Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 24-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-9
Status: reserved

The Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission, a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi, shall have jurisdiction and authority over matters relating to promoting, developing, maintaining and operating a multipurpose coliseum and related facilities within Harrison County, Mississippi. Multipurpose coliseum and related facilities shall include a multipurpose coliseum or arena facility, a convention center and facility grounds, as well as any lands purchased by or on the behalf of the commission. From and after July 1, 2016, any development and/or any land acquired by or on behalf of the commission, shall be subject to the Land Development Ordinances of the City of Biloxi. Such commission is authorized to acquire lands by purchase, gift or the exercise of eminent domain as provided by Section 11-27-1 et seq. , above or below mean high-water mark subject to the approval of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. The acquisition of lands below mean high-water mark by the commission for the purposes authorized herein are declared to be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi, a public purpose, and an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by such act.

The commission, acting on behalf of the State of Mississippi, shall have the right to reclaim submerged lands for the purpose of constructing a multipurpose coliseum and related facilities, and to acquire in its name on behalf of the state any estate or property right therein or in other land necessary to the purpose of this chapter by purchase, gift, deed or other transfer, subject to the approval of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. Title to all oil, gas and other minerals in, on or under any lands, title to which is held by the State of Mississippi on August 8, 1968, shall be reserved unto the State of Mississippi, and all income derived from the sale or lease of such minerals shall inure to the benefit of the State of Mississippi for such purposes as the Legislature may direct. Provided, that prior to utilization of lands in which title vests in the State of Mississippi, a description of such land shall be submitted to the Department of Finance and Administration and said utilization shall not be commenced until or unless approval of such utilization is given by the Department of Finance and Administration.

The commission is authorized to own, furnish, equip and operate the multipurpose coliseum and facilities and equipment necessary or useful in the operation of such multipurpose coliseum and related facilities; to receive and expend, subject to the provisions of this chapter and the approval of the commission's annual budget by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, revenues from any source, including the operation of the multipurpose coliseum and related facilities; and to do all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

The commission is authorized and directed to adopt uniform rules and regulations regarding the granting of contracts that are less than one hundred eighty (180) days for franchises, licenses, contracts or lease agreements, or the granting of contracts that are less than one hundred eighty (180) days for the use, operation and maintenance of the premises, and to publish the uniform rules and regulations for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county and fixing a time and place not more than ten (10) days after the last publication to receive and hear objections to such rules and regulations. The commission shall also publish such information on commission and county websites during the same time period as the newspaper publication. In addition, a copy of such rules and regulations or any revisions or amendments thereto shall be filed with the Clerk of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. The commission may revise or amend such rules and regulations but such revisions shall be uniform and shall not be adopted unless the commission shall publish the proposed change and hold a public hearing as required by this section.

Before any contract that is more than one hundred eighty (180) days for a franchise, license, contract or lease agreement may be granted, the commission shall notify the Harrison County Board of Supervisors and publish its intent to grant such franchise, license, contract or lease agreement and the conditions upon which same shall be granted. Such publication shall be made for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper having a general circulation in Harrison County. Such publication shall also be made on the commission and county websites during the same time period as the newspaper publication. All bids received shall be sealed, and shall be opened at a date, time and place set forth in the publications, which date shall not be less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days after the last day of such publications.

Unless the commission shall find that the successful bidder cannot demonstrate financial responsibility to comply with the terms and conditions of the franchise, license, contract or lease agreement or cannot perform the services required thereunder, it shall, subject to the limitations set forth under this chapter, recommend the granting of the franchise, license, contract or lease agreement to the bidder whose proposal shall be in the best financial interest of the commission.

Any person aggrieved by any action of the commission may appeal to the Circuit Court of Harrison County in the manner provided for appeals from orders of the board of supervisors.

The commission is granted the power to sue and be sued in its own name, and the commission is authorized to take liability insurance on the operation of the facilities in an amount equal to the extent of its liability for claims or causes of action arising from acts or omissions as provided in Section 11-46-15 ; provided, however, that immunity from suit is only waived to the extent of such liability insurance carried, and a judgment creditor shall have recourse only to the proceeds or right to proceeds of such liability insurance. No attempt shall be made in the trial of any case to suggest the existence of any insurance which covers in whole or in part any judgment or award rendered in favor of a claimant, but if the verdict rendered by the jury exceeds the limit of applicable insurance, the court on motion shall reduce the amount of said judgment to a sum equal to the applicable limit stated in the insurance policy.

The commission shall prepare an annual budget specifically describing the proposed receipt and expenditure of all funds from any source whatsoever, and such budget shall be approved by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. If the commission desires to take any action associated with the receipt or expenditure of funds which deviates from the annual budget, such individual action shall be subject to the approval of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors.

The commission is granted the power to invest funds credited to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission Operating Fund, the commission is vested with authority to designate depositories of its funds, and to deposit the funds in interest-bearing accounts. Provided, however, all funds in excess of ninety (90) days' operating expenses, to the extent practicable, shall be invested in Treasury bills or in interest-bearing accounts or approved securities to include, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, federal agency securities or mortgage-backed securities guaranteed as to repayment of principal by the government or an agency of such government, certificates of deposit fully covered by insurance administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or covered by pledged securities, repurchase agreements and short-term money market funds invested in United States government and United States government agencies.

The commission is authorized to contract with any agency of the United States or the State of Mississippi for a loan or grant, subject to the approval of the Harrison County Board of Supervisors and to give such agency any assurances of compliance with federal or state laws which are not in conflict with the laws of the State of Mississippi. It is the intent and purpose of this chapter that the Coliseum Commission cooperate with agencies administering the National Seashore Act of 1970.

Whenever any real or personal property belonging to the commission shall cease to be used or needed for the commission's purposes, the commission may recommend to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors that it sell, exchange or lease the property on such terms as the commission may propose. No lease of surplus real property may exceed a term of ninety-nine (99) years. The deed of conveyance in such transactions shall be executed in the name of the commission by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors pursuant to order issued on the minutes of its meetings. In any sale, exchange or lease of real property, the commission shall retain all mineral rights that it owns, together with the right of ingress and egress to remove same. Before any sale, exchange or lease is made, the commissioners shall publish at least once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in a public newspaper of Harrison County, Mississippi, and on the commission and county websites the intention to sell, exchange or lease, as the case may be, the real or personal property and to accept sealed competitive bids for the sale, exchange or lease. The commissioners shall thereafter accept bids for the sale, exchange or lease, and the property shall be sold, exchanged or leased to the highest and best bidder in the manner provided by law. However, whenever the commissioners shall find and determine, by resolution duly and lawfully adopted and spread upon its minutes: (a) that any commission-owned real property is no longer needed for commission purposes and is not to be used in the operation of a multipurpose coliseum and related facilities, (b) that the sale, exchange or lease of such property in the manner otherwise provided for herein is necessary or desirable for the financial welfare of a multipurpose coliseum and related facilities, and (c) that the use of such property for the purpose for which it is to be sold, exchanged or leased will promote and foster the development and improvement of the multipurpose coliseum and related facilities, the commissioners may recommend to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors that it sell, exchange or lease the property without having to advertise for and accept competitive bids. In any case in which the commission proposes to sell or exchange real property under the provisions of this section without advertising for and accepting competitive bids, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors must approve such proposal, and consideration for the sale or exchange of the real property shall be not less than the average of the fair market price for the property as determined by three (3) professional property appraisers selected by the commission and approved by the purchaser or devisee and the Harrison County Board of Supervisors. Appraisal fees shall be shared equally by the commission and the purchaser or devisee.

The enumeration of any specific rights and powers contained herein or elsewhere in this chapter where followed by general powers shall not be construed in the restrictive sense but rather in as broad and comprehensive sense as possible to effectuate the purposes and intent of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-35 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-35
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate and contract with the United States of America, or any agency thereof, concerning all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the relocation of any federal road, highway or parkway or for the facilities appurtenant thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-17
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of Harrison County and the municipalities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian, through their governing authorities, are hereby authorized to cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to appropriate and expend funds for that purpose out of any general fund or general improvement funds.

They may do all things and make such expenditures they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may permit the use of their machinery and workmen for that purpose.

The commission and Board of Supervisors of Harrison County are authorized to apply for and accept funds from the United States Government and any of its departments or agencies, and to expend the same in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-83 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-83
Status: in_force

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is hereby directed to change the name of the Yocona Ridge State Park to the “George Payne Cossar State Park.”

Any reference in any laws of the State of Mississippi to the Yocona Ridge State Park shall be deemed to mean the George Payne Cossar State Park.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall annually elect a chairman from among its members and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties. It shall appoint a director to serve at its pleasure, and who shall be chosen solely on the basis of his training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management. The director shall act as executive secretary of the board and appoint administrative officers and employees of the board with the approval of the board. With the approval of the board he shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in Section 55-21-9 .

(2) The board shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. Each voting member of the board shall be paid a per diem compensation of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties in the same manner as other state employees and officers are reimbursed for such expenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-33 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-33
Status: in_force

The project shall be subject to the police power of the political subdivision or subdivisions forming the recreational district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding and issued under authority of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity and other details thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the board of directors and of the district in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and the statutes providing for refunding revenue bonds issued by the municipalities of this state, insofar as they are applicable. In no event shall such bonds mature over a period of time exceeding thirty-five (35) years from date of issuance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13
Status: in_force

Whenever the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the Highway Commission shall deem it to the best interest of the State of Mississippi to proceed to purchase additional right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway so that such rights of way may be available for any contemplated or proposed appropriation to be made by the United States government looking toward the completion of such Natchez Trace Parkway, then the Mississippi Highway Commission is authorized, directed and empowered to proceed to purchase such additional rights-of-way as the said Mississippi Highway Commission and the governor of the State of Mississippi may deem necessary. That the cost of such right-of-way for Natchez Trace Parkway, including the making of surveys and the preparation of plans and specifications and eminent domain proceedings and other necessary expenses shall be paid out of the proceeds of the funds made available for road construction under Laws, 1946, ch. 186, or out of funds made available to the state highway department out of the gasoline tax or out of any other funds made available for use by the State Highway Department, whether the same be for construction or maintenance or for any other purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-1
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Natchez Trace Parkway Right-of-Way Commission, which shall consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the Governor. Only qualified electors who are citizens of the State of Mississippi shall be eligible to serve on said commission.

The said commission shall have the power and the authority to deal with the boards of supervisors of the several counties through which said parkway runs, with the governing authorities of the municipalities through which said parkway runs, and with the State Highway Commission, and other state authorities, in procuring rights-of-way for the said parkway, satisfactory to the United States government and the agencies thereof in charge of the location and construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway.

The said commission shall serve without pay and shall exist and function so long as is necessary to effectuate its purposes. When its purposes and duties have been accomplished, said commission shall be dissolved by order of the governor.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43
Status: in_force

The Building Commission may employ competent architects, engineers and other qualified agents to prepare plans, specifications and such other data as may be necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 in a manner consistent with sound construction principles. When the plans and specifications have been approved and accepted by the Building Commission, contracts for the various phases of construction shall then be let by the Building Commission in the manner provided by law to competent and responsible firms or individuals whose work shall proceed under the constant inspection of a reliable and competent inspector to be furnished for that purpose by the State Building Commission. All expenses incurred in the enlargement and renovation under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be paid from the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund created herein. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding and issued under authority of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity and other details thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the board of directors and of the district in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and the statutes providing for refunding revenue bonds issued by the municipalities of this state, insofar as they are applicable. In no event shall such bonds mature over a period of time exceeding thirty-five (35) years from date of issuance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-79 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-79
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a Mississippi Outdoor Recreation Fund. Any federal funds received under Sections 55-3-69 through 55-3-77 shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the Mississippi Outdoor Recreation Fund for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of said sections. The funds in this account shall be disbursed by the department in the usual manner that state funds are disbursed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the Bienville Recreational District shall be, and it is authorized, to receive and disburse any and all state, federal and private gifts, grants and bequests, including personal, real and mixed properties. However, said board shall not receive or disburse any funds from the avails of the tax levy provided in Section 55-19-7 or from the avails of any bonds issued or sold under the provisions of Section 55-19-17 until all of the original and necessary four (4) counties have agreed to levy the tax and the creation and organization of the Bienville Recreational District has been ratified as provided in Section 55-19-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13
Status: in_force

The State Highway Department is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain the driveways which lead to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and are a part of the state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission. In carrying out this section, the department is authorized to use its personnel, funds, equipment and machinery, and it may accept donations of funds from said commission, the City of Jackson, and Hinds County, which funds are hereby authorized to be expended, and other grants and bequests for carrying out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 24 / Section 25-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-9
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality becoming a member of a district shall annually, on or before March 15 of each year beginning with the calendar year in which the district is created, pay or cause to be paid to the depository of the district the total avails from the taxes levied pursuant to Section 55-25-7 for the purpose of supporting the district. Such payment shall be made and continued as long as the district remains in existence, there is need therefor, and the county and municipality remain a part thereof.

Any municipality or county participating in a district may advance funds to the district to pay the preliminary expenses of the district, including reports, organization and administration expenses, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of the county or municipality shall determine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-17
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of Harrison County and the municipalities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian, through their governing authorities, are hereby authorized to cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to appropriate and expend funds for that purpose out of any general fund or general improvement funds.

They may do all things and make such expenditures they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may permit the use of their machinery and workmen for that purpose.

The commission and Board of Supervisors of Harrison County are authorized to apply for and accept funds from the United States Government and any of its departments or agencies, and to expend the same in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-3 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-3
Status: in_force

By July 10, 1972, the boards of supervisors of those counties eligible to become member counties of the Bienville Recreational District shall hold a public hearing at their respective courthouses or at some other appropriate hearing rooms whereby local citizens may have the opportunity to express their sentiments on the question of the county's becoming a member and a participant in the activities and objectives of the district. If a board of supervisors finds and determines that public sentiment substantially favors the purposes contained in this chapter, the board shall adopt a resolution declaring its intentions to become a member county of the Bienville Recreational District.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-9
Status: in_force

The state highway commission, for the purpose of acquiring lands as set forth in Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11 , may pay one-half the cost of said lands so acquired by purchase or condemnation only in event the county in which the land is purchased or condemned first contributes its one-half of such costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29
Status: in_force

The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public 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 date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, or annually.

No interest payment due on any bond shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; the difference between the highest rate of interest specified for any bond issue shall not exceed the lowest rate of interest specified for the same bond issue by more than one and one-fourth percent (1- 1 / 4 %).

Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.

The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-21
Status: in_force

The purpose of Sections 55-9-21 through 55-9-37 is to further the interest of the general education, health and welfare of the people of the State of Mississippi now and in the future.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11
Status: in_force

The Coliseum Commission shall submit its budget and receive an appropriation in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 496, Laws of 1962, being Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 , applicable to “Special Fund Agencies.”

The Coliseum Commission is authorized to employ a director and such other employees as are necessary to perform and carry out the duties of the commission.

The commissioners and director are public officers within the meaning and intent of Section 97-11-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-9
Status: in_force

If the election for a tax levy as set out in Section 55-19-7 fails in any of the four (4) counties in which a part of the Bienville Recreational District lies, then that county is no longer a member, and the clerk of the board of supervisors of that county shall so advise the governor and the secretary of state of its removal. Since each of the four (4) said counties is essential to the district, the district shall be dissolved automatically upon the removal of any one (1) of such counties. However, the district may maintain the organization outlined in Section 55-19-5 for a period of two (2) years after such dissolution but its activities shall be limited to that of perfecting a district with four (4) permanent member counties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 24-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-1
Status: in_force

There is created a Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission to be composed of seven (7) members to be constituted and appointed as provided in Section 55-24-3 . For the purposes of this chapter and unless otherwise required by the context, the word “ commission ” shall mean the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-49 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-49
Status: in_force

After the payment of any costs or expenses incurred under Section 55-19-1 et seq. , all charges, tolls, rates, gifts, grants, bequests, monies, tax proceeds and all other funds from any source whatsoever, with accrued interest, if there be any, which came into the possession of the Bienville Recreational District by virtue of the provisions of Section 55-19-1 et seq. , shall be distributed to the member counties on the same basis that said funds were received from the member counties. Real, personal or mixed property shall be sold at a fair market value and the proceeds therefrom shall be distributed to member counties on a pro rata basis. All funds distributed to the member counties shall be deposited into the general fund of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29
Status: in_force

The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public 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 date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, or annually.

No interest payment due on any bond shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; the difference between the highest rate of interest specified for any bond issue shall not exceed the lowest rate of interest specified for the same bond issue by more than one and one-fourth percent (1- 1 / 4 %).

Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.

The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-23
Status: in_force

Whenever it is found necessary to obtain by purchase or condemnation any right-of-way for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway or scenic public park, and there is upon such land a growth of standing, merchantable timber, the highway commission and the counties acquiring such land are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to pay a premium of not more than twenty per cent (20%) in addition to the cash market value of such standing, merchantable timber for all of said timber which is left standing on the said right-of-way on the date of its acquisition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-3 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-3
Status: in_force

Sections 55-23-3 through 55-23-11 may be cited as “The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-23
Status: in_force

At the discretion of the board of directors of the district, any bonds provided for in Section 55-19-17 may be further secured by a trust agreement between the board of directors and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement or any resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the right and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. The trust agreement may contain provision for the issuance of additional bonds for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter which shall be secured by the revenues pledged thereunder for such bonds to the extent provided therein. The trust agreement may include provisions to the effect that if there is any default in the payment of principal or interest on any of said bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the properties and facilities of the district, including the authority to sell or make contracts for the sale of any services, facilities or commodities of the district or to renew such contracts, subject to the approval of the court appointing said receiver; and with the power to provide for the payment of such bonds outstanding, or the payment of operating expenses, and to apply the income and revenues to the payment of said bonds and interest thereon in accordance with the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of such bonds and said trust agreement. The fee for the services of any corporate trustee shall not exceed the normal charges for acting as paying agent plus any additional amount or amounts allowed by the court as the reasonable value of services rendered by the corporate trustee upon default in the payment of principal and interest on the bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-21
Status: in_force

The Highway Commission is hereby authorized to call upon the attorney general, or any district attorney in his district, or any county attorney in his county, to assist in the preparation and trial of any condemnation suit for right-of-way for the Natchez Trace, and it is further authorized to pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of any such officer assisting in any such suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-6 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-6
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-6
Status: in_force

(1) From and after March 16, 2011:

(a)(i) The Department of Finance and Administration as managing agency for the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, upon consultation with Jackson State University and the Department of Health, shall transfer the operational, administrative and managing powers and duties over the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium to Jackson State University, subject to an agreement reached by the Department of Finance and Administration, Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

(ii) The Department of Finance and Administration as managing agency for the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, upon consultation with Jackson State University, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Department of Health, shall transfer, the real property located in Hinds County, Mississippi, generally known as the “Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property,” being any property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Finance and Administration as of July 1, 2008, and any other state-owned property located in the area bounded on the north by Taylor Street, on the west by North West Street, on the south by Woodrow Wilson Avenue and on the east by North State Street used as part of or in connection with the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, to Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center in accordance with the provisions of this section and Sections 55-23-8 and 55-23-9 and subject to an agreement reached by the Department of Finance and Administration, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the developer of the property with whom the Department of Finance and Administration entered into a development lease agreement on July 13, 1993, as amended by an agreement on August 19, 1994, less and except any portion of real property excluded from the development agreement pursuant to a settlement agreement issued in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, on September 16, 2009, better described as Parcel B recorded in Book 4216, page 330, at Hinds County Courthouse, First Judicial District, Jackson, Mississippi;

(b)(i) The property that is the subject of the development agreement entered into on July 13, 1993, as amended by an agreement on August 19, 1994, less and except any portion of real property excluded from the development agreement pursuant to a settlement agreement issued in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, Mississippi, on September 16, 2009, better described as Parcel B recorded in Book 4216, page 330, at Hinds County Courthouse, First Judicial District, Jackson, Mississippi, shall be transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center;

(ii) The remainder of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property shall be transferred from the Department of Finance and Administration to Jackson State University, until such time as Jackson State University relocates its home football games to another venue. Once Jackson State University relocates its home football games to another venue, the portion of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property conveyed to Jackson State University under this subsection (1) shall be transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. From and after March 16, 2011, and at the point Jackson State University assumes possession of an operation of the real property transferred in this paragraph, Jackson State University shall have a three-year option to transfer said property back to the State of Mississippi;

(c) All necessary records, property, funds and other assets of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be transferred from the Department of Finance and Administration to Jackson State University and/or the University of Mississippi Medical Center as applicable, in proportion to the interests that each such entity retains in the real property transferred under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection; and

(d) Unless otherwise provided in the provisions of this section and Sections 55-23-8 and 55-23-9 , any personal service, management or other contracts of like nature entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration, as such may apply to the properties transferred under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection, shall be transferred to, acknowledged and complied with by Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center as applicable to the interests that each such entity retains in the real property transferred under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.

(2) Any agreement reached by the Department of Finance and Administration, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the current developer shall comply with all requirements of this section and Sections 55-23-8 and 55-23-9 .

(3) From and after March 16, 2011, wherever the term “ Department of Finance and Administration ,” the term “ Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission ” or the term “ commission ,” when referring to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission, appears in the laws of the state, the terms shall mean “Jackson State University” or the “University of Mississippi Medical Center,” which shall be applicable to the interests that each such entity retains in the property transferred under subsection (1)(b) as stipulated in any agreement entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration, Jackson State University, the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the developer of the property for the transfer of such property and the administration and operations relating thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-81 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-81
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may create a county park commission and appoint five (5) members thereto who shall be designated as park commissioners. Each member of the commission shall be a qualified elector of the county, and there shall be one (1) member from each supervisors district. The terms of the members shall be concurrent with the supervisors, and they shall receive such compensation as may be provided by the board. The commission shall elect one (1) of its members as chairman of such commission and another of them as treasurer, and the treasurer shall give bond in such amount as the board of supervisors shall require payable to the county.

The board of supervisors of such county shall have the power to remove any member of such commission for inefficiency or incompetency, or for any other just cause.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13
Status: in_force

All funds of a district shall be deposited by the board of directors in a bank or banks located within the counties or municipalities creating the district and qualified as a county or state depository.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 15-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-43
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Confederate Monumental Park Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Confederate Monumental Park Commission.

(2) The words “ Confederate Monumental Park Commission ,” wherever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-45 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-45
Status: in_force

Any county which is within the territorial limits of the district may grant or advance funds to said district to pay the preliminary expenses, including engineers' reports, attorney fees, organization or administration expenses, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of such county shall determine. Notwithstanding the provision of any law to the contrary, any such county is authorized and empowered to borrow money for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of such borrowing, for the purpose of making such grants or advances. The board of directors is hereby authorized to repay any such advances from the proceeds of any funds for bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter. The said district is authorized to expend all funds coming into its depository for any legitimate purpose authorized by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-19
Status: in_force

The coliseum commission, in addition to the moneys which may be received by it from the sale of bonds and from the collection of revenues, rents and earnings derived under the provisions of this chapter, shall have the authority to accept from any public or private agency, or from any individual, grants for or in aid of the construction of any planned development, or for the payment of bonds, and to receive and accept contributions from any source of money or property or other things of value to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants or contributions may be made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-21
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission, to be composed of five members, all to be resident citizens of Claiborne County, Mississippi. The members shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve for a period of five years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-59 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-59
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be liable to a fine of not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or be subject to imprisonment for not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days, or shall be liable to both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-57 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-57
Status: in_force

All monies authorized to be expended under the provisions of Sections 55-9-51 through 55-9-57 shall be paid from the general fund of such counties affected thereby.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-17
Status: in_force

(1) The proceeds from the tax authorized under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 863, Local and Private Laws of 1987, shall be paid to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund. The fund shall be used for the operational, maintenance, replacement and capital expenses of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, as hereinafter provided and managed as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Amounts on deposit in the fund shall be invested in interest-bearing accounts or approved securities to include, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, federal agency securities or federal mortgage-backed securities guaranteed as to repayment of principal by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, certificates of deposits fully covered by insurance administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or covered by pledge securities, repurchase agreements and short-term money market funds invested in U.S. government and U.S. government agencies. All interest income earned on the fund shall be paid into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission Operating Fund. The principal amount deposited into the fund from the proceeds of the special taxes authorized by Chapter 863, Laws of 1987 shall not be withdrawn from the trust for any purpose whatsoever except as provided for in subsection (2) of this section. The interest earned on the fund may also be used for debt service for capital improvements or expansion or for payment of expenses for operations, maintenance and replacement of capital improvements.

(2) From and after July 1, 2016, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund shall be administered by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, and the Harrison County Board of Supervisors may expend monies in the fund upon recommendation of the commission, without state appropriation, for the purpose of repairs, restorations, debt service expense and capital improvements to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. From and after July 1, 2016, until February 16, 2018, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors shall not expend more than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Trust Fund; however, from and after February 16, 2018, the board of supervisors is authorized to expend any or all of the remaining monies in such trust fund upon recommendation of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-25 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-25
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, the Building Commission is authorized at one (1) time or from time to time to petition by resolution to the State Bond Commission for the issuance of negotiable bonds of the State of Mississippi by the State Bond Commission to provide funds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of enlarging and renovating the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in accordance with the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 . The amounts of bonds issued shall not exceed an aggregate sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00).

The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury, in the manner hereinafter set forth. Such bonds shall bear date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable prior to maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission. Provided, however, that such bonds shall mature or otherwise be retired in annual installments beginning not more than five (5) years from date thereof and extending not more than twenty-five (25) years from date thereof. Such bonds 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 to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of said officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials herein designated to sign the bonds, who were in the office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers prior to 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 the delivery of the same to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-9
Status: in_force

The commission shall have authority, subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, to employ a competent landscape engineer to prepare plans for the beautification and landscaping of the area described in Section 55-11-7 , and for any part thereof, and to approve and adopt plans for the beautification and landscaping of such areas that the commission may deem proper. However, as to any such beautification or landscaping, the cost of which is to be paid by said county, such adoption or approval shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall have authority to pay the expenses of preparing such plans out of their general fund or any other funds made available for the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund and shall be the general obligations of the State of Mississippi and backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi, and if the funds available in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund be insufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on 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 foregoing provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-11
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of the lands and facilities under its supervision. The commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-5
Status: in_force

Such municipality and/or such county shall have the authority to establish by ordinance a bridge and park commission as a municipal agency of said municipality or as a county agency of said county to be known and designated as the “bridge and park commission.”

Such bridge and park commission, where it is a municipal agency, shall be composed of five (5) commissioners who shall be residents of the municipality and qualified electors therein, and shall be appointed by the governing authorities of said municipality. Such bridge and park commission, where it is a county agency, shall be composed of five (5) commissioners who shall be residents of the county and qualified electors therein, and shall be appointed by the governing authorities of said county.

At the time of the first appointment, one (1) of the commissioners shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, and one (1) shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years, until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Thereafter, one (1) commissioner shall be appointed annually for a term of five (5) years, and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified.

Said commissioners shall take the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi .

Said commissioners shall give bond payable to the municipality, where it is a municipal agency, or to the county, where it is a county agency, in an amount to be fixed by the appropriate governing authorities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-29
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 55-13-15 through 55-13-29 are to be construed together with all other laws of Mississippi with reference to the Natchez Trace and the condemning of land, and said provisions are to be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of said sections and to obtain the benefits of the funds granted the State of Mississippi by the United States government.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-11
Status: in_force

Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, the director shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Subject to the approval of the board, the director shall organize the district zoological park and garden and provide for such officers, agents and employees necessary for the operation thereof. These positions shall be filled solely on the basis of training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management.

(b) As the executive secretary and principal administrative officer of the board, and subject to its approval, the director shall operate the district zoological park and garden and enforce all regulations and policy decisions of the board in regard thereto. He shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the board.

(c)(i) As directed by the board, the director may establish a schedule of charges for admission to or the use of the district zoological park and garden or any related facility, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, provide for the sale of gifts, souvenirs, food and beverages, and grant concessions for the sale of such items. The granting of any concessions relative to food, beverages and transit shall not be subject to the competitive bidding procedures, except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.

(ii) In the granting of such concessions, a contract for such concessions shall be made either upon sealed bids or by direct negotiation by obtaining two (2) or more quotations for the service when possible. At least thirty (30) days before awarding a directly negotiated contract, the zoological board shall, by written published notice, request quotations for the service to be provided. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least one (1) year after receipt thereof. If a contract is made upon sealed bids, the procedure for advertising and awarding bids shall conform to the provisions for competitive bidding in the laws of Mississippi.

(d) In order to encourage and permit the use of and access to the district zoological park and garden, the board shall establish an admissions policy providing for free admission to the district zoological park and garden for all visitors on certain days distributed throughout each year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-8 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-8
Status: in_force

(1) Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center shall comply fully with the terms of any lease agreement entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration with any public or private entity for that portion of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property transferred to and under its jurisdiction as provided in Section 55-23-6 , including the existing lease agreement between the Department of Finance and Administration and the University of Mississippi Medical Center entered into on February 23, 2009, as amended from time to time, unless and except that public or private entity breaches the terms of the lease agreement or defaults on lease payments or upon an agreement of the parties to terminate.

(2) The University of Mississippi Medical Center may enter into agreements with any developer for the property conveyed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center under Section 55-23-6 , or any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees), which agreements may extend over any period of time not exceeding the term of such lease (including renewals and extensions), pursuant to which the state shall be obligated to purchase contractual rights and/or improvements constructed on such property and/or any residual rights in connection with such improvements upon terms and for a purchase price, not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00).

(3) The University of Mississippi Medical Center, in its discretion, is authorized to enter into all other agreements as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with any financing by any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees) of any improvements to be constructed on property leased from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

(4) Any lease, renewal thereof, or other agreement entered into by the University of Mississippi Medical Center under this section shall not be valid unless approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

(5) Any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees) of property leased from the University of Mississippi Medical Center under this section shall not be considered as being the state, any political subdivision of the state or any officer or servant of the state for the purposes of any liability that may be waived under Section 11-46-1 et seq.

(6) The University of Mississippi Medical Center, or the Department of Finance and Administration, acting on behalf of the state or any state agency, is authorized to perform any additional steps and necessary duties to fully implement the provisions of this section and Sections 55-23-6 and 55-23-9 , as the exercise of such authority relates to the negotiation or renegotiation of certain leases or acquiring rights in any property under any existing lease with the Department of Finance and Administration.

(7) In addition to the requirement imposed upon the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Jackson State University to fully comply with the terms of all lease agreements entered into concerning the “ Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property ,” the process of eminent domain shall not be used to acquire possession of any property interest leased under the provision of any existing development lease entered into on the property at anytime before the expiration of the term of the original lease or any amendment made thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-41 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-41
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds authorized in Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 and funds appropriated for the enlargement and renovation of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, including the funds to be supplied by Hinds County and also including funds from any and all other sources set aside for such enlargement and renovation by the Building Commission shall be used for the purpose of enlarging and renovating all physical components which make up the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and, except for the funds contributed by Hinds County, shall be deposited in the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury. The funds contributed by Hinds County shall be deposited as provided in Section 55-23-23 . To that end the commission is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enter into such contracts and execute such instruments containing such reasonably appropriate terms and conditions as, in its discretion, it may deem necessary, proper or advisable for the purpose of carrying out the terms of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , including the acceptance of that proportion of the cost of improvements required by the terms of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 to be contributed by Hinds County. Any funds received by the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission under Section 55-23-8 , may be used for any purpose authorized in this section or Section 55-23-8 , or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-47 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-47
Status: in_force

Any bonds which may be authorized to be issued by the bridge and park commission may be submitted to validation as provided by Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-47 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-47
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this chapter shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether therein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure thereunder may be held by any court to be violative of either of such constitutions, the district shall have the power by resolution to provide any alternative procedure conformable with such constitutions. If any provisions of this chapter shall be invalid, such fact shall not affect the creation of the district or the validity of any other provision of this chapter, and the legislature here declares that it would have permitted the creation of the district and enacted the valid provisions of this chapter, notwithstanding the invalidity of any other provision or provisions thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81
Status: in_force

(1) None of the following items, structures or areas may be relocated, removed, disturbed, altered, renamed or rededicated: Any Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War in Iraq or Native American War's statues, monuments, memorials or nameplates (plaques), which have been erected on public property of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as local, municipal or county owned public areas, and any statues, monuments, memorials, nameplates (plaques), schools, streets, bridges, buildings, parks preserves, reserves or other public items, structure or areas of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as, local, municipal or county owned public areas, which have been dedicated in memory of, or named for, any historical military figure, historical military event, military organization or military unit.

(2) No person may prevent the public body responsible for maintaining any of the items, structures or areas described above from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, care, repair or restoration of those items, structures or areas. The governing body may move the memorial to a more suitable location if it is determined that the location is more appropriate to displaying the monument.

(3) This section shall not apply to items, structures or areas located on property owned or acquired by the Mississippi Transportation Commission which may interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of public transportation facilities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-35 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-35
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that Hinds County, Mississippi, be fully reimbursed for the amount of money contributed by it to the enlargement and renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. To that end, the State Treasurer shall pay to the county out of any excess in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund not necessary to pay the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per year or, in his discretion, a greater sum which will expedite such repayment provided the revenue paid into the fund exceeds that projected at the time of passage of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 ; provided, however, the percentage of money paid Hinds County shall not exceed the percentage of the state obligation which has been paid. In the event the state refunds bonds issued under Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , the obligation created hereunder to Hinds County shall not be construed to impair such refunding issue but shall be a continuing subordinate obligation of the state until its repayment is effected.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary, the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County may forgive and cancel all or any portion of such obligation of the commission or the State of Mississippi incurred pursuant to Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , by resolution duly entered at any regular meeting to be held, or previously held, in calendar year 1989. However, if the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is sold, or any interest in same is permanently conveyed by the State of Mississippi, then Hinds County shall be paid all sums which were previously forgiven or cancelled by Hinds County in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-9
Status: in_force

The board shall possess the following powers, duties and responsibilities:

(a) The board shall acquire, construct, equip, operate and maintain the district zoological park and garden at a site to be selected by the board. Prior to selection of the site, the board shall prepare a comprehensive plan for site location and development. The zoological district may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation a site for the zoological park and garden. The district zoological park and garden shall consist of adequate facilities and structures for the collection, habitation, preservation, care, exhibition, examination or study of wild and domestic animals, including, but not limited to, mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks. The board may provide such lands, buildings and equipment as it deems necessary for parking, transportation, entertainment, education or instruction of the public in connection with such zoological park and garden.

(b) The board is hereby authorized to acquire interests in real estate and personal property through purchase, donation, bequest or devise in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of law. The board is further authorized to sell, convey, assign, mortgage or lease any interest in real estate which has been purchased, donated, bequeathed or devised to the zoological district but which is not suitable for a zoo park and such interest may include, but shall not be limited to, fee simple interests and life estates.

The board is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to lease land on a yearly basis.

Before such real estate is sold, conveyed, assigned, purchased or leased, the fair market value of such real estate shall be determined by the averaging of at least three (3) appraisals by Mississippi members of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. Such appraisals shall be paid for by the board.

The board shall not sell, convey, assign or lease any interest in real property which it has acquired from the State of Mississippi. There shall be no appraisal required for real property leased from the state for use in a district zoological park.

The board is hereby authorized to obtain abstracts and surveys, and to engage the services of attorneys to conduct the above described transactions. The board is authorized to obtain title insurance on property purchased if, in the opinion of the board, the best interests of the zoological district would be served.

(c) The board may conduct research studies and programs, collect and analyze data and prepare reports, maps, charts and other information relating to the zoological park and garden, or any wild or domestic animals, or may contract for any of such services without complying with the requirements of competitive bidding.

(d) The board may appoint an advisory committee consisting of persons who are members of zoological societies or who have shown a background or interest in such societies or zoo management.

(e) The board may accept and use gifts, grants or contributions from any source.

(f) The board may enact regulations governing the efficient protection of the zoological park and garden and related facilities and the conduct of persons entering therein.

(g) The board shall comply with all state and federal laws and any rules or regulations prescribed by any agency of the state and federal government relating to the quarantine, transportation, examination, habitation, care and treatment of wild animals.

(h) The board shall have all powers necessary or convenient to discharge the duties imposed upon it by law, and to operate the zoological park and garden in the manner which will best serve the public.

(i) The board shall report to the governing authorities of the participating municipalities and the board of supervisors of participating counties each year on the activities of the board and the operation of the zoological park and garden. These entities shall evaluate the activities of the board and the operation of the zoological park and garden.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-1
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination: that East Central Mississippi is almost totally lacking in public parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, and related recreational facilities for citizens of the area to enjoy; that the area has therein a natural setting for the creation of all such recreational needs, particularly is this so in the Bienville National Forest comprising approximately one hundred ninety thousand (190,000) acres lying and being situated in four (4) East Central Mississippi counties; that by creation of this district, counties in East Central Mississippi will be empowered to acquire the use of this beautiful forest for regular use by all of the citizens of this state and frequent use by tourists who heretofore have had to seek their outdoor recreational pleasures in other places in distant states; that the creation of the Bienville Recreational District, with adequate but reasonable powers, with local assistance, cooperation and taxation, will greatly enhance the economic development and growth of the area; and that as a matter of public policy, the general welfare of the state warrants the enactment of this chapter.

The Bienville Recreational District may hereafter be created in East Central Mississippi under authority of this chapter and in the manner hereinafter provided. The counties eligible to become member counties of the district are those four (4) counties in which any part of the Bienville National Forest lies and other counties in Mississippi that are contiguous or nearly contiguous to said four (4) counties. Once created, the Bienville Recreational District shall be an agency of the state and a body politic and corporate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-23
Status: in_force

Whenever it is found necessary to obtain by purchase or condemnation any right-of-way for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway or scenic public park, and there is upon such land a growth of standing, merchantable timber, the highway commission and the counties acquiring such land are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to pay a premium of not more than twenty per cent (20%) in addition to the cash market value of such standing, merchantable timber for all of said timber which is left standing on the said right-of-way on the date of its acquisition.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-7
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality which become a part of a district may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the county or municipality for the support and maintenance of the district in an amount not to exceed one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill. Any county or municipality which desires to remain a part of such district shall levy each year beginning the second year after joining the district a tax for the support and maintenance of the district of not less than one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill or such county or municipality will not remain a part of the district. Should any county or municipality desire to appropriate an equivalent sum from the general fund, or other available funds, the levying of the tax provided herein shall not be mandatory.

Should the board of directors of any such district determine that a tax levy of less than one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill on the property of the counties and municipalities comprising the district would be sufficient to maintain and operate the district for the forthcoming fiscal year, such determination shall, by resolution, be spread upon the minutes of the board and shall recite the amount of tax levy which will suffice. A certified copy of such resolution shall be delivered to the clerks for the board of supervisors of the counties and municipal authorities affected thereby; and, thereafter, the board of supervisors and the governing authorities may for the forthcoming year levy a tax of no less than that declared to be sufficient in such resolution without losing their qualifications as members of the district.

Any tax levy made under the provisions of this section shall be used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the district and shall be made by the board of supervisors and municipal governing authorities at the time and in the manner that other tax levies are made. The revenues provided for in this chapter shall not, under any circumstances, be commingled with other funds of counties or municipalities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-53 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-53
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county specified in Section 55-9-51(1) may, in its discretion, create, by resolution spread at large upon its minutes, a commission to be known as the county recreational commission with authority to study the recreational needs of the youth of the county and to recommend to said board the most appropriate expenditure of funds authorized to be expended in said section. Any such commission shall be composed of fifteen (15) members, three (3) members to be appointed from each supervisor's district within the county, who shall be residents of the county and appointed by the board for a term of four (4) years; provided, that one (1) member from each district shall be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years, one (1) member from each district shall be appointed for an initial term of three (3) years, and one (1) member from each district shall be appointed for an initial term of four (4) years. All appointments thereafter shall be for a term of four (4) years. All members of the commission shall serve without pay.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-33 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-33
Status: in_force

The directors and all employees having responsibilities for the fiscal affairs of the district shall be covered by a reasonable blanket bond, the premium on which shall be paid from any funds available to the district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-51 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-51
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, according to the latest federal census, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to employ recreational supervisors for public parks and/or playgrounds located in said county, to pay to each recreational supervisor a salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month, and to expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) annually for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in such public parks and/or playgrounds. However, no sum in excess of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) shall be expended for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in any one (1) supervisors district in any one (1) year.

(2) The board of supervisors of any county having as many as seven (7) municipalities located therein, in whole or in part, and in which there is located a Natchez Trace Parkway Housing Authority and a government fish hatchery, may, in its discretion, employ recreational supervisors for public parks and/or playgrounds located in said county, expend a total sum not exceeding three thousand, six hundred dollars ($3,600.00) annually for their salaries and expenses, and expend a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in such parks and/or playgrounds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19
Status: in_force

Prior to July 1, 1989, the commission shall contract with the University of Mississippi Medical Center for provision by the medical center of funds in an amount reasonable and necessary to provide the following maintenance of parking facilities at the stadium:

(a) Adequate lighting;

(b) Routine care of the parking surface;

(c) Long-term resurfacing of any parking area utilized by medical center employees, students and patients; and

(d) Security.

In consideration of the funds provided by the medical center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center students, employees, patients and visitors, and all other state employees, will be exempt from payment of any fees imposed by the commission for the use of the parking facilities at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium when there are no special events being held on the stadium grounds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-14 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-14
Status: in_force

After the formation of the district, if the board of directors should find that the millage levied is more than sufficient for the operation of the district and that there are no debts to be serviced, it may adopt a resolution permitting the lowering of the required millage set forth in Sections 55-19-7 and 55-19-13, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-23
Status: in_force

At the discretion of the board of directors of the district, any bonds provided for in Section 55-19-17 may be further secured by a trust agreement between the board of directors and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having powers of a trust company within or without the state. Any such trust agreement or any resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the right and remedies of the bondholders as are reasonable and proper and not in violation of law. The trust agreement may contain provision for the issuance of additional bonds for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter which shall be secured by the revenues pledged thereunder for such bonds to the extent provided therein. The trust agreement may include provisions to the effect that if there is any default in the payment of principal or interest on any of said bonds, any court having jurisdiction of the action may appoint a receiver to administer the properties and facilities of the district, including the authority to sell or make contracts for the sale of any services, facilities or commodities of the district or to renew such contracts, subject to the approval of the court appointing said receiver; and with the power to provide for the payment of such bonds outstanding, or the payment of operating expenses, and to apply the income and revenues to the payment of said bonds and interest thereon in accordance with the resolution of the board of directors authorizing the issuance of such bonds and said trust agreement. The fee for the services of any corporate trustee shall not exceed the normal charges for acting as paying agent plus any additional amount or amounts allowed by the court as the reasonable value of services rendered by the corporate trustee upon default in the payment of principal and interest on the bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-21
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 55-5-19 through 55-5-33 , all terms applying to any parkway, such as “secretary”, “parkway”, “scenic landscape”, “sightly or safety easement”, “access”, “parkway road”, “frontage”, and other or similar terms, which are defined in any act of the United States Congress applicable to such national parkway, shall have the meanings set forth in such act.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the Bienville Recreational District shall be, and it is authorized, to receive and disburse any and all state, federal and private gifts, grants and bequests, including personal, real and mixed properties. However, said board shall not receive or disburse any funds from the avails of the tax levy provided in Section 55-19-7 or from the avails of any bonds issued or sold under the provisions of Section 55-19-17 until all of the original and necessary four (4) counties have agreed to levy the tax and the creation and organization of the Bienville Recreational District has been ratified as provided in Section 55-19-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-5
Status: in_force

Said commission is authorized, empowered and directed to make a careful study and examination of the battlefields of Brice's Cross Roads and Tupelo (or Harrisburg), located in Lee County, Mississippi; to identify and establish the lines of Confederate soldiers, especially those from the state of Mississippi, their various maneuvers and positions, and whenever possible, to make authoritative publication of same; and to designate such historic, memorable spots with markers, monuments or other suitable means of identification.

Said commissioners will cooperate with similar commissioners that may be appointed by the legislatures of Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky, these four states furnishing practically all the Confederate troops engaged in both battles. Said commission is authorized to receive any contributions in money or donations of land that might be made by patriotic citizens to carry out the objects and purposes of Sections 55-15-1 through 55-15-7 ; to make expenditures necessary to publish authoritative accounts of said battles; to erect suitable markers; to acquire options or titles to parts or all of said battlefields; and to hold same in the name and for the benefit of the State of Mississippi, all to the end that these sacred, blood-stained battlefields may be ultimately established and permanently maintained as memorial parks in everlasting honor to the heroism of the Confederate soldiers participating in said conflicts and as historic areas for the benefit of future generations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 24-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-19
Status: in_force

The coliseum commission, in addition to the moneys which may be received by it from the sale of bonds and from the collection of revenues, rents and earnings derived under the provisions of this chapter, shall have the authority to accept from any public or private agency, or from any individual, grants for or in aid of the construction of any planned development, or for the payment of bonds, and to receive and accept contributions from any source of money or property or other things of value to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants or contributions may be made.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43
Status: in_force

The Building Commission may employ competent architects, engineers and other qualified agents to prepare plans, specifications and such other data as may be necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 in a manner consistent with sound construction principles. When the plans and specifications have been approved and accepted by the Building Commission, contracts for the various phases of construction shall then be let by the Building Commission in the manner provided by law to competent and responsible firms or individuals whose work shall proceed under the constant inspection of a reliable and competent inspector to be furnished for that purpose by the State Building Commission. All expenses incurred in the enlargement and renovation under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be paid from the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund created herein. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall annually elect a chairman from among its members and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties. It shall appoint a director to serve at its pleasure, and who shall be chosen solely on the basis of his training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management. The director shall act as executive secretary of the board and appoint administrative officers and employees of the board with the approval of the board. With the approval of the board he shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in Section 55-21-9 .

(2) The board shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. Each voting member of the board shall be paid a per diem compensation of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties in the same manner as other state employees and officers are reimbursed for such expenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-39 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-39
Status: in_force

(1) Any advertisement or advertising structure in existence on July 1, 1988, and which does not conform to the requirements of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 may be maintained for the life of such advertisement or advertising structure, provided that the State Highway Department may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation all such advertisements and advertising structures and all property rights pertaining thereto. All condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with such procedure as generally established by law.

(2) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the advertisement or advertising or advertising structure, where the owner of the outdoor advertising does not own the fee, shall be limited to the fair market value at the time of the taking of the advertising owner's interest in the real property on which the outdoor advertising is located and such value shall include the value of the advertising.

(3) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee or other interest in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner does not own the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.

(4) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner also owns the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the fair market value of the advertising plus the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the State Highway Department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-25 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-25
Status: in_force

All bonds of the district shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations and insurance companies and for funds of the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Mississippi; such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-103 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-103
Status: in_force

The decision or determination to close any or all of the state parks shall be effectuated and evidenced by a proclamation of the Governor of the State of Mississippi and which shall be effective upon his execution or issuance thereof. Such park or parks closed shall remain so closed until said governor shall execute or issue a further proclamation opening same. The use by said Governor of the power vested in him by the terms of Section 55-3-101 may be exercised from time to time, as, in his discretion, he may deem necessary for any or all of the purposes specified in said section. Any proclamation of closure need not specify the period of time during which such closure shall be effective.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 19-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the Bienville Recreational District shall be, and it is authorized, to receive and disburse any and all state, federal and private gifts, grants and bequests, including personal, real and mixed properties. However, said board shall not receive or disburse any funds from the avails of the tax levy provided in Section 55-19-7 or from the avails of any bonds issued or sold under the provisions of Section 55-19-17 until all of the original and necessary four (4) counties have agreed to levy the tax and the creation and organization of the Bienville Recreational District has been ratified as provided in Section 55-19-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-5
Status: in_force

When each of the boards of supervisors of the four (4) counties wherein the Bienville National Forest lands lie has adopted a resolution for the creation of the Bienville Recreational District as provided in Section 55-19-3 , the respective boards of supervisors shall appoint a person of good general reputation and sound business judgment to the board of directors for a four-year term, such term commencing at a date certain to be mutually agreed upon by the four (4) boards of supervisors. The Governor of the State of Mississippi within sixty (60) days after creation of the district shall appoint two (2) members from the district-at-large to the board of directors for terms of four (4) years.

The clerk of each of the respective boards of supervisors and the governor shall advise the secretary of state of their appointees, and a commission shall be issued to all directors by the secretary of state.

All of the directors shall meet within sixty (60) days from the effective date of the commissions of the county directors in the courthouse of one (1) of the member counties at the time and place designated by the secretary of state of the State of Mississippi, and shall take and subscribe to the general oath of office as set forth in Section 268 of the state constitution and thereafter file said oath with the secretary of state.

The directors shall organize at said meeting by electing a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer for one-year terms from among the directors present. This initial meeting of the board of directors and all subsequent meetings shall be a public record where official minutes of all proceedings shall be accurately and safely kept by the secretary of the board of directors of the district.

All members of the board of directors shall be entitled to twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) per diem not to exceed twenty-three (23) days in a fiscal year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-19
Status: in_force

The bridge and park commission shall have power to establish, acquire, complete, enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild and improve in, or on, or about any island or part thereof, acquired by the commission, public parks, boulevards, bridges, viaducts and approaches thereto, wharves, piers, harbors, marinas, jetties, air landing fields, basins, short protection works, pleasure grounds and ways, walks, pathways, driveways, roadways, highways, and all public works, grounds or improvements, buildings, field houses, stadiums, shelters, conservatories, schools, golf courses, museums, service shops, power plants, structures, playground devices, boulevard and building lighting systems, water systems, sewer systems and all of the types of permanent improvements and construction necessary to render the property under the control of said commission usable for the enjoyment thereof as public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasureways, or otherwise, as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-35 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-35
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that Hinds County, Mississippi, be fully reimbursed for the amount of money contributed by it to the enlargement and renovation of Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. To that end, the State Treasurer shall pay to the county out of any excess in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund not necessary to pay the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per year or, in his discretion, a greater sum which will expedite such repayment provided the revenue paid into the fund exceeds that projected at the time of passage of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 ; provided, however, the percentage of money paid Hinds County shall not exceed the percentage of the state obligation which has been paid. In the event the state refunds bonds issued under Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , the obligation created hereunder to Hinds County shall not be construed to impair such refunding issue but shall be a continuing subordinate obligation of the state until its repayment is effected.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) to the contrary, the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County may forgive and cancel all or any portion of such obligation of the commission or the State of Mississippi incurred pursuant to Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , by resolution duly entered at any regular meeting to be held, or previously held, in calendar year 1989. However, if the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium is sold, or any interest in same is permanently conveyed by the State of Mississippi, then Hinds County shall be paid all sums which were previously forgiven or cancelled by Hinds County in accordance with subsection (1) of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-45 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-45
Status: in_force

No bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be secured by pledge of or be paid, either as to principal or interest, from, any revenue derived through Section 65-33-45 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-1
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in which there are located, or in which there is a desire to locate, recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks or any one or more of the aforesaid, or the board of supervisors of any county adjoining a county in which there are located, or in which there is a desire to locate, such recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks or any one or more of the aforesaid, or the governing authority of any municipality having a population of thirty-five hundred (3500) or more located in any of said counties, are hereby empowered, in addition to all other powers given them by law, to (a) issue bonds for the purpose of securing money to build and equip recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks or any one or more of the aforesaid, operating alone or as a unit, or in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks or other agency of the State of Mississippi, and to (b) acquire by lease, purchase, eminent domain, donation, or otherwise, sites therefor. The county and the municipalities, or either of them, either with or without assistance from some agency of the State of Mississippi or the United States government, may enter jointly or separately into the construction of such recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks, and into the acquisition of sites therefor, from the sale of bonds issued separately by the counties and the municipalities for such purposes. Such recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks, or sites therefor, may be located on land owned by the county or counties, municipality or municipalities, or by the State of Mississippi, or on lands leased to the county or counties, municipality or municipalities, or by the State of Mississippi, or on lands leased to the county or counties or municipality or municipalities jointly, or to either of them, or may be located on lands owned by the United States Forestry Service. Any bonds issued hereunder by a county shall be subject to and compliance had with Sections 19-9-1 through 19-9-31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and any bonds issued hereunder by a municipality shall be subject to and in compliance with Sections 21-33-301 through 21-33-329, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

Bonds issued under the provisions of this section may be full faith and credit bonds, and may be retired in whole or in part by the proceeds or a part of same earned by such recreational facilities or parks.

The governing authority of any such county or municipality without the issuance of bonds, or in addition to the issuance of bonds, may use any available surplus funds for constructing, equipping, maintaining and operating such recreational centers, stadiums, lakes, waterfowl or game management areas or parks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-5
Status: in_force

Any rails-to-trails recreational district, through its board of directors, is hereby empowered:

(a) To establish rules and regulations for the use of the recreational facilities of the district;

(b) To apply for and accept grants from the United States of America, or from any corporation or agency created or designated by the United States of America, and to ratify and accept applications therefor made by voluntary associations to such agencies for grants to construct, maintain or operate any project or projects which hereafter may be undertaken or contemplated by such district;

(c) To do any and all other acts or things necessary, requisite or convenient to the exercising of the powers, rights, privileges or functions conferred upon it by this chapter or by any act of law;

(d) To employ such persons as are necessary to perform the services required of the district;

(e) To enter into agreements and execute contracts necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges and functions conferred upon it by this chapter;

(f) To develop, operate, maintain and support a recreational facility for hikers, bikers, horsemen or others on and along railroad rights-of-way acquired for that purpose and for the use and enjoyment of the general public; and

(g) To sue and be sued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-1
Status: in_force

Since the continuing and growing economic and commercial development of navigation, harbor facilities, boat and related facilities along, in or near the navigable waters of the state is of general importance to the whole state and should be encouraged and assisted by legislative enactment, this chapter is hereby enacted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-15 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 11-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-15
Status: in_force

The commission and the county and municipalities cooperating under this chapter shall have authority to adopt such regulations and ordinances they deem proper and necessary to carry out its provisions and to regulate the use of such parkway.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-61 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-61
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-61
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall designate one (1) employee of the Transportation Department who is an engineer or who has engineering experience, and the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall appoint one (1) member of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks staff, who shall advise with and assist the commission in carrying out its functions and duties under Sections 55-5-51 through 55-5-63 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-13
Status: in_force

Any municipality within a zoological park and garden district may contribute to such district from any available source.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be called the “Mississippi Zoological Park and Garden District Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-17
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to establish penalties for tow-away or impoundment charges for individual or corporate owners of vehicles violating such rules and regulations; and such other general rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-39 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-39
Status: in_force

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 Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 . Any resolution providing for the issuance of general obligation bonds under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall become effective immediately upon its adoption by the State Bond Commission, and any such resolution may be adopted at any regular, special or adjourned meeting of the State Bond Commission by a majority of its members.

The bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 may 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 Commission, and the required notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-23
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling to the extent of the conflict.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-31 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-31
Status: in_force

The ad valorem tax levies from the member counties shall be made, assessed and collected in the manner provided by general law for other county tax levies. The gross proceeds thereof shall be transmitted by county warrant from time to time to the secretary-treasurer of the district who shall forthwith deposit the same in one or more public depositories within the district which the board of directors is authorized to establish in the manner now provided by law for the selection of county depositories.

The board of directors shall make no expenditure until an annual budget for the operation of the district has been approved by the legislature after consideration by and upon recommendation of the legislative budget office.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-37 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-37
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, without further process of law, to certify to the State Fiscal Management Board the necessity for warrants, and the State Fiscal Management Board is hereby authorized and directed to issue such warrants payable out of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund authorized by Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 for such purpose, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 ; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of said bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest thereon, on the due dates thereof.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-25 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-25
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, the Building Commission is authorized at one (1) time or from time to time to petition by resolution to the State Bond Commission for the issuance of negotiable bonds of the State of Mississippi by the State Bond Commission to provide funds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of enlarging and renovating the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in accordance with the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 . The amounts of bonds issued shall not exceed an aggregate sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00).

The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund, hereby created in the State Treasury, in the manner hereinafter set forth. Such bonds shall bear date or dates, be in such denomination or denominations, bear interest at such rate or rates, be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature absolutely at such time or times, be redeemable prior to maturity at such time or times and upon such terms, with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges, and shall be substantially in such form, all as shall be determined by resolution of the State Bond Commission. Provided, however, that such bonds shall mature or otherwise be retired in annual installments beginning not more than five (5) years from date thereof and extending not more than twenty-five (25) years from date thereof. Such bonds 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 to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of said officers. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officials herein designated to sign the bonds, who were in the office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers prior to 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 the delivery of the same to the purchaser, or had been in office on the date such bonds may bear.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81
Status: in_force

(1) None of the following items, structures or areas may be relocated, removed, disturbed, altered, renamed or rededicated: Any Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War in Iraq or Native American War's statues, monuments, memorials or nameplates (plaques), which have been erected on public property of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as local, municipal or county owned public areas, and any statues, monuments, memorials, nameplates (plaques), schools, streets, bridges, buildings, parks preserves, reserves or other public items, structure or areas of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as, local, municipal or county owned public areas, which have been dedicated in memory of, or named for, any historical military figure, historical military event, military organization or military unit.

(2) No person may prevent the public body responsible for maintaining any of the items, structures or areas described above from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, care, repair or restoration of those items, structures or areas. The governing body may move the memorial to a more suitable location if it is determined that the location is more appropriate to displaying the monument.

(3) This section shall not apply to items, structures or areas located on property owned or acquired by the Mississippi Transportation Commission which may interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of public transportation facilities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13
Status: in_force

All funds of a district shall be deposited by the board of directors in a bank or banks located within the counties or municipalities creating the district and qualified as a county or state depository.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11
Status: in_force

Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11 shall be construed in connection with any other laws of the State of Mississippi which promote the building of a national highway and parkway in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-29
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the Bienville Recreational District shall be, and it is authorized, to receive and disburse any and all state, federal and private gifts, grants and bequests, including personal, real and mixed properties. However, said board shall not receive or disburse any funds from the avails of the tax levy provided in Section 55-19-7 or from the avails of any bonds issued or sold under the provisions of Section 55-19-17 until all of the original and necessary four (4) counties have agreed to levy the tax and the creation and organization of the Bienville Recreational District has been ratified as provided in Section 55-19-11 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-21
Status: in_force

The Building Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to all other powers and duties of such commission, to enlarge and renovate the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in order to provide for a modern stadium having a seating capacity of approximately sixty-two thousand seven hundred thirty-one (62,731) persons, such authority to be conditioned upon a contribution by Hinds County, Mississippi, to the Building Commission of a sum of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for such enlargement and renovation. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium and parking facilities are located, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium is located that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-39 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-39
Status: in_force

(1) Any advertisement or advertising structure in existence on July 1, 1988, and which does not conform to the requirements of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 may be maintained for the life of such advertisement or advertising structure, provided that the State Highway Department may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation all such advertisements and advertising structures and all property rights pertaining thereto. All condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with such procedure as generally established by law.

(2) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the advertisement or advertising or advertising structure, where the owner of the outdoor advertising does not own the fee, shall be limited to the fair market value at the time of the taking of the advertising owner's interest in the real property on which the outdoor advertising is located and such value shall include the value of the advertising.

(3) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee or other interest in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner does not own the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.

(4) In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner also owns the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the fair market value of the advertising plus the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the State Highway Department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-43
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation or association placing or erecting any advertisements or advertising structures or any junkyard along the Natchez Trace Parkway in violation of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 or any rule or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the State Highway Department may seek injunctive relief in the chancery court of the county in which the nonconforming advertising is located and require the advertising to conform to the provisions of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant hereto, or require the removal of the nonconforming outdoor advertising.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-1
Status: in_force

The Harrison County Parkway Commission is hereby created to be composed of six (6) commissioners. Five (5) of the commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor in the following manner: each of the municipalities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian, acting through a majority of the governing authorities of each, shall recommend the appointment of one (1) commissioner, and a majority of the members of the board of supervisors of said county shall recommend one (1), and the commissioners so recommended shall be appointed by the Governor. Any qualified elector of Harrison County shall be eligible as a member of said commission and may be selected from either of the supervisors' districts of said county. It shall not be requisite that the person recommended by the governing authorities of any of said municipalities be a resident citizen of such municipalities.

The Governor shall be ex-officio chairman of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-9
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality becoming a member of a district shall annually, on or before March 15 of each year beginning with the calendar year in which the district is created, pay or cause to be paid to the depository of the district the total avails from the taxes levied pursuant to Section 55-25-7 for the purpose of supporting the district. Such payment shall be made and continued as long as the district remains in existence, there is need therefor, and the county and municipality remain a part thereof.

Any municipality or county participating in a district may advance funds to the district to pay the preliminary expenses of the district, including reports, organization and administration expenses, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of the county or municipality shall determine.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-33 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-33
Status: in_force

The project shall be subject to the police power of the political subdivision or subdivisions forming the recreational district.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding and issued under authority of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity and other details thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the board of directors and of the district in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and the statutes providing for refunding revenue bonds issued by the municipalities of this state, insofar as they are applicable. In no event shall such bonds mature over a period of time exceeding thirty-five (35) years from date of issuance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-15 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-15
Status: in_force

Whereas, the federal government has allocated to the State of Mississippi for the construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway several millions of dollars; and

Whereas, said Natchez Trace Parkway is to be a paved highway of scenic beauty and of great value to the State of Mississippi; and

Whereas, by Sections 55-5-1 through 55-5-17 , and Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11 , the state highway commission and the counties through which the Natchez Trace is to run were authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation the right-of-way necessary for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks, and to pay for such right-of-way in the proportion of one-half by the several counties and one-half by the State Highway Commission; and

Whereas, the State Highway Commission by order on its minutes has declared that it will expend not in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the purchase of its part of such right-of-way; and

Whereas, it is necessary under the rules and regulations of the federal government that this right-of-way be obtained and paid for by the State of Mississippi and conveyed by warranty deed to the United States of America prior to the expenditure of any federal funds for the construction of said trace;

Now, therefore, in order to carry out the regulations and rules of the federal government, and in order that the benefit of the federal government's financial assistance may be realized for this work, the following additional powers, rights and duties are hereby conferred upon the state highway commission and the several counties through which said trace is to run, and Sections 55-13-17 to 55-13-29 are hereby enacted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-27 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-27
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and in exercising the powers granted by Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , the board and/or State Bond Commission shall not be required to and need not comply with the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. Such bonds and income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 25-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13
Status: in_force

All funds of a district shall be deposited by the board of directors in a bank or banks located within the counties or municipalities creating the district and qualified as a county or state depository.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13
Status: in_force

Whenever the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the Highway Commission shall deem it to the best interest of the State of Mississippi to proceed to purchase additional right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway so that such rights of way may be available for any contemplated or proposed appropriation to be made by the United States government looking toward the completion of such Natchez Trace Parkway, then the Mississippi Highway Commission is authorized, directed and empowered to proceed to purchase such additional rights-of-way as the said Mississippi Highway Commission and the governor of the State of Mississippi may deem necessary. That the cost of such right-of-way for Natchez Trace Parkway, including the making of surveys and the preparation of plans and specifications and eminent domain proceedings and other necessary expenses shall be paid out of the proceeds of the funds made available for road construction under Laws, 1946, ch. 186, or out of funds made available to the state highway department out of the gasoline tax or out of any other funds made available for use by the State Highway Department, whether the same be for construction or maintenance or for any other purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-7
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality which become a part of a district may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the county or municipality for the support and maintenance of the district in an amount not to exceed one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill. Any county or municipality which desires to remain a part of such district shall levy each year beginning the second year after joining the district a tax for the support and maintenance of the district of not less than one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill or such county or municipality will not remain a part of the district. Should any county or municipality desire to appropriate an equivalent sum from the general fund, or other available funds, the levying of the tax provided herein shall not be mandatory.

Should the board of directors of any such district determine that a tax levy of less than one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) mill on the property of the counties and municipalities comprising the district would be sufficient to maintain and operate the district for the forthcoming fiscal year, such determination shall, by resolution, be spread upon the minutes of the board and shall recite the amount of tax levy which will suffice. A certified copy of such resolution shall be delivered to the clerks for the board of supervisors of the counties and municipal authorities affected thereby; and, thereafter, the board of supervisors and the governing authorities may for the forthcoming year levy a tax of no less than that declared to be sufficient in such resolution without losing their qualifications as members of the district.

Any tax levy made under the provisions of this section shall be used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the district and shall be made by the board of supervisors and municipal governing authorities at the time and in the manner that other tax levies are made. The revenues provided for in this chapter shall not, under any circumstances, be commingled with other funds of counties or municipalities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-25 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-25
Status: in_force

The bridge and park commission shall have power to appoint and employ such officers, agents, attorneys, engineers, architects, financial consultants, and employees as the commission may find to be necessary to perform the services required and authorized under this chapter, and to prescribe the duties and compensation of all such persons. The compensation of all such persons shall be paid from funds received by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-53 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-53
Status: in_force

Prior to January 1, 1990, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning shall develop a proposal to encourage scheduling of football games by Mississippi universities in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, which scheduling will acknowledge the obligation of such universities to support the enlarged stadium, the expansion of which was encouraged by such universities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-59 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-59
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be cumulative and supplemental to other laws having reference to port and harbor development.

This chapter shall not repeal or impair any law now in effect, except as herein specifically provided, and shall be liberally construed so as to accomplish the clear purposes of the chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-27
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding and issued under authority of this chapter, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity and other details thereof, and the rights, duties and obligations of the board of directors and of the district in respect to such bonds shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter and the statutes providing for refunding revenue bonds issued by the municipalities of this state, insofar as they are applicable. In no event shall such bonds mature over a period of time exceeding thirty-five (35) years from date of issuance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-7
Status: in_force

Any construction, renovation, repair and reconstruction to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be carried on under the direction of the commission, which is authorized to make and enter into such contracts, agreements and undertakings as may be necessary to effect this purpose. The commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 24-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-5
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of the office, each appointed member of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission shall take and subscribe to the oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi , and shall enter into and give bond to be approved by the Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi in the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. Such bond shall be payable to the State of Mississippi, and in the event of a breach thereof, suit may be brought by the State of Mississippi for the benefit of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 13-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-17
Status: in_force

The Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks to be constructed within the State of Mississippi is hereby made a part of the state highway system, and full jurisdiction over the same is hereby conferred upon the State Highway Commission for the purpose of assisting the agents and employees of the federal government in the making of surveys, the preparing of maps, both topographical and descriptive, the preparing of deeds, the purchasing of right of way, the filing of condemnation suits and the obtaining of right-of-way for said Natchez Trace.

The State Highway Commission is further authorized and empowered to make surveys, prepare maps, deeds and plats and to receive on behalf of and in the name of the State of Mississippi the fee simple title to any land necessary for the construction of the said Natchez Trace highway and parkway and to receive scenic easements through, over, on and across land necessary for scenic public parks along said Natchez Trace.

The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to obtain by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, any land which is necessary for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks, and to pay for the same as provided in Section 55-13-19 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-3 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 24 / Section 25-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-3
Status: in_force

(1) A district shall be governed by a board of directors who shall be appointed as follows: the governing authorities of each participating county and each participating municipality shall appoint one (1) resident of its jurisdiction as its member of the board. The term of each member shall coincide with that of the appointing official, so that after the initial appointments, terms shall be for a period of four (4) years.

(2) Each director shall, before a chancery clerk, take and subscribe to the general oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi , and the oath shall be filed with such clerk and by him preserved.

(3) If compensation is paid to any member of the board of directors, it shall be paid by the district from any funds available. In no event shall such compensation exceed the sum of Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per day.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-51 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-51
Status: in_force

The holder of any bond issued by the bridge and park commission or of any coupon attached thereto, may in any civil action, mandamus or other proceedings enforce and compel all duties required of the commission or any officer thereof by this chapter or by resolution authorizing issuance of bonds hereunder, including the establishment and collection of adequate rates, fees, charges and tolls, and the performance of any duties imposed upon the commission or any of its members or officers by the resolution authorizing such bonds, and such action shall lie, regardless of whether or not the bonds shall, at the time of such action, be in default either as to principal or interest, in the event that the commission or any of its officers or members shall fail to perform the duties or obligations imposed on it or them by the resolution which authorized such bonds. If there be any default in payment of the interest on any principal of any of said bonds, any court having jurisdiction in the proper action, may, upon petition of the holder of any of such bonds, appoint a receiver to administer and operate the system, consisting of the park, recreational and harbor area and facilities, all bridges, buildings, improvements, and related facilities in connection therewith, with the power to fix rates and collect charges sufficient to provide for the payment of all bonds outstanding to the payment of which the revenues of such system are pledged and to pay the expenses of operating and maintaining such system and to apply the revenues of such system in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, and of the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-57 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-57
Status: in_force

All monies authorized to be expended under the provisions of Sections 55-9-51 through 55-9-57 shall be paid from the general fund of such counties affected thereby.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-17
Status: in_force

The United States of America is authorized to acquire by deed or conveyance, gift, will or otherwise lands for the purpose of roadways and parkways as set forth in Sections 55-5-1 through 55-5-17 , but this consent is given upon condition that the State of Mississippi shall retain a concurrent jurisdiction with the United States in and over such lands so far that civil process in all cases and such criminal process as may issue under the authority of the State of Mississippi against any person charged with the commission of any crime, without or within said jurisdiction, may be executed thereon in like manner as if this consent had not been given. Power is hereby conferred on the Congress of the United States to pass such laws as it may deem necessary for the acquisition of the said lands and for their incorporation in national roadways, parkways or national parks, and to pass such laws and make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations, of both civil and criminal nature, and to provide punishment therefor as in its judgment may be necessary for the management, control and protection of such lands as may be acquired by the United States under the provisions of the aforesaid sections, including such lands as are acquired not only for highway and parkway and park purposes but also those lands over which scenic easements are acquired for such purposes. Nevertheless, such jurisdiction shall not vest in the United States of America unless and until it, through the proper officer or officers, notifies the governor and, through him, the State of Mississippi that the United States of America assumes concurrent police jurisdiction over the land or lands thus deeded and conveyed. There is saved to the State of Mississippi the right to tax sales of gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels and oils for use in motor vehicles and to tax persons and corporations, their franchises and properties, on all land or lands deeded or conveyed as aforesaid. There is saved to persons residing in or on any of the land or lands deeded or conveyed as aforesaid, the right to vote at all elections within the county in which said land or lands are located, upon like terms and conditions and to the same extent as they would be entitled to vote in such county had not such lands been deeded or conveyed as aforesaid to the United States of America.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-19
Status: in_force

The bridge and park commission shall have power to establish, acquire, complete, enlarge, ornament, build, rebuild and improve in, or on, or about any island or part thereof, acquired by the commission, public parks, boulevards, bridges, viaducts and approaches thereto, wharves, piers, harbors, marinas, jetties, air landing fields, basins, short protection works, pleasure grounds and ways, walks, pathways, driveways, roadways, highways, and all public works, grounds or improvements, buildings, field houses, stadiums, shelters, conservatories, schools, golf courses, museums, service shops, power plants, structures, playground devices, boulevard and building lighting systems, water systems, sewer systems and all of the types of permanent improvements and construction necessary to render the property under the control of said commission usable for the enjoyment thereof as public parks, parkways, boulevards, and pleasureways, or otherwise, as provided in this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-11
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a district is hereby authorized and empowered to accept grants, loans, gifts, bequests or funding from any source, public or private, that the granting agency has authority to provide; but in no circumstances shall the acceptance of any such funding obligate any district to repay a sum in excess of the avails of the tax levies authorized by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-8 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-8
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-8
Status: in_force

(1) Jackson State University and the University of Mississippi Medical Center shall comply fully with the terms of any lease agreement entered into by the Department of Finance and Administration with any public or private entity for that portion of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property transferred to and under its jurisdiction as provided in Section 55-23-6 , including the existing lease agreement between the Department of Finance and Administration and the University of Mississippi Medical Center entered into on February 23, 2009, as amended from time to time, unless and except that public or private entity breaches the terms of the lease agreement or defaults on lease payments or upon an agreement of the parties to terminate.

(2) The University of Mississippi Medical Center may enter into agreements with any developer for the property conveyed to the University of Mississippi Medical Center under Section 55-23-6 , or any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees), which agreements may extend over any period of time not exceeding the term of such lease (including renewals and extensions), pursuant to which the state shall be obligated to purchase contractual rights and/or improvements constructed on such property and/or any residual rights in connection with such improvements upon terms and for a purchase price, not to exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00).

(3) The University of Mississippi Medical Center, in its discretion, is authorized to enter into all other agreements as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with any financing by any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees) of any improvements to be constructed on property leased from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

(4) Any lease, renewal thereof, or other agreement entered into by the University of Mississippi Medical Center under this section shall not be valid unless approved by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

(5) Any lessee or lessees (or any designee of any such lessee or lessees) of property leased from the University of Mississippi Medical Center under this section shall not be considered as being the state, any political subdivision of the state or any officer or servant of the state for the purposes of any liability that may be waived under Section 11-46-1 et seq.

(6) The University of Mississippi Medical Center, or the Department of Finance and Administration, acting on behalf of the state or any state agency, is authorized to perform any additional steps and necessary duties to fully implement the provisions of this section and Sections 55-23-6 and 55-23-9 , as the exercise of such authority relates to the negotiation or renegotiation of certain leases or acquiring rights in any property under any existing lease with the Department of Finance and Administration.

(7) In addition to the requirement imposed upon the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Jackson State University to fully comply with the terms of all lease agreements entered into concerning the “ Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Property ,” the process of eminent domain shall not be used to acquire possession of any property interest leased under the provision of any existing development lease entered into on the property at anytime before the expiration of the term of the original lease or any amendment made thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-21
Status: in_force

(1) The park and bridge commission shall have power to lease or sell to private persons or corporations, real estate or any interest therein, acquired by said commission, whether improved or unimproved, and including reclaimed or filled-in lands, whenever it shall find such real estate or interest therein is or has become unnecessary for park or recreational purposes for the benefit of the public, or for other public use, and in the event of sale, to convey to the grantee, fee simple title to such real estate. Prior to the leasing or conveyance of any such real estate, the commission shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, find, determine and adjudicate that the property, to be so leased or sold and conveyed, is, or has become unnecessary for park and recreational purposes for the benefit of the public, or other public use. Such findings, determination and adjudication shall be final and conclusive and shall not thereafter be questioned in any court. However, lands acquired by eminent domain under the provisions of this chapter may not be sold, and may not be leased except for public purposes and continuing public uses, and when such lands cease to be used for public purposes, the title to same shall revert to the former owners, or their successors or assigns.

(2) The bridge and park commission shall have power to sell or lease to private persons, or corporations, real estate other than the submerged lands reclaimed by it, whether improved or unimproved, whenever it shall find such real estate is or has become unnecessary for park, recreational or harbor development purposes for the benefit of the public, and to convey to the grantee the fee simple title to such real estate. Said commission shall have the power to lease the submerged lands reclaimed by it for a period not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years upon such terms and provisions and for such consideration as it may determine. After any of such lands have been developed, if the commission finds, by resolution spread on its minutes, that it is impractical to lease the same and that it is more advantageous to the public interest to sell such lands, the commission shall have the power to sell the same in fee simple. Prior to the conveyance or lease of any such real estate, the commission shall, by resolution spread upon its minutes, find, determine and adjudicate that the property so to be conveyed or leased is or has become unnecessary for park, recreational or harbor development purposes for the benefit of the public.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11
Status: in_force

Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11 shall be construed in connection with any other laws of the State of Mississippi which promote the building of a national highway and parkway in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-21
Status: in_force

All bonds provided for herein shall be sold under the sealed bid procedure as designated in Section 31-19-25, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and as additionally provided in this and other sections of this chapter. Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) or in multiples of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%), and a zero rate of interest cannot be named. Any premium must be paid in bank funds as a part of the purchase price, and bids shall not contemplate the cancellation of any interest coupon or the waiver of interest or other concession by the bidder as a substitute for bank funds. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be submitted to validation under the provisions of Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, inclusive, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

Such bonds may be called in, paid and redeemed in inverse numerical order on any interest date prior to maturity but not before ten (10) years after issued 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. 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 avails of not to exceed two (2) mills ad valorem tax levy provided for in Section 55-19-7 , or so much thereof as may be necessary therefor, and of the net revenues as hereinabove defined or so much thereof as may be necessary therefor, and they do not constitute general obligations of the State of Mississippi, but of the counties comprising said district, and are secured by a pledge of the full faith, credit and resources of said district and of such counties, jointly and severally.

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. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) in principal amount.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-23 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-23
Status: in_force

Immediately after said members are named and commissioned, they shall meet at the county courthouse in Claiborne County, or at an otherwise appropriate place in Claiborne County, and proceed to organize said commission by the election of a chairman and a secretary-treasurer. Annually thereafter, said commissioners shall hold their regular meeting for the election of officers and for the transaction of other business. They shall meet at any other time upon the call of the chairman.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-25 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 19-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-25
Status: in_force

All bonds of the district shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations and insurance companies and for funds of the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Mississippi; such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-71 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-71
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-71
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county and the governing authorities of any municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to make contributions out of any available county or municipal funds, as appropriate, to a nonprofit corporation established for the purpose of constructing a Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-103 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-103
Status: in_force

Upon a determination by the Mississippi Development Authority (hereinafter referred to as “MDA”) that due to a shutdown of the federal government, federal funds are unavailable and have been unavailable for at least five (5) days for the operation and maintenance of a national park or other federal visitors or recreation area located in this state, the MDA shall provide notice of such unavailability of funds to the Department of Finance and Administration. Upon receipt of such notice, the Department of Finance and Administration, with the concurrence of the State Bond Commission, may incur debt, including notes or other evidences of indebtedness, for the purpose of providing funds for the special fund created in Section 55-5-101 . All notes or certificates of indebtedness issued under this section shall mature in approximately equal installments of principal and interest over a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of issuance thereof. The maximum amount of debt that may be outstanding under this section at any time shall not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 24-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-17
Status: in_force

(1) The proceeds from the tax authorized under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 863, Local and Private Laws of 1987, shall be paid to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund. The fund shall be used for the operational, maintenance, replacement and capital expenses of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center, as hereinafter provided and managed as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Amounts on deposit in the fund shall be invested in interest-bearing accounts or approved securities to include, but not limited to, U.S. Treasury bills and U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, federal agency securities or federal mortgage-backed securities guaranteed as to repayment of principal by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, certificates of deposits fully covered by insurance administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or covered by pledge securities, repurchase agreements and short-term money market funds invested in U.S. government and U.S. government agencies. All interest income earned on the fund shall be paid into the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission Operating Fund. The principal amount deposited into the fund from the proceeds of the special taxes authorized by Chapter 863, Laws of 1987 shall not be withdrawn from the trust for any purpose whatsoever except as provided for in subsection (2) of this section. The interest earned on the fund may also be used for debt service for capital improvements or expansion or for payment of expenses for operations, maintenance and replacement of capital improvements.

(2) From and after July 1, 2016, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Trust Fund shall be administered by the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, and the Harrison County Board of Supervisors may expend monies in the fund upon recommendation of the commission, without state appropriation, for the purpose of repairs, restorations, debt service expense and capital improvements to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center. From and after July 1, 2016, until February 16, 2018, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors shall not expend more than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Trust Fund; however, from and after February 16, 2018, the board of supervisors is authorized to expend any or all of the remaining monies in such trust fund upon recommendation of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund and shall be the general obligations of the State of Mississippi and backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi, and if the funds available in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund be insufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on 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 foregoing provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19
Status: in_force

Prior to July 1, 1989, the commission shall contract with the University of Mississippi Medical Center for provision by the medical center of funds in an amount reasonable and necessary to provide the following maintenance of parking facilities at the stadium:

(a) Adequate lighting;

(b) Routine care of the parking surface;

(c) Long-term resurfacing of any parking area utilized by medical center employees, students and patients; and

(d) Security.

In consideration of the funds provided by the medical center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center students, employees, patients and visitors, and all other state employees, will be exempt from payment of any fees imposed by the commission for the use of the parking facilities at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium when there are no special events being held on the stadium grounds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-7
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall annually elect a chairman from among its members and such other officers as it may deem necessary for the performance of its duties. It shall appoint a director to serve at its pleasure, and who shall be chosen solely on the basis of his training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management. The director shall act as executive secretary of the board and appoint administrative officers and employees of the board with the approval of the board. With the approval of the board he shall exercise the powers and duties set forth in Section 55-21-9 .

(2) The board shall meet at such times and places as it may determine. Each voting member of the board shall be paid a per diem compensation of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties in the same manner as other state employees and officers are reimbursed for such expenses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29
Status: in_force

The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public 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 date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, or annually.

No interest payment due on any bond shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; the difference between the highest rate of interest specified for any bond issue shall not exceed the lowest rate of interest specified for the same bond issue by more than one and one-fourth percent (1- 1 / 4 %).

Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.

The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-75 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-3-75
Status: in_force

Projects may be undertaken only after the department has determined that sufficient funds are available for meeting the state's share of project costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11
Status: in_force

The Coliseum Commission shall submit its budget and receive an appropriation in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 496, Laws of 1962, being Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 , applicable to “Special Fund Agencies.”

The Coliseum Commission is authorized to employ a director and such other employees as are necessary to perform and carry out the duties of the commission.

The commissioners and director are public officers within the meaning and intent of Section 97-11-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 13-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-13
Status: in_force

Whenever the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the Highway Commission shall deem it to the best interest of the State of Mississippi to proceed to purchase additional right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway so that such rights of way may be available for any contemplated or proposed appropriation to be made by the United States government looking toward the completion of such Natchez Trace Parkway, then the Mississippi Highway Commission is authorized, directed and empowered to proceed to purchase such additional rights-of-way as the said Mississippi Highway Commission and the governor of the State of Mississippi may deem necessary. That the cost of such right-of-way for Natchez Trace Parkway, including the making of surveys and the preparation of plans and specifications and eminent domain proceedings and other necessary expenses shall be paid out of the proceeds of the funds made available for road construction under Laws, 1946, ch. 186, or out of funds made available to the state highway department out of the gasoline tax or out of any other funds made available for use by the State Highway Department, whether the same be for construction or maintenance or for any other purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-15 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-15
Status: in_force

In the letting of contracts and in advertisement for bids thereon for the development, construction, repair or maintenance of any structures, facilities and lands required pursuant to this chapter, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission shall comply with all of the requirements of the general laws of the State of Mississippi governing and regulating the advertisement for bids and letting of contracts by the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-5
Status: in_force

Any rails-to-trails recreational district, through its board of directors, is hereby empowered:

(a) To establish rules and regulations for the use of the recreational facilities of the district;

(b) To apply for and accept grants from the United States of America, or from any corporation or agency created or designated by the United States of America, and to ratify and accept applications therefor made by voluntary associations to such agencies for grants to construct, maintain or operate any project or projects which hereafter may be undertaken or contemplated by such district;

(c) To do any and all other acts or things necessary, requisite or convenient to the exercising of the powers, rights, privileges or functions conferred upon it by this chapter or by any act of law;

(d) To employ such persons as are necessary to perform the services required of the district;

(e) To enter into agreements and execute contracts necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges and functions conferred upon it by this chapter;

(f) To develop, operate, maintain and support a recreational facility for hikers, bikers, horsemen or others on and along railroad rights-of-way acquired for that purpose and for the use and enjoyment of the general public; and

(g) To sue and be sued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-21
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-21
Status: in_force

There is hereby created and established the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission, to be composed of five members, all to be resident citizens of Claiborne County, Mississippi. The members shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve for a period of five years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-3 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-9-3
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized to be issued by a county or municipality pursuant to Section 55-9-1 shall not be in excess of the respective debt limits as now or hereafter provided by the laws of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13
Status: in_force

The State Highway Department is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain the driveways which lead to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and are a part of the state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission. In carrying out this section, the department is authorized to use its personnel, funds, equipment and machinery, and it may accept donations of funds from said commission, the City of Jackson, and Hinds County, which funds are hereby authorized to be expended, and other grants and bequests for carrying out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-1
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination: that East Central Mississippi is almost totally lacking in public parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, and related recreational facilities for citizens of the area to enjoy; that the area has therein a natural setting for the creation of all such recreational needs, particularly is this so in the Bienville National Forest comprising approximately one hundred ninety thousand (190,000) acres lying and being situated in four (4) East Central Mississippi counties; that by creation of this district, counties in East Central Mississippi will be empowered to acquire the use of this beautiful forest for regular use by all of the citizens of this state and frequent use by tourists who heretofore have had to seek their outdoor recreational pleasures in other places in distant states; that the creation of the Bienville Recreational District, with adequate but reasonable powers, with local assistance, cooperation and taxation, will greatly enhance the economic development and growth of the area; and that as a matter of public policy, the general welfare of the state warrants the enactment of this chapter.

The Bienville Recreational District may hereafter be created in East Central Mississippi under authority of this chapter and in the manner hereinafter provided. The counties eligible to become member counties of the district are those four (4) counties in which any part of the Bienville National Forest lies and other counties in Mississippi that are contiguous or nearly contiguous to said four (4) counties. Once created, the Bienville Recreational District shall be an agency of the state and a body politic and corporate.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-15 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-15
Status: in_force

Such national roadway or parkway shall not exceed in area as an average throughout its length in the State of Mississippi more than one hundred (100) acres to the mile of such roadway or parkway, and in addition thereto not in excess of fifty (50) acres to the mile of said national roadway or parkway of scenic easement rights.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-45 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-45
Status: in_force

The Building Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to repair and remodel the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and, notwithstanding the seating capacity limitations set out in Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , to enlarge said stadium as funds become available for said purpose. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the state-owned property on which the stadium and parking facilities are located, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of state-owned property on which the stadium is located that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-24-11
Status: in_force

The Coliseum Commission shall submit its budget and receive an appropriation in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in Chapter 496, Laws of 1962, being Section 27-103-1 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1972 , applicable to “Special Fund Agencies.”

The Coliseum Commission is authorized to employ a director and such other employees as are necessary to perform and carry out the duties of the commission.

The commissioners and director are public officers within the meaning and intent of Section 97-11-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-17 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-17
Status: in_force

The commission is authorized to establish penalties for tow-away or impoundment charges for individual or corporate owners of vehicles violating such rules and regulations; and such other general rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-39 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-39
Status: in_force

Any such bonds authorized by Section 55-7-33 shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by the bridge and park commission, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding, however, six percent (6%) per annum, shall be in such denomination or denominations, shall be payable both as to principal and interest at such place or places and shall mature at such time or times not exceeding forty (40) years from the date thereof, all as may be provided by such resolution. If so specified in such resolution, such bonds may be redeemable prior to their respective maturities with or without premium and on such notice as shall be provided for by such resolution. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the commission shall determine, provided the interest cost to maturity of the money received from any issue of said bonds or other obligations shall not exceed six percent (6%) per annum. If any such bonds are sold at less than par, then the price to be paid therefor shall be such that the interest cost to the commission on the money actually received for such bonds shall not exceed six percent (6%) per annum computed to their absolute maturity according to standard bond value tables. Such bonds shall be executed in such a manner as may be directed in the resolution which authorized the bonds. Interest coupons to be attached to such bonds may be executed by facsimile signatures.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-15 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 23-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-15
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission is hereby authorized to utilize certain state-owned land in Hinds County bounded on the east by North State Street, on the north by Taylor Street, on the west by North West Street, and on the south by a street or driveway known as Stadium Drive as a public parking facility establishing reasonable rules and regulations connected with the operation of such a facility, including fees for the privilege of parking. The parking facilities shall not be extended any farther to the east than as the facilities existed on January 1, 1996. Further, the portion of the property described in this section, except the property west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street, that was undeveloped as of January 1, 1996, shall remain undeveloped unless the Legislature enacts legislation approving the development of such property. The portion of the property described in this section that is west of the stadium between the stadium and North West Street may be developed to provide parking facilities for the Mississippi Department of Transportation offices located on North West Street. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 relating to the property described in such section.

The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission is authorized to lease such property to the Mississippi Transportation Commission for parking facilities for Department of Transportation offices, notwithstanding the time limitation on leases or other agreements provided in Section 55-23-8(9) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-41 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-41
Status: in_force

Any advertising erected or established after July 1, 1988, in violation of the provisions of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 , shall be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance. The State Highway Department shall give thirty (30) days' notice by certified mail to the owner of the nonconforming advertising, if such owner is known or can by reasonable diligence be ascertained, to remove the advertising or to make it conform to the provisions of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 and any rules and regulations promulgated by the State Highway Department pursuant thereto. The State Highway Department shall have the right to remove or contract to have removed the nonconforming advertising at the expense of the owner if the owner fails to act within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice. The State Highway Department or its agents or any person contracting with the department may enter upon private property for the purpose of removing advertising prohibited by Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 or any rules and regulations promulgated by the State Highway Department without civil or criminal liability.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-81
Status: in_force

(1) None of the following items, structures or areas may be relocated, removed, disturbed, altered, renamed or rededicated: Any Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican-American War, War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, War in Iraq or Native American War's statues, monuments, memorials or nameplates (plaques), which have been erected on public property of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as local, municipal or county owned public areas, and any statues, monuments, memorials, nameplates (plaques), schools, streets, bridges, buildings, parks preserves, reserves or other public items, structure or areas of the state or any of its political subdivisions, such as, local, municipal or county owned public areas, which have been dedicated in memory of, or named for, any historical military figure, historical military event, military organization or military unit.

(2) No person may prevent the public body responsible for maintaining any of the items, structures or areas described above from taking proper measures and exercising proper means for the protection, preservation, care, repair or restoration of those items, structures or areas. The governing body may move the memorial to a more suitable location if it is determined that the location is more appropriate to displaying the monument.

(3) This section shall not apply to items, structures or areas located on property owned or acquired by the Mississippi Transportation Commission which may interfere with the construction, maintenance or operation of public transportation facilities.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-1 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 23-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-1
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and determines:

(a) That the Fifty Cents (50¢) per ticket charge and the one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) of the amusement tax provided in Section 7 of Chapter 360, Laws of 1979, as amended by Chapter 456, Laws of 1985, have been insufficient in recent years to fully provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under said Chapter 360; that the proceeds of the charge and tax are, upon their deposit to the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Fund, commingled with other amounts intended for the payment of stadium operating costs; that in recent years amounts intended to pay operating costs have been diverted to pay said bonds; and that the imposition of such charge and tax at current levels is causing events not to be conducted at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, thereby jeopardizing the continued viability of said stadium; and

(b) That it is the intent of the Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, to provide a reasonable procedure for the payment of the bonds from the General Fund of the state, without adversely affecting the security interests of the holders of the bonds, in order to provide for the continued viability of the stadium.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-29
Status: in_force

The State Bond Commission shall sell such bonds on sealed bids at public 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 date of delivery of the bonds to the purchaser. All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding seven percent (7%) per annum. All interest accruing on such bonds so issued shall be payable semiannually, or annually.

No interest payment due on any bond shall be evidenced by more than one (1) coupon and supplemental coupons will not be permitted; the difference between the highest rate of interest specified for any bond issue shall not exceed the lowest rate of interest specified for the same bond issue by more than one and one-fourth percent (1- 1 / 4 %).

Each interest rate specified in any bid must be in a multiple of one-eighth of one percent ( 1 / 8 of 1%) or one-tenth of one percent ( 1 / 10 of 1%) and a zero rate of interest cannot be named.

Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time, the first of which shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale, and shall be so published in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the City of Jackson and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals with a large national circulation, to be selected by the State Bond Commission.

The State Bond Commission, when issuing any bonds under the authority of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 , shall provide that bonds maturing eleven (11) or more years after the date of the issuance of such bonds may, at the option of the State of Mississippi, be called in for payment and redemption in reverse numerical order at the call price named therein and accrued interest, or on the tenth anniversary of the date of issue, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-31 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-31
Status: in_force

The State Highway Commission shall not make any expenditures in furtherance of Sections 55-5-19 through 55-5-33 unless specifically authorized to do so by the legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-11
Status: in_force

Subject to the other provisions of this chapter, the director shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Subject to the approval of the board, the director shall organize the district zoological park and garden and provide for such officers, agents and employees necessary for the operation thereof. These positions shall be filled solely on the basis of training, experience and other qualifications in the field of zoo management.

(b) As the executive secretary and principal administrative officer of the board, and subject to its approval, the director shall operate the district zoological park and garden and enforce all regulations and policy decisions of the board in regard thereto. He shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the board.

(c)(i) As directed by the board, the director may establish a schedule of charges for admission to or the use of the district zoological park and garden or any related facility, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, provide for the sale of gifts, souvenirs, food and beverages, and grant concessions for the sale of such items. The granting of any concessions relative to food, beverages and transit shall not be subject to the competitive bidding procedures, except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.

(ii) In the granting of such concessions, a contract for such concessions shall be made either upon sealed bids or by direct negotiation by obtaining two (2) or more quotations for the service when possible. At least thirty (30) days before awarding a directly negotiated contract, the zoological board shall, by written published notice, request quotations for the service to be provided. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least one (1) year after receipt thereof. If a contract is made upon sealed bids, the procedure for advertising and awarding bids shall conform to the provisions for competitive bidding in the laws of Mississippi.

(d) In order to encourage and permit the use of and access to the district zoological park and garden, the board shall establish an admissions policy providing for free admission to the district zoological park and garden for all visitors on certain days distributed throughout each year.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 9 / Section 13-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-11
Status: in_force

Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11 shall be construed in connection with any other laws of the State of Mississippi which promote the building of a national highway and parkway in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-49 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-49
Status: in_force

The cost of repairing, remodeling and enlarging the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be paid from any funds appropriated by the Legislature for such purposes, or from the sale of revenue bonds or general obligation bonds issued for this purpose, as may be hereafter authorized by the Legislature. The costs of construction of improvements made under Section 55-23-8 , may be paid from any funds provided under this section or Section 55-23-8 , or both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 23-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-19
Status: in_force

Prior to July 1, 1989, the commission shall contract with the University of Mississippi Medical Center for provision by the medical center of funds in an amount reasonable and necessary to provide the following maintenance of parking facilities at the stadium:

(a) Adequate lighting;

(b) Routine care of the parking surface;

(c) Long-term resurfacing of any parking area utilized by medical center employees, students and patients; and

(d) Security.

In consideration of the funds provided by the medical center, the University of Mississippi Medical Center students, employees, patients and visitors, and all other state employees, will be exempt from payment of any fees imposed by the commission for the use of the parking facilities at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium when there are no special events being held on the stadium grounds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-11-11
Status: in_force

The commission shall have authority to advertise for bids for the purchase of any materials or things and for letting contracts for furnishing any labor and material for carrying out plans that may be approved for the beautification and landscaping of any part of said parkway. No purchase or contract which is to be paid out of county funds, shall be final or any such contract binding upon the county, until accepted by the board of supervisors by order spread upon their minutes. Any such purchase or contracts that are to be paid for out of funds provided by any other governmental department shall be made and accepted in such manner that may be approved by the governmental department providing such funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-49 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-49
Status: in_force

After the payment of any costs or expenses incurred under Section 55-19-1 et seq. , all charges, tolls, rates, gifts, grants, bequests, monies, tax proceeds and all other funds from any source whatsoever, with accrued interest, if there be any, which came into the possession of the Bienville Recreational District by virtue of the provisions of Section 55-19-1 et seq. , shall be distributed to the member counties on the same basis that said funds were received from the member counties. Real, personal or mixed property shall be sold at a fair market value and the proceeds therefrom shall be distributed to member counties on a pro rata basis. All funds distributed to the member counties shall be deposited into the general fund of the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-31
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be payable from the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund and shall be the general obligations of the State of Mississippi and backed by the full faith and credit of the State of Mississippi, and if the funds available in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund be insufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on 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 foregoing provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-13
Status: in_force

The State Highway Department is hereby authorized and empowered to maintain the driveways which lead to the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and are a part of the state-owned real property under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission. In carrying out this section, the department is authorized to use its personnel, funds, equipment and machinery, and it may accept donations of funds from said commission, the City of Jackson, and Hinds County, which funds are hereby authorized to be expended, and other grants and bequests for carrying out the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-15-43
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Confederate Monumental Park Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Confederate Monumental Park Commission.

(2) The words “ Confederate Monumental Park Commission ,” wherever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi, shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-21 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-13-21
Status: in_force

The Highway Commission is hereby authorized to call upon the attorney general, or any district attorney in his district, or any county attorney in his county, to assist in the preparation and trial of any condemnation suit for right-of-way for the Natchez Trace, and it is further authorized to pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of any such officer assisting in any such suit.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-5-9
Status: in_force

The Governor of the State of Mississippi is further authorized to convey to the United States or any of its subsidiary agencies any and all lands owned by the State of Mississippi which have been acquired by tax sale, donation, or gift. The said State of Mississippi and the said boards of supervisors of the county where said parkway is located are fully authorized and empowered to give and grant any and all rights of way, parkway rights or scenic easements in, over and through any sixteenth section lands or lands in lieu of sixteenth section lands, making any and all necessary conveyances thereto which may be required by the United States government.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-7 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-7
Status: in_force

Any construction, renovation, repair and reconstruction to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium shall be carried on under the direction of the commission, which is authorized to make and enter into such contracts, agreements and undertakings as may be necessary to effect this purpose. The commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the facilities and property of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-17-3 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-17-3
Status: in_force

A special advisory committee for the International Gardens of Mississippi is hereby created which shall consist of two (2) members of the Department of Horticulture of Mississippi State University, as selected by the president of Mississippi State University, three (3) members of the senate to be appointed by the lieutenant governor, three (3) members of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house, and four (4) members to be appointed by the Governor, one (1) of whom shall be a resident of each of the supreme court districts and one (1) of whom shall be a resident of Copiah County. At least one (1) of the members of the committee shall be a woman. The terms of office of the legislative members shall be concurrent with the term of office for which they were elected. The term of office of the official nonlegislative appointees shall terminate on January 1, 1977, and the terms of office of their successor shall terminate on January 1 every four (4) years thereafter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-11 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-7-11
Status: in_force

The bridge and park commission shall have power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, to adopt and alter a corporate seal, and to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire private property necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes for which such commission is created.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-9 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-9
Status: in_force

If the election for a tax levy as set out in Section 55-19-7 fails in any of the four (4) counties in which a part of the Bienville Recreational District lies, then that county is no longer a member, and the clerk of the board of supervisors of that county shall so advise the governor and the secretary of state of its removal. Since each of the four (4) said counties is essential to the district, the district shall be dissolved automatically upon the removal of any one (1) of such counties. However, the district may maintain the organization outlined in Section 55-19-5 for a period of two (2) years after such dissolution but its activities shall be limited to that of perfecting a district with four (4) permanent member counties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-13 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 17 / Section 19-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-19-13
Status: in_force

Other counties may become members of the district after the establishment of the district according to Sections 55-19-3 through 55-19-7 and 55-19-11 in the same manner but without regard to the time limits provided for the original and necessary four (4) counties to become member counties.

Provided, however, for membership in the district by other than the four (4) permanent counties, the millage requirements shall be no less than the following:

Counties with total assessed valuation above $60,000,000․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

1 / 2 mill

Counties with total assessed valuation of at least $30,000,000 and no more than $60,000,000

1 mill

Counties with total assessed valuation below $30,000,000․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․

2 mills

Whenever such county becomes a member, the clerk of the board of supervisors of that county shall so advise the Secretary of State and forward the name and address of the director for said county. A commission will be issued to such director by the Secretary of State. The director shall then proceed to take and subscribe to his oath of office and thereby become a member of the board of directors with the same rights, responsibilities and privileges enjoyed by any other director.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-5 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 3 / Section 21-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-21-5
Status: in_force

Such zoological park district established as provided for in Section 55-21-3 shall establish a district zoological park and garden board which shall supervise and control the zoological park. The district zoological park and garden board, hereinafter referred to as the board, shall consist of three (3) representatives from each participating county. Each member shall be appointed by the governing authority of the entity he represents for a term of six (6) years and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-43
Status: in_force

The Building Commission may employ competent architects, engineers and other qualified agents to prepare plans, specifications and such other data as may be necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 in a manner consistent with sound construction principles. When the plans and specifications have been approved and accepted by the Building Commission, contracts for the various phases of construction shall then be let by the Building Commission in the manner provided by law to competent and responsible firms or individuals whose work shall proceed under the constant inspection of a reliable and competent inspector to be furnished for that purpose by the State Building Commission. All expenses incurred in the enlargement and renovation under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 shall be paid from the Mississippi Memorial Stadium Construction Fund created herein. The Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Commission may take any action authorized in Section 55-23-8 , relating to the property described in such section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-37 — MS Code / Title 55 / Chapter 19 / Section 23-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-23-37
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is hereby authorized, without further process of law, to certify to the State Fiscal Management Board the necessity for warrants, and the State Fiscal Management Board is hereby authorized and directed to issue such warrants payable out of the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Bond Sinking Fund authorized by Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 for such purpose, in such amounts as may be necessary to pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 55-23-21 through 55-23-43 ; and the State Treasurer shall forward the necessary amount to the designated place or places of payment of said bonds in ample time to discharge such bonds, or the interest thereon, on the due dates thereof.