# Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9: Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9

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## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 31-9

## Text

The board of supervisors may cause the superintendent of the county home to employ in labor such paupers as may be able to work, in such way as it may deem proper without endangering their health or without oppressing them; and a fair amount of the profits resulting from such labor shall be kept and returned to the board of supervisors.

## Nearby sections

- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-30-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-30-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S30-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-3 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-3.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-5 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-5.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-7 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-7.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-9.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-11 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-11](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-11.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-13 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-13](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-13.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-15 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-15](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-15.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-17](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-17.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-19 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-19](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-19.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-21 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-21](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-21.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-23 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-23](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-23.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-25 Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-25](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T43_C30_S31-25.md)

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