Series 509: House Committee Files and Reports. 1817-1989.
Creator: Legislature (RG 47).
Collection Summary: Docket books and folders listing bills introduced at a particular legislative session with columns for the title, author, when received by the committee, when reported (introduced) to the House, character of the report, sufficiency of title, and remarks. The docket books and folders may also include columns for passed in the House, sent to the Senate, passed in the Senate, and sent to Governor. These are usually fairly sketchy entries. The docket books usually include a roster of the committee members, and sometimes attendance at committee meetings, in the front inside cover. Also included are files with various committee reports and notices on committee actions.
Access Restrictions: The audiotapes of the Charity Hospitals Study Committee are not available to the public in their current format. Arrangements must be made with an Image and Sound archivist for duplication of these materials before they may be heard. Transcripts of the meetings and hearings may be found in Box 15253.
Date(s): 1817-1989.
Volume: 23.00 Cubic Feet.
Finding Aid Created By: Colby Cox in April 2025.
Related Materials: TBD.
Record Group History: The Mississippi Legislature was first organized in 1800 to govern the Mississippi Territory. The Mississippi Legislature originally met in Natchez, Mississippi before moving to Washington, Mississippi in 1802 before ultimately moving to Jackson, Mississippi after Jackson became the new state capital in 1822. The Legislature is composed of the House of Representatives with 122 members and a Senate with 52 members. The House is led by a speaker selected by house members and the Senate is led by the Lieutenant Governor. Under the current 1890 Mississippi Constitution, the Legislature was only to regularly meet once every four years. The Legislature began meeting every two years in 1910 and started to meet yearly in 1968. Outside of regular sessions, the Legislature can be called into special sessions by the Governor of Mississippi to consider specific issues.
- Collection Inventory
Box Content Box Number Agriculture - Appropriations Committees: 1985 dockets 32110 Agriculture - Highways and Highway Financing Committees: 1980 dockets 30813 Agriculture - Judiciary A Committees: 1975 dockets 30779 Agriculture Committee: 1892 and 1894-1900 docket book 7019 Agriculture Committee: 1934 docket book 7042 Annotated Code of 1892 Committee: 1892 docket book (few pages only) 7019 Appropriations and Finance (Taxation) Committee: 1892 and 1894 docket book 7019 Appropriations Committee: 1934 docket books #1 and #2 7042 Banks and Banking Committee: 1934 docket book 7042 Banks and Banking - Local and Private Committees: 1985 dockets 32111 Census and Apportionment Committee: 1934 docket book 7054 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, audio recordings: 1977-1981 15255 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, correspondence: 1977-1981 15254 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, hospital files: 1977-1981 15253 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, reference materials: 1977-1981 15254 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, reports: 1977-1981 15253 Charity Hospitals, Special Committee to Study, transcripts: 1977-1981 15253 Claims Committee: 1934 docket book 7054 Conservation of Natural Resources Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Constitution Committee: 1934 docket book 7054 Corporations Committee: 1934 docket book 7054 County Affairs Committee: 1934 docket book 7054 County Affairs Committee: 1935 (ca.) docket book (one page of entries) 7054 Drainage Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Education Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Education Study Committee files: 1980-1982 15500 Eleemosynary Institutions Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Fees and Salaries Committee: 1908-1910 docket book 7019 Fees and Salaries Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Fisheries, Commerce, and Shipping Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Highway Finance, Study Committee on: 1979-1980 30932 Highway Finance, Study Committee on: 1979-1980 (oversized) 30935 Highway Financing Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Insurance - Public Buildings, Grounds, and Lands Committees: 1980 dockets 30814 Insurance Committee: 1934 docket book 7055 Judiciary B - Ways and Means Committees: 1975 dockets 30780 Judiciary Committee A: 1934 docket book 7056 Judiciary Committee B: 1934 docket book 7056 Judiciary Committee: 1896 and 1898 docket book 7042 Judiciary Committee: 1899 docket book 7049 Judiciary Committee: 1904 docket book 7049 Judiciary en banc Committee: 1934 docket book 7056 Levees Committee: 1934 docket book 7056 Liquor Traffic Committee: 1934 docket book 7056 Local and Private Legislation Committee: 1892-1897 docket book 7042 Local and Private Legislation Committee: 1896-1898 docket book 7019 Local and Private Legislation Committee: 1900 docket book 7049 Local and Private Legislation Committee: 1934 docket books #1 and #2 7056 Military Affairs Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Military Affairs - Ways and Means Committees: 1985 dockets 32112 Miss.-Tenn. boundary line, Select Committee on: 1836 4937 Municipalities Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals Committee report: 1978 30932 Penitentiary Committee: 1904 docket book 7019 Penitentiary Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Pensions Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Property Tax Study Committee files: 1976-1989 15616 Property Tax Study Committee files: 1976-1989 15536 Property Tax Study Committee files: 1976-1989 15541 Public Health and Quarantine Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Public Lands Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Public Utilities - Ways and Means Committees: 1980 dockets 30815 Railroads Committee: 1934 docket book 7057 Railroads Committee Correspondence: 1880 4937 Registrations and Elections Committee: 1934 docket book 7058 Reports to Speaker of House: 1817-1830s [dates approx.] 4937 Road and Road Laws Committee: 1829 [date approx.] 4937 Roads, Bridges, and Ferries Committee: 1934 docket book 7058 Select Committee reports to Speaker: 1827 [date approx.] 4937 Tax Study Committee files: 1984 15500 Taxation/Transportation Study Committee: 1977-1978 30919 University and Colleges Committee: 1934 docket book 7058 Various committee reports: 1829 [date approx.] 4937 Various committee reports: 1830s 4937 Various committee reports: 1840-1849 4937 Various committee reports: 1908 4937 Ways and Means Committee regarding 2% Fund: 1852 4937 Ways and Means Committee files: 1971-1977 30917 Ways and Means Committee files: 1977-1979 30918 Ways and Means Committee files: 1979-1980, undated 30919 Ways and Means Committee reports: 1829 [date approx.] 4937 Ways and Means Committee report: 1875 [date approx.] 4937 Ways and Means Committee: 1934 docket books #1 and #2 7058 Ways and Means Committee: 1935 docket book 7058