Mississippi Code Title 37. Education § 37-113-39

No public automobile for the transportation of passengers for hire shall be operated on any of the highways or streets on the campus or grounds of the Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science without a license from said university to the owner thereof. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such license and such license shall be subject to revocation by the university authorities at any time without notice. This section shall not apply to any common carrier of passengers who has duly qualified with the Mississippi public service commission.

Any person running or operating an automobile at any time in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by thirty days in jail or by both before any court of competent jurisdiction.