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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 9 - Courts
Chapter 11 - Justice Courts
§ 9-11-7. Oath of office and bond
Universal Citation: MS Code § 9-11-7 (2017)
Every person elected a justice court judge shall, before he enters on the duties of the office, take the oath of office prescribed by Section 155 of the Constitution, and give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law and in the same manner as other county officers, in a penalty not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($ 50,000.00); and any party interested may proceed on such bond in a summary way, by motion in any court having jurisdiction of the same, against the principal and surety, upon giving five (5) days' previous notice.
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