MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

1997 Regular Session

To: Fees and Salaries of Public Officers

By: Representative Holland

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS FROM CHARGING FEES TO PUBLISH OBITUARIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Any daily or weekly newspaper that is provided a sales tax exemption under Section 27-65-111(b) is prohibited from charging a fee to publish obituaries.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1997.