The term of office of all state officers elected at a general election for that purpose, except the Governor, shall commence on the Thursday next after the first day of the legislative session.Codes, 1880, § 398; 1892, § 3050; 1906, § 3457; Hemingway's 1917, § 2795; 1930, § 2882; 1942, § 4027; Laws, 1973, ch. 352, § 1; Laws, 1982, ch. 387, eff. 11/2/1982 (date of approval by the state electorate of amendment to section 140, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, as proposed by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 517 [ch. 621, Laws, 1982]).Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 360, HB 1121,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2024.
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