MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2004 Regular Session
To: Judiciary, Division B
By: Senator(s) White
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 19-19-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE REQUIREMENT THAT CONSTABLES ATTEND JUSTICE COURTS IN THEIR DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 19-19-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
19-19-7. It shall be the duty of the constable to * * * obey all lawful orders of the justice courts of his district and toexecute all judgments of the justice courts in any criminal case before them.
SECTION 2. The Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall submit this act, immediately upon approval by the Governor, or upon approval by the Legislature subsequent to a veto, to the Attorney General of the United States or to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date it is effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended and extended.