MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2012 Regular Session

To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

By: Senator(s) Fillingane

Senate Bill 2732

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 27-29-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TRANSMIT TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE LIST OF UNCOLLECTED TAXES FURNISHED BY A TAX COLLECTOR WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE HAS EXPIRED; TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 27-29-33, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     27-29-33. * * * The * * * tax collector whose term of office has expired shall, within ten (10) days after the expiration of his term of office, pay into * * * county and levee treasuries all taxes collected by him and payable therein, and shall, within the ten-day period, make his final settlement with the auditor of the county * * *.

     SECTION 2.  Section 7-7-2, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     7-7-2.  (1)  The Mississippi General Accounting Office and the State Fiscal Officer, acting through the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management, shall be the Department of Public Accounts formerly in the Office of the State Auditor of Public Accounts.

     (2)  The words "State Auditor of Public Accounts," "State Auditor" and "Auditor" appearing in the laws of this state in connection with the performance of Auditor's functions shall mean the State Fiscal Officer, and, more particularly, such words or terms shall mean the State Fiscal Officer whenever they appear in Sections 5-1-57, 5-1-59, 5-3-23, 7-1-33, 7-1-63, 7-3-29, 7-5-31, 7-11-25, 17-13-11, 9-1-36, 9-3-7, 9-3-23, 9-3-27, 9-3-29, 9-3-45, 11-35-11, 11-45-1, 21-33-47, 21-33-401, 23-5-215, 25-1-75, 25-1-81, 25-1-95, 25-1-98, 25-3-41, 25-3-51, 25-3-53, 25-3-55, 25-3-57, 25-3-59, 25-3-97, 25-7-7, 25-7-83, 25-9-135, 25-31-8, 25-31-10, 25-31-37, 27-1-35, 27-3-43, 27-3-45, 27-3-57, 27-3-59, 27-5-22, 27-5-103, 27-7-45, 27-7-313, 27-9-49, 27-11-3, 27-13-55, 27-15-203, 27-15-239, 27-15-241, 27-21-13, 27-29-1, 27-29-5, 27-29-11, 27-29-13, 27-29-15, 27-29-17, 27-29-25, * * *, 27-31-109, 27-33-11, 27-33-41, 27-33-45, 27-33-47, 27-35-121, 27-35-149, 27-37-303, 27-39-13, 27-39-319, 27-41-19, 27-41-23, 27-41-25, 27-41-27, 27-41-41, 27-41-75, 27-45-1, 27-45-13, 27-45-19, 27-49-5, 27-49-9, 27-55-19, 27-55-47, 27-55-555, 27-57-35, 27-59-51, 27-65-51, 27-65-53, 27-67-29, 27-69-3, 27-69-73, 27-69-77, 27-71-301, 27-71-305, 27-71-339, 27-73-1, 27-73-7, 27-73-11, 27-103-55, 27-103-67, 27-105-7, 27-105-19, 27-105-21, 27-105-23, 27-105-33, 27-107-11, 27-107-59, 27-107-81, 27-107-101, 27-107-121, 27-107-141, 27-107-157, 27-107-173, 29-1-27, 29-1-79, 29-1-85, 29-1-87, 29-1-93, 29-1-95, 29-1-111, 31-3-17, 31-7-9, 31-9-15, 31-17-3, 31-17-59, 31-17-105, 31-19-17, 31-19-19, 31-19-21, 31-19-23, 31-5-15, 33-9-11, 35-7-45, 35-9-3, 35-9-5, 35-9-27, 35-9-29, 35-9-33, 37-3-7, 37-3-15, 37-3-17, 37-3-39, 37-13-33, 37-19-27, 37-19-29, 37-19-45, 37-19-47, 37-25-27, 37-27-17, 37-29-165, 37-31-41, 37-33-31, 37-33-71, 37-43-47, 37-101-103, 37-101-149, 37-109-25, 37-113-5, 37-133-7, 39-1-31, 39-3-109, 41-3-13, 41-4-19, 41-7-25, 41-73-71, 43-9-35, 43-13-113, 43-29-29, 45-1-11, 45-1-23, 45-23-7, 47-5-77, 47-5-155, 49-1-65, 49-5-21, 49-5-97, 49-17-69, 49-19-1, 51-5-15, 51-33-77, 51-33-79, 51-33-81, 51-33-87, 53-1-77, 55-3-41, 57-4-21, 57-9-5, 57-10-123, 57-13-7, 57-13-19, 57-15-5, 59-5-53, 59-7-103, 59-9-71, 59-17-47, 63-19-51, 65-1-111, 65-1-117, 65-9-9, 65-9-17, 65-9-25, 65-11-43, 65-11-45, 65-23-107, 65-26-7, 65-26-35, 69-9-5, 69-15-113, 71-5-359, 73-5-5, 73-6-9, 73-19-13, 73-36-17, 75-75-109, 77-3-89, 77-9-493, 77-11-201, 81-1-49, 83-1-13, 83-1-37, 83-1-39, 83-43-7, 83-43-21, 89-11-27, 97-11-29, 97-21-1, 97-21-61 and 99-15-19, Mississippi Code of 1972.

     SECTION 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.