(1) There shall be three (3) chancellors for the Third Chancery Court District.(2)(a) The chancellor of Subdistrict 3-1 shall be elected from DeSoto County. The two (2) chancellors of Subdistrict 3-2 shall be elected from Grenada County, Montgomery County, Panola County, Tate County and Yalobusha County.(b) For purposes of appointment and election, the three (3) chancellorships shall be separate and distinct. The chancellorship in Subdistrict 3-1 shall be denominated only as 'Place One,' and the chancellorships in Subdistrict 3-2 shall be denominated only as 'Place Two' and 'Place Three.'Codes, 1942, § 1218.1; Laws, 1970, ch. 325, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1994, ch. 564, § 7; Laws, 2005, ch. 501, § 2, eff. 1/1/2007.Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 474, HB 1490,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2020.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
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