Perry County, MS
Chancery Clerk
Chancery Clerk
Larry Wilson
601.964.8746
Larry Wilson
Chancery Clerk
The Chancery Clerk occupies perhaps the most unique and diverse office in all of Mississippi government. The various duties given to the Chancery Clerk by statute, or assumed voluntarily by the individual Clerk, cover a wide range of vitally important functions. The Clerk handles a multitude of tasks such as filing matters of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, divorces, child custody, adoption, property disputes and other matters of equity. The Clerk also handles the filing of Land Records which can be found on our website: chancery.co.perry.ms.us.
NO CARD PAYMENTS
CASH, CHECK, MONEY ORDER PAYMENTS ONLY
- Attends all meetings of board of supervisors
- Records the minutes of the board
- Receives and processing claims made against the county, which necessarily includes maintaining the county’s Docket of Claims
- Assists the board in equalizing the assessment rolls of real and personal property
- Compiles various reports on the board’s behalf and submitting them to other state governmental entities as required
- Assists the board in preparing the annual county budget
- Submits a monthly report of all county funds to the board
- Keeps accounts with each county office
- Keeps ledger accounts of all receipts and disbursements of county funds
- Keeps financial records for all county officers responsible for receiving or collecting money for the county, including a detailed account for debits and credits against the tax collector
- Issues receipt warrants and properly documenting funds paid to the county
- Collects privilege taxes and issuing privilege licenses on an annual basis
- Receives and disburses money on behalf of the county
- Reconciles statements from the county depository.
chancery.co.perry.ms.us
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Chancery Civil Case Filing Fees
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As public recorder, the Clerk handles the recording and storage of several types of documents and maintains various indexes that aid people in researching these records. The primary records are deeds and mortgages relating to real property, but the Clerk also records construction liens, federal tax liens, Lis Pendens (notices of pending lawsuits) and military discharges. As Clerk of the Chancery Court, the Clerk handles a multitude of tasks such as matters of estates, guardianships, conservatorships, divorces, child custody, adoption, property disputes and other matters of equity.
The Chancery Clerk also collects delinquent taxes. The duties of this function include researching owners and lienors of land and issuing various forms of notice prior to the foreclosure of the right of redemption. The Clerk also issues tax deeds on lands sold for taxes upon the maturity of tax sale.