Mississippi Code Title 75. Regulation of Trade, Commerce and Investments § 75-75-103

There is hereby created the Mississippi Athletic Commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission. The commission shall consist of three (3) members, each of whom shall be a qualified voter and at least thirty (30) years of age. The membership of the commission shall consist of a chairman of the commission and two (2) associate commissioners, appointed by the Governor. The chairman, appointed for a term of six (6) years, and one (1) associate commissioner for four (4) years and one (1) associate commissioner for two (2) years, and hereafter their respective successors shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years. They shall take the same oath of office and may be impeached and shall be commissioned as other state officers. Any commissioner who does not attend two (2) consecutive meetings of the commission shall be subject to removal by the Governor. The chairman shall notify the Governor in writing when any member has failed to attend two (2) consecutive meetings.