Mississippi 2000 Senate Bill 2960
| MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE | REGULAR SESSION 2000 |
| By: Hewes | To: Rules |
SENATE BILL NO. 2960
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE SONG "MISSISSIPPI" BY EDWARD OWEN
MILLER AS THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI; TO REPEAL
CHAPTER 654, GENERAL LAWS, 1962 WHICH DESIGNATED THE SONG "GO,
MISSISSIPPI" BY HOUSTON DAVIS AS THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The song "Mississippi" by Edward Owen Miller is designated as the official song of the State of Mississippi.
SECTION 2. Chapter 654, General Laws, 1962 which designated the song "Go, Mississippi" by Houston Davis as the official state song, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
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