Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-41
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, levy a special tax for sea wall purposes, not to exceed five mills, may issue bonds therefor, or may pay for its pro rata share out of the funds of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-63 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-63
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any county which has heretofore issued bridge revenue bonds or bridge revenue refunding bonds for the purpose of acquiring a combined highway and railway bridge over the Mississippi River as authorized under the provisions of Sections 65-25-1 to 65-25-41 may, in their discretion and in lieu of taxes, annually pay to any municipality of this state in which the portion of said bridge properties lying within the State of Mississippi are located a sum not exceeding that required to be paid and paid by way of ad valorem taxes for the year 1961 within or to a sister state or the political subdivisions thereof. Such payment or payments in lieu of taxes as are hereby authorized and as may be determined upon by the board of supervisors of any county owning such bridge, concurred in by any commission appointed under authority of Sections 65-25-43 to 65-25-47 , to have control over the affairs of said bridge, shall be made from any fund created by such bond resolution or indenture enabling the caring for of contingencies not otherwise provided for. However, in no event shall such payment or payments impair any debt service fund or debt service reserve fund or lessen the minimum amount by said bond resolution or indenture required to be carried in any debt service fund or debt service reserve fund created by said resolution or indenture.

The municipality, upon receipt of such payment or payments, must treat and account for the same just as though and as if such funds had been received from ad valorem taxation for general municipal purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 18-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13
Status: in_force

All rights-of-way and adjustments for utilities necessary for Local System Road Program projects must be acquired or performed by the boards of supervisors in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of rights-of-way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication and eminent domain; however, no part of the cost of such rights-of-way may be paid from Local System Road Program funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.58 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.58
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.58
Status: in_force

(1) Mississippi 908, a route providing direct access from the interchange at I-55 at or near Summit to Southwest Community College, is designated and shall be known as the “Hershal L. Grady Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-47 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-47
Status: in_force

The governing body of such county or city shall cause to be kept separate minutes and records of the operation of such bridge properties available for public inspection, which minutes from time to time shall show the approval or disapproval of the actions of said commission. Concerning the management and operation of said bridge by the commission and the governing body of said city or county, there shall be no obligation on said commission, nor shall there be any general obligation on said city or county, other than from the revenues derived from the operation of said bridge properties and as may be set forth or provided for in the trust indenture or resolution under which the revenue bonds of such governing body were issued for the acquisition of said bridge properties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-5
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors of its own motion initiates the proceedings, it shall make a careful preliminary estimate of the probable amount of the bonds of the proposed district that will be required to be issued by the district; and if the proposal be made by petition, then the petitioners shall make a like estimate and recite the same in their petition or petitions. The preliminary orders of the board in either case shall recite the said proposed or probable amount of the bonds to be issued, and the notice required under Section 65-19-3 shall contain a like recital. But said estimates, whether by the board or by the petitioners, shall be deemed no more than estimates and, if the district be created, shall not be controlling upon the amount of bonds subsequently to be issued, whether more or less, as future necessity may require.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-65 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-65
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway No. 32 running between the municipalities of Webb and Charleston in Tallahatchie County shall be designated and henceforth known as the Henry Clarence Strider Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-67 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-67
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized, empowered, and directed to have the State Highway Department trim with edge lines, of a color and in a manner which conforms with uniform national standards relating thereto which have been adopted by the Federal Highway Administration, the edges of all state-designated hard-surfaced highways which are constructed of asphaltic material, in the interest of public safety on said highways. The commission is authorized and directed to have the highway department utilize its engineers and other highway department employees and to expend available public funds for carrying out the intent and purposes of this section.

Except as necessary to accommodate reconstruction, no road or highway shall be opened for public use until the department has complied with the provisions of this section; however, the Director of the State Highway Department may permit segments of roads under contract for maintenance, construction or reconstruction to be open for public use when temporary center line markings are installed. Roadside pennant signs may be used in place of temporary center line markings in no passing lanes on seal-coated roads. All such temporary center lines or roadside pennant signs shall, as nearly as practicable, be in place before work is discontinued for the day or as soon thereafter as weather conditions permit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-1
Status: in_force

This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Mississippi River Bridge Revenue Bond Law”.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-3
Status: in_force

In order to secure funds or a part of the funds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, owning, operating, improving, extending, and maintaining toll bridges and approaches thereto, all public agencies named in Section 65-23-1 may issue negotiable toll bridge revenue bonds and sell such bonds to the United States government or any authorized agency thereof or other investor or investors. In the event of the issuance and sale of bonds authorized by this article by a public agency, such agency shall charge a reasonable toll for the use of any such toll bridge, the amount of which toll shall be sufficient to pay the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating such bridge and to provide a sinking fund sufficient to amortize and repay any such loan, including interest and financing cost, on such terms and within such period of time as may be agreed upon between the borrower and purchaser of such revenue bonds. Such toll shall be used for no other purpose except for the necessary purpose of maintenance and repair of said bridge; and any public body which shall issue bonds under the provisions of this article is hereby authorized and required to fix a toll schedule, alter and change it, and make all necessary provisions for the payment of principal and interest on any such bonds by the fixing, collecting, segregating, and allocating of the tolls and other revenues received from the operation of such bridge or bridges. Such public agencies enumerated above may execute liens, in proper form, and pledge the revenue derived from the toll of such bridges or such bridge and approaches, or both, which are constructed or acquired with funds borrowed as above to the retirement of such bonds. No revenue bonds or no liens securing such bonds shall be repaid in whole or in part from any funds arising from taxation, nor shall any such bonds or liens given under authority of this article constitute a lien on any other property of such public agency, or a pledge of the credit of such agency, unless specifically so voted by a majority of the qualified electors participating in an election held according to law for the purpose of so authorizing. At such time when all moneys borrowed as aforesaid shall have been repaid, together with interest and charges thereon, no further toll shall be charged for the use of such bridges by the traveling public. Bonds shall have semiannual interest coupons attached; such bonds may be made negotiable, may bear interest not to exceed six and one-half percent (6 1 / 2 %) per annum, may mature annually or semiannually, and may contain a clause giving to the issuing authority the right to redeem any part of said issue of bonds with or without premium, and if with premium then not to exceed two percent (2%). Such bonds may be sold at such time and in such manner as the issuing authority may determine upon. All of such bonds so issued shall mature not more than thirty years after the issuing date thereof. Such bonds shall be payable at such place or places as may be determined upon by the issuing authority, which place of payment shall appear in said bonds. Any provisions of the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds or interest coupons issued pursuant to the authorities of this article shall possess all of the qualities of negotiable instruments. The bonds and interest coupons shall be executed in such manner and shall be substantially in the form prescribed in the authorizing ordinance. In case any of the officers whose signature or signatures appear on the bonds or interest coupons shall cease to be such officers before delivery of such bonds, such signatures or counter-signatures shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as though they had remained in office until such delivery. Such bonds shall be sold in such manner and upon such terms as the governing body of the issuing authority or authorities shall determine; but in no event shall the interest cost to maturity exceed six and one-half percent (6 1 / 2 %) per annum. If serial bonds, such bonds shall mature annually or semiannually, and the first maturity date thereof shall not be more than five years from the date of such bonds.

All bonds, maturing annually or semiannually, with all maturities not longer than twenty-five years, with not less than one-fiftieth of the total issue to mature each year during the first ten years of the life of said bonds, and not less than one-twenty-fifth of said total issue to mature annually during the succeeding ten year period of the life of said bonds, shall have the remainder to be divided into approximately equal payments, one payment to mature during each year, or each half year, for the remaining life of the bonds. The bonds and interest coupons shall be exempt from all state, county, municipal, and other taxation under the laws of the State of Mississippi; and the bridge and approaches shall likewise be exempt from all state, county, municipal, and other taxation under the laws of the State of Mississippi. No bonds issued pursuant to this article shall constitute an indebtedness of a municipality or county or taxing district within the meaning of any statute or charter restriction, limitation, or provision. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond, in substance, that the same has been issued under the provisions of this article, that the taxing power of the municipality issuing the same is not pledged to the payment of such bond or interest thereon, and that such bond and interest thereon are payable solely from the revenues of the system to be acquired or improved, for which such bond is issued, unless, as heretofore set forth, a majority of the qualified electors participating in an election for the purpose of issuing such bonds shall have voted other funds toward payment of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-17
Status: in_force

Any party aggrieved by the order of the board of supervisors creating a road district or bringing territory therein, as herein provided, may appeal to the circuit court from the order of said board of supervisors as now provided by law for appeals from the orders of boards of supervisors, or may sue at law or in equity for relief therefrom; however, no action or suit attacking the validity of the said order, or in any manner questioning the same, shall be begun after the expiration of sixty days from the date of making or entering the said order. From and after the expiration of said period of sixty days, if no suit be filed or appeal taken as herein provided, the determination of the board of supervisors as to said matters shall be final, and the territory defined in said order of said board of supervisors shall constitute a road and taxing district of the state to which is delegated the power hereinafter mentioned to levy general ad valorem taxes upon all of the taxable property of said district assessed for state and county taxes, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining or repairing roads and highways, or for the payment of the principal and interest of any bonds issued for that purpose in the manner provided by the general laws.

If under the foregoing sections an election is held and the majority vote in favor of the district proposed, the appeal to the circuit court hereinabove mentioned shall not lie or, if taken, shall be dismissed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 39-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-9
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by Section 65-39-5 of this chapter shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the Secretary of the State Bond Commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-323 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-323
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-323
Status: in_force

Any county or counties, acting pursuant to the terms of this article, in addition to the revenues which may be received from the sale of bridge revenue bonds and from the collection of tolls and other bridge revenues derived under the provisions of this article, shall have authority to receive and accept from any federal agency, or state, or state agency, or other political subdivisions, loans or grants for or in the aid of the construction or acquisition of any bridge, and to receive and accept contributions from any source of either money or property or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purpose for which such grants and contributions may be made.

Authority is hereby granted to any such county or counties to secure loans to finance planning of the bridges herein authorized from any governmental agency, repayable solely from the sale of said revenue bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.282 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.282
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.282
Status: in_force

(1) The bridge on Coley Road Extended/West Barnes Crossing Road that spans Interstate 22 in Lee County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Clyde Whitaker Memorial Bridge.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect appropriate signs along and approaching the bridge described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.299 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.299
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.299
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 370 in Lee County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with County Road 2788 and extending northerly to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 366, is designated as the “Leland “L.R.” Burcham Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 18-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-13
Status: in_force

All rights-of-way and adjustments for utilities necessary for Local System Road Program projects must be acquired or performed by the boards of supervisors in the manner provided by law for the acquisition of rights-of-way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication and eminent domain; however, no part of the cost of such rights-of-way may be paid from Local System Road Program funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 39-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Transportation Commission, at one time or from time to time, may declare by resolution the necessity for the issuance of general obligation bonds of the State of Mississippi to provide funds for all costs incurred or to be incurred by the Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation in constructing and reconstructing highways and performing the projects authorized under Section 65-39-1 .

(2) The amount of bonds issued under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall not exceed Three Hundred Twenty-five Million Dollars ($325,000,000.00).

(3) Upon the adoption of a resolution by the Mississippi Transportation Commission declaring the necessity for the issuance of any part or all of the general obligation bonds authorized by this section, the Transportation Commission shall deliver a certified copy of its resolution or resolutions to the State Bond Commission. Upon receipt of any such resolution, the State Bond Commission, in its discretion, may act as the issuing agent, prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell the bonds so authorized to be sold, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-45 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-45
Status: in_force

(1) The bridge which spans the Back Bay of Biloxi on Interstate Highway 110 between Biloxi, Mississippi, and D'Iberville, Mississippi, known as the “Back Bay Bridge,” shall be designated and henceforth known as the Walter L. Nixon, Sr., Memorial Bridge.

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby authorized to erect a suitable memorial marker between the cites of Biloxi, Mississippi, and D'Iberville, Mississippi, at a site to be chosen with the approval of the survivors and family of Walter L. Nixon, Sr.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-315 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-315
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-315
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the governing body of any such county or counties issuing bonds under the provisions of this article, each or any issue of such bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between such county or counties and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the state. Said trust indenture may, in the discretion of the governing body, convey or mortgage the revenues, the bridge, or any part thereof.

Either the resolution providing for the issuance of bridge revenue bonds or such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of such county or counties and the governing body thereof in relation to the construction, maintenance, operation, repair, and insurance of the bridges, and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys; and it may also provide that the bridge or bridges shall be constructed and paid for under the supervision and approval of consulting engineers employed or designated by the governing body of such county or counties and satisfactory to the original purchasers of the bonds issued therefor, and may also require that the security given by contractors and by any depository of the proceeds of the bonds or revenues of the bridges or other moneys pertaining thereto be satisfactory to such purchasers. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state to act as such depository and to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the governing body of such county or counties. Such indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust indentures securing bonds and debentures of corporations. Except as in this article otherwise provided, the governing body of such county or counties may provide, by resolution or by such trust indenture, for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds and the revenues of the bridges to such officer, board, or depository as it may determine for the custody thereof, and for the method of disbursement thereof with such safeguards and restrictions as it may determine. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the bridge or bridges affected by such indenture.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-225 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-225
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-225
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners herein created are hereby granted the right and power to construct, operate, and maintain said bridge as a toll bridge, and shall have the power to fix and determine, subject to the terms and provisions of the General Bridge Authority Act of Congress, approved August 2, 1946, and any laws amendatory thereof, the tolls to be charged for transit over such bridge for motor-propelled vehicles, wagons, carriages, animals, foot passengers, pipe line or lines, or other persons, firms, or corporations using such bridge; and the rates so prescribed shall be the legal rates demanded and received for such transit. The rates for such tolls may be increased or decreased from time to time by the board of commissioners, subject, however, to the terms and provisions of the above-mentioned act of Congress. The board of commissioners shall make an annual report of all tolls collected to a trustee or trustees representing the bond holders and to the Mississippi State Highway Commission, and one copy of said report shall be filed with the clerk of the chancery court of the county in which the bridge is located. When the bonded indebtedness and all claims and liability have been fully paid and discharged, said bridge shall become a free bridge. The board of commissioners shall thereupon convey all its right, title, and interest in said bridge to the Mississippi State Highway Commission, and said commission shall maintain and operate said bridge as a part of its highway system without cost to the individual user thereof. The tolls so charged and collected for the use of such bridge shall be used as follows:

(a) To the payment of the reasonable cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating the bridge and approaches thereto, under economical management;

(b) To the payment of the principal and interest on the bonded indebtedness; and

(c) The balance, if any, to be placed in an interest and sinking fund to be used for future maintenance and operations and the retirement of the bonded indebtedness.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-23
Status: in_force

(1) Any person willfully defacing, removing, marring, damaging or destroying any sign or guide board, including any railroad crossing sign or flasher signal, or other traffic control device erected as provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable for the actual cost of replacing or repairing such sign and shall be fined not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than six (6) months, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment. If the offender is a minor, the parents of such minor shall be civilly liable in accordance with Section 93-13-2 for the actual cost of replacing or repairing the sign, signal or device.

(2) The penalties prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall also be applicable to any person, and to the parents of any minor, who willfully defaces, mars or damages any bridge, underpass or overpass.

(3) Any person who violates subsection (1) of this section regarding a memorial, other historical or cultural marker or sign, the value of which is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or more, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned in the county jail for up to six (6) months or fined up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or both. Such person shall also be ordered to make full restitution.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-73 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-73
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not use any toll facility without payment of tolls, except as specifically provided by statute, ordinance, regulation or rule of a governing entity.

(2) If a vehicle is found by automated devices, visual observation, or otherwise to have evaded tolls on any toll facility, the processing agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the violation, forward to the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the violation, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, a notice of toll evasion violation setting forth the violation, including reference to the statute, ordinance, regulation or rule violated, the approximate time and location of the violation and the amount of the toll owed by the violator. Included with the notice of toll evasion violation shall be an affidavit of nonliability that complies with the requirements of Section 65-43-81 . In the case of joint ownership of a motor vehicle, the notice must be mailed to the first name appearing on the registration, unless the first name is a business organization, in which case the second name appearing on the registration may be used. Mailing the notice to the address provided for notice or personal delivery constitutes legal notification to the violator. If accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle is not available to the processing agency within thirty (30) days of the violation, the processing agency shall have an additional forty-five (45) calendar days to obtain such information and forward the notice of toll evasion violation. If after ninety (90) calendar days of the violation the processing agency has not obtained accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, the processing agency may publish the notice of the toll evasion for two (2) weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county of the registered owner's last known residence. This publication shall constitute legal notification to the violator. The notice of toll evasion violation shall also set forth the following:

(a) The vehicle license plate number;

(b) If practicable, the registration expiration date and the make of the vehicle;

(c) A clear and concise explanation of the procedures for contesting the violation and appealing an adverse decision.

(3) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is an infraction subject to a penalty established pursuant to Section 65-43-75 . The collection of civil penalties shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Section 65-43-77 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 41-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75
Status: in_force

(1) The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Gulf Coast Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-45-1 et seq.:

U.S. Highway 90 beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Beach Boulevard in Bay St. Louis continuing for 19 miles and ending at the intersection of DeBuys Road and U.S. Highway 90; connecting with the existing Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway designated in Section 65-41-61 .

(2) Outdoor advertising shall be allowed on the following portions of U.S. Highway 90 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities subject to the zoning and signage ordinances of the impacted municipalities: the end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge to Fort Henry Street; Church Avenue to Fleitas Avenue in Pass Christian; White Harbor Road to Marcie Drive in Long Beach; Russell Avenue to South Nicholson Avenue in Long Beach; Camp Avenue to Pratt Avenue in Gulfport; and Courthouse Road to Paradise Avenue in Gulfport.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-101 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-101
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may elect a road accountant, whose salary shall be fixed by the board and who shall give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). For the purpose of enabling the road accountant, in counties working their roads and building and repairing bridges on the unit system or countywide basis, to meet weekly payrolls and to pay for same each week or biweekly, the board of supervisors may advance to him at each regular monthly meeting, out of the road and bridge fund of the county, a sum not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the amount of his bond. Said road accountant shall place said funds in the county depository to his credit as road accountant, to be checked on by him to meet weekly payrolls for labor, and said fund shall be a public fund and shall be secured as other public funds are secured. The road accountant shall report to the next meeting of the board his disposition of said money, including an itemized payroll for same, which payroll must be approved by the board of supervisors before another advance to him may be made. In the event the board finds any discrepancies in said payroll account, he shall be liable on his official bond for same; and the board of supervisors, in such event, shall not make further allowances to him until said discrepancies are corrected. It shall be the duty of the road accountant to pay all labor employed on the road and bridge work of the county, to pay transportation charges on supplies and material used in such road and bridge work, and all bills for repairs. Every three (3) months he shall take an inventory of all the personal property of the county used in said road and bridge work.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the board of commissioners shall be secured by liens on all lands, railroads, and tramroads in the district. The board of commissioners shall be required to levy a tax annually and to collect same under the provisions of this article so long as it is necessary and required to pay any bonds or obligations issued under the authority herein granted. The making of such levy of tax on the assessment of benefits and collection thereof may be enforced by proper proceedings in court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 18-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-17
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the several boards of supervisors to properly maintain all local system roads in their respective counties after construction of any such roads under this chapter. It shall be the duty of the State Aid Engineer and his assistants to make annual maintenance inspections of completed projects, and such other periodic maintenance inspections as the State Aid Engineer shall deem necessary. If essential maintenance is not properly and regularly carried on, in the opinion of the State Aid Engineer, then notice thereof shall be given in writing to the board in default, and if such maintenance is not done and continued within sixty (60) days from date of such notice, then, and in such event, the State Aid Engineer may proceed to have done the necessary maintenance and repair work on such road and charge the same to any funds allocated to such county under the provisions of the Local System Road Program. If such failure to maintain continues, then such county shall be no longer eligible for monies under the Local System Road Program until proper maintenance is resumed by it, and notice of such withdrawal of local system road funds shall be duly given the State Treasurer; however, such ineligibility shall not affect payment under the Local System Road Program of progress or final estimates on contracts awarded before notice of such ineligibility.

Local system roads that have been hard surfaced through the use of local system road funds shall be eligible for local system road funds to provide one or more seal courses, as required. Local system roads in which the grading and drainage structures were constructed under the Local System Road Program and which have been subsequently hard surfaced by the county through the use of county funds under the supervision of the county engineer shall likewise be eligible for local system road funds to provide one or more seal courses as required, provided that the hard surfacing and underlying base were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing local system road standards and specifications. The county shall furnish the State Aid Engineer with sufficient engineering data, including borings and tests, if necessary, to substantiate the required thickness and quality of the base and surfacing. The correction of base defects and pavement breaks may be made part of the plans and contract documents for each sealing project.

Local system roads that were constructed in accordance with the then prevailing local system road standards and specifications shall be eligible for local system road funds for maintenance, repair and reconstruction, subject to the prior written approval of such work by the State Aid Engineer and subject to the work being completed in accordance with the prior written approval.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-67 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-67
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-67
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the boards of supervisors to build all bridges and culverts in districts coming under this chapter, the cost of which shall be paid out of either the county fund or the proceeds from the sale of bonds of said separate road district, in the discretion of the board of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-63 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-63
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall have power, whenever necessary, to drain water off the public roads through and over the adjacent lands, and damages may be allowed and paid to the owners of said adjacent lands in the same manner as is provided in regard to locating public roads.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 43-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-2
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as a matter of public policy that, for the benefit of the people of this state, it is essential to foster, promote and provide public infrastructure, including toll roads and bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 37-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-11
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality shall be responsible for properly maintaining all bridges replaced or repaired in their respective jurisdictions and for performing National Bridge Inspection Standard (NBIS) compliant inspections under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The State Aid Engineer and his assistants shall make annual maintenance inspections of completed bridge projects and ensure that NBIS compliant inspections are performed as the State Aid Engineer deems necessary. If at any time the State Aid Engineer is of the opinion that a county or municipality has not provided NBIS compliant bridge inspections or proper maintenance as required by subsection (1) of this section, he shall give written notice thereof to the board of supervisors of the county or the governing authorities of the municipality of default and direct such maintenance as may be necessary to be performed. If within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such notice the board of supervisors or governing authorities have not performed such maintenance as may be necessary, then the county or municipality shall not thereafter be eligible to participate in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program.

(3) Whenever any county fails to be eligible for the expenditure of monies allocated to it under the provisions of this chapter for a continuous period of two (2) years because it has failed to properly maintain bridges under the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program, then the county shall forfeit and no longer be entitled to any part of the monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund theretofore allocated to it. The balance of the monies theretofore allocated to it shall be reallocated pro rata among all other eligible counties in accordance with the formula established in Section 65-37-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.246 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.246
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.246
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 30 extending from the Lafayette/Union County line to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 7 within the corporate limits of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the William Faulkner Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs approaching and along this segment of Mississippi Highway 30.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-140 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-140
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-140
Status: in_force

The following highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the governing authorities of Yazoo City:

Central District--Yazoo County:

Mississippi 828--U.S. 49E Spur--Begins on U.S. 49E and extends west to Yazoo City, Yazoo County.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-27
Status: in_force

Any holder of any bonds issued under the provisions of this article or of any of the coupons attached thereto, and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the bonds or by the trust indenture, may either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this article, or by such resolution or trust indenture, to be performed by the municipality, its governing body, or by the state highway commission, or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of tolls for transit over such bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-64 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-64
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-64
Status: in_force

(1) The following segment of highway located in the State of Mississippi is hereby designated as a scenic route:

That portion of Mississippi Highway 5 between United States Highway 78 and United States Highway 72.

(2)(a) The State Highway Department may plan and erect suitable signs and markers along such route and along approaches to the area. Such signs shall be attractive and designed to invite and encourage tourism, recreation and camping in the area.

(b) The State Highway Department may establish and maintain rest and observation areas along the designated route and may invite the participation of and cooperate with any state, county or municipal agency to assist in the promotion and development of the scenic route hereinabove designated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 41-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-13
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect any existing or future lawful use or activity in or related to a scenic byway area. This chapter also shall not prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the operation, maintenance or new construction of any facility, road, railroad, bridge, utility, pipeline, crossing or any other structure in or related to a scenic byway area. If there is any conflict between this section and any other provision of this chapter, this section shall control.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall mandate local governments to participate in the program, and a local governmental entity may terminate participation in the program at any time by resolution duly adopted and entered upon its minutes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-19
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, and in exercising the powers granted by Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , the State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.10 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-143.10
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.10
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct to department design standards and may acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain proceedings such property as may be necessary to perform construction of the following described segment of highway:

Southern District--Marion County:

An extension of Mississippi Highway 48 beginning at or near Sandy Hook and extending in an easterly direction across the Pearl River to an intersection with Mississippi Highway 43 at or near the Spring Cottage Community.

(2) The mileage of highway specifically designated in subsection (1) of this section shall be under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Department of Transportation for construction and maintenance and, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3 , and all other laws adding links to the state designated highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-21
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors is further authorized and empowered to paint center line safety stripes on all state aid roads heretofore or hereafter constructed in the several counties, by the use of its own crews and facilities or by public contract. The striping shall be applied of the materials and in the manner as the State Aid Engineer shall require. The board, subject to the approval of the State Aid Engineer, may include such striping in the same contract for the completion of the state aid road itself, or by a separately advertised and awarded contract. Funds necessary to carry out this section shall be as provided in the construction of the state aid road itself. The State Aid Engineer is authorized to promulgate and adopt reasonable regulations he may deem necessary and requisite in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-27
Status: in_force

Any municipality within whose confines one of the terminals is located shall have the right, power, and authority, whether such municipality be special charter or otherwise, to set aside and appropriate from its general fund as much as three mills for the defraying of the expenses of operation of said free or limited free ferry service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.244 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.244
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.244
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 8 within the corporate limits of the City of Grenada, Mississippi, is designated as “Blue Star Memorial Highway” in honor and in gratitude and appreciation for the contributions and sacrifices of the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect suitable markers along that portion of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 9-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-7
Status: in_force

The Division of State Aid Road Construction of the Mississippi State Highway Department, is hereby authorized and empowered to own and operate seven passenger automobiles, the same to be purchased, owned, and operated in strict accordance with the provisions of Sections 25-1-77 to 25-1-93, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-75
Status: in_force

(1) The notice of toll evasion violation shall be accompanied by a written notice of the toll evasion penalty due for that violation, the address of the person authorized to receive payment of the toll evasion penalty, an affidavit of nonliability and a statement that payment of the toll evasion penalty for the toll evasion violation may be sent through the mail.

(2) The schedule of toll evasion penalties for toll evasion violations shall be established by the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road, but shall not exceed the amount of the unpaid toll plus One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per violation.

(3) Toll evasion penalties under this section may be collected as civil penalties.

(4) If the amount of the unpaid toll, along with any applicable toll evasion penalty, is received by the person authorized to receive the deposit of these fees and there is no contest as to that toll evasion violation pursuant to Sections 65-43-71 to 65-43-83 , the proceedings shall terminate.

(5) The amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalties, shall be retained by or remitted to the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-129 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-129
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission is authorized to use any monies in the State Highway Department Fund that are not appropriated or otherwise encumbered for any other purpose, to match federal funds that are made available for preliminary engineering of the Arkansas-Mississippi Great River Bridge or for any other project in connection with preliminary engineering, including environmental impact studies.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-21
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be placed to the credit of such municipality, county, ferry commission, or trustee in a bank or banks which are members of the federal reserve system, may be withdrawn therefrom in accordance with any agreement or agreements entered into between such municipality and the purchaser or purchasers of such bonds or other obligations, and shall be used for no other purpose than the purpose or purposes set forth in the original resolution of the governing body of such municipality. Any officer or other person diverting or assisting to divert any such funds to any other purpose or purposes than the purpose or purposes originally set forth in said resolution of the governing body of said municipality or county shall be guilty of a felony and punishable accordingly, and shall be liable both personally and officially on bond for such diversion. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a guarantee on the part of the State of Mississippi to pay the principal of or interest on any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-65 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-65
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway No. 32 running between the municipalities of Webb and Charleston in Tallahatchie County shall be designated and henceforth known as the Henry Clarence Strider Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9
Status: in_force

Upon a determination by the board of supervisors that (a) equipment of the county road department has ceased to be used for purposes of the road department; and (b) such equipment has been owned by the road department for at least three (3) years; and (c) such equipment may be of use or benefit to another department of county government; and (d) the transfer of the equipment to another department of county government would promote the best interest of county government; and (e) upon the unanimous approval of the board of supervisors, such surplus equipment may be transferred to any other department of county government without the necessity of reimbursement to the road and bridge fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-325 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-325
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-325
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or counties issuing its or their bonds under the provisions of this article shall have power to make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary or incidental to the execution of its powers under this article, may employ engineering and construction experts, inspectors, attorneys, and such other employees as may be deemed necessary, and may fix their compensation. All such compensation and all expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this article, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred hereunder beyond the extent to which money shall have been provided under the authority of this article. All public or private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted under this article shall be restored or repaired and placed in its original condition, as nearly as practicable, or adequate compensation made therefor out of funds provided by this article.

The powers and duties of counties and the governing bodies thereof hereinabove enumerated in this article shall not be construed as a limitation on the general powers or duties of such counties or the governing bodies thereof. It shall be the duty of the governing body of any county or counties issuing its bonds pursuant to the provisions of this article, in addition to the powers and duties enumerated in this article, to do and perform any and all things and acts necessary in the construction, maintenance, and operation of any bridge to be constructed under the provisions of this article, to the end that such bridge or bridges may become and be operated free of tolls as early as possible and practicable, subject only to the express limitations of this article and the limitations of the other laws and constitutional provisions applicable thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-137 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-137
Status: in_force

All security officers of any security firm or business with which the Transportation Commission has contracted under Section 65-1-136 shall be independent contractors and shall not be considered as employees under Chapter 46 of Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-221 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-221
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-221
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes for which the district is organized and created, the board of commissioners may borrow money at a rate of interest not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum and issue negotiable notes or bonds therefor, signed by the chairman or vice-chairman and the secretary, when authorized by the commissioners, and may pledge all assessments of benefits for the repayment thereof. No bonds issued under the terms of this article shall run for more than thirty years, and all issues of such bonds must be divided so that a portion thereof will mature each year, as other general obligation bonds are now required to be issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-3
Status: in_force

In any counties lying in two levee districts through which the Yazoo River flows, traversed by U.S. Highway No. 49W and in which Mississippi Highways Nos. 12, 14, and 7 run, the board of supervisors is authorized, in its discretion, to compensate any such road commissioner of said county in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month.

In any counties bordering on the Pearl River, in which U.S. Highway No. 80 intersects Mississippi Highway No. 18, and having a population in excess of thirty-four thousand in the 1960 federal decennial census, the board of supervisors is authorized, in its discretion, to compensate any such road commissioner of said county in an amount not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00) per month.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-19
Status: in_force

Contracts for the construction of state aid road projects shall be advertised and let by the board of supervisors of any county desiring so to do, in the manner now required by law but subject to the approval of the State Aid Engineer; however, during the last six months of the boards of supervisors' terms of office, no contracts for state aid projects shall be awarded unless construction programs embracing such projects shall have been adopted by the boards and approved by the State Aid Engineer in writing prior to July 1 of said year. Before advertising for bids, detailed plans and specifications covering the work proposed to be done shall be prepared and filed in the chancery clerk's office of the interested county and in the office of the State Aid Engineer; and copies shall be subject to inspection by any party during all office hours, and shall be made available to all prospective bidders upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be required by the State Aid Engineer. All plans and specifications shall be initially prepared by the county engineer, subject to the approval or disapproval of the State Aid Engineer. All rights of way necessary for such projects shall be acquired and paid for by the boards of supervisors in the manner now provided by law for the acquisition of rights of way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication, and eminent domain; however, the cost of such rights of way shall not be considered to be a part of the cost of any project within the meaning of section 65-9-17 . The acts of the boards of supervisors in heretofore acquiring rights of way for such projects, and all rights of way heretofore acquired for such projects are hereby ratified, confirmed, and validated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 29-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-9
Status: in_force

The bonds or other obligations issued by any county or municipality of the State of Mississippi pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute a debt within the meaning of any statutory limitation as to the amount of debt which may be incurred by any such municipality or county. Nor shall such bonds or other obligations be payable out of any funds other than the revenue collected or collectible from the use of said docks, harbors, and facilities of whatsoever nature, if any, and out of the receipts from the said two-mill ad valorem tax or special levy made by any county or municipality in accordance with the provisions of Section 65-29-1 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-15
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the “Economic Development Highway Fund” which shall consist of such monies as the Legislature shall appropriate thereto or such other monies as the Legislature may designate to be deposited therein. Any monies to the credit of such fund may be expended by the Mississippi Department of Transportation or political subdivision, as appropriate, upon approval of requisitions therefor by the Mississippi Development Authority for any expenses incurred by the Transportation Department or political subdivision in constructing and improving highways and highway segments which have been approved by the Mississippi Development Authority under the provisions of this chapter. From and after July 1, 2004, no monies to the credit of the fund may be expended for the construction and improvement of highways for high economic benefit projects that are being developed for the primary purpose of conducting retail sales unless the Mississippi Development Authority has received an application for the project prior to July 1, 2004; however, the primary purpose is not conducting retail sales if the project is a mixed-use development for which retail space is no more than twenty percent (20%) of the square footage of the development. With regard to a high economic benefit project as defined in Section 65-4-5(1)(c)(xiii) for which the Mississippi Development Authority approved and allocated monies in the fund before January 1, 2016, for constructing or improving a highway or highway segment related to the high economic benefit project, the Mississippi Development Authority may reallocate such monies from the original highway or highway segment purpose and allocate the funds for constructing or improving another highway or highway segment provided that such highway or highway segment is located within three (3) miles of the high economic benefit project for which the Mississippi Development Authority originally allocated and approved the monies. The Office of State Aid Road Construction shall be entitled to reimbursement from monies in the fund, upon approval by the Mississippi Development Authority of requisitions therefor by the State Aid Engineer, for the actual expenses incurred by the office in administering and providing engineering services to political subdivisions. Monies remaining unexpended to the credit of such special fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned on the investment of monies in the special fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(2) Monies in the Economic Development Highway Fund which are derived from proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter after July 1, 2003, or provided by the Legislature may be used to reimburse reasonable actual and necessary costs incurred by the Mississippi Development Authority for the administration of the various grant, loan and financial incentive programs administered by the authority. An accounting of actual costs incurred for which reimbursement is sought shall be maintained by the Mississippi Development Authority. Reimbursement of reasonable actual and necessary costs shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the proceeds of bonds issued or the monies provided by the Legislature. Reimbursements to the Mississippi Development Authority under this subsection shall satisfy any applicable federal tax law requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-4 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-4
Status: in_force

On or before January 10 of each year the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall submit a detailed report to the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee describing and evaluating the financial and operational performance by a company with which the commission has contracted under Chapter 44, Laws of 2008, First Extraordinary Session, of the company's duties and responsibilities regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of a toll road or toll bridge project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-65 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-65
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors of the several counties upon request of a separate road district are hereby authorized to cooperate in the construction and maintenance of any public road connecting two such districts, and may, in their discretion, appropriate and expend such district road funds for such purpose in such an amount as may appear to be for the best interest of the respective districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 27-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-3
Status: in_force

The owner of the soil over which any toll ferry, bridge, turnpike, causeway, or plank road is established shall have the preference over all other persons to be licensed to keep the same, upon complying with the law and the orders of the board of supervisors within the time fixed by the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-113 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-113
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors may provide for the working of public roads with the convicts sentenced to the county jails, or committed for failure to pay the fine and costs imposed upon them; and if they do so, they may make the necessary contracts for that purpose, or employ suitable persons to have charge of and superintend the labor of the convicts. The board of supervisors may require the contractor of any road to take and work the convicts sentenced to the county jail, or committed to same to pay fine and cost imposed upon them, upon such terms and conditions as the said board and contractor may agree upon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-305 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-305
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-305
Status: in_force

Any county of this state bordering on the Pearl River is hereby authorized and empowered, separately or jointly, with any other county of the state bordering on the Pearl River:

(a) To plan, construct, operate, and maintain a toll bridge or bridges and adjacent roadways across the flood plain of, and over and across, the Pearl River.

(b) To issue bridge revenue bonds of such county or counties, payable from bridge earnings, to pay the cost of such bridges.

However, no bonds or liens given under authority of this article shall constitute a lien on any property of such county or counties other than the bridge or bridges constructed under this article, or a pledge of the revenues therefrom.

(c) In the event two counties, acting jointly, exercise the powers conferred by this article, all acts shall be authorized by the governing body of each county, and in such event any revenue bonds issued shall be bonds of both of said counties.

(d) To enter into contracts and/or agreements with any federal agencies, public agencies, or political subdivisions of any kind, including municipalities, corporations, districts, or others, for any financing, construction, operation, or maintenance requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-36 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-36
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-36
Status: in_force

(1) The following segments of highways located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as a scenic route:

Mississippi Highway 7 beginning at point of intersection with Interstate 55, running east to the intersection with Mississippi Highway 332, thence southerly along the route of the Grenada Dam then to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 8, thence running west along the route of Mississippi Highway 8 to its intersection with Interstate 55.

(2)(a) The State Highway Department may plan and erect suitable signs and markers along such route and along the interstate approaches to the area. Such signs shall be attractive and designed to invite and encourage tourism, recreation and camping in the area.

(b) The State Highway Department may establish and maintain rest and observation areas along the designated route and may invite the participation of and cooperate with any state, county or municipal agency to assist in the promotion and development of the scenic route hereinabove designated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-37.2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-37.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-37.2
Status: in_force

(1) On Mississippi Highway 25 in Rankin County, Mississippi, where the Pisgah and Ross Barnett Reservoir signs are located near the Pisgah exit may be erected a sign or signs that reads as follows: “Home of Tori Bowie, Olympic Gold Medalist, Pisgah High School Graduate.”

(2) The sign or signs described in subsection (1) of this section are to be erected in accordance with the Mississippi Department of Transportation's permitting process and must be paid for by Rankin County.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-43 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-43
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any county or city of this state which has acquired or may hereafter acquire any combined railroad and highway bridge over the Mississippi River, as authorized by Sections 65-23-1 to 65-23-21 or Sections 65-25-1 to 65-25-41 , and has issued its bridge revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the cost of such acquisition may, by appropriate resolution, create a commission of not less than five nor more than seven members to manage the affairs of said bridge, said appointees to be qualified electors of such governing body of high character, integrity, and business acumen.

The board of supervisors of such county or the governing authority of such city may, by such resolution, prescribe the tenure of office of such commissioners (but no appointment shall be for a term exceeding five years), may prescribe the duties, powers and rights of such commission and provide for the reasonable compensation, if any, of such commissioners. Said resolution shall not impair or enlarge nor the acts of said commissioners thereunder increase or diminish the obligations of said governing body under the trust indenture or resolution under which the revenue bonds of such body were issued; and the acts of such commissioners shall regularly, and not less than four times each year, be reported to such governing body and be subject to its approval and concurrence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-33
Status: in_force

All proceedings of the board of supervisors and the road protection commission in widening, improving, or protecting any such highway and assessing damages therefor may be reviewed by the circuit court in respect to any matter of law arising on the face of the proceeding. On the question of damages, the case may be tried anew and the damages may be assessed by a jury if the owner of the land so desires. The board of supervisors shall grant appeals for that purpose when prayed for, on appellant giving bond for cost in such penalty as the board may require, not exceeding $200.00, payable to the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 39-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.192 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.192
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.192
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 15 within Chickasaw County and the corporate limits of the City of Houston is designated and shall be known as the “Veterans' Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-39 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-39
Status: in_force

This article, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. But this article shall not be construed to repeal the laws under which any bridge has heretofore been constructed or operated by any county of the state and, as to such counties, the present laws shall remain in force and effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-4 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 43-4
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-4
Status: in_force

On or before January 10 of each year the Mississippi Transportation Commission shall submit a detailed report to the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee describing and evaluating the financial and operational performance by a company with which the commission has contracted under Chapter 44, Laws of 2008, First Extraordinary Session, of the company's duties and responsibilities regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of a toll road or toll bridge project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-63 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-63
Status: in_force

The said commissioners maintaining the roads may, in case of emergency, repair such roads and bridges and keep the same in a proper state of repair without waiting until due advertisement shall be made; however, the amount so expended by them shall not in any one instance exceed the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-103 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-103
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall attend all meetings of the board of supervisors, and shall at each regular meeting submit to said board an estimate of the amount of money required to pay the said labor employed on the said road and bridge work, transportation charges, and repair bills. Said board shall examine said estimate and shall set aside for the current month a fund to be known as the “road labor” fund, which sum shall be placed to the credit of the said fund in the county depository, subject to the order of the road accountant; and said road accountant shall use the said fund to pay off the said labor and all freight bills. At each regular meeting of the board of supervisors the road accountant shall make a report to the said board, showing all disbursements by him and proper receipts therefor. The board of supervisors shall carefully audit the said report, and if they shall find any payment or payments or any disbursements so made by the road accountant to be illegal or improper, said board may deduct any and all such payments from the salary of the road accountant, or they may cause suit to be filed on his bond for the recovery of any such sum so illegally or improperly paid out by the road accountant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-66 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-66
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-66
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 39 from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 45 in Lauderdale County as it extends north to the intersection with Mississippi Highway 16 in DeKalb, Mississippi, is hereby designated and henceforth shall be known as the “John C. Stennis Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby authorized and directed to erect not less than two (2) granite memorials at appropriate locations along and approaching the highway, and such other signs as the department shall deem suitable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 26-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-37
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39 , the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall represent the Transportation Commission in issuing, selling and validating bonds herein provided for, and said Transportation Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to expend any sum not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) on approval by the State Bond Commission from the proceeds derived from the sale of bonds authorized in subsections (1) and (2) of Section 65-26-15 , or from other funds available to the Transportation Commission, to pay the cost of approving attorney's fees, validating, printing and cost of delivery of bonds authorized under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-73 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-73
Status: in_force

The road superintendent shall have the custody, care, and control of all the teams, machinery, materials, supplies, and any and all property owned or hired by the district and used in working the road. It shall be his duty to care for and preserve the same, and he and his bondsmen shall be responsible for the proper care and safekeeping of such property and the economical use of the supplies and materials. He shall make a monthly report to the commissioners, which shall be forwarded by them with their recommendations or criticisms to the board of supervisors. Such report shall be a complete inventory of such property, showing the present number, amount, and condition of such property and what was used since his preceding report.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 31-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-17
Status: in_force

(1) The state hospitality station constructed and located in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, on the Mississippi River at 4210 Washington Street, is designated and shall be known as the “Commissioner Dick Hall Hospitality Station.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain suitable signs at and approaching the hospitality station, reflecting its name, and may place a plaque at the rest area describing Dick Hall's public service.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the board of commissioners shall be secured by liens on all lands, railroads, and tramroads in the district. The board of commissioners shall be required to levy a tax annually and to collect same under the provisions of this article so long as it is necessary and required to pay any bonds or obligations issued under the authority herein granted. The making of such levy of tax on the assessment of benefits and collection thereof may be enforced by proper proceedings in court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-83 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-83
Status: in_force

(1) If the affidavit of nonliability is returned to the governmental entity within thirty (30) days of the mailing of the notice of toll evasion violation, together with the proof of a written rental agreement or lease between a bona fide renting or leasing company and its customer which identifies the rentee or lessee and provides the driver's license number, name, and address of the rentee or lessee, the processing agency shall mail, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the rentee or lessee identified in the affidavit of nonliability a final notice of toll evasion violation.

(2) If the affidavit of nonliability is returned with evidence that the registered owner served has made a bona fide sale or transfer of the vehicle and has delivered possession thereof to the purchaser prior to the date of the alleged violation, the processing agency shall cancel the notice of toll evasion violation with respect to that registered owner and the processing agency shall mail, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the purchaser identified in the affidavit of nonliability a final notice of toll evasion violation. If payment is not received within fifteen (15) days of the mailing of the final notice of toll evasion violation, the processing agency may proceed against the purchaser identified pursuant to Section 65-43-73 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.165 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.165
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.165
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 6 within Pontotoc County, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the “Military Order of the Purple Heart Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-11
Status: in_force

In like manner and under like conditions as mentioned in the preceding sections, (a) separate road districts heretofore or hereafter created may be consolidated into a single separate road district; (b) a separate road district may be created from parts of two or more districts heretofore or hereafter created, or from territory partly of such a district or districts and partly of territory not theretofore in any separate road district; and (c) suitable territory, whether within or without a separate road district, may be added to an adjoining separate road district. All the qualified electors residing in each of the component parts of the territory proposed to be consolidated or joined in or added, as well as of the proposed district when completed, shall have the right to be heard and to vote in any election held as a part of said procedure. If twenty-five percent (25%) of the qualified electors in any one of the component parts aforesaid of the proposed territory or a like percent of the entire territory so petition, the board shall order an election and, unless at said election the qualified electors of each of the said component parts counted separately and a majority of the entire proposed new district counted in the aggregate shall favor the proposal, it shall not be allowed and the proposal shall be ordered rejected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-38 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-38
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-38
Status: in_force

(1) The following segments of highways located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as a scenic route:

Mississippi Highway 315 beginning at a point of intersection with Interstate 55, running east to the intersection with Sardis Dam Road, thence southerly along the route of the Sardis Dam then to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 35, thence running west along the route of Mississippi Highway 35 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 6, thence in an easterly direction to its intersection with Interstate 55.

(2)(a) The State Highway Department may plan and erect suitable signs and markers along such route and along the interstate approaches to the area. Such signs shall be attractive and designed to invite and encourage tourism, recreation and camping in the area.

(b) The State Highway Department may establish and maintain rest and observation areas along the designated route and may invite the participation of and cooperate with any state, county or municipal agency to assist in the promotion and development of the scenic route hereinabove designated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.261 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.261
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.261
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of U.S. Highway 45 Alternate within Lowndes County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the Tom Goode Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of Mississippi Highway 45.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-17
Status: in_force

Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and any interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation, except gift, transfer, and inheritance taxes, in so far as may be within the power of the State of Mississippi so to provide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 26-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-31
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries and for savings banks, trust companies, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-2-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-2-9
Status: in_force

A full and complete record or transcript of the proceedings before the board shall be taken, and upon proper notice within the time provided for herein a record shall be transcribed and made available to the reviewing court at the cost of the party or parties requesting same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-33
Status: in_force

The public highway or highways so surveyed and adopted by such commissioners shall be constructed and maintained out of the proceeds of the aforementioned bonds, proceeds of such bonds to be used alone in their construction and maintenance. The board of supervisors shall levy an annual tax, on the recommendation of the commissioners, on all the taxable property in the district not exceeding three mills on the dollar, which shall be used to supplement the general fund of the county in maintaining said road or roads and the culverts, bridges, and levees therein. For the purpose of paying such bonds and interest and so maintaining said roads, the board of supervisors shall, at the time fixed by law, levy the tax for the same, and it shall be the duty of the county auditor to keep a separate account of such funds so raised from the other funds of the county; and it shall be the duty of the county depository, which shall be the treasurer of such funds and liable on its bond therefor, to keep a separate account thereof. All allowances against said special funds shall be made by the board of supervisors on the recommendation of the commissioners, and special warrants prepared for the purpose shall be issued against said funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-331 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-331
Status: in_force

Such bonds may be issued for the purpose stated above and, regardless of the amount thereof, same shall not be subject to the limitations as to amount of bonded debt based upon amount of the assessed value of taxable property in a county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.182 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.182
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.182
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 314 in Lafayette County beginning at its intersection with County Road 102 and extending northwesterly for a distance of four and one-half (4-1/2) miles, is designated and shall be known as the “Kevser Ermin Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-3
Status: in_force

When used in Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 , unless the context indicates otherwise:

(a) The term “construction” means the supervising, inspection, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway, including locating, surveying, mapping, costs of right of way, and elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings.

(b) The term “county highways” shall include all county roads now under the jurisdiction of or being maintained by the board of supervisors of any county, not including roads on the state maintained highway system, but including streets inside municipalities or urban areas of less than five thousand inhabitants according to the latest available federal census, and specifically including all “secondary and feeder roads” as defined by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626].
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 33-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-1
Status: in_force

When any public road, street or highway shall extend along the beach or shore of any body of tidewater, and such road, street, or highway, or any part thereof shall be exposed or subject to, or in danger of, damage by water driven against the shore by storms, the boards of supervisors shall have the power, and it is hereby made their duty, to erect and maintain all necessary seawalls, breakwaters, bulkheads, shore stabilization structures, causeways, bridges, breakwaters, or other necessary structures or improvements connecting the beach or shore of any such bodies of water with islands or other land areas located offshore or connecting therewith, pumped-in sand or earth fills, sloping beaches, topping, road surfacing, road protection pavements, aprons, or other necessary devices to protect and preserve such roads, streets, and highways, or to increase the strength or stability of any existing road protection structures by hard surface aprons or other road protection devices or structures, and for that purpose and for the purpose of constructing or improving such highway, may issue the bonds of the county therefor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-27
Status: in_force

Said signal or signboards shall be made of some suitable material with a face of not less than twelve by eighteen inches (12” x 18”), which shall be painted white with the lettering or inscription thereon printed or written in black. The inscription upon said signal or signboards shall consist of the following words, to wit: “danger zone” or some like suitable inscription; and the same, when so done, shall constitute sufficient notice to all travelers along said road of any and all defects in said road within said danger zone.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.8 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.8
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.8
Status: in_force

Upon completion of construction of the new bridge over the Yazoo River on U. S. Highway 49 West in Yazoo County, Mississippi, between Yazoo City and Louise, such bridge shall be known and shall be designated as the “John Sharp Williams Memorial Bridge,” and the State Highway Department shall erect suitable markers along and approaching such bridge to reflect the name thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-11
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors of the respective counties are hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings privately owned bridges across rivers or other bodies of water where the said bridges form a link or part of any county, public road, or highway. The boards of supervisors may, in their discretion, contract to purchase and buy any such privately owned bridges at such price and upon such terms as may seem reasonable to the board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-29
Status: in_force

The road protection commission shall organize by the election of a chairman, and they shall serve without compensation except actual expenses, which shall be allowed by the board of supervisors and paid out of the general county fund or the road fund, as the board of supervisors may elect. Three members shall constitute a quorum to transact business, and all meetings shall be held at the courthouse. Their tenure of office shall be four years or until the work for which bonds are issued is completed and accepted, if less than four years. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall be ex-officio clerk of the road protection commission, shall attend all meetings, and shall preserve a record of all proceedings of said commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-75
Status: in_force

The reports of the road commissioners and the road superintendent shall be kept on file by the clerk of the board of supervisors and shall be open to inspection of any resident or taxpayer of such road district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 11-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-7
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a system of county federal aid highways, for the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 , and the county highways which shall comprise and constitute such system shall be selected jointly by the boards of supervisors of the various counties and the State Highway Commission of Mississippi, as same may be supplemented from time to time. Projects for the construction and improvement of such county highways shall likewise be selected jointly by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission, provided however, that in all cases where such system and projects thereon have been heretofore selected and agreed upon by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission as required by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], the highways thereby selected shall constitute the roads in the affected counties which shall be a part of the county federal aid highway system, and such selections and agreements are hereby ratified and approved.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.243 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.243
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.243
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 371 within the corporate limits of the Town of Marietta in Prentiss County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the James C. “Jimmy” Pharr Memorial Highway.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that segment of Mississippi Highway 371.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-15
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors at the hearing provided in Section 65-13-13 finds that (1) the public convenience and necessity require the creation of the authority, and (2) the creation of the authority is sound and desirable, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution making the aforesaid findings and declaring its intention to create the authority in its respective county on the specified date.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-81.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 7-81.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-81.nr2
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in the state may construct, reconstruct, maintain or contribute to the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of any state highway declared by legislative act expressly to be such highway or which, in accordance with law, has been taken over by the State Highway Department for construction, reconstruction or maintenance; and this section shall apply to such state highway within as well as without the limits of any municipality and, when within such limits, with or without the consent of the municipal authorities. In such cases and for said purposes the board of supervisors, for and in the name of the county, may fully exercise the right of eminent domain within any municipality, and it shall be the duty of the board so to do on the lawful demand of the State Highway Department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 39-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-21
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 may be validated in the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for the validation of county, municipal, school district and other bonds. The notice to taxpayers required by such statutes shall be published in a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-153 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-153
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol within the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is authorized to designate any segment of any public street, road, highway or interstate within the state upon which any member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol has fallen in the line of duty as a memorial roadway in such officer's honor, provided that such memorial roadway shall not extend more than five (5) miles in each southern and northern or eastern and western direction of the location in which the fallen member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol fell.

(2) The Department of Public Safety shall notify the Mississippi Department of Transportation of the site of such officer who was killed in the performance of his or her official duties, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs with a distinctive marker along and approaching the segment of roadway denoting the site of the fallen officer's death. The distinctive marker shall be designed by the Department of Public Safety with the advice and recommendation of the Mississippi State Troopers' Association.

(3) The funding for the distinctive markers shall be made from any funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Public Safety or from any gifts, grants or donations received by the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing the distinctive markers.

(4) This section shall apply to all Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers who have given their lives in the performance of their official duties after July 1, 1938.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-1
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may establish and license toll ferries, and fix the toll; and where the public convenience and travel justifies it, may establish and maintain free ferries, or in its discretion toll ferries at public expense; and the board of supervisors shall fix the salary of the ferryman or ferrymen to run such free or toll ferry. The board of supervisors may make allowance to pay for ferry boats and things to run same, and may establish ferries over rivers or other watercourses where public road is parallel with and on one bank of the river or watercourse, and public or private roads on the opposite bank.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 26-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-37
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39 , the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall represent the Transportation Commission in issuing, selling and validating bonds herein provided for, and said Transportation Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to expend any sum not to exceed Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) on approval by the State Bond Commission from the proceeds derived from the sale of bonds authorized in subsections (1) and (2) of Section 65-26-15 , or from other funds available to the Transportation Commission, to pay the cost of approving attorney's fees, validating, printing and cost of delivery of bonds authorized under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.220 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.220
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.220
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 15 in Choctaw County beginning at a point located three thousand four hundred (3,400) feet south of its intersection with West Reform-Sturgis Road and East Reform-Sturgis Road and extending northerly for six thousand six hundred (6,600) feet to a point three thousand two hundred (3,200) feet north of its intersection with West Reform-Sturgis Road and East Reform-Sturgis Road is designated and shall be known as the “Anthony Lucas Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-35 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 26-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-35
Status: in_force

(1) The funds which are transferred from the sale of bonds under this chapter and such other funds as may be transferred to the bridge construction fund may be withdrawn only in the following manner: the funds shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, which warrants shall be issued upon requisition by the Highway Commission, signed by the director.

(2) All expenditures ordered by the Highway Commission shall be entered upon its minutes, and the Highway Commission shall submit a full report of its work and all the transactions carried on by it, and a complete statement of all its expenditures at the next regular session of the legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 27-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-17
Status: in_force

The owner or keeper of every toll ferry, bridge, turnpike, causeway, and plank road shall put up, in a convenient place, so as to be open and visible to travelers, a copy of the table of rates of toll established by the board of supervisors, printed, written, or painted in legible characters. For every day's failure to put up and keep exposed to view such table of rates, and for every overcharge made by him, such owner or keeper shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 39-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-31
Status: in_force

No elected or appointed official shall derive or receive, directly or indirectly, any income, compensation or pecuniary benefit, as a result of such elected or appointed official's duties under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 that provides for the issuance of bonds by the state, or any political subdivision thereof, contrary to the provisions of Section 109, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, or Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 25, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-17
Status: in_force

All such sign or guide boards throughout the entire state shall be of uniform size, construction, color, and erection. Said sign or guide boards shall show thereon the next city, town, or village to be reached by following each fork of said road, and the distance to be traveled along such road to reach said city, town, or village. All such sign or guide boards as may be erected at forks or crossroads on the main or trunk roads within such county shall indicate direction along said road and distance to the county seat of the county or the principal city, town, or village within said county, and the principal city, town, or village within next adjoining county located on such main or trunk roads.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-209 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-209
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-209
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners shall have the power to employ engineers, attorneys, auditors, manager or superintendent, and such other employees as may be necessary for the orderly function of such district, and to fix their respective compensation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-1
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may raise funds for working, constructing, reconstructing, and maintaining public roads or for building bridges by an ad valorem tax on all assessed taxable property in the county or supervisors district or districts, or by a bond issue, or by either or both of said methods.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9
Status: in_force

Upon a determination by the board of supervisors that (a) equipment of the county road department has ceased to be used for purposes of the road department; and (b) such equipment has been owned by the road department for at least three (3) years; and (c) such equipment may be of use or benefit to another department of county government; and (d) the transfer of the equipment to another department of county government would promote the best interest of county government; and (e) upon the unanimous approval of the board of supervisors, such surplus equipment may be transferred to any other department of county government without the necessity of reimbursement to the road and bridge fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-73 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 43-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-73
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not use any toll facility without payment of tolls, except as specifically provided by statute, ordinance, regulation or rule of a governing entity.

(2) If a vehicle is found by automated devices, visual observation, or otherwise to have evaded tolls on any toll facility, the processing agency shall, within thirty (30) days of the violation, forward to the registered owner of the vehicle involved in the violation, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal delivery, a notice of toll evasion violation setting forth the violation, including reference to the statute, ordinance, regulation or rule violated, the approximate time and location of the violation and the amount of the toll owed by the violator. Included with the notice of toll evasion violation shall be an affidavit of nonliability that complies with the requirements of Section 65-43-81 . In the case of joint ownership of a motor vehicle, the notice must be mailed to the first name appearing on the registration, unless the first name is a business organization, in which case the second name appearing on the registration may be used. Mailing the notice to the address provided for notice or personal delivery constitutes legal notification to the violator. If accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle is not available to the processing agency within thirty (30) days of the violation, the processing agency shall have an additional forty-five (45) calendar days to obtain such information and forward the notice of toll evasion violation. If after ninety (90) calendar days of the violation the processing agency has not obtained accurate information concerning the identity and address of the registered owner of the vehicle, the processing agency may publish the notice of the toll evasion for two (2) weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county of the registered owner's last known residence. This publication shall constitute legal notification to the violator. The notice of toll evasion violation shall also set forth the following:

(a) The vehicle license plate number;

(b) If practicable, the registration expiration date and the make of the vehicle;

(c) A clear and concise explanation of the procedures for contesting the violation and appealing an adverse decision.

(3) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is an infraction subject to a penalty established pursuant to Section 65-43-75 . The collection of civil penalties shall be governed by the civil administrative procedures set forth in Section 65-43-77 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 31-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-31-7
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby authorized, in the event private donations are made available therefor, to erect an appropriate commemorative sign at the state hospitality station located on federal Interstate Highway 20 east of Meridian, Mississippi, to read as follows:

“WELCOME TO MISSISSIPPI BIRTHPLACE OF JIMMIE RODGERS THE FATHER OF COUNTRY MUSIC”

Such sign shall be attractive and designed to invite and encourage tourism and recreation in the state.

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby authorized to accept and expend private donations for the purchase, installation and maintenance of the sign authorized hereunder. No state funds shall be expended for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-73 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 41-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-73
Status: in_force

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “William Faulkner Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. : Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 30 and County Road 14 in Union County and continuing westerly along Mississippi Highway 30 to its intersection with County Road 229 in Lafayette County.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.217 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.217
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.217
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 63 in Jackson County beginning at its intersection with Freeman Road and extending southerly for one (1) mile is designated and shall be known as the “Sergeant John E. Wells Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-13
Status: in_force

For all counties where this has not already been done, the state highway department or the state highway engineer shall prepare and file with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the said several counties of the state, plans and specifications for highway sign or guide boards, showing the construction, size, material, color, and how said sign or guide boards are to be erected on the roads or highways within the said several counties. All such specifications are to be uniform, so as to obtain a uniform system of highway sign or guide board markers throughout the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-33
Status: in_force

The highway and street revenue bond authority, through its board of trustees and subject to the approval of the board of supervisors and the governing body of any other municipality joining the authority, either at the time of its creation or afterward, is further empowered to finance all cost in connection with the work authorized in this chapter by the issuance of revenue bonds. Such bonds shall be issued at such times and in such amounts as shall be provided by resolution of the board of trustees and approved by the board of supervisors of the county and the governing body of other municipalities, agencies or departments involved in the payment of cost.

The board of trustees is further authorized to make such contracts, within the authority of this chapter, in the issuance of bonds as may be necessary to insure the marketability thereof. All bonds sold to any person or persons other than agencies of the county, state, or federal government will be sold by the sealed bid procedure, and the bonds will be sold and delivered to the parties proposing the lowest overall average interest cost.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 43-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-75
Status: in_force

(1) The notice of toll evasion violation shall be accompanied by a written notice of the toll evasion penalty due for that violation, the address of the person authorized to receive payment of the toll evasion penalty, an affidavit of nonliability and a statement that payment of the toll evasion penalty for the toll evasion violation may be sent through the mail.

(2) The schedule of toll evasion penalties for toll evasion violations shall be established by the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road, but shall not exceed the amount of the unpaid toll plus One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per violation.

(3) Toll evasion penalties under this section may be collected as civil penalties.

(4) If the amount of the unpaid toll, along with any applicable toll evasion penalty, is received by the person authorized to receive the deposit of these fees and there is no contest as to that toll evasion violation pursuant to Sections 65-43-71 to 65-43-83 , the proceedings shall terminate.

(5) The amount of the unpaid toll, and any applicable penalties, shall be retained by or remitted to the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll road.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-37
Status: in_force

Each separate road district shall receive a fair portion of the convict labor assigned to the roads of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.145 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.145
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.145
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 63 in Greene County located within one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile north and south of the entrance to the Southeast Mississippi Correctional Institution, is designated and shall be known as the “Representative Fred Dobbins Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.214 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.214
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.214
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 45 Alternate beginning at the intersection with Mississippi Highway 50 and extending northerly to its intersection with the Monroe County line is designated and shall be known as the “Representative David Gibbs Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-15
Status: in_force

Every ferryman shall give constant and diligent attendance at his ferry and shall not deny or unreasonably delay carrying over any passenger, horse, cattle, carriage, or goods; and all passengers shall be received into the ferryboat and carried over the ferry in the order of their arrival, or first coming to the ferry. Any ferryman offending against this provision shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every offense, and shall be liable to an action for damages at the suit of the party aggrieved; but a ferryman shall not be obliged to pass the ferry when it appears to be dangerous to do so on account of a storm or freshet. All public officers and such as go on public and urgent occasions--as posts, expresses, physicians, and the like--shall be carried over first, or with the first.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-9
Status: in_force

Upon a determination by the board of supervisors that (a) equipment of the county road department has ceased to be used for purposes of the road department; and (b) such equipment has been owned by the road department for at least three (3) years; and (c) such equipment may be of use or benefit to another department of county government; and (d) the transfer of the equipment to another department of county government would promote the best interest of county government; and (e) upon the unanimous approval of the board of supervisors, such surplus equipment may be transferred to any other department of county government without the necessity of reimbursement to the road and bridge fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-1
Status: in_force

Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 shall be known as the “County Highway Aid Law of 1946.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-58 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-58
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-58
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 309 in Marshall County, Mississippi, beginning at or near the community of Watson and running southerly for a distance of 9.5 miles until its intersection with Mississippi Highway 4, is hereby designated and henceforth shall be known as the “Osborne Bell Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.163 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.163
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.163
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 25 within the corporate limits of the Town of Belmont, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the “Mickey Gene Johnson Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-45.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-45.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-45.nr2
Status: in_force

The State Fiscal Management Board shall notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount of money to be available for expenditure in such county from any appropriation made by the state for the purpose of Sections 65-11-39 through 65-11-59 . The board of supervisors, upon the receipt of such notice, shall deposit the amount available for such county into the county road and bridge fund. All funds which may be appropriated for the purpose of said sections shall be expended for materials and labor in construction and improvement of county roads and bridges selected by the board of supervisors of each county. However, the board of supervisors shall first select for construction and reconstruction all school bus routes and, next, rural mail routes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 4-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-33
Status: in_force

If the bonds issued under Sections 65-4-25 through 65-4-45 are to be sold on sealed bids at public sale, notice of the sale shall be published at least two (2) times, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson selected by the State Bond Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 26-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-1
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is one of Mississippi's basic resources, and that the utilization, development, conservation and regulation of such waterway is necessary to promote and enhance the balanced economic development of the state.

It is further determined and declared that the use, development, conservation and regulation of waters of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway for domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural and manufacturing purposes, for recreational uses, transportation, economic development, irrigation, navigation and pollution abatement are, as a matter of public policy, for the general welfare of the entire people of the state.

The provisions of this chapter are determined to be necessary and essential to the accomplishment of the aforesaid purposes, and that this chapter operates on a subject in which the state-at-large is interested.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 26-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-1
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is one of Mississippi's basic resources, and that the utilization, development, conservation and regulation of such waterway is necessary to promote and enhance the balanced economic development of the state.

It is further determined and declared that the use, development, conservation and regulation of waters of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway for domestic, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural and manufacturing purposes, for recreational uses, transportation, economic development, irrigation, navigation and pollution abatement are, as a matter of public policy, for the general welfare of the entire people of the state.

The provisions of this chapter are determined to be necessary and essential to the accomplishment of the aforesaid purposes, and that this chapter operates on a subject in which the state-at-large is interested.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.226 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.226
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.226
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 305 in DeSoto County beginning at the intersection of Bell Forrest Drive and extending to its intersection with College Road is designated and shall be known as the “Lt. Vicky Baldwin Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-173 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-173
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-173
Status: in_force

On any segment of any public street, road, highway or interstate within the state that is named after a person who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, the Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain the signs designating the memorial highway with the words “Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient.” Any such signs that do not contain those words shall be replaced by new signs to comply with Sections 65-7-171 and 65-7-173 . Sections 65-7-171 and 65-7-173 shall also apply to bridges or intersections that are part of a public street, road, highway or interstate within this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-39 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 4-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-39
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, without further process of law, to certify to the Fiscal Management Board the necessity for warrants, and the board is hereby authorized and directed to issue such warrants payable out of any funds authorized by Sections 65-4-25 through 65-4-45 for such purpose, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-4-25 through 65-4-45 ; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of such bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest thereon, on the due dates thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-55
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this chapter shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be held by any court to be violative of either of such constitutions, the authority shall have the power by resolution to provide an alternative procedure conformable with such constitutions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-5-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 5-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-5-17
Status: in_force

In connection with the development of any controlled-access facility, the state, county, city, town, or village highway authorities are authorized to plan, designate, establish, use, regulate, alter, improve, maintain, and vacate local service roads and streets or to designate as local service roads and streets any existing road or street, and to exercise jurisdiction over service roads in the same manner as is authorized over controlled-access facilities under the terms of this chapter if, in their opinion, such local service roads and streets are necessary or desirable. Such local service roads or streets shall be of appropriate design, and shall be separated from the controlled-access facility proper by means of all devices designated as necessary or desirable by the proper authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-103 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-103
Status: in_force

The compact, when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided, shall become binding upon the State of Mississippi and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-309 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-309
Status: in_force

Any such county acting separately or jointly with another county is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, whenever it shall deem such construction expedient, any toll bridge located as provided in Section 65-23-305 . Authority is hereby granted to any such county or counties to purchase, solely from funds provided under the authority of this article, such lands, rights of way, easements, and other interests in lands, including lands under water and riparian rights of any person, copartnership, association, railroad or other corporation, municipality, or political subdivision, deemed necessary for the construction of any such bridge, upon such terms and at such prices as may be considered by it or them to be reasonable and can be agreed upon between it or them and the owner thereof, and to take title thereto in the name of such county or counties. Any such county or counties may acquire such lands, rights of way, easements, and other interest in land by eminent domain in the manner now provided by law. The State of Mississippi hereby consents to the use of all lands lying under water, which are within the state and are necessary for the construction and operation of any such bridge and the approaches and appurtenances thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.240 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.240
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.240
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of Mississippi Highway 25 in Oktibbeha County beginning at its intersection with McGee Road and extending southerly to its intersection with St. Marks Drive is designated and shall be known as the “Hank McLeod Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 18-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11
Status: in_force

(1) In order for a county to be eligible to utilize its Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program allocation or any of its state aid road funds for the Local System Road Program, a county must meet the following conditions:

(a) The county has employed a county engineer, together with such other technical assistance as is necessary to carry out the duties of this chapter, the same as provided under the provisions of Section 65-9-15 , for its state aid road system and, through its official minutes, has authorized the county engineer to perform the necessary engineering services connected with the Local System Road Program. The county engineer shall prepare the necessary plans and designs for all construction projects, including state aid projects and projects provided under this chapter. He also shall provide engineering supervision for the construction of such projects and shall approve all estimate payments made on the projects. Engineering cost for any project performed under the Local System Road Program may be paid from any funds allocated to a county under the program; however, the maximum fee paid to an engineer shall not exceed twelve percent (12%) of the final construction cost. No such cost shall be reimbursed to the county before the letting of the project; and

(b) The county has presented a plan for the construction, reconstruction and paving of a local system road which plan has been made and approved by the county engineer of the county, showing the specific road or project to be improved, stating the condition of the existing roadbed, drainage and bridges and outlining the type of construction or reconstruction to be made and the designs and specifications therefor including the paving of the road and the sources of revenue to be used and the sources and types of material to be used thereon. The plan shall be presented to the State Aid Engineer for the initial approval of the beginning of a project to receive monies.

(2) After the initial approval of the plan and plans as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section has been made by the State Aid Engineer, the county shall be eligible to receive all funds made available to the county under the Local System Road Program to be used exclusively for the construction, reconstruction or paving of the local system road. The project may be done either by contract or by using county equipment and employees. It shall be according to the original plan or any amendments thereto which have been approved by the State Aid Engineer. The board may use county equipment and employees if the construction can be accomplished at a more reasonable cost than can be achieved by contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.357 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.357
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.357
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 8 located in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, extending westerly for a distance of one (1) mile from the incorporated city limits of Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Deputy Jeremy Allen Voyles Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-17
Status: in_force

Any municipality, county, parish, highway commission, or other political authority in an adjoining state which has been properly authorized by the laws of that state and the United States may exercise in the State of Mississippi any and all the powers granted in this article to municipalities and other public bodies in Mississippi, subject to the conditions and requirements of this article. In event that the powers granted under this article are exercised solely by a municipality or county, then same shall be exercised by the governing authority of such municipality or county; and in the event that same are exercised jointly, then same shall be exercised jointly by the governing authorities of such political subdivisions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-21
Status: in_force

Should the result of such election show that it has carried in favor of the issuance of bonds by a majority vote in each district or in the one district, as the case may be, then it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to issue the bonds of such districts or district affected thereby, as the case may be, for the purpose aforesaid in any amount which, with other outstanding district road or bridge bonds, will not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed valuation of said districts or district affected thereby, as the case may be.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-40 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-40
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-40
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 35 in Leake County beginning at the Scott County Line and extending northerly to the south corporate limits of the City of Carthage is designated and shall be known as the “Veterans' Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-5
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) The word “municipality” shall be deemed to include any county or city in this state.

(b) The word “bridge” shall be deemed to include the substructure and the superstructure of the bridge and the approaches thereto and also all property, rights, easements, and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient for the operation thereof, and shall embrace bridges which are now in existence or hereafter constructed and wholly or partly within the municipality or are within twenty miles of the territory over which such municipality has jurisdiction and which are over the Mississippi River, and shall also embrace combined railroad and highway bridges, as well as highway bridges.

(c) The term “governing body” shall mean the board of supervisors of a county or the council, board of aldermen, or other legislative body of a city.

(d) The word “improvements” shall mean such repairs, replacements, additions, and betterments of and to a bridge acquired by purchase or by condemnation as are deemed necessary to place it in a safe and efficient condition for the use of the public, if such repairs, replacements, additions, and betterments are ordered prior to the sale of any bonds for the acquisition of such bridge.

(e) The term “cost of bridge”, as applied to a bridge to be acquired by purchase or by condemnation, shall include the purchase price or the amount of the award, cost of improvements, financing charges, interest during any period of disuse before completion of improvements, cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications and surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized, and the acquisition of the bridge and the placing of the bridge in operation.

(f) The term “cost of bridge”, as applied to a bridge to be constructed, shall embrace the cost of construction, the cost of all land, property, rights, easements, and franchises acquired, which are deemed necessary for such construction, the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction and for six months after completion of construction, cost of traffic estimates and of engineering and of legal expenses, plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the enterprise, administrative expense, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized and the construction of the bridge and the placing of the bridge in operation.

(g) The word “owner” shall include all individuals, incorporated companies, copartnerships, societies, or associations having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements, or franchises authorized to be acquired by this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-49 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-49
Status: in_force

All construction contracts by the authority where the amount of the contract shall exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) shall be made upon at least three (3) weeks' public notice by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the project, which notice shall state the thing to be done and invite sealed proposals, to be filed with the secretary of the authority, to do the work. In all such cases, before the notice shall be published, the plans and specifications for the work shall be filed with the secretary of the authority, and there remain. The board of trustees shall award the contract to the lowest bidder, who will comply with the terms imposed by such trustees and enter into bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the trustees in such penalty as shall be fixed by the trustees, but in no case to be less than the contract price, conditioned for the prompt, proper, and efficient performance of the contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 39-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-37
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Transportation Commission may require the Mississippi Department of Transportation to provide the twenty percent (20%) state matching share and federal nonparticipating costs for Special Category Projects as provided for in Public Law 102-240 (the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991). In addition to any other authorized use, such funds may be expended for Special Category Projects within Public Law 102-240 as set forth in Section 1103 “High Cost Bridge Projects,” Section 1104 “Congestion Relief Projects,” Section 1105 “High Priority Corridors on National Highway System,” Section 1106 “Rural and Urban Access Projects,” Section 1107 “Innovative Projects,” and Section 1108 “Priority Intermodal Projects.” The department shall use funds obtained pursuant to this section for the specific purpose of facilitating the use of additional eighty percent (80%) federal funds provided to the Mississippi Department of Transportation from the Congress of the United States throughout each of the five (5) Congressional Districts of the State of Mississippi. The department also shall utilize any funds obtained pursuant to this section to provide the state matching share and nonparticipating share for preliminary engineering and right-of-way acquisition work for all projects so authorized and shall provide the state share and nonparticipating portion for all projects for which the federal share of the construction is provided through funds not within the normal annual apportionment of the Highway Trust Fund to the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-5
Status: in_force

Prior to the issuance of any bonds hereunder, and precedent to the inauguration of this program, the following steps shall be taken:

(a) Any such board of supervisors is authorized to employ competent engineers or technical assistants to make necessary preliminary plans and specifications and estimates of cost of the construction of any causeways or bridges or other structures in connection with any proposed project or projects which the board may deem necessary and proper. After said preliminary plans, specifications and estimates of cost have been approved by said board, the same shall be filed in the office of the chancery clerk of such county;

(b) Such board of supervisors shall obtain approval by the proper United States governmental authorities of the building of the proposed project, or projects, with regard to questions of navigation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 37-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-9
Status: in_force

Engineering costs for any project performed under this chapter, including the salaries or fees of the engineer, may be paid from the Local Bridge Replacement Rehabilitation Fund allocations to a county; however, the maximum fee paid to an engineer from the fund shall not exceed twelve percent (12%) of the final construction cost, with the methods of payment to be approved by the State Aid Engineer under regulations promulgated by the State Aid Engineer. No such costs shall be paid to an engineer before the letting of the project.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-71 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-71
Status: in_force

There may be selected by the road commissioners, subject to the confirmation of the board of supervisors, a competent road superintendent, whose compensation shall be fixed by the board of supervisors, who shall hold his office for one year unless sooner removed, and who shall give a good and sufficient bond for the faithful performance of his duties. Such superintendent shall work under the direction of the road commissioners and may require any or all directions given him by the commissioners to be in writing. He shall give his whole time to the working of the roads in the district except when the commissioners, on account of weather or other conditions, may direct him otherwise. All labor employed on the roads in the district shall be employed by the superintendent and shall be under his control and direction, but the wages paid or agreed to be paid such labor shall be subject to revision and correction by the road commissioners. The superintendent shall file each month with the road commissioners a payroll showing the name of each laborer, the number of days each worked, and the amount due him. When this payroll shall have been approved by the commissioners and transmitted to the board of supervisors and approved by them, warrants on the road fund of the district shall be issued in accordance therewith.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-5
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of such commissioner to supervise the construction of such highways and their maintenance after the construction, and to see that the directions for such construction and maintenance are carried out, calling to his assistance, when necessary, the service of a competent civil engineer, which civil engineer shall receive for his services a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the board of supervisors, to be paid out of the funds arising from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and the levy of such maintenance tax as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 26-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-13
Status: in_force

(1) A state special improvement ad valorem tax of one (1) mill on the dollar for the year 1976 and for each year thereafter until eliminated as provided in subsection (4) of this section is hereby levied by the State of Mississippi on all taxable property in the counties of Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Monroe, Clay and Lowndes of the State of Mississippi.

(2) The tax levied by subsection (1) of this section shall be a supplemental special improvement tax levy and shall be in addition to any other state, county, municipal or other ad valorem tax being levied in any such county. The tax shall not be reimbursable under any provisions of the Homestead Exemption Law of this state.

(3) The proceeds of the tax levied by subsection (1) of this section shall be paid to the State Tax Commission which shall deposit the proceeds into the bridge bond retirement fund. The proceeds of the tax shall be used only to retire any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or to reimburse the State of Mississippi for any advances or expenditures in excess of the state share.

(4) The state special improvement ad valorem tax levied pursuant to this section shall cease to be levied or collected for any fiscal year after the 1986 fiscal year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.105 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.105
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.105
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 35 in Tallahatchie County beginning at the northern corporate boundaries of the City of Charleston and extending northerly to the Tallahatchie/Panola county line is designated and shall be known as the “Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-159 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-159
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-159
Status: in_force

The Director of the State Highway Department shall make requisition upon the State Auditor of Public Accounts, or its successor, and thereupon the Auditor of Public Accounts, or its successor, shall issue his warrant to the State Treasurer, who shall immediately pay same into the special fund account to the credit of the Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management created pursuant to Section 65-1-155 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-69 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 41-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-69
Status: in_force

The following highways, roads or streets located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated in the following four (4) segments as an official Mississippi Scenic Byway to be known as the “Delta Bluffs Scenic Byway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. :

(a) Northern Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Austin Road and Mississippi Highway 301 and continuing westward to the intersection of Delta View Road and Austin Road; then north along Delta View Road to the Great River Road National Scenic Byway (connectivity through the Town of Walls via Delta View Road, U.S. Highway 161 and 2nd Street);

(b) Central Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 301 and Austin Road and continuing south along Mississippi Highway 301 to Arkabutla Lake;

(c) East-West Branch: Beginning at the intersection of Old Mississippi Highway 304 and Interstate 55 in Hernando and continuing westward to Bluff Road; and

(d) Robertson Gin Road Extension Branch: Beginning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Commerce Street in DeSoto County and continuing south along U.S. Highway 51 to Oak Grove Road; thence westward on Oak Grove Road to Robinson Gin Road; then south along Robinson Gin Road to Wheeler Road; thence westward along Wheeler Road to its point of terminus at Hernando Point at Arkabutla Lake.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.357 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.357
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.357
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 8 located in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, extending westerly for a distance of one (1) mile from the incorporated city limits of Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Deputy Jeremy Allen Voyles Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 39-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-25
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 13-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-41
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the authority shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and for funds of the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Mississippi; and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.88 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.88
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.88
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Interstate Highway 59 located in Forrest County and in Jones County from the Forrest/Jones County line northerly to its intersection with 16th Avenue within the City of Laurel is designated and shall be known as the “Lance Corporal Roy M. Wheat Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.116 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.116
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.116
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 16 in Yazoo County beginning at the Big Black River and extending northwesterly to its intersection with U.S. Highway 49 is designated and shall be known as the “James ‘Diddio’ McDaniel and Stayce Wilkinson Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-11
Status: in_force

In any county having countywide road or bridge bonds or district road or bridge bonds outstanding, and having on hand in the county treasury to the credit of a special fund set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, or to the credit of bond and interest sinking funds, a sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest on all such countywide road or bridge bonds and district road or bridge bonds outstanding, the board of supervisors shall no longer be required to set aside any part of the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of motor vehicle privilege taxes, to be used in paying the principal and interest of such road or bridge bonds as they mature. In any such case, however, the funds already set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of the motor vehicle privilege taxes, for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, shall be applied to the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as they mature and shall not be used by the board of supervisors for any other purpose; however, when all of said bonds shall have been paid, any balance remaining in said funds may be transferred by the board of supervisors to the county or district road or bridge maintenance fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-1
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may establish and license toll ferries, and fix the toll; and where the public convenience and travel justifies it, may establish and maintain free ferries, or in its discretion toll ferries at public expense; and the board of supervisors shall fix the salary of the ferryman or ferrymen to run such free or toll ferry. The board of supervisors may make allowance to pay for ferry boats and things to run same, and may establish ferries over rivers or other watercourses where public road is parallel with and on one bank of the river or watercourse, and public or private roads on the opposite bank.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 26-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Highway Commission, subject to the Corps of Engineers' approval of the plans, is hereby granted full and complete authority to perform any act necessary and proper to plan, construct and maintain any or all of the bridges or tunnels, authorized by subsection (2) of this section as funds are available, which shall span the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway from the funds derived from this chapter and any other funds available for such construction except that no state funds other than those explicitly provided by this chapter shall be used.

(2)(a) The Highway Commission may construct bridges or tunnels, whichever is more feasible as determined by the commission, only on United States Highways 45, 72, 78, 82 and 278 and Mississippi Highways 4, 6, 25, 30 and 50, as funds are available as authorized by this chapter.

(b) Any bridge or tunnel constructed on United States Highways 45, 72, 78 and 82 shall have four (4) lanes. Any bridge or tunnel constructed on United States Highway 278 and Mississippi Highways 4, 6, 25, 30 and 50 shall have two (2) lanes. The bridges or tunnels shall be constructed by order of priority as determined by the Highway Commission based on the criteria of keeping the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway on schedule.

(c) The Highway Commission is hereby authorized and directed, in the discharge of its duties under this chapter, to cooperate with the Corps of Engineers, and Department of Transportation and any other federal agency to receive any available federal funds or to secure the assumption by the federal government of all or any part of the costs of planning or constructing the bridges or tunnels and shall enter into an agreement that any bridges or tunnels on highways constructed or reconstructed, in whole or in part, with federal funds allocated for the purposes of this chapter shall be owned and operated by the State of Mississippi, and that the state will operate and maintain such bridges or tunnels or highways.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-41
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, levy a special tax for sea wall purposes, not to exceed five mills, may issue bonds therefor, or may pay for its pro rata share out of the funds of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 4-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-21
Status: in_force

On each transfer date the Director of the State Highway Department shall make requisition upon the State Fiscal Management Board and thereupon the State Fiscal Management Board shall issue its warrant to the State Treasurer, who shall immediately pay the same into the appropriate fund specified in Section 65-4-19 as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-55
Status: in_force

When the funds raised in any separate road district by bond issue have been expended and the contracts for road construction have been completed under the methods of building roads authorized by law, it shall be lawful for the road commissioners of any such road district, by and with the consent of the board of supervisors, to turn over to the county in which such road district is situated the roads so constructed. It shall then become the duty of the board of supervisors of such county to maintain and keep up such roads in place and stead of and in the same manner as the road commissioners of such district, and manage in place of said commissioners all of the fiscal affairs of said road district. The funds of each district shall be kept separate and applied to the district in which it was collected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 11-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-55
Status: in_force

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county be expended on any secondary highway in such county or on the state highway system, as may be agreed upon by the board of supervisors of such county and the state highway department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.167 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.167
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.167
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of U.S. Highway 84 within Adams County, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as “Sgt. Todd Partridge Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.210 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.210
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.210
Status: in_force

(1) That section of Mississippi Highway 492 within the corporate limits of the Town of Union, Mississippi, is designated as the “Blue Star Memorial Highway” in honor and in gratitude and appreciation for the contributions and sacrifices of the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect suitable markers along that portion of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.84 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.84
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.84
Status: in_force

(1) The Interstate 20 and Highway 15 interchange in Newton County is designated and shall be known as the "Medgar Evers Memorial Interchange.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along the interchange.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.297 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.297
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.297
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 15/Matthews Road and extending northeasterly to its intersection with the Jones/Jasper County Line near the unincorporated community of Moss, Mississippi, is designated as the “Winnie Frost Morgan Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-23
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of Section 65-25-21 , any municipality other than the state may, by resolution or ordinance passed prior or subsequent to the issuance of its bonds under the provisions of this article, or by such trust indenture, covenant to contribute funds apart from bridge earnings to pay all or any part of the cost of maintaining, repairing, and operating any bridge or bridges acquired, constructed, or improved by it under the provisions of this article, and may likewise covenant to make such contribution to the payment of bonds and the interest thereon issued pursuant to this article, by another municipality. Such covenant, authorized by such resolution, ordinance, or trust indenture, shall have the force of a contract between such municipality and the holders of the bonds issued on account of such bridge or bridges, and shall obligate the municipality to raise such funds. Any municipality in the state may aid any other municipality in the state and contribute funds to pay any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, repairing, and operating any bridge or bridges; and the twenty miles limitation contained in Section 65-25-3 shall have no application and shall not be construed to restrict such municipality from contributing such funds to aid the municipality which issues its revenue bonds as herein provided. But no such contribution shall be made unless authorized by a majority of the qualified electors voting in favor of same in an election held according to law for the purpose of so authorizing.

No municipality shall enter into any contract or covenant provided for in the first paragraph of this section without there being first held an election in which a majority of those voting shall authorize said covenant or contract to be entered into by said municipality.

The State of Mississippi, acting by and through the state highway commission as an agency thereof, may receive from the federal government or any agency thereof funds specifically allotted or appropriated by the federal government for constructing, acquiring, maintaining, and repairing bridges across the Mississippi River, which the state highway commission may by resolution allocate to pay the costs or any part thereof of constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating any bridge or bridges acquired, constructed, or improved under this article and to the payment of principal and interest of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-39 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 13-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-39
Status: in_force

All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be validated as now provided by law by Sections 31-13-1 to 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The services of the state's bond attorney may be employed in the preparation of such bond resolutions, forms, or proceedings as may be necessary, for which he shall be paid a reasonable fee. Such validation proceedings shall be instituted in the chancery court of the county in which the projects proposed by this chapter are located, but notice of such validation proceedings shall be published at least two times in a newspaper of general circulation and published in any county involved, the first publication of which in each case shall be made at least ten days preceding the date set for the validation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 18-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-5
Status: in_force

(1) There is established a Local System Road Program which shall be administered by the State Aid Engineer for the purpose of assisting the counties of this state in the construction, reconstruction and paving of local system roads.

(2) Routes on which projects are performed under this chapter are not eligible for inclusion on the state aid system except in accordance with the provisions of Section 65-9-1 et seq.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-101.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-101.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-101.nr2
Status: in_force

Whenever any bridge or roadway is to be erected or repaired, the county road manager shall have authority to take from the land, stream, bayous or banks lying within a reasonable distance of the bridge or causeway or roadway the timber, gravel, dirt, and other road material necessary for such bridge, causeway or roadway after the board of supervisors has assessed the value thereof and paid or tendered to the owner of the timber, gravel, dirt or other road material the value thereof, by a warrant on the county treasurer. If the proprietor be dissatisfied with such valuation, he may appeal to the circuit court; but the valuation of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the value of the timber, gravel or dirt. But no shade trees or ornamental trees shall be taken to be used on roads.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-23
Status: in_force

All contracts for the construction of projects under the terms and provisions of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 shall be let and awarded by the state highway commission in the manner and method now provided by law for the awarding of contracts for the improvement and construction of highways on the state highway system; and the cost and expense of the letting of such contracts shall be paid from the federal aid or state appropriated funds allocated for such project, or from any other funds that the county might have available for such purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 43-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-17
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be signed by the Chairman of the State Bond Commission, or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the State Bond Commission shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of the commission. The interest coupons, if any, to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the bonds who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers before the sale and delivery of such bonds, or who may not have been in office on the date such bonds may bear, the signatures of such officers upon such bonds and coupons shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes and have the same effect as if the person so officially signing such bonds had remained in office until their delivery to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such bonds may be issued as provided in the Registered Bond Act of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 26-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-27
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or of any of the interest coupons pertaining thereto may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights granted hereunder, or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this chapter to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-45 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-45
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by such governing body or municipality shall, subject to the approval of such governing body, have the following authority, powers and rights: Said commissioners may adopt reasonable bylaws for the conduct of said commission. Said commissioners shall be governed by and fulfill the terms and provisions of the trust indenture or resolution under which the revenue bonds of such governing body were issued, and in so doing the commission shall manage and control the bridge, the approaches thereto, and all appurtenant and physical properties connected therewith, both real and personal, and shall provide for the regular inspection, repair, maintenance and improvement of said bridge and its approaches. Said commission may make any contract and authorize any purchases from the funds realized from the revenues of said bridge and available under the trust indenture or resolution under which the bridge revenue bonds of the governing body were issued for the purposes of repairs, maintenance and improvements, which said contracts and purchases may, in the sound business judgment of the commission, be made without the necessity of prior advertisement or public bids. Said commissioners may employ a superintendent or manager of the bridge properties, fix the amount of his salary, either employ or delegate to said manager the employment of all subordinate personnel, provide for the wages and compensation of such subordinate employees, and shall require the said manager and such other employees as the commissioners may require to give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty equal to Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). The commissioners may place in effect, reclassify, revise and charge a schedule of tolls for transit over said bridge properties, and alter or revise the toll schedule as often as it shall appear necessary or proper; provide for the collection of such tolls and all other revenues and the safe handling and deposit of the funds so received, prepare such budgets and estimates alone or in connection with consulting engineers annually, or for such lesser period of time as may be deemed desirable; provide for an adequate bookkeeping system and regular audits, and keep or cause to be kept full and correct records of finances of said bridge; negotiate for all contracts incidental to or necessary for the proper insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of said bridge, including employer's liability insurance with medical benefits for those employed by the commission for the operation and maintenance of said bridge; do and perform all other acts and negotiate for all other contracts which in the sound judgment of the commissioners, meeting with the approval of the governing body issuing the revenue bonds, are desirable or necessary in the interest of the proper, efficient, and economical management and operation of the said bridge and the advancement of the business thereof, all toward the object of fulfilling the obligations in the trust indenture or resolution under which the governing body authorized and issued its revenue bonds, and toward the ultimate freeing of the said bridge from tolls, as to the vehicular portion thereof, at the earliest date possible.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-44 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-44
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-44
Status: in_force

Agents and employees of the Mississippi Department of Transportation who are charged with the enforcement of the weight laws and the motor vehicle privilege tax laws of this state pursuant to Sections 63-5-43 and 27-19-137, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall, as soon as practicable after being appointed enforcement personnel, and in order to continue serving as such, successfully complete a course of instruction at the Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers' Training Academy, which course shall be established by an agreement between the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Commissioner of Public Safety pursuant to Section 45-5-7, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.271 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.271
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.271
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of United States Highway 82 in Leflore County from the point of its intersection with Berclair Road to the point of its intersection with Valley of Scholars Boulevard is designated and shall be known as the “B.B. King Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-25
Status: in_force

Upon the issuance and sale of bonds under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , the State Bond Commission shall transfer the proceeds of any such sale or sales to a special fund created in Section 65-43-9 . The proceeds of such bonds shall be disbursed solely upon the order of the Mississippi Transportation Commission under such restrictions, if any, as may be contained in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-331 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-331
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-331
Status: in_force

Such bonds may be issued for the purpose stated above and, regardless of the amount thereof, same shall not be subject to the limitations as to amount of bonded debt based upon amount of the assessed value of taxable property in a county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-55
Status: in_force

When the funds raised in any separate road district by bond issue have been expended and the contracts for road construction have been completed under the methods of building roads authorized by law, it shall be lawful for the road commissioners of any such road district, by and with the consent of the board of supervisors, to turn over to the county in which such road district is situated the roads so constructed. It shall then become the duty of the board of supervisors of such county to maintain and keep up such roads in place and stead of and in the same manner as the road commissioners of such district, and manage in place of said commissioners all of the fiscal affairs of said road district. The funds of each district shall be kept separate and applied to the district in which it was collected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.58 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.58
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.58
Status: in_force

(1) Mississippi 908, a route providing direct access from the interchange at I-55 at or near Summit to Southwest Community College, is designated and shall be known as the “Hershal L. Grady Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-19
Status: in_force

In case the boards of supervisors of the several counties or if any one of them fail or refuse to erect or cause to be erected such sign or guide boards as provided in Sections 65-7-15 and 65-7-17 , then upon a petition to the circuit court by as many as twenty-five qualified electors, who are also taxpayers on real property in the county, joining in said petition, the remedy by way of mandamus shall apply and shall be fully available to enforce the provisions of the said two sections. The said petitioners of the number and qualifications aforesaid shall be deemed to possess all the necessary interest and to be fully entitled to demand, in the proceeding by mandamus, the enforcement by the court of all the duties aforementioned, and the court may upon the trial make all proper orders fully for said enforcement.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 27-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-15
Status: in_force

Every ferryman shall give constant and diligent attendance at his ferry and shall not deny or unreasonably delay carrying over any passenger, horse, cattle, carriage, or goods; and all passengers shall be received into the ferryboat and carried over the ferry in the order of their arrival, or first coming to the ferry. Any ferryman offending against this provision shall forfeit the sum of ten dollars for every offense, and shall be liable to an action for damages at the suit of the party aggrieved; but a ferryman shall not be obliged to pass the ferry when it appears to be dangerous to do so on account of a storm or freshet. All public officers and such as go on public and urgent occasions--as posts, expresses, physicians, and the like--shall be carried over first, or with the first.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-11
Status: in_force

(1) The department may accept donations, bequests, gifts, grants, appropriations of federal money, in-kind contributions and things of value from any source, public or private, including individuals, organizations and federal, state and local governmental bodies, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program. All such money so received by the department shall be deposited into a special fund that is created in the State Treasury to be designated as the “Scenic Byways Development and Maintenance Fund.” Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any investment earnings or interest earned on amounts in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(2) Monies in the Scenic Byways Development and Maintenance Fund may be expended, upon legislative appropriation, for the following purposes:

(a) To plan, design and develop the Mississippi Scenic Byways Program;

(b) To develop and implement a corridor management plan for the purposes of maintaining the intrinsic qualities of scenic byways and providing accommodation of increased tourism and development of related amenities;

(c) To make safety improvements to Mississippi scenic byways, a National Scenic Byway or an All-American Road to the extent that the improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the highway, road or street as a result of the designation;

(d) To construct along scenic byways facilities for use by pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks and interpretive facilities;

(e) To make improvements to scenic byways that will enhance access to recreation areas, including water-related recreations;

(f) To protect the intrinsic qualities of areas adjacent to scenic byways;

(g) To develop and provide tourist information to the public, including interpretive information about scenic byways;

(h) To develop and implement scenic byway marketing programs; and

(i) To match monies made available from the federal government for the establishment and maintenance of the Scenic Byways Program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-79 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-79
Status: in_force

All the provisions of law in respect to roads and bridges, so far as applicable and where not in conflict with the special provisions in respect to separate road districts, shall govern in said road districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.98 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.98
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.98
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 472 in Copiah County beginning at Shady Grove Church and extending easterly to Rock Port Road is designated and shall be known as “ Heroes Trail.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-65 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-65
Status: in_force

The damages assessed and allowed by the board shall be paid out of the county treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-77 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-77
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-77
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission and the counties and municipalities of the state are hereby authorized to enter into agreements for highway and street projects which are a part of an overall plan to be administered under the provisions of Title 23, United States Code. Such agreements may provide for traffic engineering assistance to the local governments for the development by the State Highway Department of records systems for local roads and streets. The counties and municipalities of the state are authorized to deposit with the State Highway Department the federal aid matching requirement for the project from any available fund. The county and/or municipal share and the federal share will be handled in the manner provided therefor in section 65-9-17 . The county will be required to fulfill its obligation for maintenance of any project constructed under this authorization in the same manner required of or for any state aid road. It shall be the duty of the municipal officials of any incorporated city entering into this agreement to properly maintain and operate any completed project or improvement on the municipal street system. It shall be the duty of the chief engineer of the State Highway Department and his assistants to make at least annual maintenance inspections of completed projects and such other periodic inspections as he shall deem necessary. If essential maintenance is not properly and regularly done in the opinion of the chief engineer, then notice shall be given by the director of the State Highway Department in writing to the county or municipality in fault; and, if such maintenance is not done and continued within sixty (60) days from the date of such notice, then the director of the State Highway Department may proceed to have done the necessary maintenance and repair work on such street and have the cost of same credited to the State Highway Fund from any fund available to the county or municipality within the state treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-303 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-303
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-303
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the construction, operation, and maintenance of additional bridges and adjacent roadways across the flood plain of, and across, the Pearl River will promote the economic development of the state and will promote the general welfare of the entire people of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-29
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the construction and operation of the bridges mentioned in Section 65-21-27 , the board of supervisors of the county, in the construction and management of same shall be vested with all the powers and authority provided by law for bridging streams of the county, including the levy of taxes and the issuance of bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-203 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-203
Status: in_force

The duties of the county engineer shall be to prepare all plans and estimates for the construction of bridges and superintend their construction, to make all estimates and plans of work to be done in the construction and maintenance of roads and superintend the work, to go over the report to the board of supervisors what work should be done to properly upkeep and maintain all roads and bridges in the county, and to check over and report to the board of supervisors on all estimates before payment by the board of supervisors of all work done on public roads.

The engineer may be required to furnish plans and estimates, and may superintend the construction of any road under the supervision of the state highway commission, if the highway commission may so elect. The purpose of this section is to provide a means whereby the board of supervisors and the highway commission may co-operate in such work, when same can be done, and reduce the expense of construction of any road.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-55
Status: in_force

Any county may, by resolution of its board of supervisors, request that all or any portion of the moneys available for expenditure in such county be expended on any secondary highway in such county or on the state highway system, as may be agreed upon by the board of supervisors of such county and the state highway department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.376 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.376
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.376
Status: in_force

(1) The north bridge located on Mississippi Highway 309, recorded identification being, Mississippi Department of Transportation Bridge No. 16764, located in North Byhalia, Marshall County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Hubert Ingram Memorial Bridge.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 29-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-25
Status: in_force

Said ferries may be maintained, purchased, and operated, or either, by the board of supervisors of each county which comes in under this chapter or by a ferry commission consisting of not more than three members, which ferry commission may be designated by the board of supervisors of each county. Such commission, if so designated, shall receive a salary of not to exceed four hundred ($400.00) dollars each per annum, to be paid out of the funds hereinabove designated as being set aside for ferry purposes.

Where said ferriage fund is being supplemented by funds as herein provided from any municipality or municipalities within said county, and said ferriage and other things pertaining thereto are to be supervised and operated by a ferry commission, then said commission shall be composed of the president of the board of supervisors of said county, the mayor or mayors of any such municipality or municipalities that may contribute to said fund as herein provided, and one other person to be chosen by the governor and who shall serve during the tenure of such ferry operation, shall act as chairman of said commission, and shall be the only member of said commission to receive compensation, such compensation to be paid out of funds hereinabove designated and set aside for ferry purposes and shall be fixed at $1,200.00 per annum.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.32 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.32
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.32
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 42 in the City of Petal, Mississippi, beginning at the Norfolk Southern Railroad and extending approximately one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile to its intersection with Main Street is designated and shall be known as “Bobby Runnels Memorial Drive.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs on and along such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-203 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-203
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall construct to department design standards and may acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain proceedings such property as may be necessary to perform construction of the following described segment of highway:

Northern District -- Prentiss County:

Relocation of Mississippi Highway 30 beginning east of its intersection with Mississippi Highway 4 and Mississippi Highway 364, thence proceed southwesterly to a point on U.S. Highway 45 south of the City of Booneville.

(2) The mileage of highway specifically designated in subsection (1) of this section shall be under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance and, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5 , and all other laws adding links to the state designated highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-75
Status: in_force

The reports of the road commissioners and the road superintendent shall be kept on file by the clerk of the board of supervisors and shall be open to inspection of any resident or taxpayer of such road district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-5
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by Sections 65-43-1 and 65-43-3 shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other law, general, special or local. Sections 65-43-1 and 65-43-3 shall be construed as an additional and alternative method of funding all or any portion of the purchasing, building, improving, owning or operating of roadways, highways or bridges under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission, county boards of supervisors or municipal governing authorities, any provision of the laws of the state or any charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-35 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-35
Status: in_force

Any municipality is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of bridge revenue refunding bonds of such municipality for the purpose of refunding any bridge revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article and then outstanding. The issuance of such bridge revenue refunding bonds, the maturities and other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of such municipality and of any other municipality or the state highway commission in respect to the same, shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this article insofar as the same may be applicable, and by the following provisions:

(a) No bridge revenue refunding bonds shall be delivered unless delivered in exchange for bridge revenue bonds to be refunded thereby, except in the amount necessary to provide for the payment of matured or redeemable bridge revenue bonds or bridge revenue bonds maturing or redeemable within three months, including any redemption premium thereon.

(b) No bridge revenue refunding bonds shall be issued unless issued to refund bridge revenue bonds which have matured or will mature within six months, or unless the interest rate of the bridge revenue refunding bonds shall be at least one fourth of one percent ( 1 / 4 of 1%) less than the interest rate borne by the bridge revenue bonds to be refunded.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.314 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.314
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.314
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 50 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, in the corporate limits of the City of Columbus, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Gardner Boulevard and extending one (1) mile east, is designated as the “Senator William ‘Bill’ Canon Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-1
Status: in_force

Subject only to the provisions hereinafter contained, it shall be unlawful for any person, acting privately or in any official capacity or as an employee of any subdivision of the state, to charge or collect any toll or other charge from any person for the privilege of traveling on any part of any highway which has been heretofore or may hereafter be designated as a state highway, and being a part of the state highway system, or on or across any bridge wholly within this state, which is a part of any such highway.

For a violation of this section, any judge or chancellor may, in termtime or vacation, grant an injunction upon complaint of the Mississippi Transportation Commission.

The provisions of this section shall be inapplicable to any toll road or bridge built or operated under the authority of Section 65-43-1 or 65-43-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-13
Status: in_force

In event the board of supervisors and the owners of such bridges cannot agree upon the price to be paid therefor, then the board of supervisors may condemn such bridge as a necessary part of the public road or highway of which said bridge connects and forms a part, and the amount to be paid for such bridge by the county shall be ascertained and determined in the manner now provided by law for the owners of land obtaining compensation for land taken for a public county road. All proceedings of the board of supervisors in assessing the amount to be paid the owners of such bridges may be reviewed by the circuit court; and the owner of such bridge so condemned by the county may appeal from the action of the board to the circuit court, where all questions of damages may be tried anew in the same respect as provided by law for appeals from action of the board of supervisors in assessing damages to the owners of land where land is taken for public county roads.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-43 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-43
Status: in_force

The governing authorities of any county or city of this state which has acquired or may hereafter acquire any combined railroad and highway bridge over the Mississippi River, as authorized by Sections 65-23-1 to 65-23-21 or Sections 65-25-1 to 65-25-41 , and has issued its bridge revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the cost of such acquisition may, by appropriate resolution, create a commission of not less than five nor more than seven members to manage the affairs of said bridge, said appointees to be qualified electors of such governing body of high character, integrity, and business acumen.

The board of supervisors of such county or the governing authority of such city may, by such resolution, prescribe the tenure of office of such commissioners (but no appointment shall be for a term exceeding five years), may prescribe the duties, powers and rights of such commission and provide for the reasonable compensation, if any, of such commissioners. Said resolution shall not impair or enlarge nor the acts of said commissioners thereunder increase or diminish the obligations of said governing body under the trust indenture or resolution under which the revenue bonds of such body were issued; and the acts of such commissioners shall regularly, and not less than four times each year, be reported to such governing body and be subject to its approval and concurrence.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-4-23
Status: in_force

No member of the Legislature, elected official or appointed official, or any partner or associate of any member of the Legislature, elected official or appointed official, or member of their family, shall derive any income or thing of value from the restructuring of any investments held in the investment account established pursuant to Section 4(c) of Chapter 39, Extraordinary Session of 1969, as amended, and relating to the State's Highway Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 1985.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-27
Status: in_force

Whenever it may be necessary to protect any highway hereunder, the board of supervisors by an order on its minutes shall so declare and shall certify the same to the governor of the state, who shall thereupon appoint five suitable freeholders of the county to constitute, and be known as, the road protection commission of such county, and who shall decide and recommend the kind and character of protection necessary, to be approved by the board of supervisors. When such commission shall have been appointed and shall have organized, said commission shall select and employ a suitable engineer, to be approved by the board of supervisors, to make a survey, plans, specifications, and estimates of costs of construction under the direction of the said road protection commission, to be approved by the board of supervisors. When so approved, the board of supervisors may proceed to issue bonds of the county therefor, and the road protection commission shall thereupon advertise for bids and let a contract or contracts therefor. Such contracts shall be submitted to and approved by the board of supervisors, all contracts under this section to be executed by the board of supervisors. The road protection commission and the board of supervisors are authorized and empowered to do all things and to make all expenditures necessary to carry out the purposes hereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-37
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may agree with any municipality or sea wall district that the county be assessed for its pro rata share of the construction and maintenance of sea walls. The assessment shall be paid each year by the county for whatever period agreed upon by the board of supervisors and the sea wall district or municipality.

Where any municipality has issued bonds and constructed road protection, such as is contemplated by this chapter, which protection is, or shall become, a part of the general scheme to protect roads, streets, or highways from tidewater in said county, the board of supervisors may use the funds derived under Sections 65-33-47 and 65-33-49 for the payment and retirement of said bonds, or for such portion thereof as the board may deem equitable and just, and to refund upon an equitable and just basis to municipal property owners who have paid direct special improvement taxes to municipalities for sea wall or road protection, which sea wall or road protection is or shall become a part of the general road system of the county; and said payments may be made in yearly installments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-19
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any such county may, in its discretion, issue and sell the bonds of such county in an amount not exceeding two hundred thousand ($200,000.00) dollars to provide funds for the purposes enumerated in Section 65-33-17 . However, such bonds shall not be issued until notice of intention to issue and sell the same shall have been made by publishing such notice in two weekly issues of some newspaper having a general circulation in the county. If, within fifteen days after the first publication of such notice twenty-five per cent of the qualified electors of the county petition the board of supervisors for an election to determine whether or not such bonds shall be issued, an election shall be ordered by said board of supervisors in which all of the qualified electors of the county shall be eligible to participate. If at such election a majority of those voting vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds the same shall be issued as provided by statute. In event a majority of the qualified electors voting vote against the issuance of such bonds the same shall not be issued and no further effort shall be made to issue bonds under Sections 65-33-17 to 65-33-21 by such board for a period of six months after such election. If no such petition be filed with the clerk of such board of supervisors within fifteen days after the first publication of such notice, the board of supervisors shall proceed forthwith to issue and sell such bonds without an election and without further notice.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.26 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.26
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.26
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 492 between the Town of Union in Newton County and Mississippi Highway 19 in Neshoba County is hereby designated the “Robert L. Hollimon Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-329 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-329
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-329
Status: in_force

This article, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. But this article shall not be construed to repeal the laws under which any bridge has heretofore been constructed or operated by any county of the state and, as to such counties, the present laws shall remain in force and effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-7
Status: in_force

Such highway commissioner shall, from time to time as required by the board of supervisors, report to the board his acts and doings touching his official duties, and all of his acts shall be subject to the approval or rejection of the board of supervisors.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-7
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors may, when the same cannot otherwise be conveniently maintained, establish, license, construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge or ferry on any part of a public road, and shall fix and regulate the tolls.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 27-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-5
Status: in_force

Every person licensed to keep a toll ferry shall give bond, with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the president and clerk of the board of supervisors, payable to the county, and in a penalty of not less than five hundred nor more than two thousand dollars, to be fixed by the board, conditioned to constantly provide and keep good and sufficient boats and appliances for the speedy and safe transportation of persons and property over the stream, to provide safe landings for the ferryboat, and in all things to comply with the law and the reasonable orders of the board regulating the keeping of the ferry; but saving to the keeper a reasonable time within which to repair damage done by sudden freshet, storm, or other unforeseen accident.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-79 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-79
Status: in_force

All the provisions of law in respect to roads and bridges, so far as applicable and where not in conflict with the special provisions in respect to separate road districts, shall govern in said road districts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.307 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.307
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.307
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 25 from the city limits of Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, to Highway 382, is designated and shall be known as the “Thomas Lee Bales Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the portion of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.