Miss. Code § 27-35-99
The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to employ a timber estimator or timber estimators, as such board of supervisors may deem necessary, to estimate any timber, or to ascertain the quantity and quality of any timber, which may be subject to assessment for taxes under the laws of the State of Mississippi at any time it may become necessary for any board of supervisors to have correct information as to estimates of timber, or correct information as to the quantity and quality of any timber taxable under the laws of the state, in order that such board of supervisors may correctly equalize assessments, and correctly perform the duties required of them with reference to the assessment of property; or at any time it may become necessary for any such board of supervisors to have correct timber estimates or correct information as to the quantity and quality of any taxable timber, for use as evidence in defending any litigation in any court, in which the assessment of any such timber may be contested or attacked, or the collection of taxes thereon may be delayed or prevented.
Miss. Code § 27-35-99