Miss. Code § 49-7-6 and 49-7-7
§ 49-7-7. [Codes, 1942, § 5872; Laws, 1932, ch. 123; Laws, 1938, ch. 178; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 5; Laws, 1948, ch. 255, § 8; Laws, 1954, ch. 168, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1966, ch. 264, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 258, § 1; Am Laws, 1974, ch. 452; Laws, 1978, ch. 465, § 3; Laws, 1982, ch. 435, § 4; Laws, 1988, ch. 435, § 4]