Mississippi Code Title 7. Executive Department § 7-13-3

It is the intent of this chapter to provide that the Governor and the executive branch of the government of the state of Mississippi shall have full authority to execute the laws of Mississippi and to administer and manage the affairs of state government in accordance with the Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

Provided, however, nothing in this chapter is intended to reduce in any manner the authority of the legislature to appropriate funds or to specify the means by which such funds are to be expended.