Senate Bill 2742

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 9-5-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE CHANCELLORS OF THE SEVENTH CHANCERY DISTRICT TO APPOINT SPECIAL OR FAMILY MASTERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 9-5-25, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

[Until January 1, 2011, this section shall read as follows:]

9-5-25. There shall be two (2) chancellors for the Seventh Chancery Court District. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from each subdistrict.

[From and after January 1, 2011, provided Laws of 2005, Chapter 501, is effectuated under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, this section shall read as follows:]

9-5-25. (1) There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Seventh Chancery Court District. The three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. One (1) chancellor shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-1 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place One," and two (2) chancellors shall be elected from Subdistrict 7-2 and shall be denominated for purposes of appointment and election only as "Place Two" and "Place Three."

(2) Chancellors elected from Subdistrict 7-2 in the Seventh Chancery Court District shall not have the power to name a special master or family master.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.