Mississippi Code Title 51. Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control § 51-1-9

The person so having a lien on logs, timber, or lumber may, after giving the owner five days' notice thereof and of the sum due, sell the property at public auction for cash, upon advertising the sale by posting notices of the time, place, and terms for twenty days in three public places of the county. If the owner be unknown, the sale may be made after advertisement for three weeks.