Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 1 - Policies of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health
Chapter 2 - Board of Mental Health
Subchapter 1 - By Laws of the Mississippi State Board of Mental Health
Rule 24-1-2.1.8 - CONTRACTS

The Board, except as by law or in these bylaws otherwise provided, may authorize an officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Board, and such authority may be general or confined to a specific instance; and unless so authorized by the Board, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Department by any contract or engagement, or to pledge its credit, or render it liable monetarily for any purpose or for any amount.

Miss Code Ann. § 41-4-1, et seq.