Randolph, 091683 MSAGO, 19830916

• Case Date: September 16, 1983
• Court: Mississippi

Mr. Terry Randolph No. 19830916 Mississippi Attorney General Opinions September 16, 1983          Mr. Terry Randolph          Superintendent Hancock County          School District          P. O. Box 269          Bay St. Louis, Mississippi 39520          Re: Schools - 16th Section Leases Removing Sod and Top Soil           Dear Mr. Randolph:          Attorney General Bill Allain has forwarded to me for research and reply your request for an opinion on questions which you state as follows:

“1. Can 16th Section Lands be leased for the purpose of removing sod and top soil therefrom and offering it for sale? “2. If the answer to Question No. 1 is yes, does such a transaction fall within the provisions of Section 29-3-99? “3. If the answer to Question No. 1 is yes, on what terms may the sod be lawfully sold, and what royalties should be reserved to the Board of Education?”

         With respect to your first question, there is no provision which allows for the...