{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-31-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 31-5-17","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 31-5-17","body":"Every public officer, contractor, superintendent, or agent engaged in or in charge of the construction of any state or public building or public work of any kind for the State of Mississippi or for any board, city commission, governmental agency, or municipality of the State of Mississippi shall employ only workmen and laborers who have actually resided in Mississippi for two (2) years next preceding such employment.","path":["MS Code","Title 31"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"a8d8fae2cafa3c28c89060b8285e617b87efe7b37064107333faf173f0537262","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-31-5-15","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-31-5-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}