws, 1985, ch. 502, § 44; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 20; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 5, eff Jan. 1, 2007.