State v. Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta

RANDOLPH, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Section 7(4) of House Bill 1279 (2004) reads:

During the period beginning upon July 1, 2004, and through June 30, 2005, the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District, upon demand of the State Fiscal Officer, shall transfer to the State Treasurer a sum or sums not exceeding a total of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), which shall be deposited into the Budget Contingency Fund.

On July 1, 2004, J.K. Stringer, Jr., the State Fiscal Officer, made demand upon the Board of Levee Commissioners of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee…