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MS SR67

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/8/2024

Primary Sponsor

Andy Berry

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Origin

Senate

2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commemorates Simpson County, Mississippi on its 200th bicentennial anniversary on July 4, 2024, following its founding on January 23, 1824
  • County was named after Josiah Simpson, a Pennsylvania settler and territorial judge who served as a delegate to Mississippi's Constitutional Convention
  • Simpson County spans 589.2 square miles (34th largest in Mississippi) with a current population of approximately 26,000, up from 1,830 in the 1830 Federal Census
  • Mendenhall serves as the county seat, with other communities including Magee, D'Lo, Braxton, Pinola, Harrisville, Weathersby, Sanatorium and Westville
  • Directs presentation of this resolution to the Simpson County Board of Supervisors and the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

Commemorate Simpson County upon its Bicentennial Celebration.

Last Action

Adopted

4/8/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules4/4/2024

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