Mississippi Code Title 5. Legislative Department § 5-1-33

The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare and furnish to the Secretary of State a true copy of the manuscripts of the journals of their respective houses together with complete indexes to the journals. The Secretary of State shall transmit the manuscripts of the journals and the indexes to the person or firm contracted with to print the same for publication. The Secretary of State is designated as the contracting officer for the purposes of this section, and he shall require the person or firm so contracted with to give bond with sufficient sureties or security in such penalties and with such conditions as he shall require.