Mississippi Code § 37-61-27

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If any member of the school board or the superintendent of schools disbursing and handling school funds shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 37-61-9 , he shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for such failure, refusal or neglect for each offense. In addition thereto, he shall be liable to a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) recoverable on his official bond by suit filed by any county or district attorney or any interested citizen, upon his official bond. Codes, 1942, § 6274-21; Laws, 1962, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1966, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 200; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 46; Laws, 2004, ch. 357, § 20, eff. 7/1/2004.
If any member of the school board or the superintendent of schools disbursing and handling school funds shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 37-61-9 , he shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for such failure, refusal or neglect for each offense. In addition thereto, he shall be liable to a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) recoverable on his official bond by suit filed by any county or district attorney or any interested citizen, upon his official bond. Codes, 1942, § 6274-21; Laws, 1962, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1966, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 200; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 46; Laws, 2004, ch. 357, § 20, eff. 7/1/2004.
If any member of the school board or the superintendent of schools disbursing and handling school funds shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 37-61-9 , he shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for such failure, refusal or neglect for each offense. In addition thereto, he shall be liable to a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) recoverable on his official bond by suit filed by any county or district attorney or any interested citizen, upon his official bond. Codes, 1942, § 6274-21; Laws, 1962, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1966, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 200; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 46; Laws, 2004, ch. 357, § 20, eff. 7/1/2004.
If any member of the school board or the superintendent of schools disbursing and handling school funds shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 37-61-9 , he shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for such failure, refusal or neglect for each offense. In addition thereto, he shall be liable to a penalty of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) recoverable on his official bond by suit filed by any county or district attorney or any interested citizen, upon his official bond.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-21; Laws, 1962, ch. 340, §§ 1-3; Laws, 1966, ch. 408, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 200; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 46; Laws, 2004, ch. 357, § 20, eff. 7/1/2004.

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