Mississippi Code Title 53. Oil, Gas, and Other Minerals § 53-1-11

The Attorney General shall be the attorney for the board and for the supervisor. However, the board may, from any funds available, retain additional counsel to assist the Attorney General. Any member of the board, or the secretary thereof, shall have the power to administer oaths to any witness in any hearings, investigations or proceedings contemplated by this chapter or by any other law of this state relating to the conservation of oil and gas.