Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 65-25-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-53
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by such governing body or municipality, or the commissioners whose terms are continued in force as above authorized, shall, subject to the approval of such governing body, have the following authority, powers, and rights: Said commission shall manage and control the affairs of the bridge as a separate proprietary venture, apart from other public roads and bridges within the county, and shall provide for the regular inspection, repair, maintenance, and upkeep of said bridge and its approaches, which expenses and all liabilities which may exist or later come into being or be claimed to exist shall be wholly borne from the bridge properties themselves and the revenues received from the lease of such properties to private or public utilities. In connection with operating the affairs of the said bridge and maintaining the same, said commission is vested with the following powers and authority, subject to the veto power or approval of the governing body owning the said bridge, viz: (1) Contracts and purchases shall be made on the same basis and under the same requirements of advertisement for bids as those made by the board of supervisors; (2) the commissioners may employ a superintendent or manager of the bridge properties and fix the amount of his salary, and either employ or delegate to said manager the employment of subordinate personnel and provide for the wages and compensation of such employees, and, should the commission so determine, may require the manager or other employees to post bond in such sum as the commission may designate for the faithful discharge of their duties as such employees; however, the number of persons employed in an election year shall not exceed the average number employed during the preceding three (3) years, except that additional employees may be hired on a temporary basis in cases of emergency when the specific reasons therefor shall be entered on the minutes of the commission; (3) provide for an adequate bookkeeping system pertinent to the affairs of said bridge and for regular audits, with the revenues derived following the freeing of said bridge to vehicular traffic, if any there be over and above cost of operating and maintaining the said bridge, to be kept by the clerk of the said board or treasurer of the said municipality in a separate account and to so remain, properly invested in the same manner as sinking funds of the county or municipality may be invested, said assets to be subject to bear and discharge the liabilities of the said bridge and not to be utilized for any other or different purpose until a period of at least five (5) years following the freeing of the said bridge from tolls (unless sooner there be another free bridge constructed and opened to public travel crossing said Mississippi River located not more than one (1) mile from said bridge, in which event that factor, rather than the five-year time limit, shall be determinative), and then not until a determination is made by the board or governing authority that such funds, to the extent amassed, will not be further needed for operational maintenance purposes; and that said audits thus caused to be made shall be done by a certified public accountant or accountants duly qualified under the laws of this state; (4) that, without in anywise sacrificing or waiving the entire exempt status of the said bridge properties from ad valorem taxation, to pay a sum or sums in lieu of ad valorem taxes which, by agreement with the taxing authorities of this or any neighboring state, will in no event exceed in any year a sum equaling more than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the average amount paid per year by way of such taxes or in lieu thereof over the five-year period preceding June 15, 1966; (5) employ nationally recognized engineers and such other professional assistance as may be deemed necessary, and to pay reasonable compensation for such services; (6) to have and exercise any other authority and right conferred by existing laws, state or federal, applicable to the operation of such bridge; and (7) fulfill the requirements of any outstanding lease contracts to the extent that the bridge properties will permit and the revenues to be derived from such leases will allow, but without incurring any pecuniary liability on the part of the governing authorities or taxpayers generally.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-25-61 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-61
Status: in_force

Sections 65-25-49 to 65-25-61 shall be in addition to and supplemental to all other laws pertinent to the operation of said bridge but, to the extent the subjects herein contained are covered in such prior enactments, the cited sections and the enactments hereof shall be deemed to supersede such former laws and enactments.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 41-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Scenic Byways Program.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-123 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-123
Status: in_force

Any segment of a county-maintained, hard-surfaced highway normally marked by center line safety stripes which is overlayed with hot mix asphalt while undergoing reconstruction or maintenance shall be marked with temporary center line safety stripes if permanent center line safety stripes will not be installed before such segment is opened for public use.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-31 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-31
Status: in_force

When any governing board of a political subdivision of the state or the governing board of a municipality must physically close a bridge or bridges under its jurisdiction in order for the state, a political subdivision of the state and/or a municipality of the state to receive or continue to receive federal transportation funding, the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall direct by written notice such governing board to physically close the bridge or bridges within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such notice. The governing board shall retain jurisdiction of such bridge or bridges and is responsible for all costs associated with the closed bridge or bridges, including closure and maintenance costs. Any such bridge or bridges shall remain closed until the bridge is able to be reopened in a condition that does not reduce the amount that the state, a political subdivision of the state and/or a municipality of the state shall receive or continue to receive in federal transportation funding. Any political subdivision of the state or municipality of the state whose governing board fails to comply with the directive provided under this section shall not be eligible for funding provided under Section 27-67-35 and shall remain ineligible until the governing board is in compliance with such directive.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-53
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by such governing body or municipality, or the commissioners whose terms are continued in force as above authorized, shall, subject to the approval of such governing body, have the following authority, powers, and rights: Said commission shall manage and control the affairs of the bridge as a separate proprietary venture, apart from other public roads and bridges within the county, and shall provide for the regular inspection, repair, maintenance, and upkeep of said bridge and its approaches, which expenses and all liabilities which may exist or later come into being or be claimed to exist shall be wholly borne from the bridge properties themselves and the revenues received from the lease of such properties to private or public utilities. In connection with operating the affairs of the said bridge and maintaining the same, said commission is vested with the following powers and authority, subject to the veto power or approval of the governing body owning the said bridge, viz: (1) Contracts and purchases shall be made on the same basis and under the same requirements of advertisement for bids as those made by the board of supervisors; (2) the commissioners may employ a superintendent or manager of the bridge properties and fix the amount of his salary, and either employ or delegate to said manager the employment of subordinate personnel and provide for the wages and compensation of such employees, and, should the commission so determine, may require the manager or other employees to post bond in such sum as the commission may designate for the faithful discharge of their duties as such employees; however, the number of persons employed in an election year shall not exceed the average number employed during the preceding three (3) years, except that additional employees may be hired on a temporary basis in cases of emergency when the specific reasons therefor shall be entered on the minutes of the commission; (3) provide for an adequate bookkeeping system pertinent to the affairs of said bridge and for regular audits, with the revenues derived following the freeing of said bridge to vehicular traffic, if any there be over and above cost of operating and maintaining the said bridge, to be kept by the clerk of the said board or treasurer of the said municipality in a separate account and to so remain, properly invested in the same manner as sinking funds of the county or municipality may be invested, said assets to be subject to bear and discharge the liabilities of the said bridge and not to be utilized for any other or different purpose until a period of at least five (5) years following the freeing of the said bridge from tolls (unless sooner there be another free bridge constructed and opened to public travel crossing said Mississippi River located not more than one (1) mile from said bridge, in which event that factor, rather than the five-year time limit, shall be determinative), and then not until a determination is made by the board or governing authority that such funds, to the extent amassed, will not be further needed for operational maintenance purposes; and that said audits thus caused to be made shall be done by a certified public accountant or accountants duly qualified under the laws of this state; (4) that, without in anywise sacrificing or waiving the entire exempt status of the said bridge properties from ad valorem taxation, to pay a sum or sums in lieu of ad valorem taxes which, by agreement with the taxing authorities of this or any neighboring state, will in no event exceed in any year a sum equaling more than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the average amount paid per year by way of such taxes or in lieu thereof over the five-year period preceding June 15, 1966; (5) employ nationally recognized engineers and such other professional assistance as may be deemed necessary, and to pay reasonable compensation for such services; (6) to have and exercise any other authority and right conferred by existing laws, state or federal, applicable to the operation of such bridge; and (7) fulfill the requirements of any outstanding lease contracts to the extent that the bridge properties will permit and the revenues to be derived from such leases will allow, but without incurring any pecuniary liability on the part of the governing authorities or taxpayers generally.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-37.5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-37.5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-37.5
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the intersection of highway described in Chapter 2047, Laws of 2019.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-207 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-207
Status: in_force

The commissioners hereinabove provided shall receive the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) per day for each day, or major fraction thereof, in which they are called upon to attend the meetings of the board, together with necessary travel expenses not to exceed six cents (6¢) per mile for miles actually travelled while engaged in the business of their office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-303 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 65-7-101.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-23-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-5
Status: in_force

The holders of any bond or interest coupon issued under the provisions of this article may by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings at law or in equity enforce or compel performance by the appropriate official or officials of a municipality or public body of any and all acts and duties to be performed by such public body under the provisions of this article and the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds and interest coupons. If there be any default in the payment of the interest and principal of any of said bonds, any court having jurisdiction in the proper action may, upon petition of the holder of any such bond, appoint a receiver to administer and operate the bridge, with power to fix rates and collect charges sufficient to provide for the payment of all bonds outstanding to the payment of which the revenue of such bridge is pledged, to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining such toll bridge, and to apply the revenues of such toll bridge in conformity with the provisions of this article and the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.184 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.184
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.184
Status: in_force

(1) The U.S. Highway 82 bypass within Washington County, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Anse Dees Memorial Bypass.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the bypass.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-53
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors of the several counties are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to use and expend any county road or bridge funds available to supplement and to be used in conjunction with state appropriated funds in the construction of roads and bridges and to secure necessary rights of way.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-41
Status: in_force

The payment to the contractors for the construction of the roads adopted by said commission, when the roads are constructed or maintained by contract, shall be made by the board of supervisors on certificates issued by the engineer or superintendent and approved by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-105 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-105
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall be the purchasing agent of the county and, by and with the consent of the board of supervisors, shall purchase all materials, implements, and supplies used in such road and bridge work.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-91 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-91
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-91
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may purchase or lease land upon which to establish stations for the working of the public roads, and may erect on the land barns, sheds, and other necessary buildings for the working of the public roads; but the board shall not purchase over ten (10) acres of land for any one (1) station. If the board is unable to purchase or lease, upon terms satisfactory to it, a site selected by it for a station, or in case it is unable to agree with any landowner as to the amount of compensation he shall receive for any land so selected, then the board may proceed to obtain not more than two (2) acres of said site by eminent domain, and the right of eminent domain for no more than two (2) acres is hereby conferred upon the boards of supervisors for said purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 39-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-2
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall study all roads and highways (or segments thereof) within and approaching those counties in this state where legal gaming is being conducted or is authorized, in addition to those roads, highways and projects described in Section 65-39-1(2) , and, based on the volume capacity of such roads or highways (or segments thereof), shall make a report to the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature setting forth recommended priorities for the construction and/or reconstruction and improvement of existing or new highways, roads, streets and bridges under the gaming counties state-assisted infrastructure improvement provisions of this chapter. The following routes shall be among those included by the department in its report to the Legislature.

Two (2) new north/south I-10 to U.S. 90 connection roadways in Harrison County consisting of:

(a) An east Harrison County connector in west Biloxi from I-10 to U.S. 90; and

(b) A west Harrison County connector linking I-10 to U.S. 90.

The report shall be filed on or before November 30, 1996, with the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Highways and Transportation Committee and the Chairman of the House Transportation Committee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-3-71.346 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.346
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.346
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 30 located in the corporate limits of Oxford, Mississippi, beginning at the bridge passing over Mississippi Highway 7 and extending east to County Road 207 is designated and shall be known as the “Nathan Hodges, Jr., 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. § 65-43-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-21
Status: in_force

The State Bond Commission shall act as the issuing agent for the bonds authorized under Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , prescribe the form of the bonds, advertise for and accept bids, issue and sell, at public or private sale, the bonds so authorized to be sold, pay all fees and costs incurred in such issuance and sale, and do any and all other things necessary and advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of such bonds. The State Bond Commission is authorized and empowered to pay the costs that are incident to the sale, issuance and delivery of the bonds authorized under Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 from the proceeds derived from the sale of such bonds. The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public or private sale, and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the State of Mississippi, but no such sale shall be made at a price less than par plus accrued interest to the date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually or annually; however, the first interest payment may be for any period of not more than one (1) year.

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one time, not less than ten (10) days before the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published or having a general circulation in the City of Jackson, Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.

The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , may provide that bonds, at the option of the State of Mississippi, may be called in for payment and redemption at the call price named therein and accrued interest on such date or dates named therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / 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. § 65-25-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 25-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-55
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 to be derived from the operation of said bridge properties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 39-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-27
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-1
Status: in_force

Any municipality, state highway commission, or county, severally or acting with other authorized agencies in this or adjoining states, may acquire, own, operate, construct, or aid in the construction in whole or in part improving and extending, and maintain toll bridges or free bridges, including the approaches thereto, either within such political subdivision or within five miles adjacent to the territory over which such public agency or subdivision has jurisdiction, which bridges shall extend over any of the rivers and waters in or forming the boundary of this and other states.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-41
Status: in_force

It being recognized that county roads and bridges of the various counties of the state have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather county roads and bridges is a matter of primary state-wide concern, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of Sections 65-11-39 to 65-11-59 to provide for a county rural road and bridge construction program in addition and supplemental to that provided by cooperation with the Federal Highway Act of 1944, in addition to that provided by Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.321 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.321
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.321
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 13 Bypass located in Scott County within the corporate limits of the City of Morton, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Sheena Miles, R.N., Medical Memorial Bypass.”

(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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-9
Status: in_force

If the qualified electors petitioning for the creation and organization of a separate road district shall so desire, they may petition, in addition, that the proceeds of the sale of said bonds may be used to extend and build roads beyond the limits of such district and that a tax be levied on such district or districts to pay such bonds and maintain such roads, in which case it shall be the duty of the board, in publishing the notice as hereinbefore provided, to add thereto notice of the further purpose to use part of the proceeds of said bonds in building and maintaining roads in other territory, naming the said other territory; and to levy taxes for that purpose. In any election ordered therein, the further question shall be submitted to the electors, whether such roads are to be so extended or not, which shall be submitted as follows: “For the extension of roads into other districts,” or “against the extension of roads into other districts.” If said election result in favor of such action, determined and adjudicated in like manner by the election commissioners and board of supervisors, as required by law, then the said road commissioners shall, with the approval of the board of supervisors, have the power to extend said roads into other districts and pay for the same out of the proceeds of the sale of said bonds, and levy a tax to maintain the same on such district consenting thereto, as provided for in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-23
Status: in_force

When a bridge shall be necessary over a stream or any other body of water which divides one county from another, or a bridge over a river or any other body of water flowing from one county into another shall be necessary at the intersection of the river and the line between the counties, (or necessary to two or more counties and within five miles of each of said counties), the boards of supervisors of all interested counties to which it may be necessary may join in the agreement for building, repairing, and keeping the same. The charge therefor shall be defrayed by all such interested counties as may be agreed upon by the boards of all of said counties; and if the board of supervisors of one county refuses to join in the agreement, the other county or counties may construct the bridge, with the consent of the board of supervisors of the county refusing or failing to join, and have exclusive control of it and charge toll thereon against citizens of the county not joining in the building. The will of the several boards of supervisors hereunder shall be expressed by a resolution duly adopted, entered on the minutes, and published in a newspaper in the county, if there be one; if there be no newspaper in the county, then in a newspaper in an adjoining county, for three weeks before such resolution shall take effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-177 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-177
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-177
Status: in_force

Working in consultation with the Southern High-Speed Rail Commission created in Section 57-45-1 and the Mississippi Development Authority, the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall promote passenger rail travel and service in the state and make recommendations for specific projects related to the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance, and improvement of the state's passenger rail infrastructure, which shall include, but are not limited to, the following aspects:

(a) Insuring compatibility for a project or projects with opportunities for the state to obtain federal funding assistance that may be available for high-speed passenger rail service, which includes, but is not limited to, intercity passenger rail service that is capable of reaching speeds of one hundred ten (110) miles per hour; and

(b) Considering projects that create a series of corridor route rail segments with passenger service areas that are smaller than long-distance passenger trains and seek to connect major city pairs, in order to provide improved service at peak travel times and a higher frequency of trains.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-11
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Aid Engineer to advise with the boards of supervisors of the several counties on all matters of policy, use of funds, priority of construction, uniform standards for state aid roads, safeguards in accounting methods, and other related matters and to cooperate with the several boards of supervisors on all matters connected with the laying out and construction of the state aid system of county roads. The State Aid Engineer shall promulgate, as soon as practicable, such uniform and reasonable rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to effectuate a proper designation of state aid roads to be constructed in each county, the methods for determining priority of construction, the making of surveys, and the preparation of plans and specifications for the construction of state aid roads, and to provide a uniform system of accounting in the expenditure of state aid road funds. The State Aid Engineer, after conferring with the Chief Engineer of the State Highway Department, shall prepare and promulgate uniform design standards and specifications for the construction of the state aid road system, which said uniform design standards and specifications may be modified or amended from time to time as the State Aid Engineer may deem necessary. Such standards may be in one or more classifications, according to types and kinds of roads. After such uniform design standards and specifications have been prepared and approved by the State Aid Engineer, the boards of supervisors shall apply the same to all new construction of state aid roads in their counties and, unless not practicable and feasible, to reconstruction of old roads on the state aid road system; but no deviation from such uniform standards and specifications shall be made without the approval of the State Aid Engineer.

It shall also be the duty of the State Aid Engineer to advise and cooperate with the boards of supervisors in the selection and designation of the county roads which are to be made a part of the state aid road system, as provided in this chapter, and to approve or disapprove the selection of roads to be made a part of the state aid road system by the boards of supervisors.

The State Aid Engineer shall finally approve or disapprove all contracts advertised and let by any board of supervisors for the construction or reconstruction of state aid roads and he shall approve or disapprove any or all force account estimates for such construction. If disapproved, he shall give a notice to said county of his disapproval and state each reason, and he shall give the said county time to cure the defects, or such parts thereof as may be necessary to cure, so that the county may receive its share of state aid.

All proposals covering work to be performed by any county with its own forces on state aid roads and all force account estimates submitted for approval shall be on forms prepared for the purpose by the State Aid Engineer. Such forms shall be in such detail and based upon such cost accounting rules and regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the State Aid Engineer, but in no event shall the purchase of any road machinery or other general equipment out of the state aid road funds be allowed or permitted by such rules and regulations. Force account estimates may include a reasonable rental for machinery or equipment, and the reasonableness of the rental so estimated and as actually paid shall be subject at all times to modification, revision, approval, or disapproval of the State Aid Engineer and under the cost accounting rules and regulations promulgated by him.

The State Aid Engineer and such assistants as he may designate shall supervise and inspect all state aid road projects as the work progresses. Upon final completion of any such project, the State Aid Engineer shall cause a final inspection to be made of such project for the purpose of determining whether such project has been completed satisfactorily in accordance with the plans and specifications; and if satisfactorily completed, the State Aid Engineer shall approve payment of the final estimate on such project. No progress or final estimate, either on a contract or a force account project, shall be paid unless approved in such manner by the State Aid Engineer, and on all such contracts or force account projects a percentage of not less than two and one-half percent (2 1 / 2 %) nor more than ten percent (10%) of each estimate thereon paid shall be retained until final acceptance of such project; provided, however, the amount retained by the prime contractor from each payment due the subcontractor shall not exceed the percentage withheld from the prime contractor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-323 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 65-25-35 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 65-23-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-7
Status: in_force

The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other law, general, special or local. This article, without reference to any other statute or to any charter, shall be deemed full authority to purchase, build, improve, own, and operate the revenue producing system by this article authorized; to fix, maintain, and collect toll rates for the facilities afforded by such toll bridge; and to issue and sell bonds by this article authorized; and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method therefor, any provision of the laws of the state or any charter of any municipality to the contrary notwithstanding. Where no funds are pledged as security for bonds to be issued by the municipality or other political subdivision other than the revenues arising from the tolls of the bridge to be purchased, erected, or extended, bonds may be authorized and issued under this article by ordinance incorporating the terms and conditions of said bonds passed by the governing authority of such municipality, county, taxing district, or other political subdivision, which article, resolution, or ordinance shall be spread in full upon the minutes of such political subdivision. It shall not be necessary to submit same to an election of the qualified voters of such political subdivision unless moneys for the payment of such bonds or interest thereon or maintenance of such bridge, or construction thereof, shall be pledged from taxes or other funds other than the revenue alone arising from the tolls collected on such bridge. In such event the proposition for the pledging of such additional funds and the issuance of such bonds shall be submitted for the approval of same to the voters of the municipality or other political subdivision at a special election called therefor according to law, and after a majority of the qualified electors voting at said election have voted in favor of the proposed bond issue. Where bonds have been authorized under this article, it shall not be necessary to make publication of any ordinance, resolution, notice, or proceedings relating thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-201.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-201.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-201.nr2
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors of the several counties of the State of Mississippi are authorized and empowered at their discretion to employ, as county engineer, a civil engineer or person qualified to perform the duties of a county engineer, and such assistant engineers as may be necessary. On all projects for the construction or reconstruction of a bridge which will cost more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or for the construction or reconstruction of roads which will cost more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per mile, the employment of an engineer qualified under the chapter on engineers shall be obligatory, whether the work is to be done by contract or otherwise; however, in obligatory cases the employment may be for the particular work rather than for a term.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-5
Status: in_force

It shall not be lawful for any person to turn, alter, or change any public road unless by order of the board of supervisors, under penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense; and an old road shall not be obstructed until the new road is in all respects fit for travel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 13-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-19
Status: in_force

If ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors residing in the supervisors district, or supervisors districts if the facility to be developed is located in more than one supervisors district, file a written petition with said boards of supervisors on or before the date specified aforesaid, protesting against the creation of the authority, the board shall call an election on the question of the creation of the authority. Such election shall be held and conducted by the election commissioners of the county as nearly as may be in accordance with the general laws governing elections. Such election commissioners shall determine which of the qualified electors of such county reside within said supervisors district, or districts, and only such qualified electors as reside within said supervisors district, or districts, shall be entitled to vote in such election. Notice of such election, setting forth the time, place or places, and purpose of such election shall be published by the clerk of the board of supervisors; and such notice shall be published for the time and manner provided for the publication of the aforesaid resolution of intention. The ballots to be prepared and used at said election shall be in substantially the following form:

For creation of the highway and street revenue bond authority․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․( )

Against creation of the highway and street revenue bond authority․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

․․․․․․․․( )

and voters shall vote by placing a cross mark (X) or a check mark (✓) opposite their choice.

If no petition requiring an election be filed or if a majority of those voting at an election hereunder votes in favor of the creation of the authority, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution creating the authority as described in the aforesaid resolution of intention.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 19-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-13
Status: in_force

In like manner and under like conditions, the board of supervisors may by order abolish any separate road district and, thereupon, either add the said territory or a part thereof to another separate road district, or else leave the same, or the remainder, as a part of the general road territory of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 39-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-15
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 are general obligations of the State of Mississippi, and for the payment thereof the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi is irrevocably pledged. Monies in the Gaming Counties Sinking Bond Fund, created in Section 65-39-3 , shall be expended to pay the interest on, and principal of, the bonds issued under Section 65-39-5 . If the amount in the sinking fund is insufficient to pay the interest on, and principal of, such bonds as they become due, then the deficiency shall be paid by the State Treasurer from any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their faces substantially covering the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-41 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-41
Status: in_force

The payment to the contractors for the construction of the roads adopted by said commission, when the roads are constructed or maintained by contract, shall be made by the board of supervisors on certificates issued by the engineer or superintendent and approved by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.316 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.316
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.316
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Alcorn County and Prentiss County, Mississippi, beginning one (1) mile north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 356 and ending two (2) miles south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 356, is designated as the “Speaker William J. ‘Billy’ McCoy 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. § 65-7-39 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-39
Status: in_force

All drivers of carriages or other vehicles, whether of burden or pleasure, using any public road shall keep to the right hand when met by another carriage or vehicle and when overtaken by another carriage or vehicle, so as in both cases to permit the carriage or vehicle so meeting or overtaking to pass free and uninterrupted. Any person wilfully offending against this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, fined five dollars ($5.00) for each offense; and if injury result therefrom, the person so offending shall be subject to an action for damages at the suit of the party injured.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.222 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.222
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.222
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of U.S. Highway 90 in Jackson County within the City of Gautier beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 57 and extending easterly to its intersection with Beasley Road, is designated and shall be known as the “MSgt. Scott E. Pruitt 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. § 65-23-213 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-213
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners shall proceed to assess the lands within the district, shall inscribe in a book the description of each tract, piece, and parcel of land, shall assess the benefits to accrue to each tract, piece, and parcel of land by reason of such improvement, and shall enter such assessment of the benefits to be derived opposite the description thereof. The assessment shall embrace not merely the lands but all public and corporate roads, railroads, tramroads, and other improvements on the land that will be benefited by the improvement. They shall place opposite each tract, piece, and parcel of land the supposed name of the owner, as shown by the last general assessment of lands within the county; but a mistake in name shall not vitiate or invalidate the assessment, and they may correct evident errors which occur in the assessment list.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-49 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / 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. § 65-11-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-17
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of the several counties and the State Highway Commission are hereby authorized and directed to enter into such contracts and cooperative agreements with each other and with any appropriate federal agency that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 and that may be necessary to enable the state and counties to participate in and avail themselves of any funds apportioned to the state under the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. The boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission are further authorized and directed to do any and all other things that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections, within their respective jurisdictions. It is hereby expressly declared that nothing contained in the cited sections shall be deemed to convert any highway into a state highway or to place same on the state highway system unless and until such highway is placed on the state system in the manner prescribed by law; nor shall any action or step taken under the provisions of such sections (including the improvement or construction of any county highway) convert any highway into a state highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-9 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 26-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-9
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Bridge Bond Retirement Fund. All revenues pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter shall be deposited into the bond retirement fund. Expenditures from the bond retirement fund shall be made only in accordance with this section.

(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section, amounts on deposit in the bond retirement fund and not immediately required for the making of any payments therefrom shall be invested in interest-bearing certificates of deposit in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-105-33 , except interest so earned shall be credited to the bond retirement fund.

(3)(a) There is hereby established within the bond retirement fund two (2) separate accounts as follows: (i) the “Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account”; and (ii) the “Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account.”

(b)(i) All amounts held in the bond retirement fund on April 23, 1986, and all amounts thereafter deposited in the bond retirement fund, shall be credited to the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account.

(ii) Until such time as the transfer of funds from the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account occurs as provided in paragraph (b)(iii) of this subsection, amounts in the general account shall be applied to the following purposes and in the following order of priority: first, to the extent required, to the payment, the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds; second, to the extent required, to the General Fund of the state to reimburse the state for expenditures in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total costs of the principal and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (1) of Section 65-26-15 and for all expenditures for costs of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (2) of Section 65-26-15 ; and third, to the extent required, if any, to the bridge construction fund created in Section 65-26-25 to make current payments to meet contractual obligations for bridge construction.

(iii) Upon certification of the State Treasurer, filed with and approved by the State Bond Commission, that the amount on deposit in the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account, together with earnings on investments to accrue to it, is equal to or greater than the aggregate of the entire principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest due and to become due, until the final maturity date or earlier scheduled redemption date thereof, on all general obligation bonds outstanding as of the date of such certification, then the State Treasurer shall transfer from the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account an amount equal to the entire principal, redemption premium, if any, and interest due and to become due, until the final maturity date or scheduled redemption date thereof, on all general obligation bonds outstanding as of the date of such transfer. The State of Mississippi hereby covenants with the holders from time to time of general obligation bonds that amounts deposited in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Principal and Interest Account will be applied solely to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds.

(iv) After the date of the transfer from the general account to the principal and interest account contemplated by paragraph (b)(iii) of this subsection, amounts from time to time on deposit in the Tennessee-Tombigbee General Account shall be applied monthly to the following purposes and in the following order of priority: first, to the extent required, to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on general obligation bonds issued under this chapter; second, to the extent required, to the General Fund of the state to reimburse the state for expenditures in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total costs of the principal and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (1) of Section 65-26-15 and for all expenditures for costs of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under authority of subsection (2) of Section 65-26-15 ; and third, to the extent required, if any, to the bridge construction fund created in Section 65-26-25 to make current payments to meet contractual obligations for bridge construction.

(4) It is the intent of the Legislature that all outstanding general obligation bonds issued under this chapter shall be retired by the State Bond Commission on the earliest scheduled redemption date thereof, provided that there are sufficient funds in the bond retirement fund together with earnings on investments to accrue to it. When the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on all such outstanding general obligation bonds are paid in full, then any amounts remaining in the bond retirement fund, or separate accounts therein, together with earnings on investments to accrue to it, shall be apportioned and paid as follows:

(a) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) of such funds shall be paid into the appropriate fund for use by the Yellow Creek State Inland Port Authority for equipment or facilities necessary to the operation of the port.

(b) Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000.00) shall be paid into the State General Fund.

(c) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00) shall be paid to Tishomingo County. Of the Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7,500,000.00), (i) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) shall be placed by the county in a special trust fund, the principal of which shall remain inviolate and the interest on which shall be expended solely for improvement of elementary and secondary education in Tishomingo County and distributed among the school districts therein based on the net enrollment in each, and (ii) Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) shall be placed in the county general fund and may be expended for general county purposes.

(d) The balance of such funds shall be paid to the counties of Alcorn, Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, Kemper, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo. Such funds shall be paid to such counties in the proportion that each county's contribution to the bridge bond fund bears to the total contribution from all twelve (12) counties; however, no county shall be paid more than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) under this paragraph (d). Such funds shall be deposited by the county into a special account to be expended solely for economic development purposes. No expenditure of funds from the special account shall be made unless the amount to be expended from the special account is matched by other county funds in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the special account funds to be expended and until the Mississippi Development Authority, upon application by the board of supervisors, has certified that the proposed expenditure is for economic development purposes and has approved the expenditure for such purposes; provided, however, the fifteen percent (15%) match hereinabove imposed shall not be required when the proposed expenditure for economic development purposes is on land owned or leased by the federal, state, county or municipal government.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-25-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-15
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality is hereby authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bridge revenue bonds of such municipality for the purpose of paying the cost as hereinabove defined of any one or more such bridges, which resolution shall recite an estimate of such cost. The principal and interest of such bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum, payable semiannually, shall mature at such time or times, not exceeding forty years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the governing body of such municipality, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the municipality, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the governing body of such municipality prior to the issuance of the bonds. The principal and interest of such bonds may be made payable in any lawful medium. The governing body of such municipality shall determine the form of the bonds, including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the state. The bonds and any interest coupons attached thereto shall be executed in such manner as shall be determined by the governing body of the municipality. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on the bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All bridge revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall have and are hereby declared to have, as between successive holders, all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state. Provision may be made for the registration of any of the bonds in the name of the owner as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest and for the issuance of new coupon bonds in exchange for bonds registered as to both principal and interest. The governing body of such municipality may sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interests of such municipality, but no such sale shall be made at a price so low as to require the payment of interest on the money received therefor at more than six per centum per annum, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values. The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the bridge or bridges, and shall be disbursed under such restrictions, if any, as the governing body thereof may provide. If the proceeds of such bonds, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the bridge or bridges, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit, and unless otherwise provided in the trust indenture hereinafter mentioned, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same bridge or bridges. If the proceeds of bonds issued for any bridge or bridges shall exceed the cost thereof, the surplus shall be paid into the fund hereinafter provided for the payment of principal and interest of such bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the municipality may, under like restrictions, issue temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter. The governing body of any such municipality may also provide for the replacement of any bond which shall become mutilated or be destroyed or lost. Such bridge revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified and required by this article. The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition to the power conferred by any other law, general, special or local, and this article, without reference to any other statute or to any charter, shall be deemed full authority for the purpose hereof. In the discretion of the governing body of any municipality, bridge revenue bonds of a single issue may be issued for the purpose of paying the cost of any one or more bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.262 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.262
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.262
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 492 in Newton County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Bill Willis Road and extending westerly to its intersection with the Newton-Scott County Line, is designated and shall be known as the “Fire Chief Mickey Lewis Yates 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. § 65-3-71.353 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.353
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.353
Status: in_force

(1) The section of Mississippi Highway 51 located in Panola County, Mississippi, beginning at Thermos Drive in Batesville, Mississippi, and extending approximately one (1) mile south to Viney Creek Road in Batesville, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “Deputy Joe Kenneth Cosby Memorial Highway” in memory of the late former Deputy Sheriff Joe Kenneth Cosby of Panola, Mississippi.

(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. § 65-43-35 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 43-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-35
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 18-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-15
Status: in_force

Contracts for the construction of local system road projects must be advertised and let by the board of supervisors of the county in the manner required by law. Before advertising for bids, plans and specifications covering the proposed work shall be prepared by the county engineer and filed in the chancery clerk's office of the county. Copies of the plans and specifications shall be subject to inspection during regular office hours and shall be made available to all prospective bidders upon such terms and conditions as may be required by the board and its county engineer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-313 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-313
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-313
Status: in_force

All moneys received from any bridge revenue bond issued pursuant to this article shall be applied solely to the payment of the cost of the bridge or bridges, or to the appurtenant sinking fund, and there is hereby created and granted a lien upon such moneys until so applied, in favor of the holders of such bonds or the trustee hereinafter provided in respect of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 43-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-27
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized under Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 . Any resolution providing for the issuance of bonds under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular or special meeting of the commission by a majority of its members.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.6 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-143.6
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-143.6
Status: in_force

(1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3 , and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District--Bolivar and Sunflower Counties:

A roadway segment beginning at or near Shelby and extending easterly to at or near Parchman.

(2) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall take over and assume responsibility for construction and maintenance of the segment of highway described under subsection (1) of this section whenever the commission certifies that such segment of highway has been brought up to commission standards and all utilities, signs, structures and other encroachments on such highway and right-of-way, are removed or relocated.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-49 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-49
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 which has discharged the bridge revenue bonds which were issued for the purpose of financing the cost of such acquisition and has freed the bridge as to the vehicular portion thereof from tolls may, by appropriate resolution, create a commission of five 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; and, if such governing body has already created a commission under the provisions of Sections 65-25-43 to 65-25-47 , then in lieu of creating another commission, the governing authorities of such county or city may, by order entered upon the minutes of such authority, continue the present commission in effect.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 33-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-7
Status: in_force

Such bonds shall be in the denomination of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) each and shall mature annually, with all maturities not longer than twenty-five (25) years, with not less than one-fiftieth ( 1 / 50 ) of the total issue to mature each year during the first five (5) years of the life of such bonds, not less than one-twenty-fifth ( 1 / 25 ) of the total issue to mature each year during the succeeding ten-year period of the life of such bonds, and the remainder to be divided into approximately equal annual payments, one (1) payment to mature each year for the remaining life of such bonds. Such bonds shall not bear a greater rate of interest than the maximum amount specified in Section 75-17-103 per annum, and the denomination, form, and place or places of payment of such bonds shall be fixed in the resolution or order of the board of supervisors issuing such bonds. Such bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of supervisors and countersigned by the clerk thereof, with the official seal of the county affixed thereto, but the coupons may bear only the facsimile signatures of such president and clerk. No bonds shall be issued and sold under the provisions of Sections 65-33-1 to 65-33-15 for less than par and accrued interest, and not more than one (1) series of interest coupons shall be attached to any bonds issued under the provisions of said sections; but all interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year. Such bonds shall be payable at such place or places as may be designated therein by said board, shall be fully negotiable, and shall be sold pursuant to advertised public sale at not less than par and accrued interest. Such bonds shall not be subject to other restrictions, limitations or provisions of the general laws governing the issuance and sale of bonds by the board of supervisors, and the board of supervisors may sell said bonds at any time within three (3) years after the sale has been approved in an election held for that purpose herein required, or three (3) years after the successful termination of any litigation affecting the same, or three (3) years after the acquisition of all lands in the areas to be developed as hereinafter provided, but not later; however, in no event shall the amount borrowed by any such county after May 4, 1954, exceed the amount of Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000.00) under the provisions of this section.

Before any bonds shall be issued under the cited sections, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution reciting its intention to issue such bonds and stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, and shall give notice of election, to be published once each week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper published in such county, in accordance with the provisions of Section 19-9-13 , except that such election shall be mandatory.

Such election shall be held, as far as practicable, in the same manner as other elections are held in counties. At such election, all qualified electors of such county may vote, and the ballots used at such election shall have printed thereon a brief statement of the amount and purpose of the proposed bond issue and the words “For the Bond Issue” and “Against the Bond Issue,” and the voter shall vote by placing a cross (X) or check mark (✓) opposite his choice on the proposition.

When the results of the election on the question of the issuance of such bonds shall have been canvassed by the election commissioners of such county and certified by them to the board of supervisors of such county, it shall be the duty of such board of supervisors to determine and adjudicate whether or not three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in such election voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds; and, unless three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors who voted in such election shall have voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then such bonds shall not be issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-173 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-173
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-173
Status: in_force

For the purpose of enforcing and investigating all violations of the railroad laws, and the rules, regulations and general orders of the Mississippi Transportation Commission promulgated thereunder, the commission is hereby authorized to employ five (5) inspectors and one (1) railway safety coordinator. The salaries of the inspectors and the safety coordinator shall be fixed by the commission, subject to the state personnel system law as provided under Section 25-9-101 et seq. The inspectors shall devote their full time to the performance of their duties and shall take an oath faithfully to perform the duties of their positions. The commission shall require bonds to be carried on such employees as the commission may deem necessary, the cost thereof to be paid by the commission.

The inspectors shall be selected after an examination, as prescribed by the commission, as to physical and mental fitness, knowledge of the railroad laws, the rules and regulations of the commission, the laws of this state pertaining to arrest and any other examination as may be prescribed by the commission. An inspector, at the time of appointment, shall be a citizen of the State of Mississippi, of good moral character, and shall not be less than twenty-one (21) years of age.

The inspectors of the Mississippi Transportation Commission may enter upon private property upon which a railroad facility is located that is connected to but not a part of the general railroad system of transportation, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner to perform an inspection, investigation or surveillance of facilities, equipment, records and operations relating to the packaging, loading or transportation of hazardous materials or other materials to determine whether the railroad facility complies with the applicable federal or state safety statutes, rules, regulations or orders. Any inspection, investigation or surveillance performed on the site of a manufacturing facility shall be performed in compliance with the safety rules or regulations of the facility.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-53 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-53
Status: in_force

The commissioners appointed by such governing body or municipality, or the commissioners whose terms are continued in force as above authorized, shall, subject to the approval of such governing body, have the following authority, powers, and rights: Said commission shall manage and control the affairs of the bridge as a separate proprietary venture, apart from other public roads and bridges within the county, and shall provide for the regular inspection, repair, maintenance, and upkeep of said bridge and its approaches, which expenses and all liabilities which may exist or later come into being or be claimed to exist shall be wholly borne from the bridge properties themselves and the revenues received from the lease of such properties to private or public utilities. In connection with operating the affairs of the said bridge and maintaining the same, said commission is vested with the following powers and authority, subject to the veto power or approval of the governing body owning the said bridge, viz: (1) Contracts and purchases shall be made on the same basis and under the same requirements of advertisement for bids as those made by the board of supervisors; (2) the commissioners may employ a superintendent or manager of the bridge properties and fix the amount of his salary, and either employ or delegate to said manager the employment of subordinate personnel and provide for the wages and compensation of such employees, and, should the commission so determine, may require the manager or other employees to post bond in such sum as the commission may designate for the faithful discharge of their duties as such employees; however, the number of persons employed in an election year shall not exceed the average number employed during the preceding three (3) years, except that additional employees may be hired on a temporary basis in cases of emergency when the specific reasons therefor shall be entered on the minutes of the commission; (3) provide for an adequate bookkeeping system pertinent to the affairs of said bridge and for regular audits, with the revenues derived following the freeing of said bridge to vehicular traffic, if any there be over and above cost of operating and maintaining the said bridge, to be kept by the clerk of the said board or treasurer of the said municipality in a separate account and to so remain, properly invested in the same manner as sinking funds of the county or municipality may be invested, said assets to be subject to bear and discharge the liabilities of the said bridge and not to be utilized for any other or different purpose until a period of at least five (5) years following the freeing of the said bridge from tolls (unless sooner there be another free bridge constructed and opened to public travel crossing said Mississippi River located not more than one (1) mile from said bridge, in which event that factor, rather than the five-year time limit, shall be determinative), and then not until a determination is made by the board or governing authority that such funds, to the extent amassed, will not be further needed for operational maintenance purposes; and that said audits thus caused to be made shall be done by a certified public accountant or accountants duly qualified under the laws of this state; (4) that, without in anywise sacrificing or waiving the entire exempt status of the said bridge properties from ad valorem taxation, to pay a sum or sums in lieu of ad valorem taxes which, by agreement with the taxing authorities of this or any neighboring state, will in no event exceed in any year a sum equaling more than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the average amount paid per year by way of such taxes or in lieu thereof over the five-year period preceding June 15, 1966; (5) employ nationally recognized engineers and such other professional assistance as may be deemed necessary, and to pay reasonable compensation for such services; (6) to have and exercise any other authority and right conferred by existing laws, state or federal, applicable to the operation of such bridge; and (7) fulfill the requirements of any outstanding lease contracts to the extent that the bridge properties will permit and the revenues to be derived from such leases will allow, but without incurring any pecuniary liability on the part of the governing authorities or taxpayers generally.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 25-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-29
Status: in_force

Any municipality, 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, state, state agency, municipality, municipal agency, or other political subdivision 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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.27 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.27
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.27
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Mississippi Highway 9 in Union County from its intersection with Mississippi Highway 348 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 30 is designated and shall be known as the “Naaman Bryanyan Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs approaching and along such highway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-707 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-707
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-707
Status: in_force

(1) During each state fiscal year, MDOT shall distribute the money in the fund among the various modes as follows:

(a) Thirty-eight percent (38%) shall be distributed to ports;

(b) Thirty-four percent (34%) shall be distributed to airports;

(c) Sixteen percent (16%) shall be distributed to transit systems; and

(d) Twelve percent (12%) shall be distributed to railroads.

(2) In order for a port to receive money allocated under subsection (1) of this section, the port shall file an application with MDOT describing how the funds will be used and shall provide such other information as MDOT may require. Such applications shall be reviewed by the Port Multi-Modal Fund Committee. The Port Multi-Modal Fund Committee shall decide which applications shall be approved and the amount of funding for each approved application based upon such criteria as it shall consider appropriate; provided, however, that no application shall be approved or funds distributed pursuant to this article unless the expenditure of such funds shall be:

(a) Directly related to dredging, capital improvements or the rebuilding or rehabilitation of basic infrastructure and not for routine maintenance, administrative or operational expenses;

(b) For a project or use directly related to the operation of the port in its modal role; and

(c) For a purpose outside the normal operating budget of the port.

(3) In order for an airport to receive money allocated under subsection (1) of this section, the airport shall file an application with MDOT describing how the funds will be used and shall provide such other information as MDOT may require. Such applications shall be reviewed by the Airport Multi-Modal Fund Committee. The Airport Multi-Modal Fund Committee shall decide which applications shall be approved and the amount of funding for each approved application based upon such criteria as it shall consider appropriate; provided, however, that no application shall be approved or funds distributed pursuant to this article unless the expenditure of such funds shall be:

(a) Directly related to capital improvements or the rebuilding or rehabilitation of basic infrastructure and not for routine maintenance, administrative or operational expenses;

(b) For a project or use directly related to the operation of the airport in its modal role; and

(c) For a purpose outside the normal operating budget of the airport.

(4) In order for a railroad to receive money allocated under subsection (1) of this section, the railroad shall file an application with MDOT describing how the funds will be used and shall provide such other information as MDOT may require. Such applications shall be reviewed by the Railroad Multi-Modal Fund Committee. The Railroad Multi-Modal Fund Committee shall decide which applications shall be approved and the amount of funding for each approved application based upon such criteria as it shall consider appropriate; provided, however, that no application shall be approved or funds distributed pursuant to this article unless the expenditure of such funds shall be:

(a) Directly related to capital improvements or the rebuilding or rehabilitation of basic infrastructure and not for routine maintenance, administrative or operational expenses;

(b) For a project or use directly related to the operation of the railroad in its modal role; and

(c) For a purpose outside the normal operating budget of the railroad.

(5)(a) Thirty percent (30%) of the money allocated for transit systems under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed by MDOT to Coast Transit Authority.

(b) Thirty percent (30%) of the money allocated for transit systems under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed by MDOT to the City of Jackson Transit System serving the greater Jackson urbanized area.

(c) The remainder of the money allocated for transit systems under subsection (1) of this section shall be distributed by MDOT among other transit systems. In order to receive funds under subsection (1) of this section, any such transit system shall file an application with MDOT describing how the money will be used and shall provide such other information as MDOT may require. Such applications shall be reviewed by the Public Transit Multi-Modal Fund Committee. The Public Transit Multi-Modal Fund Committee shall decide which applications shall be approved and the amount of funding for each approved application based upon such criteria as it shall consider appropriate.

(6) As a condition for the receipt of any funds distributed under this section, the port, airport, railroad or transit system shall be required to fund, from public or private sources, not more than ten percent (10%) of the total cost of the project or purpose for which the funds are to be spent. The percentage amount of such matching fund requirement shall be determined by MDOT. In addition to such other contributions and expenditures as may be considered acceptable by MDOT, in-kind contributions and expenditures for the following shall be credited toward the above matching requirement:

(a) Pre-construction studies, planning and design;

(b) Personal property acquisition;

(c) Real property acquisition, reclamation and related relocation costs;

(d) Professional services; and

(e) Construction.

(7) In addition to such other expenditures as may be deemed appropriate by MDOT or hereunder, money distributed from the fund may be used to meet federal matching fund requirements and for pre-construction studies, planning and design; personal property acquisition; real property acquisition, reclamation and related relocation costs; professional services; and construction.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 43-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-3
Status: in_force

(1)(a) In addition to and as an alternative to any other authority granted by law, including, but not limited to, Section 65-43-1 , any governmental entities, as defined in Section 65-43-1 , in their discretion, may contract, individually or jointly with other governmental entities, with any persons, corporations, partnerships or other businesses licensed to do business in the State of Mississippi (hereinafter referred to as “companies” or “company”) for the purpose of designing, financing, constructing, operating and maintaining one or more new toll roads or toll bridges in the state for motor vehicle traffic, including tollbooths and related facilities, at those locations where an alternate untolled route exists. Such contracts may provide that the governmental entities may grant certain rights (including, but not limited to, the right to exclusively operate and maintain) in land held by the governmental entities, whether in fee simple, as an easement or other interest, to a company for design, construction, operation and/or maintenance of roadways, highways or bridges for motor vehicle traffic, tollbooths and related facilities. All such highways, pavement, bridges, drainage-related structures and other infrastructure comprising the projects shall be built and maintained in accordance with not less than the minimum highway design, construction and maintenance standards established by the contracting governmental entity for such highways, infrastructure and facilities. The contracting governmental entity shall conduct periodic inspections of any such project throughout the term of the contract to ensure compliance by the company. Failure of a company to comply with minimum standards established for the project by the contracting governmental entity shall constitute a breach and shall subject the company to liability on its bond or security or to rescission of the contract in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract.

(b) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract under this section with (i) any company designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to Presidential Executive Order 13224 or Section 302 of the federal Antiterrorism or Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, (ii) any company under the control of a so-designated foreign terrorist organization, or (iii) any company controlled by a foreign person if to do so would violate any order of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States under the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, H.R. 566 , 110th Cong. (2007), Public Law 110-49, 121 Stat. 246. These requirements also shall apply to any proposed transfer or assignment of any contract entered into under this section.

(2)(a) Every contract entered into by a governmental entity under this section (except for contracts entered into with another governmental entity or following termination of a predecessor contract entered into under this section), at a minimum, must provide for the design and construction of a new toll road or toll bridge project and may also provide for the financing, acquisition, lease, maintenance, and/or operation of a new toll road or toll bridge project.

(b) If a governmental entity enters into a contract with a company as authorized by this section, such governmental entity shall use a competitive procurement process that provides the best value for the governmental entity. The governmental entity may accept unsolicited proposals for a proposed new toll road or solicit proposals in accordance with this section.

(c) A governmental entity shall publish a request for competing proposals and qualifications in a newspaper having a general circulation within such governmental entity or, if the governmental entity is the Mississippi Transportation Commission, shall publish the request in a newspaper having a general circulation at the seat of government and, if the governmental entity has a website, shall post the request on such website. Such request shall include the criteria used to evaluate the proposals, the relative weight given to the criteria and a deadline by which proposals must be received. At a minimum, a proposal submitted in response to such request must contain:

(i) Information regarding the proposed project location, scope and limits;

(ii) Information regarding the company's qualifications, experience, technical competence, and capability to develop the project; and

(iii) A proposed financial plan for the proposed project that includes, at a minimum, the projected project costs, projected revenues and proposed sources of funds.

A governmental entity may interview a company submitting a solicited or unsolicited proposal. In evaluating such proposals, a governmental entity may solicit input from other sources regarding such proposals.

(d) The governmental entity shall rank each proposal based on the criteria described in the request for proposals and select the company whose proposal offers the best value to the governmental entity. The governmental entity may enter into discussions with the company whose proposal offers the best value. If at any point during the discussions it appears to the governmental entity that the highest ranking proposal will not provide the governmental entity with the overall best value, the governmental entity may enter into discussions with the company submitting the next highest ranking proposal.

(e) The governmental entity may withdraw a request for competing proposals and qualifications at any time and for any reason and may reject any one (1) or all proposals. In either case, the governmental entity may then publish a new request for competing proposals and qualifications. A governmental entity shall not be required to pay any company for the costs of preparing or submitting proposals.

(f) The governmental entity shall prescribe the general form of a contract authorized by this section and may include any matter the governmental entity considers advantageous to it. The governmental entity and the company shall negotiate the specific terms of the contract.

(g) Except as provided under this subsection (2), no such contract entered into hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of Section 65-1-8 , Section 31-7-13 or any other public bid or public procurement laws of this state.

(h) The Transportation Commission shall evaluate each proposal based on the criteria established by the commission. The Transportation Commission shall approve or disapprove a proposal within ninety (90) days after receipt of the proposal. If the Transportation Commission needs additional information, it may delay approval for an additional sixty (60) days.

(i) Any right or interest arising under or as a result of any contract entered into under this section by a governmental entity with a company involving a franchise, license agreement, concession agreement, operating agreement, construction agreement, design agreement and/or any other similar contractual arrangement in connection with the financing, design, construction, acquisition, maintenance and/or operation of a toll road or toll bridge project shall not constitute any right, title or interest in land or other real property or real estate or in personal property within the meaning of Article 1, Chapter 35, Title 27, Mississippi Code of 1972 , in the toll road or toll bridge project, including tollbooths and related toll facilities (including, but not limited to, land, pavement, drainage-related structures, and other infrastructure and property related thereto) in which a governmental entity is the title owner of such property and/or holder of easements, rights-of-way and/or other interests for such toll road or toll bridge project.

(3) Every contract entered into by a governmental entity under this section shall require a company to enter into bond and provide such security as the governmental entity determines may be necessary or advisable to ensure timely completion and proper execution and performance of the contract. The term of the contract shall not exceed fifty (50) years, with the exception of extensions, automatic renewals or other contractual terms as agreed to by the governmental entity in the original or a subsequent agreement. The governmental entities are authorized to acquire such property or interests in property as may be necessary, by gift, purchase or eminent domain, for construction and maintenance of the highways or bridges built pursuant to contracts entered into under this section. Upon expiration, termination or rescission of the contract, any and all rights and/or interests that the company may have in the land, infrastructure, facilities or other improvements to the property subject to contract shall terminate and automatically, by operation of law, be returned or conveyed to and vested in the State of Mississippi or the contracting governmental entity. Upon termination, expiration or rescission of the contract, the collection of tolls shall cease.

(4) The governmental entity having jurisdiction over the toll highway or bridge may, after notice and public hearing, establish, charge and collect motor vehicle operator tolls for use of the highway or bridge and its facilities. Alternatively, during the term of any contract entered into under this section, the company may establish, charge and collect motor vehicle operators tolls for use of the highway or bridge and its facilities. The amount of such tolls, and any modification thereto, shall be subject to approval by the contracting governmental entity after notice and public hearing. All such contracts entered into with the Mississippi Transportation Commission may require a company to pay a percentage or other specified portion of all tolls collected to the Mississippi Department of Transportation. If bonds are issued pursuant to Section 65-43-13 , then all such tolls paid to the department shall be deposited into the special bond sinking fund under Section 65-43-11 , and may be expended only as authorized by the Legislature. If bonds are not issued pursuant to Section 65-43-13 , then all such tolls paid to the department shall be deposited into the department's highway fund to be used by the department for the construction and maintenance of highways.

(5) If a toll road is a designated evacuation route and a declaration of a state of emergency is issued by the President of the United States or by the Governor, the collection of tolls shall cease until the termination of the state of emergency.

(6) All statutes of this state relating to vehicle and traffic regulation and control shall be applicable to motor vehicles operated upon highways and bridges constructed under this section and shall be enforceable by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol or any other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over such highways and bridges.

(7) The State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Transportation Commission, the Mississippi Department of Transportation, counties, municipalities or any other agency or political subdivision, or any officer or employee thereof, shall not be liable for any tortious act or omission arising out of the construction, maintenance or operation of any highway or bridge project under the provisions of this section where the act or omission occurs during the term of any such contract entered into by the Mississippi Transportation Commission or other governmental entity and a company.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-59 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-59
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall not expend any of said funds for machinery or other equipment or tools.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-43 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-43
Status: in_force

The roads hereinbefore provided shall have been completed for a period of at least one month before the board of supervisors and the road commissioners shall finally accept the same and make final settlement therefor. Nor shall the board of supervisors allow any final payment to any contractor for the construction of any such road until an itemized statement shall be filed, showing in detail the amount that may be due for each separate mile, the number of yards hauled for each mile, and the amount of work completed for each mile.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-21-5
Status: in_force

The several counties of this state bordering on the tide water of the Gulf of Mexico are authorized and empowered, in the discretion of the boards of supervisors of such counties or of any of them, to provide for the proper illumination of all such bridges and other parts of any of the public highways running in, through, or across said counties or any of them as, in the discretion of said boards of supervisors, may be deemed reasonable and necessary. Said boards of supervisors may and shall have authority to appropriate a reasonable and proper sum, to be paid out of the general county fund, for payment of the expenses of providing said system of illumination and the maintenance thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-9-17
Status: in_force

(1) When any county shall have met the requirements of this chapter and shall have become eligible for state aid, the State Aid Engineer, as soon as practicable, shall notify such county in writing of such eligibility and that its proportionate part of any state funds allocated to it for state aid may be utilized for construction in the manner provided by law, and such notice shall also be given in writing to the Department of Finance and Administration and to the State Treasurer.

(2) State aid funds shall be allocated to each county for use on state aid system roads or roads on the Local System Road Program in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-65-75 .

(3) State aid funds may be credited to a county in advance of the normal accrual to finance certain state aid improvements, subject to the approval of the State Aid Engineer and subject further to the following limitations:

(a) That the maximum amount of state aid funds that may be advanced to any county shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the state aid funds estimated to accrue to such county during the remainder of the term of office of the board of supervisors of such county.

(b) That no advance credit of funds will be made to any county when the unobligated balance in the State Aid Road Fund is less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).

(c) That such advance crediting of funds be effected by the State Aid Engineer at the time of the approval of the plans and specifications for the proposed improvements.

It is the intent of this provision to utilize to the fullest practicable extent the balance of state aid funds on hand at all times.

(4) State aid funds shall be available to such county to the following extent and in the following manner:

(a) On state aid projects, other than those on or off the federal aid secondary system to be partially financed with federal funds, state aid funds credited to such county in the State Aid Road Fund shall be available to cover the cost of such project. Upon the awarding of a contract for such state aid project, the board of supervisors of any county will, by an official order of the board, authorize the State Aid Engineer to set up the project fund for such project from that county's state aid fund in the State Treasury. The amount of the project fund will cover the estimated cost of the project, including the contractor's payments and any other costs authorized under this chapter to be paid from state aid funds. Withdrawals from the project fund will be made by requisitions prepared by the State Aid Engineer, based on estimates and other supporting statements and documents prepared or approved by the county engineer, such requisitions, accompanied by such estimates and statements, to be directed to the Department of Finance and Administration, which will issue warrants in payment thereof. Requisitions may be drawn to cover the final cost of the project accepted by the boards of supervisors of the counties affected and the State Aid Engineer, even though such cost exceeds the aforesaid estimated project fund. Whenever, in the opinion of the State Aid Engineer, it should appear that any such estimate or statement of account has been improperly allowed or that any road construction project is not proceeding in accordance with the plans, specifications and standards set up therefor, then, in such event, due notice in writing shall be given the board of supervisors of such county and the contractor on such project, if any, stating the reason why such account should not have been allowed or why such project is not progressing satisfactorily; and if, within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice in writing, such error or default is not corrected to the satisfaction of the State Aid Engineer, all state aid funds theretofore allocated to such eligible county shall be immediately withdrawn and notice given the Department of Finance and Administration and the State Treasurer that such county has become ineligible therefor. Such county shall remain ineligible until it again becomes eligible by satisfying the State Aid Engineer as to its eligibility.

(b) On state aid projects on the federal aid secondary system which are to be partially financed with federal funds, state aid funds credited to such county in the State Aid Road Fund shall be available to cover the sponsor's share of the cost of such project. At the same time, the State Treasurer, on order from the board of supervisors, shall transfer an amount up to one hundred percent (100%) of such cost from the credit of such county in the State Aid Road Fund to the credit of such county in the State Highway Fund, earmarked for such project.

(c) State aid road funds credited to a county in the State Aid Road Fund shall also be available to cover the sponsor's cost of any other project of such county which is partially financed with federal funds available through federal “safer off-system” road funds and/or other federal road funds allocated to the counties as provided for in accordance with Section 65-9-29(2) . On order from the board of supervisors of such county, the State Treasurer shall transfer an amount up to one hundred percent (100%) of such cost from the credit of such county in the State Aid Road Fund to the credit of such county in the State Highway Fund, earmarked for such project.

(d) Up to one-third ( 1 / 3 ) of state aid road funds credited to a county in the State Aid Road Fund may be available to match federal bridge replacement monies or other federal funds, or both, to construct, replace, inspect or post bridges and to conduct pavement management surveys on county roads which are not on the state aid system. To implement such projects, the State Treasurer shall, as requested in an order from the board of supervisors of the county, make transfers out of the credit of such county in the State Aid Road Fund.

(e) Up to twenty-five percent (25%) of the state aid road funds credited to a county in the State Aid Road Fund may be available for projects authorized under the Local System Road Program. Withdrawals from the fund for the Local System Road Program will be made by requisitions prepared by the State Aid Engineer, based on estimates and other supporting statements and documents prepared or approved by the county engineer; such requisitions, accompanied by such estimates and statements, to be directed to the Department of Finance and Administration, which will issue warrants in payment thereof. Requisitions may be drawn to cover the final cost of the local system road project accepted by the boards of supervisors of the counties affected and the State Aid Engineer even though such cost exceeds the aforesaid estimated project fund. Whenever, in the opinion of the State Aid Engineer, it should appear that any such estimate or statement of account has been improperly allowed or that any road construction project is not proceeding in accordance with the plans, specifications and standards set up therefor, then, in such event, due notice in writing shall be given the board of supervisors of such county and the contractor on such project, if any, stating the reason why such account should not have been allowed or why such project is not progressing satisfactorily; and if, within thirty (30) days from the date of such notice in writing, such error or default is not corrected to the satisfaction of the State Aid Engineer, all state aid funds theretofore allocated to such eligible county shall be immediately withdrawn and notice given the Department of Finance and Administration and the State Treasurer that such county has become ineligible therefor. Such county shall remain ineligible until it again becomes eligible by satisfying the State Aid Engineer as to its eligibility.

(5) The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to continue to receive and deposit all funds from the federal government made available by it, either by existing law or by any law which may be passed hereafter, to the credit of the State Highway Fund, and the Treasurer shall notify the commission of the amounts so received.

All accounts against the above-mentioned funds shall be certified to by the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, who shall request the Department of Finance and Administration to issue its warrant on the State Treasurer for the amount of the accounts; and the Treasurer shall pay same if sufficient funds are available, all in the manner prescribed herein or as may be required by law.

(6) The board of supervisors of each county is hereby authorized and empowered to pay funds into the State Treasury in the manner above set out, and to use and expend such funds for the purposes set out in this chapter. For the purpose of providing such funds, the board of supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered to use and expend any county road and bridge funds, including revenue received from any gasoline taxes paid to such county, or any funds available in the General Fund, or to issue road and bridge bonds of such county in any lawful amount in the manner and method and subject to the restrictions, limitations and conditions, and payable from the same sources of revenue, now provided by law.

(7)(a) In addition to any other provisions of this section, funds deposited into the State Aid Road Fund under Section 27-67-31(g) shall be used under this chapter to prioritize the timely repair and replacement of deficient state aid system bridges. Each county shall be allocated a percentage of such funds as they become available, which percentage shall be based:

(i) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) on the proportion that the total number of state aid system bridges in the county bears to the total number of state aid system bridges in all counties of the state; and

(ii) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) on the proportion that the total square footage of deck area of all state aid system bridges in the county bears to the total square footage of deck area of all state aid system bridges in all counties of the state.

(b) For the purposes of this subsection, (i) the term “ deficient bridge ” means a bridge with a condition rating of fair or less for its deck, superstructure or substructure, as determined by National Bridge Inspection Standards and that is included on the latest annual bridge inventory prepared by the Office of State Aid Road Construction and (ii) the term “state aid system bridge” means a bridge that is included on the latest annual official bridge inventory prepared by the Office of State Aid Road Construction, excluding bridges on the local bridge system and the rural major collector system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-25 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 33-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-25
Status: in_force

The several boards of supervisors shall have the power and authority, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and repairing any such sea wall, sloping beach, or other protection, to purchase, maintain, and operate one or more dredges, together with all necessary machinery, tools, and implements for the operation thereof, to employ necessary engineers and laborers to operate the same, and to insure such sea wall, sloping beach, or other protection against loss by hurricanes, tide water, cyclone, tornado, and risks of all kinds; and the board may pay for the same out of any funds available collected and paid into the treasury by virtue of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-25-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-7
Status: in_force

Any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, any toll bridge located as provided in Section 65-25-3 , or any such toll bridge partly constructed, or any franchises, easements, permits, or contracts for the construction of any such bridge, or any such toll bridge or facilities thereof which may be under lease in whole or in part and which may be so acquired subject to the terms of such lease, all upon such terms and at such prices as may be reasonable and can be agreed upon between such municipality and the owner thereof, title thereto to be taken in the name of such municipality. For the purpose of paying the cost of such acquisition, any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to issue its bridge revenue bonds as hereinafter provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-29
Status: in_force

Any municipality, 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, state, state agency, municipality, municipal agency, or other political subdivision 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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-3
Status: in_force

All public roads shall be kept open and worked to the width required by law and, when necessary, shall be raised in the middle and sloped toward the ditches or sides, which shall be kept open and of sufficient size and proper fall to drain the road bed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-15
Status: in_force

The board shall levy annually, when other taxes are levied, a special tax to be used exclusively in paying the interest on such road bonds and in providing a sinking fund for their redemption.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-107 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-107
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall keep a complete set of books, showing in detail all receipts and disbursements had or made by him. With every report made by him to the board of supervisors as hereinbefore required, he shall submit a trial balance of the said books, showing in detail all his transactions as such road accountant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-71 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 41-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-71
Status: in_force

The following highways located in the State of Mississippi are hereby designated as an official Mississippi Scenic byway to be known as the “Gateway to History,” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972:

(a) Segment 1: Beginning at the intersection of Highway 463 and Reunion Parkway and traveling north along Highway 463 for four and eight-tenths (4.8) miles to the intersection of Highway 22.

(b) Segment 2: Begin at the corner of Highway 463 and Highway 22 and continue west for eight and seven-tenths (8.7) miles to the Petrified Forest in the Town of Flora.

(c) Segment 3: Begin at the corner of Highway 463 and Highway 22 and continue east for twelve and three-tenths (12.3) miles to the City of Canton. The roadway changes to four-lane for one and four-tenths (1.4) miles surrounding the I-55 Canton interchange which is excluded and resumes for one and four-tenths (1.4) miles to the City of Canton.

(d) Segment 4: Begin at the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 22 in Canton and travel for one and seven-tenths (1.7) miles. At the intersection of Highway 16 (Highway 22 becomes Highway 16) turn right on Highway 43 and travel for six and seven-tenths (6.7) miles to the Natchez Trace.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-137 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-137
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-137
Status: in_force

SECTION 1. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance when the City of Flowood provides necessary rights-of-way, including utility adjustments and relocations:

Central District--Rankin County:

Mississippi 468--That two-lane portion of Mississippi 468 (Flowood Drive) beginning at Fourth Street in Flowood and extending northeasterly to Mississippi Highway 475, a distance of approximately two and two-tenths (2.2) miles.

(2) The segment described in subsection (1) of this section shall be a four-lane facility built to the design standards of the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

SECTION 2. (1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall number, maintain, take over and assume jurisdiction of the following described highway segment, subject to the conditions prescribed in subsection (2) of this section.

Central District--Rankin County:

West Rankin Parkway (New Route)--Beginning at Mississippi 25 in the City of Flowood, thence south to U.S. 80 at Pearson Road in the City of Pearl, all in Rankin County.

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation may construct the highway segment described in subsection (1) of this section as a four-lane facility in accordance with current design standards; however, the City of Flowood, the City of Pearl, Rankin County and any private corporation jointly shall provide necessary engineering and rights-of-way, including utility adjustments and relocations.

SECTION 3. The following highway is designated as a state highway and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3 , and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Southern District--Jones County:

Mississippi 590--Beginning at Mississippi 11 and extending easterly to Mississippi 29, a distance of approximately 1.3 miles.

SECTION 4. (1) The following highway is designated as a state highway and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3 , and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District--Newton County:

Decatur Street beginning on the north side of the intersection of Third Street and Decatur Street, and proceeding northward to the beginning of state maintenance south of U.S. Highway 80, all within the City of Newton.

(2) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the highway designated in subsection (1) of this section in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 65-1-75 , 65-9-1 and 65-9-3 . However, the City of Newton shall not be required to provide to the Mississippi Department of Transportation any right-of-way with a width any greater than the width of right-of-way that existed at the time that the highway segment described in subsection (1) of this section was returned to the jurisdiction of the City of Newton.

SECTION 5. The following highways are 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 the City of Newton:

Central District--Newton County:

(a) That section of old Mississippi 15 beginning south of Interstate 20 at the intersection of old Mississippi 15 and present Mississippi 15 and extending southwesterly for approximately .033 miles, all within the City of Newton; and

(b) That section of old Mississippi 15 located between U.S. Highway 80 and Decatur Street, all within the City of Newton.

SECTION 6. (1) The Mississippi Department of Transportation may construct to department design standards, may perform such reconstruction as may be required to existing highways and may acquire by gift, purchase or eminent domain proceedings such property as may be necessary to provide four (4) lanes for traffic on and along the following location:

Central District--Lauderdale County:

Old U.S. Highway 45 beginning in the City of Meridian at or near the old Coca Cola Company and extending northerly approximately two (2) miles to just beyond the Town of Marion.

(2) Lauderdale County, the City of Meridian and the Town of Marion shall provide required right-of-way, remove all encroachments and bring up to Transportation Department standards existing roads and bridges along the route described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) 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 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.

SECTION 7. (1)(a) That portion of Mississippi Highway 25 from south of Becker, Mississippi, to the Monroe/Itawamba County line shall be known as the “Monroe County Parkway.”

(b) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in this subsection.

(2) The portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section shall be constructed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation as a fully-controlled access road; provided, however, beginning at a point four (4) miles south of the Monroe/Itawamba county line and extending north to the Monroe/Itawamba county line, the department is not required to construct a fully controlled access road. The Mississippi Department of Transportation is authorized to landscape the right-of-way of the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) If Mississippi Highway 25 is relocated to the east of Smithville, the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall maintain Mississippi Highway 25 as it existed on January 1, 2011, from a point at least four (4) miles south of the Monroe/Itawamba county line to a point at least two (2) miles north of the Monroe/Itawamba county line through Smithville and may designate it with an appropriate route number.

(4) The department is authorized to improve the existing Mississippi Highway 25 through Smithville by providing landscaping, appropriate signs and markers, and other enhancements.

(5) It shall be unlawful to construct or erect any advertisement or advertising structure within one thousand (1,000) feet of the right-of-way of the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section. This subsection shall not apply to areas located within a municipality or to signs, displays or devices located on a building which carry only advertisements strictly related to the lawful use of the building.

(6) Mississippi Highway 25 shall intersect with U.S. Highway 278 at least five hundred (500) feet west of the eastern city limits of the City of Amory as such city limits existed on January 1, 2000.

(7) The Mississippi Department of Transportation is authorized to construct a four-lane connector road at a point at or near the northern city limits of the City of Amory between old Mississippi Highway 25 and the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section.

(8) The revisions made to this section in Chapter 539, Laws of 2012, are in response to the destruction and devastation on the Town of Smithville, Mississippi, and Monroe County, Mississippi, caused by the April 2011 tornadoes with the purpose of assisting the town in its recovery efforts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-317 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-317
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-1-317
Status: in_force

(1) Any person whose land or compensable interest therein has been taken by an intentional or unintentional act or omission of the Transportation Department without the filing of a complaint and declaration of taking by the department may, within twenty-four (24) months of the date of the taking of the affected property or interest therein or the completion of the project involving the taking, whichever occurs later, file a complaint in the circuit or county court setting forth the names and places of residence of the parties, so far as the same can by reasonable diligence be ascertained, who own or have, or claim to own or have estates or interests in the real estate. If any such persons are under a legal disability, it must be so stated, together with a statement as to any encumbrances on the real estate. The complaint shall further allege with particularity the facts which constitute the taking together with the dates on which they allegedly occurred. The complaint shall describe the property allegedly owned by the parties and shall describe the area and interests allegedly taken. Upon the filing of the complaint, summons shall issue and, together with a copy of the complaint, shall be served on the Transportation Department as provided in Section 65-1-309 . The allegations of the answer shall be deemed denied; however, the Transportation Department, within sixty (60) days of service of summons and complaint, may file an answer. If the taking is admitted by the Transportation Department, it, at the time of filing answer, shall deposit with the court the fair market value of compensation for the taking; and notice of the deposit shall be given to the owner. The owner may apply for disbursement of the deposit, and disbursement shall be made in accordance with applicable provision of Section 65-1-307 . If a taking is admitted, the Transportation Department, within ninety (90) days of the filing of the answer to the complaint, shall file a map or plat of the land taken. This procedure shall be followed for the purpose of determining all matters raised by the pleading and the determination of just compensation.

(2) The plaintiff, at the time of filing of the complaint, shall record a memorandum of action in the land deed records in the office of the chancery clerk in all counties in which the land involved is located. The memorandum of action shall contain the following:

(a) The names of those persons who the plaintiff is informed and believes may have or claim to have an interest in the lands and who are parties to the action;

(b) A description of the entire tract or tracts affected by the alleged taking sufficient for the identification thereof;

(c) A statement of the estate or interest in the land allegedly taken for public use; and

(d) The date on which plaintiff alleges the taking occurred, the date on which the action was instituted, the county in which it was instituted and such other reference thereto as may be necessary for the identification of the action.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 29-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-15
Status: in_force

Any municipality or county issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter shall, so long as any such bonds or other obligations remain outstanding and unpaid, by resolution or resolutions duly adopted, authorize and appoint a trustee, satisfactory to the purchaser or purchasers of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter, or any successor thereto, with the following powers and duties:

(a) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall receive and receipt for all moneys collected or to be collected as receipts from the aforesaid two-mill tax by the aforesaid tax collector, or any other tax collecting agency authorized by law for the collection of said taxes, as provided in Section 65-29-1 ;

(b) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall receive and receipt for all moneys paid or to be paid to it in accordance with Section 65-29-5 , constituting the net revenues derived from the operation of the improvements and facilities authorized by this chapter;

(c) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall deposit all moneys received or to be received in a special account or accounts in a bank or banks which are members of the federal reserve system, with such provisions for security therefor as may be incorporated in any agreement or agreements entered into between any such municipality and the purchaser or purchasers of any such bonds or other obligations;

(d) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall use and apply all such moneys so received to the payment of principal of and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality or county pursuant to this chapter, as the same become due, and shall use and apply any surplus remaining after such payment or payments for the prior redemption, with or without premium, of bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality or county pursuant to this chapter, or in accordance with the provisions of any agreement or agreements as may be made between any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter and the purchaser or purchasers of such bonds or other obligations;

(e) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall have and be vested with all rights, powers, and duties, in addition to the foregoing, as may be provided in any agreement or agreements between any municipality or county issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter and the purchaser or purchasers of such bonds or other obligations;

(f) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall, by an instrument of writing, accept such trust and shall file such written acceptance of such trust with the clerk of the municipality or county so appointing such trustee;

(g) If such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall fail, neglect or refuse to perform any of the duties herein imposed or that may be imposed by reason of any of the provisions of any agreement or agreements as aforesaid, such trustee, or any successor thereto, shall, on the written request of twenty per centum or more in aggregate principal amount of the holder or holders of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter, be removed, by resolution duly adopted by the municipality or county, by which such trustee or any successor thereto, was appointed; and in such event, it shall be the duty of any such trustee so removed to effectuate a valid transfer of all moneys then in the possession or under the control of such trustee so removed to a duly appointed successor, and a failure on the part of such trustee so removed to do so shall constitute an embezzlement of such moneys and shall be punishable accordingly;

(h) In the event any such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall be removed as hereinabove provided, it shall be the duty of any municipality or county which shall have removed any such trustee, immediately by resolution duly adopted to appoint a trustee, as successor thereto, who is satisfactory to said holder or holders of twenty per centum or more in aggregate principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.344 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.344
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.344
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of U.S. Highway 84 located in Franklin County, Mississippi, beginning one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mile east of its intersection with Log Cabin Road and extending east to its intersection with Higginbotham Road is designated and shall be known as the “Mark ‘Peanut’ Youngblood 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. § 65-3-71.387 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.387
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.387
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 9 located in Webster County, Mississippi, extending from North Lake Circle in Eupora, Mississippi, in a northern direction for approximately one (1) mile to Dump Road in Eupora, Mississippi, is designated and shall be known as the “CW2 William H. “Bill” Seaborn, Jr. Memorial Highway” in memory of the late CW2 William H. “Bill” Seaborn, Jr., who was the recipient of four (4) military medals and who valiantly sacrificed his life in the Vietnam War.

(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.nr2 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-11.nr2
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-11.nr2
Status: in_force

In any county having 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 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 road or bridge maintenance fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-321 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 23-321
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-321
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 county or counties, its or their governing body, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of tolls for transit over such bridges.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 65-23-305 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 65-17-103 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / 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. § 65-3-71.385 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.385
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.385
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 311 South located in Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with MS Highway 7, and running northerly for a distance of one (1) mile, more or less, to its intersection with Landfill Road, is designated and shall be known as the “Charles W. and Juanita Thomas Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of the highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-15
Status: in_force

Except as herein to the contrary provided, such counties, acting by and through their respective boards of supervisors in the performance of the powers and duties hereunder granted and provided, shall have and may exercise all powers and rights, including but not limited to the right of eminent domain heretofore granted by and under this chapter.

The provisions of Sections 65-33-1 to 65-33-15 are additional and supplemental to all other powers heretofore or hereafter granted to counties, and no county shall be deemed to be required to issue bonds under the provisions hereof. Unless and until a county shall have issued bonds under the provisions hereof, such county shall not be obligated by any of the provisions of said sections, and may avail itself of any law now or hereafter enacted and which may contain other and different provisions concerning the application of the revenues herein referred to.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-15 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 23-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-15
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall authorize or permit the collection of tolls on any bridge heretofore made toll-free or on any existing bridge on which tolls are not at present collected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / 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. § 65-3-71.162 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.162
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.162
Status: in_force

(1) That segment of U.S. Highway 49W that lies within Humphreys County, is designated and shall be known as the “Rev. George W. Lee 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. § 65-17-107 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-107
Status: in_force

The road accountant shall keep a complete set of books, showing in detail all receipts and disbursements had or made by him. With every report made by him to the board of supervisors as hereinbefore required, he shall submit a trial balance of the said books, showing in detail all his transactions as such road accountant.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 65-21-7 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / 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. § 65-33-69 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 33-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-69
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall pay all lawful fees of the chancery clerk and its attorney now prescribed by law, which fees are incidental to the execution of said refunding bonds, and may also pay all expenses in connection with the validation of said refunding bonds and procuring the opinion as to the validity thereof from some expert bond attorney, other than the state bond attorney, of national reputation. However, in cases where the bonds to be refunded are not due or redeemable prior to maturity, such board in procuring the surrender of such outstanding bonds may expend not exceeding an additional two and one-half percent (2 1 / 2 %) of the principal amount of refunding bonds actually issued and delivered, but in no event shall any part of the said two and one-half percent (2 1 / 2 %) be used in the payment of attorney's fees. All such fees and compensation shall be paid out of the interest and sinking fund applicable to the bonds to be refunded, if the amount credited to such fund be adequate therefor. Otherwise, such fees and compensation shall be paid out of the proceeds of a special annual tax to be levied for that purpose by the board of supervisors upon all taxable property within such county. All expenses as authorized by sections 65-33-61 to 65-33-71 in effectuating the exchange of said bonds and the actual expense of the state treasurer in paying principal and interest on said bonds shall be paid by the board of supervisors of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-1 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / Section 39-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-1
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Transportation Commission is authorized, subject to the availability of funds in the Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Fund created in Section 65-39-17 , to conduct feasibility studies and, pursuant to information gathered in such studies, select routes and locations, perform preliminary engineering, acquire necessary right-of-way and property, construct and/or reconstruct and improve existing or new highways, roads, streets and bridges, including two-lane, four-lane and multilane roads (or segments thereof), perform intersection improvements, provide signal retiring, turnbay extensions, additional interchanges and other traffic modifications, within and approaching those counties in this state where legal gaming is being conducted or is authorized. Any highway, road, street or bridge that is authorized to be constructed, reconstructed or improved shall meet design standards established by the Mississippi Department of Transportation, shall be constructed to bear a load limit of at least eighty thousand (80,000) pounds and, upon completion, shall become a part of the state highway system, and thereafter shall be under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Department of Transportation for construction and maintenance.

(2) The projects authorized in subsection (1) of this section shall include, but shall not be limited to, highways, roads, streets and bridges on and along the following locations:

(a) U.S. Highway 90 from its intersection with Mississippi 607 in Hancock County to Ocean Springs, and including Lakeshore Road in Hancock County from its intersection with U.S. Highway 90 to Beach Boulevard;

(b) Mississippi 4 from U.S. Highway 61 to Mississippi 3;

(c) Mississippi 4 from Mississippi 3 to Senatobia;

(d) Cowan/Lorraine Road from U.S. Highway 90 to I-10;

(e) U.S. Highway 49 from U.S. Highway 90 to I-10 in Gulfport;

(f) Mississippi 304 beginning at the Tennessee state line at or near U.S. Highway 72 and thence running in a southwesterly direction to intersect with U.S. Highway 78 at or near Byhalia and thence running in a westerly direction to intersect I-55 at or near Hernando and thence running in a westerly direction to intersect with U.S. Highway 61 in DeSoto County, with a spur extending southwesterly to or near Robinsonville in Tunica County;

(g) I-10 from Exit 28 to Exit 57;

(h) A new location from the northernmost point on I-110 to U.S. Highway 49;

(i) U.S. Highway 61 from the Tunica county line to the Tennessee state line;

(j)(i) Four-lanes for traffic along Mississippi 16 beginning at its intersection with Mississippi 25 and extending easterly to join the existing four-lane on the west side of Carthage within the corporate boundaries;

(ii) Passing lanes and turn lanes, as needed, along Mississippi 16 beginning at a point on the east side of Carthage within the corporate boundaries where the existing four-lane ends and extending easterly to the Leake/Neshoba county line; and

(iii) Four-lanes for traffic along Mississippi 16 beginning at the Leake/Neshoba county line and extending easterly to not more than ten (10) miles east of Mississippi 15;

(k) Cowan/Lorraine Road Extension from I-10 north to relocated/reconstructed Mississippi 67;

(l) At various locations on and along U.S. Highway 82 and Mississippi 1 in the City of Greenville;

(m) At various locations on and along I-20, U.S. Highway 61 and U.S. Highway 80 in the City of Vicksburg, including a truck route from Harbor Industrial Park to U.S. Highway 61 north and an extension of South Frontage Road with railroad bridge to I-20;

(n) At various locations on and along U.S. Highway 61, U.S. Highway 65, Washington, Homochitto, Martin Luther King, Jr., St. Catherine and East Franklin Streets in the City of Natchez;

(o) At various locations on and along U.S. Highway 90 in the City of Pass Christian;

(p) Mississippi 43 / 603 beginning where the existing four-lane ends north of I-10 and extending northerly to a point approximately one (1) mile north of Kiln where Mississippi 43 / 603 divides into Mississippi 43 and Mississippi 603;

(q) Mississippi 43 beginning where Mississippi 43 and Mississippi 603 divide and extending northwesterly to or near Picayune;

(r) U.S. Highway 49 from U.S. Highway 61 west to the Mississippi River bridge;

(s) Subject to the conditions prescribed in subsection (3) of this section, a central Harrison County connector from I-10 to U.S. Highway 90 in the vicinity of Canal Road to the Mississippi State Port at Gulfport;

(t) An east Harrison County connector from U.S. Highway 90 to I-10 to be located between the Cowan/Lorraine Road interchange and the I-110 interchange;

(u) At various locations on, along and approaching U.S. Highway 90 in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson Counties, which the Mississippi Transportation Commission determines will alleviate traffic congestion in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson Counties; and

(v) At various locations in the City of Natchez on, along and approaching U.S. Highway 61 (St. Catherine Street and Franklin Street), and including Mississippi Highway 555 beginning at Franklin Street and extending northerly and easterly to the Natchez Trace.

(3) Authorization for the project described in paragraph (2)(s) of this section is conditioned upon receipt by the Mississippi Transportation Commission of a written commitment by the Mississippi Development Authority to make available for such project not less than Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00).

(4) If a project authorized in this section is also included in the four-lane highway program under Section 65-3-97(3) , then all contracts necessary to be let for the completion of the project under this section shall be let not later than the priorities established for the letting of contracts for the project under Section 65-3-97(3) . Prioritization of construction for all other projects authorized in this section shall be conducted as provided for in Section 65-3-97(4) .

(5)(a) Funds for the projects authorized under this section may be provided through the issuance of bonds under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 , through the issuance of notes for such purposes under Section 31-17-127 or from such monies as may be available in the Gaming Counties State-Assisted Infrastructure Fund created under Section 65-39-17 .

(b) In addition to the funds provided for under paragraph (a) of this subsection, funds for the project described in subsection (2)(s) of this section also may be provided from any available federal, state, county or municipal funds authorized for such project, including the Economic Development Highway Act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-105 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 25-105
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-25-105
Status: in_force

Vacancies occurring in the office of any appointed commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the unexpired term.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 26-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-33
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted, but this chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state whereunder projects of the character herein defined may be constructed or financed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-59 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-59
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-33-57 and 65-33-59 shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county issuing the same; shall mature within fifteen years of their date of issuance in such annual maturities and denominations as the board of supervisors may direct; shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed five and one half per centum per annum, payable semiannually; may be issued without notice or an election therefor; and shall not be subject to any limitation relative to amount of bonded debt. Such bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable both as to principal and interest from the same sources of revenue and taxes made available for the payment of road protection bonds under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any of the provisions of House Bill No. 287 [ch. 130] as enacted at the Regular 1938 Session of the Mississippi Legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-55 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 33-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-55
Status: in_force

(1) In any county maintaining a sea wall or road protection structure under provisions of this chapter and having an assessed valuation of five million dollars or less, the board of supervisors may borrow funds not in excess of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), at a rate of interest not exceeding five per cent per annum, in addition to such sums as have heretofore been borrowed for the purpose of constructing, repairing, strengthening, or maintaining the road protection structure or sea wall of the county. Such board of supervisors shall have the authority to own a dredge boat and to use and operate it for the purpose of pumping a sand beach adjacent to such sea wall or road protection structure or for the maintenance thereof, and to pay for same out of any funds provided under this section. The funds or amount borrowed for the purposes provided in this section shall be repaid within a period of twenty years from the date borrowed, and shall be paid out of the funds collected under this chapter. All bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness maturing each year and the interest thereon, however, shall be first provided for and paid out of said funds. The loans authorized herein shall not be subject to other limitations, restrictions, or provisions of the general laws governing the borrowing of money, amounts of indebtedness, budget, and election; and said loans may be made by the board of supervisors of such county either by issuance of county bond, notes, or certificates of indebtedness which shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county issuing same and shall be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the same sources of revenue and taxes made available for the payment of road protection bonds under the provisions of this chapter. The money herein authorized to be borrowed by such board of supervisors may be borrowed from any person, firm, corporation, governmental lending agency, or from any sinking funds of such county; if the money be borrowed from any sinking fund, it shall be repaid before the sinking fund from which it is borrowed, when supplemented by funds paid into same, is needed. Before the board of supervisors shall borrow money under this section, it shall spread on its minutes an order reciting such intention, and shall call an election and submit the question of issuing bonds under this section to the qualified voters of such county in accordance with the present laws of issuing bonds. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in said election vote to issue said bonds, then the board of supervisors shall proceed to issue so much or such parts of said bonds not to exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00).

(2) The board of supervisors is given full power and authority to do any and all things necessary in its opinion to obtain funds from the United States government by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress, Chapter 960, 2nd Session, or under any other law, and in and about the solicitation and preparation of any application; and it may do any and all things necessary in the promotion of obtaining relief under this act of congress for such county, and it is further given authority to assure the United States government, the United States beach erosion board, and the United States army engineers the following:

(1) Assure maintenance of the sea wall and drainage facilities, and of the beach by artificial replenishment, during the useful life of these works, as may be required to serve their intended purpose;

(2) Provide, at the county's own expense, all necessary land, easements, and rights of way;

(3) To hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise either before, during, or after prosecution of the work;

(4) To prevent, by ordinance, any water pollution that would endanger the health of the bathers;

(5) To assume perpetual ownership of any beach construction and its administration for public use only.

The intent and purpose of this section is to give unto the respective boards of supervisors the full power and authority to carry out all of the provisions herein, and to act independently, jointly, or severally with the United States government by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress, or other laws.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-67 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / 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. § 65-3-71.54 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.54
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.54
Status: in_force

(1) That bridge on Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County that spans Reedy Creek that is located approximately two and one-tenths (2.1) miles north of Fifth Avenue in Laurel, is designated and shall be known as the “E.C. Gable Memorial Bridge.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate plaques at each end of the bridge, and suitable marker along and approaching the bridge, reflecting its name.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.235 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.235
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.235
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 24 in Amite County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Enterprise Road and extending westerly to its intersection with Hinton Road is designated and shall be known as the “Agent Kimbrough ‘Kim’ Sterling 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. § 65-41-63 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 41-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-63
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 “Scenic Byways to Space” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. :

(a) To be known as “NASA Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of the 4-lane portion of Mississippi Highway 607 with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing northerly on Mississippi Highway 607 to the south gate of Stennis Space Center as well as exiting the north gate of Stennis Space Center on Mississippi Highway 607 to the edge of Texas Flat Road.

(b) To be known as “Pearlington Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of the 2-lane portion of U.S. Highway 90 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southwesterly on U.S. Highway 90 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.

(c) To be known as “Westonia Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 604 with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing southerly on Mississippi Highway 604 to the edge of the buffer zone near the Town of Pearlington.

(d) To be known as “Logtown Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of Logtown Road with Mississippi Highway 604 and continuing westerly on Logtown Road to the extinct Town of Logtown on the East Pearl River.

(e) To be known as “Napoleon Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of Old Mississippi Highway 43 and Mississippi Highway 607 north of Interstate 10 and continuing southerly to the south gate of Stennis Space Center, and including a small portion of road that comes off of Old Highway 43 and goes into the heart of what was once the Town of Napoleon.

(f) To be known as “Santa Rosa Scenic Byway to Space”: Beginning at the intersection of Texas Flat Road with Mississippi Highway 607 and continuing east on Texas Flat Road to the edge of the buffer zone next to the runway of Stennis International Airport.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-79 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 43-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-79
Status: in_force

(1) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the adjudicative process set forth in Section 65-43-77 , may appeal such decision within ten (10) days from the date of the postmark appearing on the notice of final decision mailed to the contestant. The appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a written notice of appeal accompanied by a bill of exceptions which shall embody the facts, order and decision of the adjudicative body and which shall be signed by the party executing the final decision appealed from. The contestant shall file the notice of appeal and bill of exceptions in the circuit court of the county in which the alleged violation took place and the court shall hear and determine the same on the case as presented by the bill of exceptions as an appellate court and shall affirm or reverse the final decision. A copy of that notice and bill of exceptions must be provided to all parties or their attorneys of record and the lower authority whose order or judgment is being appealed. A certificate of service must accompany the written notice of appeal. If the decision be reversed, the circuit court shall render such order or judgment and certify same to that body; and the costs shall be awarded as in other cases. The contents of the adjudicative body's official file in the case, including a copy of the notice of toll evasion violation, shall be made a part of the record on appeal and shall constitute prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. A copy of the written notice of appeal shall be served by the contestant by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the adjudicative body by service upon the party executing the final decision.

(2) If no written notice of appeal of the final decision is filed within the period set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the decision shall be deemed final.

(3) If the toll evasion penalty, along with the amount of the unpaid toll, have not been paid and the decision resulting from the judicial review of the final decision is adverse to the contestant, the processing agency may, promptly after the decision becomes final, proceed to collect the penalty.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-19 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 29-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-29-19
Status: in_force

The power to issue bonds or other obligations authorized by Section 65-29-11 shall be vested in, and may be exercised from time to time by, the governing body of any municipality or county described in said section. Such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of any such municipality and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding twenty-five years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding six per centum per annum, be in such denomination, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of prior redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or resolutions shall provide. Such bonds or other obligations may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the governing body of such municipality or county shall determine, provided that the interest cost to maturity of the money received from any issue of said bonds or other obligations shall not exceed six per centum per annum. Such bonds or other obligations may be issued by any municipality or county described in Section 65-29-11 in a principal amount not exceeding in the aggregate two hundred thousand dollars, for any purpose or purposes authorized by said section. Such municipality or county shall have the power out of any funds available to purchase any bonds or other obligations issued by it pursuant to this chapter, and all bonds or other obligations so purchased shall be cancelled and no bonds or other obligations shall be issued in lieu thereof. In anticipation of the issuance of the definitive bonds authorized by this chapter, any such municipality or county may issue interim certificates. Such interim certificates shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions, or provisions, bear such dates or date, and evidence such agreement or agreements relating to their discharge by payment or by the delivery of the definitive bonds, as such municipality or county by resolution of its governing body may determine. Any bonds, interim certificates, or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-59 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-59
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 “Highway 605 Tradition Scenic Parkway” pursuant to Section 65-41-1 et seq. as it reaches completion:

Beginning at the intersection of Highway 605 and U.S. Highway 90 and travel northerly along Highway 605 to the intersection of Highway 605 and Highway 67.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-17 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 33-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-17
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico, having an assessed valuation of less than five million ($5,000,000.00) dollars according to the last completed assessment, and maintaining a seawall or road protection structure under this chapter, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, and subject to complying with the provisions of Sections 65-33-17 to 65-33-21 , to borrow funds not to exceed two hundred thousand ($200,000.00) dollars at a rate of interest not exceeding six (6%) per cent per annum, in addition to such sums as may have heretofore been borrowed, for the purpose of constructing, repairing and maintaining such seawall or road protection structure and/or the public roads of such county, and in its discretion, to expend such funds or any part thereof in conjunction with contributions and allotments of funds, materials or labor for the works progress administration or other governmental department for the aforesaid improvements, or any of them.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-57 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-57
Status: in_force

Such transfer shall in no way release any such road district from any of the obligations of its bond issue, nor obligate the county in any way to assume any responsibility for the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-5 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-11-5
Status: in_force

It being recognized that county highways generally have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather rural secondary, feeder, or farm-to-market roads is a matter of primary state-wide concern, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of Sections 65-11-1 to 65-11-37 to provide for a more comprehensive rural-road program through cooperation between the federal government, the state highway commission of Mississippi, and the county boards of supervisors; and it is further the purpose and intent of said sections to provide a means, manner, and funds whereby the counties of this state will be enabled to participate in the federal aid program, and will be enabled to participate in and avail themselves of the funds apportioned to the State of Mississippi for the construction and improvement of secondary and feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural mail routes, and public school bus routes, under the terms of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. It is hereby declared to be the intent and purpose of the cited sections that, insofar as permissible under federal laws, rules, and regulations, not less than fifty per cent (50%) of the funds apportioned to Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under the terms of subsection (b), section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626] should be expended for the construction and improvement of county highways as defined in said sections.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-51 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 33-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-33-51
Status: in_force

(1) In any county maintaining a sea wall or road protection structure under the provisions of this chapter, the board of supervisors may borrow funds not in excess of one million, five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00), at a rate of interest not exceeding four per cent per annum, in addition to such sums as have heretofore been borrowed for the purpose of constructing, repairing, strengthening, or maintaining the road protection structure or sea wall of the county. Such board of supervisors shall have the authority to acquire by purchase or otherwise a dredge boat and to use and operate it for the purpose of pumping a sand beach adjacent to such sea wall or road protection structure or for the maintenance thereof, and to pay for same out of any funds provided under this section. The funds or amount borrowed for the purposes provided for in this section shall be repaid within a period of fifteen years from the date borrowed, and shall be paid out of the funds collected under this chapter. All bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness maturing each year and the interest thereon, however, shall be first provided for and paid out of said funds. The loans authorized herein shall not be subject to other limitations, restrictions, or provisions of the general laws governing the borrowing of money, amounts of indebtedness, budget, and election; and said loans may be made by the board of supervisors of such county either by issuance of county bonds, notes, or certificates of indebtedness which shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county issuing same and shall be payable, both as to principal and interest, from the same sources of revenue and taxes made available for the payment of road protection bonds under the provisions of this chapter. The money herein authorized to be borrowed by such board of supervisors may be borrowed from any person, firm, corporation, governmental lending agency, or from any sinking funds of such county; if the money be borrowed from any sinking fund, it shall be repaid before the sinking fund from which it is borrowed, when supplemented by funds paid into same, is needed. Before the board of supervisors shall borrow money under this section, it shall spread on its minutes an order reciting such intention, and shall thereafter publish a copy of such order in three weekly issues of some newspaper having a general circulation in the county. If, within fifteen days after the first publication of a copy of such order, fifteen per cent of the qualified electors of the county shall file with such board of supervisors a petition in writing requesting an election on the question of borrowing money in the amount and for the purpose as set forth in such order, then such money shall not be borrowed unless authorized by a majority of the qualified voters of such county voting in an election to be ordered by such board of supervisors for that purpose. Notice of such election shall be given and such election shall be held and conducted as provided by law in connection with elections for the submission of bond issues in such county. If such proposition shall fail to receive such majority vote at such election, then no further proceedings for the borrowing of such money shall be had or taken within a period of six months from and after the date of such election. If, however, no such petition shall be so filed, or if at such election such petition shall be assented to by a majority vote, then such board of supervisors shall be authorized to borrow such money in the amount and for the purpose as set forth in such order as published. The amount authorized to be borrowed under this section may be borrowed at any time and in any amount, but the total borrowed shall not exceed one million, five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) in addition to such sums as may heretofore have been borrowed for the purposes herein enumerated, or either of them.

(2) The board of supervisors is hereby given full power and authority to meet and do and grant any request of the United States Beach Erosion Board of the United States Army Engineers by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress, Chapter 960, 2nd Session, and to assure either or both the following:

(a) Assure maintenance of the sea wall and drainage facilities, and of the beach by artificial replenishment, during the useful life of these works, as may be required to serve their intended purpose;

(b) Provide, at the county's own expense, all necessary land, easements, and rights of way;

(c) To hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise either before, during, or after prosecution of the work;

(d) To prevent, by ordinance, any water pollution that would endanger the health of the bathers;

(e) To assume perpetual ownership of any beach construction and its administration for public use only, and that the board of supervisors is given full power and authority to do any and all things necessary in and about the repair and reconstruction, or construction or maintenance of the sea wall and sloping beach adjacent thereto; and it is given such power to cooperate with the requirements of the United States government to receive any grant or grants of money from Congress or to contribute any grant or grants to the United States Army Engineers in and about this construction and maintenance and it is further given full power and authority to employ engineers, lawyers, or any other professional or technical help in and about the completion of this project. In the event the county engineer is selected to do any or all of said work, the board of supervisors is hereby authorized to pay and allow him such reasonable fees or salary which, in its opinion, is necessary, just, and commensurate to the work done by him.

It is further given full power and authority to let, by competitive bids, any contract for the repair of said wall, or for the installation and drainage, and for the construction of any additional section of wall, together with any artificial beach adjacent to said wall; or it may, in its discretion, negotiate a contract for any and all construction or any part thereof for the construction, repair, reconstruction, or additions thereto; or it may do any or all of said work under the direction of the county engineer or engineers employed by it and for which purpose it may employ all necessary labor and equipment and purchase necessary materials.

The intent and purpose of this section is to give unto the respective boards of supervisors the full power and authority to carry out all the provisions herein, and to act independently, jointly, or severally with the United States government by and under Public Law 727, 79th Congress.

(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any county with an assessed valuation of less than $10,000,000.00.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-3 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / 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. § 65-3-71.361 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.361
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.361
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 365 located in Prentiss County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 364 and extending southernly to the intersection of County Road 2360 is designated and shall be known as the “PFC Leland L. Holland 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. § 65-3-71.369 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.369
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.369
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of U.S. Highway 72, located in Slayden, Marshall County, Mississippi, beginning one (1) mile to the south of the H.W. Byers High School and extending northerly to an ending point approximately one (1) mile north of the H.W. Byers High School, for a total distance of approximately two (2) miles, is designated and shall be known as the “Eddie Dixon 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. § 65-21-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / 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. § 65-43-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 43-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-23
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 shall be revenue bonds of the state, the principal of and interest on which shall be payable solely from the revenue from projects authorized under Section 65-43-1 or 65-43-3 . The bonds shall never constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any state constitutional provision or statutory limitation, and shall never constitute or give rise to a pecuniary liability of the state, or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated on the face of each such bond. The bonds shall not be considered when computing any limitation of indebtedness of the state. All bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 13 / Section 43-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-29
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 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. § 65-26-29 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 26-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-26-29
Status: in_force

(1) Such general obligation bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by this chapter. Any resolution providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds under the provisions of this chapter shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the bond commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular, special or adjourned meeting of the bond commission by a majority of its members.

(2) The bonds authorized under the authority of this chapter shall be validated in the chancery court of Hinds County, Mississippi, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now or hereafter by Chapter 13, Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for the validation of county, municipal, school district, and other bonds. The necessary papers for such validation proceedings shall be transmitted to the state bond attorney by the secretary of the bond commission, and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-117 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-117
Status: in_force

Each member of the board of supervisors shall inspect every road, bridge and ferry in each district at least annually, at times to be fixed by the board, and shall file with the clerk of the board a report, under oath, of the condition of the several roads, bridges and ferries inspected by him, with such recommendations as are needful, which reports shall be presented to the board of supervisors and kept on file for three (3) years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.76 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-71.76
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.76
Status: in_force

(1) That portion of Smithdale Road (Mississippi 570) between Northwest Avenue and Enterprise Road in the corporate limits of the City of McComb is designated and shall be known as “ Veterans Boulevard.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of roadway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-13 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 19-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-13
Status: in_force

In like manner and under like conditions, the board of supervisors may by order abolish any separate road district and, thereupon, either add the said territory or a part thereof to another separate road district, or else leave the same, or the remainder, as a part of the general road territory of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-23 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 39-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-39-23
Status: in_force

Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 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 all rights granted under Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 , or under such resolution, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by Sections 65-39-5 through 65-39-33 to be performed, in order to provide for the payment of bonds and interest thereon.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-37 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-37
Status: in_force

The bonds of the authority shall not be included in computing any present or future debt limit of the county, supervisors district, municipality, agency, or department under any present or future law.

All such bonds provided by this chapter shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code, shall be lithographed or engraved and printed in two (2) or more colors to prevent counterfeiting. They shall be in denominations of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), may be registered as issued, and shall be numbered as determined by the authority. Each such bond shall specify on its face the purpose for which it was issued and the total amount authorized to be issued, and the interest to accrue thereon may be evidenced by proper coupons to be attached thereto. Such bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates as may be determined by the sale of such bonds, provided that the bonds of any issue shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that allowed in Section 75-17-103 . They shall mature annually in such amounts and at such times as shall be provided by the resolution of the board of trustees. No bond shall have a longer maturity than forty (40) years from date of issuance, and the first maturity date thereof shall be not more than five (5) years from the date of such bonds. The denomination, form, and place or places of payment of such bonds shall be fixed in the resolution of the board of trustees of the authority. Such bonds shall be signed by the president and secretary of such board, with the seal of the authority affixed thereto, but the coupons, if any, may bear only the facsimile signatures of such president and secretary. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may be for any period not exceeding one (1) year. Only one (1) coupon may be attached to a bond for any one (1) specified period of time. No interest coupon can vary more than twenty-five percent (25%) in value from any other coupon on the same bond or another coupon in the same issue.

Such bonds may be called in, paid, and redeemed in inverse numerical order on any interest date prior to maturity, upon not less than thirty (30) days' notice to the paying agent or agents designated in such bonds, and at such premium as may be designated in such bonds. However, in no case shall any premiums exceed six percent (6%) of the face value of such bonds.

All such bonds shall contain in substance a statement to the effect that they are secured solely by a pledge of the net revenues of the authority and/or the avails of voluntary assessments of adjacent landowners, and that they do not constitute general obligations of any political subdivision of the State of Mississippi except the authority created by this chapter, and are not secured by a pledge of the full faith, credit, and resources of said state or of such county or counties.

All such bonds as provided for herein shall be sold under the sealed bid procedure at public sale as now provided by law except as otherwise provided herein. No such sale shall be at a price so low as to require the payment of interest on money received therefor at more than a greater overall maximum interest rate to maturity than that allowed in Section 75-17-103 .

This chapter shall be full and complete authority for the issuance of the bonds provided for herein, and no restriction or limitation otherwise prescribed by law shall apply herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, bonds referred to hereinabove may be issued pursuant to the supplemental powers and authorizations conferred by the provisions of the Registered Bond Act, being Sections 31-21-1 through 31-21-7 .