Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 2 / Section 37-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-37-11
Status: in_force

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

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

(3) Whenever any county fails to be eligible for the expenditure of monies allocated to it under the provisions of this chapter for a continuous period of two (2) years because it has failed to properly maintain bridges under the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program, then the county shall forfeit and no longer be entitled to any part of the monies in the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund theretofore allocated to it. The balance of the monies theretofore allocated to it shall be reallocated pro rata among all other eligible counties in accordance with the formula established in Section 65-37-3 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-101 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-17-101
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may elect a road accountant, whose salary shall be fixed by the board and who shall give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). For the purpose of enabling the road accountant, in counties working their roads and building and repairing bridges on the unit system or countywide basis, to meet weekly payrolls and to pay for same each week or biweekly, the board of supervisors may advance to him at each regular monthly meeting, out of the road and bridge fund of the county, a sum not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the amount of his bond. Said road accountant shall place said funds in the county depository to his credit as road accountant, to be checked on by him to meet weekly payrolls for labor, and said fund shall be a public fund and shall be secured as other public funds are secured. The road accountant shall report to the next meeting of the board his disposition of said money, including an itemized payroll for same, which payroll must be approved by the board of supervisors before another advance to him may be made. In the event the board finds any discrepancies in said payroll account, he shall be liable on his official bond for same; and the board of supervisors, in such event, shall not make further allowances to him until said discrepancies are corrected. It shall be the duty of the road accountant to pay all labor employed on the road and bridge work of the county, to pay transportation charges on supplies and material used in such road and bridge work, and all bills for repairs. Every three (3) months he shall take an inventory of all the personal property of the county used in said road and bridge work.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 41-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-41-75
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) Outdoor advertising shall be allowed on the following portions of U.S. Highway 90 within the corporate limits of the impacted municipalities subject to the zoning and signage ordinances of the impacted municipalities: the end of the Bay St. Louis Bridge to Fort Henry Street; Church Avenue to Fleitas Avenue in Pass Christian; White Harbor Road to Marcie Drive in Long Beach; Russell Avenue to South Nicholson Avenue in Long Beach; Camp Avenue to Pratt Avenue in Gulfport; and Courthouse Road to Paradise Avenue in Gulfport.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 43-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-43-11
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing for the payment of the principal of and interest upon bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-43-9 through 65-43-39 , there is created a special bond sinking fund in the State Treasury. The special bond sinking fund shall consist of the monies required to be deposited into the fund under Section 65-43-3 and such other amounts as the Legislature may direct to be paid into the fund by appropriation or other authorization by the Legislature. Unexpended amounts remaining in the special bond sinking fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the special bond sinking fund shall be deposited into such sinking fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-327 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-327
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-327
Status: in_force

The exercise of the powers conferred by this article constitute the performance of essential governmental functions, and as bridges which are owned and operated by counties constitute public property used for public purposes, such bridges shall at all times be free from taxation within the state. No county shall be required to pay taxes or assessments upon any such bridge or any part thereof owned by it, and bonds issued under the provisions of this article, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be free from taxation within the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.332 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-71.332
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.332
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 603 located in Hancock County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with Mississippi Highway 43 and extending northerly to its intersection with Rocky-Hill Dedeaux Road is designated and shall be known as the “Lieutenant Deputy Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., 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. § 65-3-71.283 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-71.283
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-3-71.283
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of Mississippi Highway 24 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, beginning at its intersection with U.S. Highway 61 in Woodville, Mississippi, and extending east to the Amite County line in Centreville, Mississippi, is designated as the “Anne Moody Memorial Highway.”

(2) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 17 / Section 18-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-18-11
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) After the initial approval of the plan and plans as specified in subsection (1)(b) of this section has been made by the State Aid Engineer, the county shall be eligible to receive all funds made available to the county under the Local System Road Program to be used exclusively for the construction, reconstruction or paving of the local system road. The project may be done either by contract or by using county equipment and employees. It shall be according to the original plan or any amendments thereto which have been approved by the State Aid Engineer. The board may use county equipment and employees if the construction can be accomplished at a more reasonable cost than can be achieved by contract.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-47 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-19-47
Status: in_force

The commissioners are hereby authorized to loan out any surplus funds of the district, and where such loans are secured by real estate, they shall be made in the manner and under the terms and provisions of the laws now relating to the loan of funds of the sixteenth sections; or they may purchase the bonds or evidences of debts of this state or of any county, municipality, drainage or road district situated in the State of Mississippi, or notes or bonds of the United States, or accept same as security for loans therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-223
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-223
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by the board of commissioners shall be secured by liens on all lands, railroads, and tramroads in the district. The board of commissioners shall be required to levy a tax annually and to collect same under the provisions of this article so long as it is necessary and required to pay any bonds or obligations issued under the authority herein granted. The making of such levy of tax on the assessment of benefits and collection thereof may be enforced by proper proceedings in court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-213 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 15 / 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. § 65-26-33 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 7 / 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. § 65-23-217 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-23-217
Status: in_force

After the board of commissioners has completed the assessment as hereinabove provided, it shall have the authority and is hereby directed to levy a tax upon the taxable property of the district, as it may consider necessary to be levied to pay the preliminary expenses of said district. When the rate of taxation is determined by the commissioners, it shall be filed with the tax collector of the county wherein such property is situated, together with a copy of the assessment hereinabove required, which shall be a warrant for the collection of such taxes. The taxes herein levied shall be collected by the tax collector of the county, along with other taxes of the county. For collecting such taxes, the tax collector shall receive the same compensation as is provided by law for the collection of state and county taxes, and the taxes so collected shall be paid over by the tax collector to the board of commissioners of the district at the same time he is required to make settlement with the county for general taxes.

All taxes levied under the provisions of this article shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes and, upon default, the tax collector shall certify such delinquent taxes to the board of commissioners and shall also file a copy of such delinquent taxes with the clerk of the chancery court, as is now required to be filed for other delinquent taxes. The board of commissioners shall have the same authority and it is hereby required to enforce the collection of delinquent taxes, penalties, and costs by proceeding in the chancery court of the county in which the lands are situated, and may have the lands subject to such tax sold by order of the chancery court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-21 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-15-21
Status: in_force

One-half ( 1 / 2 ) of all ad valorem taxes collected by or for a county or a separate or special road district on property within a municipality (the streets of which are worked at the expense of the municipal treasury, or worked by municipal authority) for road purposes of such county or district, not including taxes for the purposes of paying bonds issued for road purposes or the interest thereon or for creating a bond and interest fund for retiring the same, shall be paid over to the treasurer of such municipality for said municipality.

Any municipality may contract with its board of supervisors, or any member thereof, whereby work may be performed on the streets maintained by said municipality in lieu of the refund of one-half ( 1 / 2 ) of the road taxes collected under this section and in such event such agreement shall be spread at large upon the minutes of both the governing authorities of such municipality and the board of supervisors of such county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-45 — MS Code / Title 65 / Chapter 4 / Section 7-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-7-45
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in this state may, at the discretion of such board, regulate the maximum load of any vehicle using the public roads and bridges of such county, or any section or length of any public road, or any particular bridge in such county by order spread on its minutes, which order shall, before being in full force and effect, be first published in a newspaper published in the county for three (3) consecutive weeks, whereupon such resolution shall be in force and effect.