Miss. Const. art. 1, § 1
- Constitution
- Constitution of Mississippi
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
The powers of the government of the state of Mississippi shall be divided into three distinct departments, and each of them confided to a separate magistracy, to-wit: those which are legislative to one, those which are judicial to another, and those which are executive to another. SOURCES: 1817 art II §1; 1832 art II §1; 1869 art III §1.
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