# Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-5: Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-5

> Mississippi · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S3-5

## Section

- **Citation:** Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-5
- **Heading:** Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-5
- **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MS Code / Title 47 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5

## Text

It shall be unlawful for any officer, convict manager, or other person to remove any convict to the state farm, county farm, road or other place where convicts may be worked before the expiration of five (5) days from the date of conviction, unless said convict may express himself so ready to go at an earlier date and such consent be entered on the minutes by order of the court. Any officer or other person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty (30) days or more than six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

## Nearby sections

- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S3-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-3 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-3-3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S3-3.md)
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- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-4-9 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-4-9](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S4-9.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-4-11 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-4-11](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S4-11.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S5-1.md)
- [Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-2 Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MS_T47_C3_S5-2.md)

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