Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-83 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-83
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and any interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation, except gift, transfer and inheritance taxes, insofar as may be within the power of the State of Mississippi to provide and shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the law of merchants and the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-11
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in which any harbor improvements may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter, may purchase lands and rights of way necessary therefor and pay for the same out of the proceeds of bonds herein provided; and for the purpose of carrying out the provision of this chapter said boards of supervisors are hereby clothed with the power and authority, and it is made their duty, to exercise the right of eminent domain, in their discretion, in the acquisition of such lands and rights of way.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-5
Status: in_force

(1) The department may charge a fee not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) to issue a certificate of title; a transfer of title or a duplicate or corrected certificate of title.

(2) The holder of an original title shall apply for a duplicate title within thirty (30) days after, or after the discovery of, the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of an original certificate of title. The department shall issue a duplicate certificate of title plainly marked “duplicate” across its face upon application by the person entitled to hold the certificate if the department is satisfied that the original certificate has been lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed or has become illegible. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, theft, mutilation or destruction. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate. If a duplicate certificate of title has been issued and the lost or stolen original is recovered, the original shall be promptly surrendered to the department for cancellation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-9
Status: in_force

The number awarded shall be painted on or attached to each side of the bow of the vessel for which it was issued. The numbers shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel in such position as to provide clear legibility for identification. The numbers shall read from left to right and shall be in block characters of good proportion not less than three inches in height. The numbers shall be of a color which will contrast with the color of the background and so maintained as to be clearly visible and legible, i.e., dark numbers on a light background, or light numbers on a dark background. No other number shall be carried on the bow of such vessel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-47 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-47
Status: in_force

The funds which are transferred from the sale of bonds under this chapter to the special fund in the qualified depositories set up for each separate port, harbor, or part thereof, may be withdrawn only in the following manner: said funds shall be paid by such qualified depositories upon warrants issued by the state auditor of public accounts, which warrants shall be issued upon requisition of the board or state inland port authority. All expenditures ordered by the board or state inland port authority shall be entered upon their minutes, and the board and each state inland port authority shall submit a full report of their work and all the transactions carried on by them, and a complete statement of all their revenues and expenditures to the legislature at each regular session of the legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-3 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 23-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-3
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context shall prescribe otherwise:

(a) “ Chemical test ” means an analysis of a person's blood, breath, urine or other bodily substance for the determination of the presence of alcohol or any other substance which may impair a person's mental or physical ability.

(b) “ Intoxicated ” means under the influence of alcohol or any combination of alcohol, controlled substance or drugs, so that there is impaired thought and action and loss of normal control of a person's faculties to such an extent as to endanger any person.

(c) “ Law enforcement officer ” means any officer described in Section 63-11-19 and includes a conservation officer employed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and a marine law enforcement officer employed by the Department of Marine Resources.

(d) “ Prima facie evidence of intoxication ” includes evidence that at the time of an alleged violation there was eight one-hundredths percent (.08%) or more by weight of alcohol in the person's blood.

(e) “ Public waters ” means all public waters over which the state has jurisdiction.

(f) “ Watercraft ” means a motorized vessel with a motor of twenty-five (25) horsepower or greater used for transportation on public waters and personal watercraft (jet skis).

(g) “ Operates a watercraft ” or “ operation of a watercraft ” shall mean a watercraft that is underway in the water.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-103 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-103
Status: in_force

(1) In order to provide for the improvement, promotion, development, construction, maintenance and operation of harbors or ports in counties having or hereafter providing harbors or ports where wharf or terminal or other facilities exist for the handling of inbound or outbound waterborne cargo moving in interstate or foreign commerce and where there is maintained a channel, harbor or port with a depth of not less than nine (9) feet, there shall be and there is hereby created in each such county electing to exercise the provisions of this article a special fund to be known as the “port fund,” into which payments shall be made as follows:

(a) The tax collector of each such county electing to come under this article shall deduct from all state ad valorem taxes collected by him a sum equal to the avails of a levy of two (2) mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such county upon which state ad valorem taxes are levied and collected. The amount so deducted shall be set aside by the tax collector and shall by him be paid into the said port fund of such county. Such payments shall be continued as long as there remains unpaid and outstanding any bonded indebtedness created by the board of supervisors of such county as hereinafter provided.

(b) The board of supervisors of each such county electing to exercise the provisions of this article shall pay or cause to be paid into the aforesaid port fund a sum equal to one-fourth ( 1 / 4 ) of the sum paid into said fund under subsection (a) above and such payments shall be continued as long as there remains unpaid and outstanding any bonded indebtedness created by such board of supervisors as hereinafter provided. Any such board of supervisors shall provide the sum herein required either by appropriation from any available funds of the county or by the levy, in addition to all other county taxes, of a tax of not more than two (2) mills on the dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such county upon which taxes for the general county fund are levied and collected. In case of a special tax levy as herein authorized, the tax collector of each such county shall set aside the avails of such levy and shall pay the same directly into the port fund of such county.

(c) The port commission hereinafter provided for shall pay into the port fund all of the revenues of whatsoever nature which may be derived from or through the use of the harbor, port, wharf or terminal facilities under its jurisdiction as hereinafter provided.

(2) In order to come within the provisions of this article, the board of supervisors of any such county shall, by appropriate resolution spread upon its minutes, declare its intention so to do and shall annually provide for the necessary matching county funds. A certified copy of such resolution shall be filed with the tax collector of such county and shall constitute his authority to set aside the taxes hereinabove referred to and to pay the same into the aforesaid port fund.

Provided further, that any county in the state of Mississippi through which a river or other stream flows, and which stream is classed as navigable and maintained as such by any agency of the federal government, and wherein harbors, wharves, ports, terminals or other facilities exist or are proposed or established hereafter for the handling of inbound or outbound waterborne cargo moving in interstate or foreign commerce, and where there is maintained a channel, harbor or port of such depth necessary for said purposes, then in such event such county may come under the provisions of this article if and when its application to come under the provisions of this article is approved by the Mississippi Board of Economic Development, which board shall adjudicate and determine the feasibility of said project so applied for and whether or not it is economically feasible. Certified copies of the order of said board shall be filed with the auditor of public accounts and the tax collector of such county affected.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-155 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-155
Status: in_force

All monies collected as fines or penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid over by the court, justice court judge, or other officer collecting or receiving the fines or penalties to the county having jurisdiction over the violation as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7
Status: in_force

The numbering pattern to be used shall be as follows:

The number shall be divided into three (3) parts. The first part shall consist of the symbol MI; the second part shall consist of a numerical group having a maximum of four (4) digits; the third part shall consist of an alphabetical group having a maximum of two (2) letters. Each part shall be separated by hyphens or equivalent spaces.

Vessels shall be given numerical and alphabetical designations in the second and third groups in the order of their application.

The number awarded to a vessel under the provisions of this chapter shall remain the number for such vessel until the vessel is lost, destroyed, abandoned or registered in another state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 19-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-15
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may lease the lot or landing for a term not exceeding five years, the lessee to transact thereat only a general receiving and forwarding business; and, in case of a lease, the board shall fix, with power to alter, a schedule of rates and charges for receiving and forwarding freight, and require of the lessee a bond, payable to the county, in a penalty not less than five hundred dollars as shall be proper, conditioned to observe the terms of the lease and to perform the duties imposed on him by law. The lessee shall keep the schedule of rates conspicuously posted on the premises, and any overcharge shall subject the lessee and his sureties to a penalty of twenty dollars in favor of the party injured. A lease shall not abridge the right of any person to store and forward his own freight at the landing free of charge.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-21 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-21
Status: in_force

(1) When the owner of a numbered vessel removes his residence to another state, or the numbered vessel is not usually moored, docked, housed or garaged within this state, the owner shall, within ninety (90) days thereafter, surrender the certificate of number to the commission.

(2) When the owner of a numbered vessel changes his address from that shown on the certificate of number, he shall notify the commission of his new address within a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days from such change.

(3) When a numbered vessel is lost, destroyed, abandoned or transferred to another person, the certificate of number issued for the vessel shall be surrendered to the commission within a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days after such event. When the vessel is lost, destroyed or abandoned and the certificate of number has been destroyed, the owner shall, within fifteen (15) days, notify the commission by letter or postal card of the change in the status of the vessel.

The application for number by a new owner of a vessel shall, for the purpose of fee, be regarded as an original application for number, but where the vessel will continue in use in the state, the new number shall be identical with the previous one.

(4) A change of motor is not required to be reported to the commission.

(5) The owner of an undocumented vessel shall not have more than one (1) valid number or valid certificate of number for any one (1) vessel at any time.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-155 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-155
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-155
Status: in_force

All monies collected as fines or penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be paid over by the court, justice court judge, or other officer collecting or receiving the fines or penalties to the county having jurisdiction over the violation as provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-11
Status: in_force

The owner of any vessel required to be numbered under this chapter shall apply, within ten (10) days from the date of acquisition of the vessel, to the commission, on forms provided, for a certificate of number. The application for a number shall include the following:

(a) Name and address of owner.

(b) Date of birth of owner.

(c) Social Security number or driver's license number of the owner.

(d) Present citizenship of owner (county, state, country).

(e) County in which the vessel is principally used.

(f) Present number (if any).

(g) Hull material (wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, other).

(h) Type of propulsion (outboard, inboard, other).

(i) Type of fuel (gas, diesel, other).

(j) Length of vessel.

(k) Make and year built (if known).

(l) Statement as to use (pleasure, livery, dealer, manufacturer, commercial-passenger, commercial-fishing, commercial-other).

(m) A certification of ownership by the applicant.

(n) Serial number of outboard motor, boat and trailer owned by the applicant.

(o) Signature of owner.

(p) A receipt, sales or otherwise, which shows whether or not a sales or use tax was paid at the time of the purchase of the vessel. If the vessel was purchased outside the State of Mississippi, from and after July 1, 1978, and the tax for the privilege of using or consuming tangible personal property imposed by Section 27-67-5 was not paid at the time the vessel was acquired, then the owner shall be required to pay the tax as provided by the Mississippi Use Tax Law before a certificate of number can be issued.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-35 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 17-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-35
Status: in_force

The board shall have power and is hereby authorized, at one (1) time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution 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 the acquisition of any state port, harbor, waterway or part thereof, and the planned development of any port, harbor, waterway or part thereof, but in no event shall the amount of such bonds issued exceed the actual cost of an approved plan for the development of any port, harbor, waterway or part thereof. The principal of and the interest on such bonds shall be payable from a special fund to be provided for that purpose in the manner hereinafter set forth. Such bonds shall bear the 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 board. Such bonds shall mature in annual installments beginning not more than four (4) years from date thereof and extending not more than thirty (30) years from date thereof. In no event shall any bonds be issued for a period of time which shall be longer than ninety percent (90%) of the expected useful life of the project or projects to be financed by the proceeds of said bonds. Such bonds shall be signed by the governor or by his facsimile signature, and the official seal of the state shall be affixed thereto, attested by the secretary of state. 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 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. § 59-15-17 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 15-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-17
Status: in_force

Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and any interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation, except gift, transfer or inheritance taxes, in so far as may be within the power of the State of Mississippi so to provide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-519 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-519
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-519
Status: in_force

All revenues of every kind and character derived from the operation of the facilities of any special project authorized by the provisions of this article shall be paid into the port fund of such county and into a special account in said fund to be designated as the “special project revenue fund” and the resolution of the board of supervisors directing the issuance of such bonds shall require that such revenues shall be allocated to and shall be pledged for the following purposes:

(a) an operation and maintenance fund out of which there shall be paid the usual and necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the project facilities;

(b) a renewal and replacement fund sufficient to assure that the project facilities, including equipment, shall be kept in good repair and working order;

(c) a bond and interest fund which shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as they mature and accrue, including a reasonable sum for the creation of a bond reserve fund to assure the payment of such bonds and the interest therein in the event that sufficient funds therefor are not otherwise available; and

(d) a contingent fund to provide for unforeseen contingencies arising in the operation of the project facilities. Any surplus funds remaining after making the foregoing allocations shall be dealt with as may be directed by the resolution of the board of supervisors whereunder such bonds are issued, for the repayment of advances received from any source, for the payment of any maturities of principal and interest of such bonds, for the improvement of the port and/or harbor facilities for which such bonds were issued, or for the retirement of the outstanding bonds according to their terms.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33
Status: in_force

All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer of the law including any sheriff or deputy sheriff. Upon the seizure of such property, forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to Sections 49-7-251 through 49-7-257 . Provided, however, that any such property which has previously been registered or titled within the State of Mississippi is not subject to forfeiture if the application for registration or title contained no false or fraudulent information, or if the property seized has a value less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-1 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-1
Status: reserved

The following words, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Certificate of origin ” means the document provided by the manufacturer of a new vessel, or its distributor, which is the only valid indication of ownership between the manufacturer, its distributor, its franchised new vessel dealers and the original purchaser.

(b) “ Dealer ” means any person engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or offering for sale, buying or taking in trade for the purpose of resale, or exchanging, displaying, demonstrating or offering for sale vessels or motors, and who receive or expect to receive money, profit or any other thing of value.

(c) “ Department ” means the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

(d) “ Documented vessel ” means a vessel documented under 46 U.S.C., Chapter 121.

(e) “ Lienholder ” means a person holding a security interest.

(f) “ Manufacturer ” means any person engaged in the manufacture, construction or assembly of vessels, or their importation into the United States, for the purpose of sale or trade.

(g) “ Motor ” means any type of outboard device providing motorized propulsion for vessels operated by any type fuel.

(h) “ Operate ” means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel.

(i) “ Owner ” means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vessel or motor. The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel or motor subject to an interest in another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment of performance of an obligation, but the term excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.

(j) “ Person ” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association or governmental entity and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee or similar representative of any of them.

(k) “ Security interest ” means an interest which is reserved or created by an agreement which secures payment or performance of an obligation and is valid against third parties generally.

(l) “ State of principal operation ” means the state on whose waters a vessel is used or to be used most during a calendar year.

(m) “ Titling authority ” means a state whose vessel titling system has been certified by the Coast Guard as complying with the guidelines for state vessel titling systems listed in 33 CFR, Part 187 .

(n) “ Use ” means to operate, navigate or employ a vessel. A vessel is in use whenever it is upon the water.

(o) “ Vessel ” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, that is required to be numbered in accordance with the Mississippi Boating Law, Chapter 21 of Title 59, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 15-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-15
Status: in_force

Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter by resolution or resolutions duly adopted, is hereby given authority to execute and deliver a mortgage or deed of trust on any or all lands, properties, improvements and facilities, the acquisition, construction, maintenance or operation of which are provided for by this chapter. Such resolution or resolutions of such municipality shall prescribe the provisions, covenants and conditions of any such mortgage or deed of trust. Such provisions, covenants and conditions, if not self-executing, may be enforced by appropriate proceedings, either in law or in equity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-63 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 5-63
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-63
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies, the board of trustees of the public employees' retirement system, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may be deposited with and shall be received by all public officers and bodies of this state and all municipalities and political subdivisions for the purpose of securing the deposit of public funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-3 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-3
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the purposes set out herein and wide latitude and discretion shall be vested in the public authorities charged with the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon them by this chapter, except as in the chapter otherwise expressly limited.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing or altering existing laws affecting ports, and this chapter is to be considered as supplementary and cumulative. The grant of powers to the board of supervisors of such county, the county port authority, the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, and the port commission, where granted herein by reference to existing statutes, shall incorporate such statutes herein seriatim, and the subsequent amendment or repeal of such statutes shall not limit or rescind the powers and authority hereby conferred unless expressly so provided in such amending or repealing statute.

(3) The enumeration of any specific rights and powers contained in this chapter, where followed by general powers, shall not be construed in a restrictive sense, but rather in as broad and comprehensive a sense as possible to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

(4) A county development commission shall have all rights, duties and powers vested upon a county port authority by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-307 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-307
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-307
Status: in_force

All improvements and facilities constructed pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter, and/or constructed pursuant to this article, shall be maintained and operated under the control of the port commission as provided in chapter 1 of this title. The said port commission shall, subject to and in accordance with any agreement or agreements as may be made by any such municipality with the purchaser or purchasers of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article, prescribe, levy and collect all rents, fees, tolls, revenues, and/or other charges in connection with the use and occupancy of the aforesaid improvements and facilities, and shall pay over all net revenues derived from the operation of said improvements and facilities to any trustee, or successor thereto, established as hereinafter in this article provided. Net revenues shall be deemed to be such as may be defined in any agreement or agreements entered into between any such municipality and the purchaser or purchasers of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article. The said port commission shall make an annual report to the governor of the State of Mississippi, to the municipality having such port of entry, and to the state legislature.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-119 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-119
Status: in_force

The commission is hereby authorized to purchase, operate and maintain such motor vehicles, boats, trailers, motors and other equipment as may be deemed necessary and proper for the administration of this chapter. The commission may purchase property damage insurance on its motor vehicles, boats, trailers, motors and other equipment, and may expend funds from any available source for the purpose of obtaining such insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-7
Status: in_force

(1) No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new vessel or motor without obtaining from the seller a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin. No manufacturer, importer, dealer or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new vessel or motor to a dealer for purposes of resale without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin.

(2) The manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin shall be a uniform or standardized form prescribed by the department and shall contain: a description of the vessel or motor including its trade name, model year, length, type and hull identification number; an assignment form, including the certification of date of transfer of vessel or motor, the name and address of transferee; certification that the vessel or motor is new, and a warranty that the vessel or motor at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as set forth and described in full in the assignment.

(3) Every dealer shall maintain for at least three (3) years a record of any vessel or motor bought, sold, exchanged or received for sale or exchange. This record shall be available for inspection by department representatives during reasonable business hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-15
Status: in_force

The duties and powers of a county port authority or county development commission shall be the same, as to matters within their jurisdiction, as those set forth and prescribed by law, and as the same may be amended from time to time, relating to the duties and powers of a municipal port commission. The board of supervisors, on recommendation of the county port authority or county development commission, may appoint a county port director. The salary of the county port director shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors of such county, and the county port director so appointed may be the port director employed by the port commission of the municipality, in which case the board of supervisors of such county and the governing authorities of the municipality may jointly agree on pro rata payments toward the salary and expenses of such port director. The members of such county port authority or county development commission and the county port director shall be public officers within the meaning and the intent of Section 97-11-19, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The clerk of the board of supervisors of any county which has appointed a county port authority or county development commission is authorized to employ such additional clerical assistance as may be necessary or required in view of the additional duties imposed upon the board by this chapter, but no employee shall receive a salary of more than Thirty-six Hundred Dollars ($3600.00) per annum.

In addition to the general powers and duties of a county port commission or county development commission, a county port commission or development commission may enter into joint ventures or community alliances with private entities or other county port commissions or county development commissions to construct and operate any facilities under the jurisdiction of such commissions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-29 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-29
Status: in_force

Each person registering a boat or boats under this chapter may at the same time register with the commission the serial numbers of all outboard motors owned by said person.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-163 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-163
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-163
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 59-21-157 through 59-21-161 shall not be construed to limit any cause of action heretofore maintainable at common law, maritime law or in admiralty, but shall be cumulative and supplemental thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-43 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-43
Status: in_force

The state bond commission shall sell such state bonds in such manner 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. Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one time not less than ten days prior to the date of sale and shall be so published in one or more newspapers published in Jackson, Mississippi, and having general circulation within the State of Mississippi, and in one or more other newspapers or financial journals as may be directed by the state bond commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-55 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-55
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-55
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the operator of any vessel involved in a boating accident to remain at the scene of such accident until he has rendered all necessary aid and assistance, including the carrying or the making of arrangements for the carrying of any person involved in such accident to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical, surgical or hospital treatment, if necessary, or if such carrying is requested by such injured person, and it is the further duty of the operator of any vessel or vessels involved in a boating accident required to be reported under this chapter to report the same as herein provided.

(2) Any person who complies with subsection (1) of this section or who gratuitously and in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care renders assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty without objection of any person assisted, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of the rendering of assistance or for any act committed in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care or omission in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable care by such person in providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment, or other assistance where the assisting person acts as an ordinary, reasonable, prudent man would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-5
Status: in_force

(1) The term “industrial operations” as used in this chapter shall include but not be limited to any and all enterprises, the operation of which will aid in the development of fisheries, shipyard operations, commerce, navigation or shipping in the port, as well as all forms of manufacturing enterprises, tourism enterprises, and service enterprises.

(2) Wherever the words “county port authority” appear in this chapter, such words shall be deemed to be identical in meaning and in context with the words “county development commission.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-11
Status: in_force

After the termination of the proceedings and the payment or tender of the damages and costs, the applicants may erect warehouses, sheds, and such other buildings as may be necessary for the reception, storage, or shipment of cotton or other freight, and shall have such lot substantially inclosed, provided with suitable gates, and kept in good repair; and it shall not be lawful for any person to use the lot, shed, warehouses, or other buildings for any other purposes than those designated, under the penalty of five hundred dollars, to be recovered of the petitioners or of any person so using the said lot or buildings, by and for the use of the owner of the land, and the right to use the same for any purpose shall be forfeited.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-315 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-315
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-315
Status: in_force

Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this article by resolution or resolutions duly adopted, is hereby given authority to execute and deliver a mortgage or deed of trust, in such form, with such validity and with such remedies as at present authorized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, on any or all properties, improvements and facilities, the acquisition, construction, maintenance and/or operation of which are provided for by this article. Such resolution or resolutions of said municipality shall prescribe the provisions, covenants and conditions of any such mortgage or deed of trust. Such provisions, covenants and conditions, if not self-executing, may be enforced by appropriate proceedings, either in law or in equity.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-5
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the policy and purposes set out herein.

(2) This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted, but this chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of this state.

(3) The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to repeal, amend, limit, or restrict statutes heretofore or hereinafter enacted, providing for the establishment, support, financing, and maintenance of port commissions, authorities, or other local agencies having jurisdiction over harbors, ports, rivers, channels, and waterways, nor to be applicable to any bond issue, heretofore or hereafter issued for port or harbor purposes by any county or municipality in which said port is located, and the provisions hereof shall be supplemental and cumulative and shall not repeal, limit, or restrict the authority granted any public body or agency under any existing statute, except as herein otherwise expressly provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-19 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 15-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-19
Status: in_force

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

(a) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall receive and receipt for all money paid or to be paid to it in accordance with Section 59-15-3 , constituting the net revenues derived from the operation of the improvements and facilities authorized by this chapter;

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

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

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

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

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

(g) In the event any such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall die or be removed as hereinabove provided, it shall be the duty of any such municipality immediately by resolution duly adopted to appoint a trustee, as successor thereto, who is satisfactory to said holder or holders of twenty per centum or more in aggregate principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter then outstanding and unpaid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-5
Status: in_force

(1) The department may charge a fee not to exceed Ten Dollars ($10.00) to issue a certificate of title; a transfer of title or a duplicate or corrected certificate of title.

(2) The holder of an original title shall apply for a duplicate title within thirty (30) days after, or after the discovery of, the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction of an original certificate of title. The department shall issue a duplicate certificate of title plainly marked “duplicate” across its face upon application by the person entitled to hold the certificate if the department is satisfied that the original certificate has been lost, stolen, mutilated, destroyed or has become illegible. The applicant shall furnish information concerning the original certificate and the circumstances of its loss, theft, mutilation or destruction. Mutilated or illegible certificates shall be returned to the department with the application for a duplicate. If a duplicate certificate of title has been issued and the lost or stolen original is recovered, the original shall be promptly surrendered to the department for cancellation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-25 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 5-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-25
Status: in_force

Any agreement reached between the board and the city or county, or city and county acting jointly, or authorized port or harbor agency shall be reduced to writing and set out the terms and conditions under which such planned development shall be completed, and shall specifically set out the maximum amount of bonds, if any, to be issued by the state for the completion of such planned development. No such agreement shall become effective until approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the city or county having jurisdiction of such port or harbor voting in an election called for that purpose in the same manner as in other city or county special elections. Any plan, agreement and contract which has been approved by the qualified electors of a county or municipality as herein provided, may be amended or supplemented to add additional projects thereto in the same manner as provided herein for the submission, modification and approval of the original plan, agreement and contract, save that instead of submitting such supplemental contract to the qualified electors of the county having jurisdiction of such port or harbor for approval, the governing body of the county or municipality shall, by the affirmative vote of two thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of all members of such governing body, adopt a resolution reciting the substantial terms of such supplemental contract and giving notice that such contract shall become effective on the date specified therein which shall be not less than twenty-five days from the date of the first publication of such resolution. Such resolution shall be published once a week for at least three successive weeks in the newspapers published and of general circulation within such county or municipality. The first of such publications shall be made at least twenty-one days prior to the date set forth in said resolution as the date upon which the supplemental contract shall become effective and the last of such publications shall be made not more than seven days prior to such date. If prior to the date set forth as aforesaid there shall be filed with the clerk of the governing body of the county or municipality a petition in writing signed by twenty per cent (20%) of the qualified electors of such county or municipality requesting an election on the question of whether or not such contract shall be effective, then such contract shall not become effective unless approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the county or municipality who vote therein at an election to be ordered by the appropriate governing body for that purpose. Notice of such election shall be given and such election shall be held and conducted in like manner as approved by law with respect to the submission of bond issues in the county or municipality. If the proposition so submitted shall fail to receive approval at such election, then such contract shall not become effective. If, however, no such petition shall be so filed, or if at such election, or subsequent election, such proposition be assented to by the majority of qualified electors voting therein then such contract shall become effective on the dates set forth in the resolution. Any such contract or supplemental contract shall require that any such city, county, or city and county acting jointly, or authorized port or harbor agency shall pledge all net revenues to be derived from the planned development to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds issued for such planned development, and shall further require such agency to pay the principal and interest on such bonds, and all premiums, fees, or other charges in connection therewith as the same shall mature or become due. The proceeds of any bonds issued for such planned development shall be expended only for the purposes set out in such approved contract. To meet the obligations imposed by this section, any such city, county, or city and county acting jointly, or authorized port or harbor agency is hereby authorized to appropriate therefor any surplus funds from any source available to said city or county, or both acting jointly, or to levy a tax therefor not to exceed five mills on all taxable property in said county or city, or both. The levies made under this provision shall not be reimbursed under the Homestead Exemption Law of 1946, being Sections 27-33-1 through 27-33-65, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The ownership, operation and control of such planned development shall remain vested in the city, county, or other authorized port or harbor agency in such manner as is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-3 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 21-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:

(a) “Commission” means the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

(b) “Length” means the length of the vessel measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer.

(c) “Livery boat” means any boat for rent or hire.

(d) “Machinery” means inboard and outboard engines and all other types of motors or mechanical devices.

(e) “Motorboat” means any undocumented vessel propelled by machinery, whether or not such machinery is the principal source of propulsion. The term motorboat includes personal watercraft.

(f) “Operate” means to navigate or otherwise use a motorboat or vessel.

(g) “Operator” means the person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a motorboat or a vessel.

(h) “Owner” means the person who claims lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles him to such possession.

(i) “Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.

(j) “Ships' lifeboats” means lifeboats used solely for lifesaving purposes and does not include dinghies, tenders, speedboats, or other type of craft carried aboard a vessel and used for other than lifesaving purposes.

(k) “Undocumented vessel” means any vessel which is not required to have, and does not have, a valid marine document issued by the Bureau of Customs.

(l) “Vessel” means every description of watercraft, other than seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

(m) “Waters of this state” means any waters within the territorial limits of this state, and the marginal sea adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as a part of a journey or ride to or from the shore of the state; however, “waters of this state” does not mean any private pond or lake which is not used for boat rentals or the charging of fees for fishing therein.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-9
Status: in_force

(1) Every vessel shall have a hull identification number assigned and affixed. The department shall assign a hull identification number to an undocumented vessel not having a hull identification number at the time of numbering or applying for a certificate of title after transfer of ownership or change of state of principal operation. Every motor shall have a motor serial number affixed.

(2) A person may not destroy, remove, alter, cover or deface the manufacturer's hull identification number or motor serial number, the plate bearing it or any hull identification number or motor serial number the department assigns to any vessel or motor, without authorization from the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-3 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 11-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-3
Status: in_force

(1) Any county port and harbor commission created pursuant to Section 59-11-1 shall be appointed as follows: three (3) members shall be appointed by the Governor, one (1) from each of the three (3) municipalities of the county, which appointments shall be made from those persons recommended and nominated by the governing authorities of the municipalities, and shall be qualified electors of the county; and five (5) members shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of such county, each supervisor to recommend the appointment of one (1) member thereof. The members of the county port and harbor commission shall serve for terms concurrent with that of the Governor and the board of supervisors making such appointment and hold that appointment until such time as their successor shall be appointed and installed as a commissioner upon taking his or her oath of office.

(2) Each member of the county port and harbor commission shall receive per diem compensation in an amount up to Eighty-four Dollars ($84.00) for each day engaged in attendance of meetings of the county port and harbor commission or when engaged in other duties of the county port and harbor commission, and shall be reimbursed for mileage and actual travel expenses at the rate authorized for county employees under Section 25-3-41 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-19 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 15-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-19
Status: in_force

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

(a) Such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall receive and receipt for all money paid or to be paid to it in accordance with Section 59-15-3 , constituting the net revenues derived from the operation of the improvements and facilities authorized by this chapter;

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

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

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

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

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

(g) In the event any such trustee so appointed, or any successor thereto, shall die or be removed as hereinabove provided, it shall be the duty of any such municipality immediately by resolution duly adopted to appoint a trustee, as successor thereto, who is satisfactory to said holder or holders of twenty per centum or more in aggregate principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter then outstanding and unpaid.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-13 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-13
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall have power to acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control, and operate ports, harbors, waterways, channels, wharves, piers, docks, quays, elevators, tipples, compresses, bulk loading and unloading facilities, warehouses, floating dry docks, graving docks, marine railways, tugboats, machinery and equipment, and water, air and rail terminals, and roadways and approaches thereto, and other structures and facilities needful for the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce, including the dredging, deepening, extending, widening, or enlarging of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels, and waterways, the damming of inland waterways, the establishment of water basins, the acquisition and development of industrial sites and the reclaiming of submerged lands.

(2) The State Inland Port Authority, subject to the approval of the board, shall have the power to borrow money from any source, public or private, for any of its corporate purposes and to give such security as may be required in connection therewith and to enter into a joint agreement with the boards of supervisors of any county, or the governing authority of any municipality, or both acting jointly, to issue revenue bonds of such county or municipality, or both, acting jointly, as provided by Section 59-7-311 which bonds may be payable out of any revenues of the authority, including grants or contributions from the federal government or other sources. Such revenue bonds may be issued without an election on resolution of the board of supervisors, governing body of the municipality, or both acting jointly, and shall not be subject to any limitation as to amount, and shall not be included or computed in the statutory limitation of indebtedness of any such county or municipality.

(3) All leases which are now in effect or which may hereafter be executed by the State Inland Port Authority for port, harbor, commercial or industrial improvements, and all structures and all improvements and other permanent facilities erected, installed or located by such lessees, or their successors or assignees within the limits of any port, harbor or part thereof, may be free and exempt from all state, county and municipal ad valorem taxes if so stipulated in such lease, and for such period as may be fixed in such lease, not to exceed such periods of time as are now authorized or may be hereafter authorized by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-17 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 15-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-17
Status: in_force

Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and any interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation, except gift, transfer or inheritance taxes, in so far as may be within the power of the State of Mississippi so to provide.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-1 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-1
Status: reserved

The following words, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Certificate of origin ” means the document provided by the manufacturer of a new vessel, or its distributor, which is the only valid indication of ownership between the manufacturer, its distributor, its franchised new vessel dealers and the original purchaser.

(b) “ Dealer ” means any person engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or offering for sale, buying or taking in trade for the purpose of resale, or exchanging, displaying, demonstrating or offering for sale vessels or motors, and who receive or expect to receive money, profit or any other thing of value.

(c) “ Department ” means the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

(d) “ Documented vessel ” means a vessel documented under 46 U.S.C., Chapter 121.

(e) “ Lienholder ” means a person holding a security interest.

(f) “ Manufacturer ” means any person engaged in the manufacture, construction or assembly of vessels, or their importation into the United States, for the purpose of sale or trade.

(g) “ Motor ” means any type of outboard device providing motorized propulsion for vessels operated by any type fuel.

(h) “ Operate ” means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel.

(i) “ Owner ” means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property in or title to a vessel or motor. The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a vessel or motor subject to an interest in another person, reserved or created by agreement and securing payment of performance of an obligation, but the term excludes a lessee under a lease not intended as security.

(j) “ Person ” means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association or governmental entity and includes a trustee, receiver, assignee or similar representative of any of them.

(k) “ Security interest ” means an interest which is reserved or created by an agreement which secures payment or performance of an obligation and is valid against third parties generally.

(l) “ State of principal operation ” means the state on whose waters a vessel is used or to be used most during a calendar year.

(m) “ Titling authority ” means a state whose vessel titling system has been certified by the Coast Guard as complying with the guidelines for state vessel titling systems listed in 33 CFR, Part 187 .

(n) “ Use ” means to operate, navigate or employ a vessel. A vessel is in use whenever it is upon the water.

(o) “ Vessel ” means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, that is required to be numbered in accordance with the Mississippi Boating Law, Chapter 21 of Title 59, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-5
Status: in_force

(1) A person who operates a watercraft in waters over which this state has jurisdiction shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a chemical test or test of his breath for the purpose of determining the alcohol content of his blood, as a condition of operating the watercraft in this state.

(2) A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed an offense under this chapter shall offer the person the opportunity to submit to a chemical test. It is not necessary for the law enforcement officer to offer a chemical test to an unconscious person. A law enforcement officer may offer a person more than one (1) chemical test under this section. However, all tests must be administered within three (3) hours after the officer has probable cause to believe the person violated this chapter. If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test under this chapter, the person shall be informed by the law enforcement officer that the refusal to submit to the test shall subject him to arrest and punishment consistent with the penalties prescribed in Section 59-23-7 for persons submitting to the test, and that the court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for at least one (1) year.

(3) If the chemical test results in prima facie evidence that the person is intoxicated, he shall immediately be arrested.

(4)(a) The law enforcement officer arresting a person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall inform the person arrested that:

(i) The person arrested has the right to be represented by legal counsel;

(ii) The person arrested may waive the right to be represented by legal counsel; and

(iii) The charge for which the person is being arrested may be used against him, upon conviction, for purposes of receiving an enhanced penalty as provided in Section 59-23-7 .

(b) The citation or affidavit which is issued to the person arrested shall be uniform throughout all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi and shall contain a place for the arresting official to sign, stating that he has advised the person arrested of the information contained in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The judge hearing the case or accepting the guilty plea, as the case may be, shall sign in a place provided on the citation or affidavit stating that the person arrested either employed an attorney or waived his right to an attorney after having been advised pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection. If the person arrested employed an attorney, the name, address and telephone number of the attorney shall be written on the citation or affidavit.

(c) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall prepare and furnish, no later than July 1, 1995, to all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi a uniform citation form consistent with this chapter, which shall be used in all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi.

(d) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall notify, by whatever means it deems appropriate, all law enforcement officers who are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter of their obligation to provide the information and execute the citation or affidavit, as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-113 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-113
Status: in_force

Before issuing any bonds for any of the purposes herein enumerated, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention so to do, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, and the date upon which the board proposes to direct the issuance of such bonds. Such resolution shall be published once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper published in such county. The first publication of such resolution shall be made not less than twenty-one days prior to the date fixed in such resolution for the issuance of the bonds, and the last publication shall be made not more than seven days prior to such date. If no newspaper be published in such county, then such notice shall be given by publishing the resolution for the required time in some newspaper having a general circulation in such county and, in addition, by posting a copy of such resolution for at least twenty-one days next preceding the date fixed therein at three public places in such county. If twenty per cent (20%) of the qualified electors of the county shall file a written protest against the issuance of such bonds on or before the date specified in such resolution, then an election on the question of the issuance of such bonds shall be called and held as is herein provided. If no such protest be filed, then such bonds may be issued without an election on the question of the issuance thereof, at any time within a period of two years after the date specified in the above-mentioned resolution. However, the board of supervisors, in its discretion, may nevertheless call an election on such question, in which event it shall not be necessary to publish the resolution declaring its intention to issue such bonds as herein provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-29 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-29
Status: reserved

Any county port authority or county development commission created under the provisions of this chapter is hereby vested with full jurisdiction and control of any and all lands lying within or adjacent to any river, bay or natural lake, which are below the mean high tide mark, and which lands lie within or adjacent to any port or harbor within the jurisdiction of such county port authority or county development commission. Any such county port authority or county development commission is hereby authorized to reclaim any and all such lands by filling, dredging, or other means, to utilize, lease, sell, or dispose of same for the development and operation of the port to the same extent it is now or may hereafter be authorized to utilize its other facilities. Any such county port authority or county development commission, pursuant to resolutions adopted by the port commission and the governing body of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, may exercise joint and concurrent jurisdiction of any such lands described in such resolutions within the jurisdiction of the port commission of the port of entry, and outside of the corporate limits of such municipality, and may exercise the above powers jointly with such port commission as to such lands.

Under any such state-owned lands, if any, hereinabove turned over to the county port authority or county development commission, all oil, gas and other mineral rights are hereby reserved unto the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-1 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 11-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-1
Status: in_force

Any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or the Gulf of Mexico, which has not heretofore created a county port authority or county development commission as authorized by chapter 9 of this title is hereby authorized, in the discretion of the board of supervisors of such county, as evidenced by a resolution adopted by such board of supervisors, to create a county port and harbor commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-53 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-53
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds by the state bond commission for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, together with interest thereon to the date of such refunding bonds, and redemption premium thereon, if any. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity, and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof and the duties of the board and state inland port authority in respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter, insofar as the same may be applicable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-15
Status: in_force

The certified statement of ownership on the application for the award of a number shall constitute prima facie evidence of proof of ownership. Liens of all kinds, including reservations or transfers of title to secure debts or claims, will be disregarded in determining ownership under this chapter. A lienholder who acquires possession and title by virtue of default in the terms of the lien instrument, or any other person who acquires ownership through any such action of a lienholder, may apply for a number and shall attach to such application a signed statement explaining the facts in detail.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-85 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-85
Status: in_force

(1)(a) No motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter shall be operated by any person who is under the age of twelve (12) years, unless he possesses a certificate as required under this section and is also accompanied by a parent, guardian or other person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age and qualified and capable of operating the same.

(b) A motorboat required to be numbered under this chapter may not be operated by any person born after June 30, 1980, unless the person has completed a course in boating safety conducted or approved by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, and the person has in his immediate possession while operating a motorboat a certificate of satisfactory completion of the boating safety course.

(c) The requirement of possessing a certificate under this subsection shall not apply to any person operating a motorboat that is rented from a person engaged in the business of renting motorboats.

(2) Boating safety courses shall be held by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or instructors designated and approved by the department. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall issue a certificate to each person who satisfactorily completes the boating safety course.

(3) In lieu of any other penalties provided for a violation of this chapter, a violation of this section is punishable by a fine of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-503 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-503
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-503
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds authorized by Section 59-7-501 may be issued without an election thereon upon the adoption of a resolution by the board of supervisors of such county upon the request and recommendation of the port commission of such county. Such revenue bonds shall not be subject to any limitation as to amount and shall not be included in computing the statutory limitation of indebtedness of such county under any present or future law. Such bonds shall bear date or dates, shall be of such denomination or denominations, shall be payable at such place or places within or without the State of Mississippi, shall mature at such time or times and upon such terms and may be made redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium, shall bear such registration privileges and shall be in substantially such form as shall be determined by resolution of the board of supervisors of such county. Such bonds shall mature in annual installments beginning not more than five (5) years from the date thereof and extending not more than twenty-five (25) years from the date thereof. Such bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of supervisors of such county and the official seal of the county shall be affixed thereto, attested by the clerk of the board of supervisors of such county. The interest coupons to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Whenever such bonds shall have been signed by the officials designated to sign the same who were in office at the time of such signing but who may have ceased to be such officers prior to the date of 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. § 59-21-123 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-123
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-123
Status: in_force

The executive director with the approval of the commission may employ and fix the duties of such clerical assistants, enforcement officers and other agents as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and to fix their tenure of employment and compensation therefor; provided, however, that enforcement officers shall meet the same requirements and qualifications as required for conservation officers in Section 49-1-15(1) and (2) .

The salaries of such paid employees shall be paid out of any funds which may be received by the commission for the administration of this chapter. All salaries and positions are to conform with the requirements of the state classification commission law of 1970. In addition to their salaries, the enforcement officers may be paid in accordance with the provisions of Section 25-3-41, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for their necessary travel when performed by private conveyance and will be reimbursed for their actual expenses not to exceed eighteen dollars ($18.00) per day while actually engaged in the performance of their duties, to be allowed only on expense account itemized and filed by them with, and approved by, the executive director and the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-53 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-53
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds by the state bond commission for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, together with interest thereon to the date of such refunding bonds, and redemption premium thereon, if any. The issuance of such refunding bonds, the maturity, and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof and the duties of the board and state inland port authority in respect thereto shall be governed by the provisions of this chapter, insofar as the same may be applicable.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-15
Status: in_force

Issuance of a certificate of number shall be prima facie evidence of ownership of a vessel and entitles a person to a certificate of title, but certificate of number and certificate of title shall be subject to rebuttal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-11
Status: in_force

The power to issue bonds or other obligations authorized by Sections 59-15-1 through 59-15-9 , shall be vested in, and may be exercised from time to time by, the governing body of any municipality described in said sections. Such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of any such municipality and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding twenty-five years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding four per centum per annum, be in such denomination, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of prior redemption, with or without premium as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Such bonds or other obligations may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the governing body of such municipality shall determine, provided that the interest cost to maturity of the money received from any issue of said bonds or other obligations shall not exceed four per centum per annum. Such bonds or other obligations may be issued by any municipality described in Sections 59-15-1 through 59-15-9 in a principal amount not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), for any purpose or purposes authorized by said sections. Such municipality shall have power out of any funds available to purchase any bonds or other obligations issued by it pursuant to this chapter, and all bonds or other obligations so purchased shall be canceled and no bonds or other obligations shall be issued in lieu thereof. In anticipation of the issuance of the definitive bonds authorized by this chapter, any such municipality may issue interim certificates. Such interim certificates shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions or provisions, bear such date or dates, and evidence such agreement or agreements relating to their discharge by payment or by the delivery of the definitive bonds, as such municipality by resolution of its governing body may determine. Any bonds, interim certificates or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 19 / Section 21-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all enforcement officers to enforce, and to obey and carry out all instructions, directions, rules and regulations of the commission with respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Each enforcement officer shall account for and pay over, pursuant to law, all monies received by him under this chapter.

Such enforcement officers shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to execute all warrants for violations of the rules and regulations of the commission and the provisions of this chapter; to serve subpoenas issued for the examination and investigation or trial of such violations; to board and examine, without warrant, any vessel required to be numbered under this chapter, to ascertain whether any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission has been or is being violated, and to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of such examination and inspection; to arrest, without warrant, any person committing a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission in the presence of the enforcement officers, and to take such person before a magistrate or court having jurisdiction for trial or hearing; and to exercise such other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission or of a judgment for the violation thereof, as are not herein specifically provided. No enforcement officers shall compromise or settle out of court any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-83 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-83
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-83
Status: in_force

No vessel shall be operated within this state in a reckless or negligent manner or at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the then existing circumstances or when the operator is so physically or mentally incapacitated as to be incapable of safely operating such vessel, or while the operator is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics, or when such vessel is overloaded beyond its reasonable carrying capacity. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all watercraft operating on the waters of this state inclusive of, but not limited to, undocumented or unnumbered vessels and shall specifically include all vessels exempted from numbering by Section 59-21-5 and surfboards, aquaplanes, airboats, water skis or other watercraft.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-211 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-211
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-211
Status: in_force

In all such counties, described in Section 59-7-201 , upon and with the approval of the board of supervisors, the port commission shall have the power and authority to sell or lease any lands or easements acquired by any such county in conjunction with the establishment and construction of any port or harbor under the jurisdiction of said commission for the purposes of industrial development, but the terms and provisions of any such sales or lease shall include limitations as to the use of such lands and easements for industrial activities integrated to water transportation in accordance with the terms and provisions of such assurances of local cooperation as may have been given by virtue of Section 51-35-15 or Section 51-35-17, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and the provisions of this article. Furthermore, said port commission, upon and with the approval of the board of supervisors, shall have the power and is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to sell and convey to the United States of America, without any limitations whatsoever, by general or special warranty deed or other acceptable form or conveyance, the full title to any lands acquired or held by any such county in connection with the establishment and development of any harbor or port project under the jurisdiction of said commission in exchange for the title to lands of the United States of America deemed useful for or needed by any county in connection with the establishment, enlargement, development, construction or maintenance of any port or harbor project under the jurisdiction of said commission, or for such other consideration as said commission and said board find to be adequate and sufficient. Said port commission, upon and with the approval of the board of supervisors of the county, is further hereby authorized to donate and/or sell and convey, without any limitations, upon such terms and conditions as may be deemed proper by the said commission and said board of supervisors, to the United States of America any of the lands needed by the United States of America for navigation and/or flood control purposes, or in fulfillment of any authorized assurances which have been given or which may be given by said county to the United States of America, or for the purpose of the display of the Gunboat Cairo.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 21-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all enforcement officers to enforce, and to obey and carry out all instructions, directions, rules and regulations of the commission with respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Each enforcement officer shall account for and pay over, pursuant to law, all monies received by him under this chapter.

Such enforcement officers shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to execute all warrants for violations of the rules and regulations of the commission and the provisions of this chapter; to serve subpoenas issued for the examination and investigation or trial of such violations; to board and examine, without warrant, any vessel required to be numbered under this chapter, to ascertain whether any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission has been or is being violated, and to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of such examination and inspection; to arrest, without warrant, any person committing a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission in the presence of the enforcement officers, and to take such person before a magistrate or court having jurisdiction for trial or hearing; and to exercise such other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission or of a judgment for the violation thereof, as are not herein specifically provided. No enforcement officers shall compromise or settle out of court any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 23-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-5
Status: in_force

(1) A person who operates a watercraft in waters over which this state has jurisdiction shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a chemical test or test of his breath for the purpose of determining the alcohol content of his blood, as a condition of operating the watercraft in this state.

(2) A law enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has committed an offense under this chapter shall offer the person the opportunity to submit to a chemical test. It is not necessary for the law enforcement officer to offer a chemical test to an unconscious person. A law enforcement officer may offer a person more than one (1) chemical test under this section. However, all tests must be administered within three (3) hours after the officer has probable cause to believe the person violated this chapter. If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test under this chapter, the person shall be informed by the law enforcement officer that the refusal to submit to the test shall subject him to arrest and punishment consistent with the penalties prescribed in Section 59-23-7 for persons submitting to the test, and that the court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for at least one (1) year.

(3) If the chemical test results in prima facie evidence that the person is intoxicated, he shall immediately be arrested.

(4)(a) The law enforcement officer arresting a person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall inform the person arrested that:

(i) The person arrested has the right to be represented by legal counsel;

(ii) The person arrested may waive the right to be represented by legal counsel; and

(iii) The charge for which the person is being arrested may be used against him, upon conviction, for purposes of receiving an enhanced penalty as provided in Section 59-23-7 .

(b) The citation or affidavit which is issued to the person arrested shall be uniform throughout all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi and shall contain a place for the arresting official to sign, stating that he has advised the person arrested of the information contained in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The judge hearing the case or accepting the guilty plea, as the case may be, shall sign in a place provided on the citation or affidavit stating that the person arrested either employed an attorney or waived his right to an attorney after having been advised pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection. If the person arrested employed an attorney, the name, address and telephone number of the attorney shall be written on the citation or affidavit.

(c) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall prepare and furnish, no later than July 1, 1995, to all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi a uniform citation form consistent with this chapter, which shall be used in all jurisdictions in the State of Mississippi.

(d) The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall notify, by whatever means it deems appropriate, all law enforcement officers who are authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter of their obligation to provide the information and execute the citation or affidavit, as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-415 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-415
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-415
Status: in_force

Any municipality, in which there is situated and located in whole or in part a port or harbor through which commerce flows and having not less than eight industries engaged in the seafood industry as aforesaid, is hereby given authority, upon the adoption of a resolution to such effect, to issue bonds or other obligations for any or all of the purposes as provided in this article. The books of account and other sources of information pertaining to duties under the provisions of this article, or any port commission, municipality and/or county affected by this article, shall be and remain at all times open to inspection and subject to audit by the holder or holders of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-201 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-201
Status: in_force

This article shall be applicable to all counties electing to come under the terms and provisions of Article 3 of this chapter and in which a flood control project has been authorized or may be authorized by the federal government which either directly or indirectly involves, or has the result of creating, a potential industrial area or the protection of such an area. This article is supplementary to said Article 3 of this chapter, and all other laws of this state concerning ports and harbors and shall not be construed by way of limitation on any of the powers or authority heretofore granted, but the authority conferred herein is in addition and cumulative thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-17 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 25-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-17
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt the necessary rules and regulations to implement this chapter.

(2) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests and all other notices and forms necessary to carry out this chapter.

(3) The department may make necessary investigations to procure information required to carry out this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33
Status: in_force

All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer of the law including any sheriff or deputy sheriff. Upon the seizure of such property, forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to Sections 49-7-251 through 49-7-257 . Provided, however, that any such property which has previously been registered or titled within the State of Mississippi is not subject to forfeiture if the application for registration or title contained no false or fraudulent information, or if the property seized has a value less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 25-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-25-7
Status: in_force

(1) No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new vessel or motor without obtaining from the seller a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin. No manufacturer, importer, dealer or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new vessel or motor to a dealer for purposes of resale without delivering to the dealer a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin.

(2) The manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin shall be a uniform or standardized form prescribed by the department and shall contain: a description of the vessel or motor including its trade name, model year, length, type and hull identification number; an assignment form, including the certification of date of transfer of vessel or motor, the name and address of transferee; certification that the vessel or motor is new, and a warranty that the vessel or motor at the time of delivery is subject only to such liens and encumbrances as set forth and described in full in the assignment.

(3) Every dealer shall maintain for at least three (3) years a record of any vessel or motor bought, sold, exchanged or received for sale or exchange. This record shall be available for inspection by department representatives during reasonable business hours.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 17-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-11
Status: in_force

The board shall take no action in building, constructing, acquiring, or developing any state-owned inland port unless the Tennessee Valley Authority or other governmental agency agrees to furnish at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of building, acquiring, constructing, or developing said port.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-7
Status: in_force

The carrying out of the corporate purposes of the board and the state inland port authority is, in all respects, for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi and is a public purpose, and the board and such state inland port authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon them by this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-45 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-45
Status: in_force

The proceeds of such state bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into a special fund or funds in banks qualified to act as depositories for the participating counties in which the port or harbor is located, allocated in such equitable manner as the board may determine and such depositories shall qualify as such by depositing bonds or other securities authorized by law to secure deposits in state depositories. The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for payment of the cost of the planned development and the redeeming of any outstanding bonds and shall be disbursed upon order of the board with such restrictions, if any, as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds may provide. If the proceeds of such bonds, by error of calculation or otherwise, shall be less than the cost of the planned development, and the redeeming of any outstanding bonds, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of such deficit which, unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same purpose. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund established for the payment of the principal of and the interest on such bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-53 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 21-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-53
Status: in_force

Whenever death results from a boating accident, a written report shall be submitted within forty-eight (48) hours. For every other reportable boating accident a written report shall be submitted within five (5) days after such accident. The operator(s) of the boat(s) shall prepare and submit the written report(s) to the commission. Every written report shall contain the following information:

(1) The numbers and/or names of vessels involved.

(2) The locality where the accident occurred.

(3) The time and date when the accident occurred.

(4) Weather and sea conditions at time of accident.

(5) The name, address, age, and boat operating experience of the operator of the reporting vessel.

(6) The names and addresses of operators of other vessels involved.

(7) The names and addresses of the owners of vessels or property involved.

(8) The names and addresses of any person or persons injured or killed.

(9) The nature and extent of injury to any person or persons.

(10) A description of damage to property (including vessels) and estimated cost of repairs.

(11) A description of the accident (including opinions as to the causes).

(12) The length, propulsion, horsepower, fuel and construction of the reporting vessel.

(13) Names and addresses of known witnesses.

The commission shall ensure that the forms required by this section are stocked at various county offices, boat companies, fishing camps, marinas, law enforcement offices, and at such other places as to make them reasonably available at all times.

The commission shall consolidate such reports and transmit the same to the appropriate agencies. Boating accident reports shall not be a public record nor made available for public distribution, except as otherwise provided by law.

The commission may, upon written request of any person involved in a boating accident or upon written request of the representative of his or her estate, his or her surviving spouse, or one or more of his or her surviving next of kin, disclose to such requester or his or her legal counsel or a representative of his insurer any information contained in such report except the parties' version of the accident as set out in the written report filed by such parties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-31 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 17-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-31
Status: in_force

The board or the State Inland Port Authority, in the performance of its duties, may employ such personnel and make all contracts and purchases incidental to or necessary for the advancement, promotion, development, establishment, insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels and waterways, including, if required for its protection, retirement benefits, workers' compensation insurance and other employee benefits for the benefit of any employees of the board or State Inland Port Authority. The board or State Inland Port Authority shall make such contracts or purchases in accordance with state purchasing laws. Contracts let for any port, harbor, river, channel or waterway improvements shall be advertised as required by law for the letting of public contracts, and such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, who shall make such bond as shall be required by the board or State Inland Port Authority, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work according to such contract, such bond to be furnished by a corporate surety company qualified to do business in this state. However, the board may negotiate and enter into contracts with responsible lessees for the construction of facilities by lessees, such as those referred to in Section 59-17-13, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and the acquisition thereof by the board upon such terms and conditions and for such amounts as may be approved by the board. Where the rentals provided in the lease will be sufficient to fully repay the cost of the particular facility or where the monetary consideration for a deed is sufficient to fully repay the cost of land acquired for industrial operations described in the deed, contracts for construction, repairs, maintenance and operation of the facility or for the sale of the land may be negotiated and consummated without the necessity of advertising and obtaining competitive bids therefor.

The authority is granted the power to sue and be sued in its own name.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-21 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-21
Status: in_force

In the event no three (3) counties shall contract on the basis provided for in Section 59-17-19 , then any master water management district may be considered an authorized agency and may enter into a contract with the board whereby they must agree to underwrite any deficits incurred from the operation of the port and/or obligations incurred by the board for the port authority. The board will contract with a master water management district only after they have been convinced that adequate security has been furnished the board to protect the state's investment.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-213 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-213
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-213
Status: in_force

The port commission shall keep regular minutes of all its official actions and shall provide for an adequate bookkeeping system and regular audits and keep or cause to be kept full and correct records of the finances of said port commission and shall, from said port funds, provide for, and pay to the clerk of said board fees and sums as are found to be proper and reasonable for the extra duties and work hereby imposed upon him. All such minutes, books and records shall be kept in the office of the chancery clerk of the county in which the port is located or in such other place as the board of supervisors may designate by order spread upon their minutes to the end that such minutes, books and records shall, under reasonable conditions, be available at all times to the public for inspection.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-81 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-81
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-81
Status: in_force

(1) Every vessel shall have on board a Coast Guard approved personal flotation device for each person aboard such vessel, and every person twelve (12) years or younger on board a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel which measures less than twenty-six (26) feet in length shall wear a type I, II, or III Coast Guard approved personal flotation device while such motorboat, sailboat, or vessel is underway. For the purpose of this section “ underway ” shall mean at all times except when a motorboat, sailboat, or vessel is anchored, moored, or aground. Every vessel shall have lights during the hours of darkness, which comply with all federal regulations applicable to vessels of its classification. Such vessel shall not be operated unless in a safe and seaworthy condition; the owner and operator shall employ such safety devices as may be necessary for the safe operation of such vessel, including an efficient natural or mechanical ventilating system when necessary for safe operation. In addition to the requirements imposed by this section, all vessels shall comply with all federal regulations applicable to vessels of such classification.

(2) For purposes of this subsection, “ personal watercraft ” means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. A person shall not operate a personal watercraft unless each person on board or being towed behind is wearing a type I, type II or type III, personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-57 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-57
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39 , the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall represent the State Bond Commission in issuing, selling and validating bonds herein provided for, and the board is hereby authorized and empowered to expend any sum not exceeding Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) from the proceeds derived from the sale of any one (1) series of bonds authorized hereunder to pay for the cost of the approving attorney's fees, validating, printing and cost of delivery of bonds authorized under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-27 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 21-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-27
Status: in_force

An owner of more than one livery boat shall be entitled to be awarded certificates of number for all such vessels on the payment of fees provided in Section 59-21-25 . Each vessel shall have a separate and distinct number and shall be issued a separate certificate of number. Certificates of number under this section may be renewed on the payment of a single fee provided in Section 59-21-25 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-129 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 17 / Section 21-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-129
Status: in_force

(1) Any agency or political subdivision of this state may make application to the commission for special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment or safety of vessels on any waters of this state within its territorial limits or authorized jurisdiction and shall set forth therein the reasons which make special rules or regulations necessary or appropriate. The commission is hereby authorized, after notice and a public hearing as provided in Section 59-21-117 , to make special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment or safety of vessels or motorboats on any waters of the state.

(2) The several counties and municipalities bordering the Mississippi Sound or the other coastal or tidal waters of this state are authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances setting out special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment, or safety of vessels or motorboats on the Mississippi Sound or the other coastal or tidal waters of the state within their territorial limits, and shall set forth therein the reasons which make special rules and regulations necessary or appropriate. No ordinance shall conflict with the provisions of this chapter or with the regulations of any federal agency having jurisdiction over those waters. Notice shall be given of the proposed ordinance and a hearing shall be held thereon before the Commission on Marine Resources as provided in Section 59-21-117 , and as a condition precedent, the Commission on Marine Resources shall recommend the adoption of the ordinance.

(3) It is the intent of this chapter that uniform regulations of general application to all the waters of this state shall be adopted and promulgated wherever practicable, and any special regulation or local ordinance, as authorized herein, shall be limited to the exigencies of local conditions which cannot be corrected by a regulation generally applicable to all the waters of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 15-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-5
Status: in_force

In connection with the issuance of bonds or other obligations by any municipality pursuant to this chapter or in order to secure the payment of said bonds or other obligations, such municipality shall have power:

(a) To accept grants from the United States of America, the President of the United States, or such agencies, instrumentalities or corporations as may be designated or created to make grants or loans (hereinafter termed “federal agency”) pursuant to any act of the Congress of the United States providing for the construction of useful public works for or in aid of work, development authorized by this chapter.

(b) To make such contracts and execute such instruments containing such provisions, covenants and conditions as in the discretion of the authorities of any such municipalities may be necessary, proper or advisable for the purpose of obtaining or securing grants, loans, or other financial assistance from any federal agency pursuant to any act of Congress of the United States, to make such further, different or additional contracts and execute all instruments necessary or convenient in or for the furtherance of any work, development or improvement, including but not limited to all property real and personal appurtenant thereto or connected therewith and the existing work, development or improvement, if any, to which the work, development or improvement authorized by this chapter is an extension, addition, betterment or embellishment (hereinafter termed “work, development or improvement”), to carry out and perform the terms and conditions of any such contract or instrument.

(c) To pledge all or any part of the fees, rents, tolls, revenues or other charges received or receivable by such municipality from any work, development or improvement to which its right then exists or the right to which may thereafter come into existence.

(d) To covenant against the pledging of all or any part of the fees, rents, tolls, revenues or other charges received or receivable by such municipality from any work, development or improvement to which its right then exists or the right to which may thereafter come into existence so long as any of the bonds or other obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter remain unpaid.

(e) To covenant against the incumbering of all or any part of any work, development or improvement or against permitting or suffering any lien thereon so long as any of the bonds or other obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter remain unpaid.

(f) To covenant as to what other or additional debt may be incurred by such municipality.

(g) To provide for the preparation, specifications, terms, form, registration, extension, execution and authentication of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.

(h) To provide for the replacement of lost, destroyed or mutilated bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.

(i) To covenant as to the fees, rents, revenues, concessions or tolls to be charged, the amount to be raised each year or other period of time and as to the use and disbursement to be made thereof.

(j) To covenant to set aside or to pay over reserves and sinking funds and as to the disposal thereof.

(k) To redeem prior to maturity, with or without premium, bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and to covenant for their prior redemption and to provide the terms and conditions thereof.

(l) To covenant against extending the time for the payment of the interest on or principal of the bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter directly or indirectly by any means or in any manner.

(m) To covenant as to books of account of such municipality and as to the inspection and audit thereof and as to the accounting methods.

(n) To covenant as to the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the breach by such municipality of any covenant, condition or obligation assumed pursuant to this chapter.

(o) To make such covenants and do any and all such acts and things as may be necessary, convenient or desirable in order to secure any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter or in the absolute discretion of the authorities of such municipality in order to make such bonds or other obligations more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenants, acts, or things may not be enumerated herein or expressly authorized herein; it being the intention hereby to give the authorities of any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter the power to do all things in the issuance of said bonds or other obligations and for their execution that may not be inconsistent with the constitution of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-59 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-59
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-59
Status: in_force

Where the issuance of bonds has been authorized as provided by Section 59-9-57 , and so long as any of such bonds shall be outstanding the board of supervisors of such county, and the governing authorities of the municipality wherein the port of entry is located in such county, are authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed two mills, for the joint development, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of harbor and port facilities authorized by this chapter, which levy shall be collected by the tax collector of such county and the tax collector of the municipality, and shall be deposited into a fund to be designated “the county port fund” and into “the municipal port fund,” respectively, and which sums shall be disbursed on the requisition of the county port authority, or the port commission of the municipality, as the case may be, and which funds may also be pledged and used for the payment of bonds issued hereunder.

All taxes collected for the payment of principal of and interest on bonds issued hereunder, shall be credited to a special fund in the county and municipal treasuries of such county and municipality and to be known and designated as the “port bonds interest and sinking fund,” and all sums credited to said fund shall be used to pay such bonds as they mature and the interest thereon as it accrues and for no other purpose. It shall be the mandatory duty of such board of supervisors and governing authorities of the municipality to transfer funds from said port funds to the port bonds interest and sinking fund in amounts sufficient to pay maturing principal and accruing interest on bonds issued hereunder. To the extent that funds are thus made available for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, the special tax levy herein provided for may be correspondingly reduced.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-11
Status: in_force

The power to issue bonds or other obligations authorized by Sections 59-15-1 through 59-15-9 , shall be vested in, and may be exercised from time to time by, the governing body of any municipality described in said sections. Such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the governing body of any such municipality and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, not exceeding twenty-five years from their respective dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding four per centum per annum, be in such denomination, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such registration privileges, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of prior redemption, with or without premium as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Such bonds or other obligations may be sold at public or private sale for such price or prices as the governing body of such municipality shall determine, provided that the interest cost to maturity of the money received from any issue of said bonds or other obligations shall not exceed four per centum per annum. Such bonds or other obligations may be issued by any municipality described in Sections 59-15-1 through 59-15-9 in a principal amount not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), for any purpose or purposes authorized by said sections. Such municipality shall have power out of any funds available to purchase any bonds or other obligations issued by it pursuant to this chapter, and all bonds or other obligations so purchased shall be canceled and no bonds or other obligations shall be issued in lieu thereof. In anticipation of the issuance of the definitive bonds authorized by this chapter, any such municipality may issue interim certificates. Such interim certificates shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions or provisions, bear such date or dates, and evidence such agreement or agreements relating to their discharge by payment or by the delivery of the definitive bonds, as such municipality by resolution of its governing body may determine. Any bonds, interim certificates or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-41 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 17-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-41
Status: in_force

The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable from the special fund provided therefor as hereinafter set out and shall be the general obligations of the State of Mississippi and backed by the full faith and credit of the state, and, if the funds supplied by the board to the State Treasurer from the sources prescribed by this chapter be insufficient to fully pay at maturity any installment of interest on said bonds or to pay at maturity the principal of said bonds, then the deficiency shall be paid by the State Treasurer from any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and all such bonds shall contain recitals on their face substantially covering the foregoing provisions of this section. The amount of bonds issued for the acquisition and planned development of any state inland ports, harbors or waterways shall not exceed the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). The purpose of this One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($1,500,000.00) bond issue is to purchase industrial sites and railroad right-of-way nearby the inland port.

From and after July 1, 1980, and contingent upon the tax levy authorized in Section 59-17-19 , an additional amount of bonds not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) may be issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The proceeds of such bonds may be used for any activities associated with carrying out the powers described in Section 59-17-13 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 7-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-11
Status: in_force

The authorities of any municipality in which there is situated and located in whole or in part a port of entry through which commodities are imported or exported are hereby given authority to issue bonds or other obligations to construct all needful improvement or improvements in harbors within their corporate limits, and including the deepening of any part of said harbor or extending, enlarging and adding to the same by dredging of any part of said harbor or extending inland, to acquire, construct, repair and improve public wharves and docks of said municipality in connection with said harbor; to own, construct, lease and maintain sheds, warehouses, elevators, compresses and other works of public improvement, including roadways or rail trackage necessary or useful for such port, harbor and/or docks and wharf purposes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-107 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-107
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-107
Status: in_force

All bonds authorized by Section 59-7-105 shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, shall be lithographed or engraved, and printed in two (2) or more colors, to prevent counterfeiting, shall be registered as issued, shall be numbered in a regular series from one (1) upward, and each bond shall specify on its face the purpose for which it was issued and the total amount authorized to be issued, shall be payable to bearer, and the interest to accrue thereon shall be evidenced by proper coupons to be attached thereto. Such bonds shall be executed by the manual of facsimile signature of the president of the board of supervisors, or the vice president in the absence or disability of the president, and countersigned by the manual of facsimile signature of the clerk thereof, with the official seal of the county affixed thereto. At least one (1) signature on each bond shall be a manual signature, as specified in the issuing resolution. The coupons may bear only the facsimile signatures of such president, or vice president and clerk. All such bonds shall be sold at public sale as provided by law, and no such bonds shall be issued and sold for less than par and accrued interest, and not more than one (1) series of interest coupons shall be attached to any such bonds. All interest accruing on such bonds shall be payable semiannually, except that the first interest coupon attached to any such bond may represent interest for any period not exceeding one (1) year.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, bonds referred to hereinabove may be issued pursuant to the supplemental powers and authorizations conferred by the provisions of the Registered Bond Act, being sections 31-21-1 through 31-21-7 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-309 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-309
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-309
Status: in_force

Any municipality, in which there is situated and located in whole or in part a port of entry through which commodities are imported or exported as aforesaid, is hereby given authority, upon the adoption of a resolution to such effect, to issue bonds or other obligations for any or all of the purposes as provided in this article. The books of account and other sources of information pertaining to duties under the provisions of this article, of any port commission, municipality and/or county affected by this article, shall be and remain at all times open to inspection and subject to audit by the holder or holders of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-5 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 7-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-5
Status: in_force

The authorities of any municipality in which there is situated and located, in whole or in part, a port of entry through which commodities are imported and exported to foreign nations, which maintains a channel and/or harbor to a depth of not less than twenty feet, are hereby given the authority to engage in, through the agency hereinafter provided and designated and such other agencies as hereinafter may be provided by law, work of internal improvement, or promoting, developing, constructing, maintaining, and operating harbors or seaports within the state and its jurisdiction, acting through the commission hereinafter provided for, shall have the power to acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control and operate at seaports, wharves, piers, docks, quays, grain elevators, cotton compresses, warehouses and other water and rail terminals and other structures, and facilities needful for the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce including the dredging of approaches thereto, provided that such work on improvements and facilities shall always be and remain under the management and control of said municipality through the governing agency hereinafter provided and designated, or other such governing agency or agencies as hereinafter may be provided by law. The entire cost of the said municipality of engaging in such work or development shall not exceed the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 15-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-15-9
Status: in_force

The bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality of the State of Mississippi pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be secured as to payment as hereinafter in this chapter provided, and in addition thereto shall be secured as to payment by the full faith and credit of the municipality issuing the same, and the governing authorities of such municipality shall annually levy a tax on all the taxable property of such municipality sufficient to produce an amount, which, when added to the net revenues hereinafter in this chapter authorized to be pledged for the payment thereof, will be sufficient to pay all interest and principal of such bonds which may mature during such annual period. Such bonds or other obligations so issued, being additionally secured as to payment as hereinafter in this chapter provided, shall not be construed as a debt within the meaning of any statutory limitation as to the amount of which may be incurred by any such municipality.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-57 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-57
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-57
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors, acting through its county port authority or county development commission, and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, acting through its port commission, jointly may negotiate a contract or contracts for the development, construction, repair, and maintenance and operation of seaports, wharves, piers, docks, ways, elevators, compresses, warehouses, roadways and water, air and rail terminals and other structures, facilities and lands needful for the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce or any other property at the port of entry under the joint jurisdiction of such county port authority or county development commission and such port commission. Such county and municipality, acting through the board of supervisors of such county, and the governing authorities of such municipality are authorized to jointly issue bonds or other obligations to provide funds for such joint undertakings. Such bonds shall be issued as provided in Sections 59-9-37 through 59-9-51 , but shall be jointly issued by the board of supervisors of such county and by the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, acting concurrently. Such bonds shall be denominated as port improvement bonds of the county and municipality issuing the same. Unless three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors of such county who voted in an election to be held for that purpose shall have voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds and three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors of the municipality in which the port of entry is located who voted in an election held for that purpose shall have voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then such bonds shall not be issued. Electors of such county who vote in such election vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds and should three-fifths ( 3 / 5 ) of the qualified electors of the municipality in which the port of entry is located who vote in such election vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then the board of supervisors of such county and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located may issue such bonds, either in whole or part, within three years after the date of such election or within three years after the termination of any litigation affecting the issuance of such bonds, as such board of supervisors and such governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located jointly shall deem best. For the payment of such bonds and interest thereon, the board of supervisors of such county and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, may each pledge the two-mill ad valorem tax authorized by Section 59-9-59 , or such part thereof as may be required for the payment of such bonds and interest thereon. Such county and municipality, acting jointly, may also pledge for the payment of such bonds and interest thereon, the revenues from all or any of the facilities operated or to be operated jointly by the county port authority or county development commission and port commission and any revenues accruing to such county and municipality under and by virtue of Section 59-7-1 or 59-7-303 , and not theretofore pledged or hypothecated, and any such county may also pledge any surplus funds accruing by virtue of Section 65-33-45 or 65-33-47, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and not theretofore pledged or hypothecated, and any other surplus funds available to such county or municipality from any other source. Such bonds shall not be computed as being within any statutory limitation on the issuance of municipal or county bonds, but the two-mill ad valorem tax, or such part thereof as may be necessary for the payment of such bonds and interest thereon, as well as any revenues accruing to such county and municipality under and by virtue of Section 59-7-1 or 59-7-303 , and any surplus accruing to such county under Section 65-33-45 or 65-33-47, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and not theretofore pledged or hypothecated, shall be irrevocably pledged to the payment of such bonds and interest. Any bonds, or other obligations issued pursuant to this section shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code. Whenever any county and municipality, acting jointly, shall have issued bonds hereunder, a portion of which remain outstanding and unpaid, and the governing authorities of such county and municipality, acting jointly, desire to issue additional bonds hereunder for the purposes herein authorized and desire to consolidate all such bonded indebtedness, such governing authorities, by resolution or resolutions, may at any time authorize and direct the issuance of bonds. The proceeds of such new bonds shall be used to take up, pay and redeem all of such outstanding and unpaid bonds at their par value, and the balance of such proceeds shall be used and expended for the purposes authorized by this section. In the event that such outstanding bonds, by the terms thereof, shall be redeemable prior to maturity at the option of such county and municipality, acting jointly, then such option of redemption shall be exercised in the manner provided in such bonds, or in the event that such outstanding bonds, by the terms thereof, be not so redeemable prior to maturity, then the consent of the holder or holders thereof shall first be had and obtained to the end that, in either of said events, the redemption of such outstanding bonds may be accomplished concurrently with the issuance of such new bonds. Such new bonds shall be issued in like manner and like incidence and shall be payable from the same source or sources and the payment thereof shall be secured in like manner as herein provided in the case of the issuance of original bonds hereunder. In lieu of selling such portion of such new bonds as may be required to provide for the redemption of such outstanding bonds, such new bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for and upon surrender and cancellation of a like amount of such outstanding bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-519 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-519
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-519
Status: in_force

All revenues of every kind and character derived from the operation of the facilities of any special project authorized by the provisions of this article shall be paid into the port fund of such county and into a special account in said fund to be designated as the “special project revenue fund” and the resolution of the board of supervisors directing the issuance of such bonds shall require that such revenues shall be allocated to and shall be pledged for the following purposes:

(a) an operation and maintenance fund out of which there shall be paid the usual and necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the project facilities;

(b) a renewal and replacement fund sufficient to assure that the project facilities, including equipment, shall be kept in good repair and working order;

(c) a bond and interest fund which shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds as they mature and accrue, including a reasonable sum for the creation of a bond reserve fund to assure the payment of such bonds and the interest therein in the event that sufficient funds therefor are not otherwise available; and

(d) a contingent fund to provide for unforeseen contingencies arising in the operation of the project facilities. Any surplus funds remaining after making the foregoing allocations shall be dealt with as may be directed by the resolution of the board of supervisors whereunder such bonds are issued, for the repayment of advances received from any source, for the payment of any maturities of principal and interest of such bonds, for the improvement of the port and/or harbor facilities for which such bonds were issued, or for the retirement of the outstanding bonds according to their terms.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-411 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-411
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-411
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the commission to keep a minute book in which shall be recorded all of their acts, orders, rules and regulations. It shall be the duty of said commission to adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with law to govern their official acts. It shall be the duty of said commission to make and publish all needful rules and regulations to govern the harbor, docks, and passes within its jurisdiction, and to fix tariffs, fees, fines, penalties and forfeitures for the violations of the rules and regulations of said commission, and said commission shall have the power to fix and determine all port and terminal charges, and it may enforce the collection thereof through any court of competent jurisdiction in this state. This section shall not apply to public utilities nor to railroad terminal charges covered by or carried in approved tariffs authorized by Interstate Commerce Commission nor to lawful railroad operation and activities.

It shall be the duty of said commission to employ such help, including a port director, secretary, and such other help as will be necessary to carry on the business and work of such commission, and it will be the duty of said port commissioners to see that all port employees, such as harbormaster, pilots, and any and all other necessary employees for the operation of said port, perform any and all such duties as required for the operation of said port, at salaries to be determined by said port commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 13-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-9
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county or supervisors district for which the same are issued and the board of supervisors shall annually levy upon all taxable property within such county or supervisors district, as the case may be, an ad valorem tax sufficient to pay said bonds at maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate to maturity not to exceed that allowed in Section 75-17-101 , shall be payable semiannually, shall mature within twenty (20) years of the date of issuance in such annual maturities and denominations and shall be in such form as the board of supervisors may direct and such bonds shall not be subject to any limitation relative to amount of bonded debt. Said bonds shall be executed by the signature of the president of the board of supervisors, countersigned by the clerk thereof, under the seal of such board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-129 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 21-129
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-129
Status: in_force

(1) Any agency or political subdivision of this state may make application to the commission for special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment or safety of vessels on any waters of this state within its territorial limits or authorized jurisdiction and shall set forth therein the reasons which make special rules or regulations necessary or appropriate. The commission is hereby authorized, after notice and a public hearing as provided in Section 59-21-117 , to make special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment or safety of vessels or motorboats on any waters of the state.

(2) The several counties and municipalities bordering the Mississippi Sound or the other coastal or tidal waters of this state are authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances setting out special rules and regulations with reference to the operation, equipment, or safety of vessels or motorboats on the Mississippi Sound or the other coastal or tidal waters of the state within their territorial limits, and shall set forth therein the reasons which make special rules and regulations necessary or appropriate. No ordinance shall conflict with the provisions of this chapter or with the regulations of any federal agency having jurisdiction over those waters. Notice shall be given of the proposed ordinance and a hearing shall be held thereon before the Commission on Marine Resources as provided in Section 59-21-117 , and as a condition precedent, the Commission on Marine Resources shall recommend the adoption of the ordinance.

(3) It is the intent of this chapter that uniform regulations of general application to all the waters of this state shall be adopted and promulgated wherever practicable, and any special regulation or local ordinance, as authorized herein, shall be limited to the exigencies of local conditions which cannot be corrected by a regulation generally applicable to all the waters of the state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-207 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-207
Status: in_force

The commission referred to in Section 59-7-205 may establish and operate said port facilities on such plan as it may determine upon, including the right to employ, or delegate to the port director the employment of such engineering and legal assistants and such subordinate personnel as the commission may deem necessary, to provide for the wages and compensation of the port director and all other employees; and, in their discretion, to require that the port director and such other subordinate personnel as may be deemed necessary and desirable post a bond written by a surety company or companies authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi in such amount as the commission may designate, conditioned on the faithful discharge of all of their duties as such employees, the premiums on such bonds to be paid from said port fund in the discretion of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-125 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-125
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-125
Status: in_force

Each enforcement officer shall execute and file with the state treasurer a good and sufficient surety bond in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), conditioned on the faithful performance of his respective duties. Each enforcement officer shall be reimbursed by the commission for the premiums on his bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-19 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-19
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission as provided in this chapter, acting through its county port authority or county development commission, shall have the following additional powers and authority:

(a) To set aside or lease all or portions of said harbor facilities, wharves, docks, sheds, warehouses, elevators, compresses, floating dry docks, graving docks, marine railways, tugboats or any necessary or useful improvements for special purposes for a term not exceeding ninety-nine (99) years.

(b) To sell, lease or otherwise dispose of tourism facilities, service facilities, shipyards, shipbuilding facilities, machinery and equipment, dredges, facilities and land acquired for industrial or harbor operations to individuals, firms or corporations, public or private, for industrial operations on such terms and conditions and with such safeguards as will best promote and protect the public interest, and they are hereby authorized to transfer possession and/or title to any part of all of such facilities and lands by deed, lease, contract or other customary business instrument; however, no such lease of land or facilities acquired for industrial operations shall be executed for a term in excess of ninety-nine (99) years from its date, and before the execution of the same any such deed, conveyance, lease, contract or other disposition shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the membership of such port authority or development commission by order or resolution entered on its minutes, which order or resolution shall set forth the substantial terms of such deed, conveyance, lease, contract or other disposition.

In the letting of contracts and in the advertisement for bids thereon, for the development, construction, repair, maintenance or operation of any structures, facilities and lands required pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter, the board of supervisors and the county port authority shall comply with all of the requirements of the general laws of the State of Mississippi governing the advertisement for bids and the letting of contracts by county boards of supervisors. In the event title to any such lands under jurisdiction of the port authority or development commission is in the name of the county, no such transaction shall be consummated until and unless the same be authorized by proper resolution of the port authority or development commission and of the county, in which event the county shall join the port authority or development commission in the execution of such instrument. Any such sale or lease may be executed upon such terms and conditions and for such monetary rental or other consideration as may be found adequate and approved by the county port authority or county development commission and the board of supervisors in orders or resolutions authorizing the same. Any covenants and obligations of the lessee or purchaser to make expenditures in determined amounts and within such time or times for improvements to be erected on the land by such lessee or purchaser and to conduct thereon industrial operations in such aggregate payroll amounts and for such period of time or times as may be determined and defined in such lease or conveyance, and to give preference in employment where practicable to qualified residents of the port of entry and of the county and/or state in which such port is situated, shall, if included in such lease or conveyance, constitute and be deemed sufficient consideration for the execution of any such lease or conveyance in the absence of a monetary rental or other considerations; any such lease may contain reasonable provisions giving the lessee the right to remove its or his improvements upon termination of the lease. Where the rentals provided in the lease will be sufficient to fully retire the cost of the particular facility or where the monetary consideration for a deed is sufficient to fully repay the cost of land acquired for industrial operations described in said deed, contracts for construction, repairs, maintenance and operation of the facility or for the sale of the land, may be negotiated and consummated without the necessity of advertising and obtaining competitive bids therefor. Such county, acting through the port authority or development commission, shall have the right to reclaim submerged lands for such purposes and shall also have the right to acquire by eminent domain proceedings, purchase or otherwise, any land or estate therein or property and rights that may be necessary for the purposes of this chapter, provided that land acquired for industrial operations by eminent domain shall be leased or shall be sold only with such provisions in the deed or lease as shall ensure that the use of the land shall be beneficial to the carrying out of the purposes of this chapter and the promotion of commerce through said port. The county, acting through the port authority or development commission, shall have no authority or power to acquire without the consent of the owner thereof any property operated or used for port, harbor or industrial operations, or for such purposes as the county, acting through the port authority or development commission, is authorized to acquire and use such property for, where such property has been sold or leased by the county, acting through the port authority or development commission, to any person, firm or corporation for industrial operations as provided in this chapter. In the exercise of eminent domain, the county, acting through the port authority or development commission, shall determine the amount and character of the land or estate therein thus to be acquired and the public necessity for such exercise and their determination shall be conclusive and shall not be subject to attack in the absence of manifold abuse of discretion or fraud on the part of said county in making such determination and said county, acting through the port authority or development commission, shall have all powers and authority vested in persons or corporations having the right of eminent domain by Sections 11-27-1 through 11-27-49 and all other statutes pertinent thereto.

(c) To accept assurances and other agreements from persons, firms and corporations who are benefited by any action of the port authority pursuant to this chapter, including agreements to save the county harmless on account of any assurances given by the county to the United States of America or any agency thereof, including the Secretary of the Army, and to enter into contracts with such persons, firms or corporations relative to the future development and use of property owned by such persons, firms or corporations.

(d) To obligate the county by contract with persons, firms and corporations owning or agreeing to purchase property in the area benefited by any action of the port authority under the provisions of this chapter for the construction, development, improvement or expansion of channels and other navigation projects by the county at its expense and the continued maintenance and operation thereof by the county at its expense for a period of time not to exceed ninety-nine (99) years, or so long as any such person, firm or corporation continues to use said property for industrial operations.

(e) To obtain liability insurance as deemed appropriate for the needs of the port authority or development commission. If liability insurance is in effect, the port authority or development commission may be sued by anyone affected to the extent of such insurance carried; however, immunity from suit is waived only 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.

(f) To invest funds credited to the county development commission. A county development commission is vested with authority to designate depositories of its funds and to deposit its funds in insured, interest-bearing accounts or securities guaranteed by the good faith of the United States Treasury. All funds in excess of ninety (90) days' operating expenses, to the extent practicable, shall be invested in United States Treasury bills, interest-bearing accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or other securities of the United States Government including United States Treasury bills, notes and bonds, federal agency securities, mortgage-backed securities guaranteed as to repayment of principal by the United States Government, or repurchase agreements and mutual funds invested in obligations of the United States Government or its agencies and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by such obligations.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-127
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-127
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of all enforcement officers to enforce, and to obey and carry out all instructions, directions, rules and regulations of the commission with respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. Each enforcement officer shall account for and pay over, pursuant to law, all monies received by him under this chapter.

Such enforcement officers shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to execute all warrants for violations of the rules and regulations of the commission and the provisions of this chapter; to serve subpoenas issued for the examination and investigation or trial of such violations; to board and examine, without warrant, any vessel required to be numbered under this chapter, to ascertain whether any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission has been or is being violated, and to use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of such examination and inspection; to arrest, without warrant, any person committing a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the commission in the presence of the enforcement officers, and to take such person before a magistrate or court having jurisdiction for trial or hearing; and to exercise such other powers of peace officers in the enforcement of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the commission or of a judgment for the violation thereof, as are not herein specifically provided. No enforcement officers shall compromise or settle out of court any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-79 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 9-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-79
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the bonds issued under this chapter may, in the discretion of the board of supervisors, or the board of supervisors and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located in such county, be validated under Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-11 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-19-11
Status: in_force

After the termination of the proceedings and the payment or tender of the damages and costs, the applicants may erect warehouses, sheds, and such other buildings as may be necessary for the reception, storage, or shipment of cotton or other freight, and shall have such lot substantially inclosed, provided with suitable gates, and kept in good repair; and it shall not be lawful for any person to use the lot, shed, warehouses, or other buildings for any other purposes than those designated, under the penalty of five hundred dollars, to be recovered of the petitioners or of any person so using the said lot or buildings, by and for the use of the owner of the land, and the right to use the same for any purpose shall be forfeited.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-42 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-42
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-42
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41 shall not be liable for more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for damage or loss caused by the licensed pilot's or pilot trainee's error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performance of the pilot services, except for the following:

(a) Damage or loss that arises because of the willful misconduct or reckless disregard for safety by the licensed pilot or pilot trainee; or

(b) An act or omission relating to the ownership and operation of a pilot boat unless the pilot boat is directly involved in pilot services other than the transportation of licensed pilots.

(2) This section does not exempt a vessel or its owner or operator from liability for damage or loss caused by the vessel to a person or property on the grounds that:

(a) The vessel was piloted by a licensed pilot or pilot trainee pursuant to Section 59-1-41 ; or

(b) The damage or loss was caused by the error, omission, fault, or neglect of a licensed pilot or pilot trainee.

(3) In a proceeding brought against a licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41 , for an act or omission for which liability is limited as provided by this section and in which other claims are made or anticipated with respect to the same act or omission, the court shall dismiss the proceedings as to the licensed pilot or pilot trainee.

(4) Liability under this section shall also be limited as follows:

(a) A pilot or pilot trainee is not liable directly or as a member of an organization of pilots for any claim that:

(i) Arises from an act or omission of another pilot or pilot trainee or organization of pilots; and

(ii) Relates directly or indirectly to pilot services.

(b) An organization of pilots shall not be liable for any damages caused by a licensed pilot's or pilot trainee's error, omission, fault or neglect in the performance of pilotage services.

(5) For the sole purpose of occasions when this section is applicable as a defense to liability by a licensed pilot or pilot trainee, the licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41 ; asserting the defense shall be considered to have been acting as the servant of the vessel, its owner and its operator.

(6) This section does not apply to a vessel operator, captain, master or pilot that is:

(a) Not required pursuant to Section 59-1-41 ;

(b) Operating solely under a federal piloting license or;

(c) Operating an American vessel laden with coast-wise cargo not destined for a foreign port.

(7) This section shall apply to all causes of action that occur on or after July 1, 2013.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-33
Status: in_force

All vessels, outboard motors, boats and trailers having awarded numbers or identification numbers or marks which have been removed, changed, mutilated or defaced contrary to this chapter are subject to forfeiture. Any such property shall be seized by any conservation officer or enforcement officer of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or other officer of the law including any sheriff or deputy sheriff. Upon the seizure of such property, forfeiture proceedings shall be instituted pursuant to Sections 49-7-251 through 49-7-257 . Provided, however, that any such property which has previously been registered or titled within the State of Mississippi is not subject to forfeiture if the application for registration or title contained no false or fraudulent information, or if the property seized has a value less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 7-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-9
Status: in_force

All monies accruing by virtue of this article, either through revenues, tariffs, or bonds, or through other sources, shall be expended at the direction of the port commission appointed for any port of entry, as designated herein, and any bond issue hereunder by any municipality, coming under the provisions of this article, shall be exclusive of any and all other bonds issued by said municipality, and the same shall not be limited as now provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-41 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-41
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Direct molding process” means any process in which the original manufactured boat hull or component part of a boat is itself used as a plug for the making of the mold, which is then used to manufacture a duplicate item.

(b) “Mold” means a matrix or form in which a substance or material is shaped.

(c) “Plug” means a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of exact duplication.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to use the direct molding process to duplicate for the purpose of sale any manufactured boat hull or component part of a boat made by another without the written permission of that other person.

(3) The provisions of this section shall apply only to boat hulls or component parts of boats duplicated using a mold made on or after the effective date of this section.

(4) Any person who suffers injury or damage as the result of a violation of the provisions of this section may bring an action in the chancery court for an injunction prohibiting such violations. In addition, such person shall be entitled to actual damages incurred as a result of such violation, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-49 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 3 / Section 9-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-49
Status: in_force

In addition and supplemental to the rights, duties and powers now or hereafter conferred by law upon counties having created a county port authority or county development commission, the board of supervisors of any such county, at the request of the county port authority or the county development commission, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to levy an ad valorem tax, not to exceed two mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of the taxable property of such county, to provide an operating fund for such county port authority or county development commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-121 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-121
Status: in_force

Any person or organization sponsoring a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition shall be responsible for providing adequate protection from marine traffic interference and hazards. The commission may adopt and may from time to time amend regulations governing the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-31 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 17-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-31
Status: in_force

The board or the State Inland Port Authority, in the performance of its duties, may employ such personnel and make all contracts and purchases incidental to or necessary for the advancement, promotion, development, establishment, insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels and waterways, including, if required for its protection, retirement benefits, workers' compensation insurance and other employee benefits for the benefit of any employees of the board or State Inland Port Authority. The board or State Inland Port Authority shall make such contracts or purchases in accordance with state purchasing laws. Contracts let for any port, harbor, river, channel or waterway improvements shall be advertised as required by law for the letting of public contracts, and such contracts shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, who shall make such bond as shall be required by the board or State Inland Port Authority, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work according to such contract, such bond to be furnished by a corporate surety company qualified to do business in this state. However, the board may negotiate and enter into contracts with responsible lessees for the construction of facilities by lessees, such as those referred to in Section 59-17-13, Mississippi Code of 1972 , and the acquisition thereof by the board upon such terms and conditions and for such amounts as may be approved by the board. Where the rentals provided in the lease will be sufficient to fully repay the cost of the particular facility or where the monetary consideration for a deed is sufficient to fully repay the cost of land acquired for industrial operations described in the deed, contracts for construction, repairs, maintenance and operation of the facility or for the sale of the land may be negotiated and consummated without the necessity of advertising and obtaining competitive bids therefor.

The authority is granted the power to sue and be sued in its own name.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-37 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-37
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-37
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county in which a county port authority or county development commission has been created pursuant to this chapter is hereby given authority to issue bonds or other obligations of such county in an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the assessed valuation of such county to provide funds for any purpose or purposes set out in this chapter. Such bonds may be issued at one (1) time or from time to time in such amount or amounts, shall bear such date or dates, shall be of such denomination or denominations, shall be payable at such place or places, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding that allowed in Section 75-17-101, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall mature in such amount or amounts and at such time or times, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with or without option of prior payment, and shall be executed in such manner, all as may be determined by the said board of supervisors. The resolution or order adopted by the board of supervisors authorizing said bonds may pledge the sources of revenue authorized under the statutes to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon, and all bonds issued under the one (1) resolution or order may be equally secured and entitled to be paid. In event, however, such board of supervisors elects to delay actual delivery or sale of any part of the bonds so authorized, either until the proceeds thereof are needed, or upon the happening or occurrence of any event or thing, then and in that event the bonds so authorized and any part thereof shall be secured and be entitled to be paid, both as to principal and interest in accordance with the terms and conditions to be fixed and recited in said resolution or order. In anticipation of the issuance of the definitive bonds authorized by this chapter, any such county may issue interim certificates. Such interim certificates shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions or provisions, bear such date or dates, and evidence such agreement or agreements relating to their discharge by payment or by the delivery of the definitive bonds, as such county, by resolution of its governing body, may determine. Whenever any county shall have issued bonds under this section or Section 59-9-41 , a portion of which remains outstanding and unpaid, and the governing authority of such county desires to refund all or any portion of such bonds or to issue additional bonds under this section or Section 59-9-41 , for the purpose herein or therein authorized and to consolidate all or any portion of such bonded indebtedness, such governing authority, by resolution or resolutions, may at any time authorize and direct the issuance of bonds. The proceeds of such new bonds shall be used to pay or provide for the payment of, at or prior to maturity, any outstanding and unpaid bonds (including any unpaid accrued interest thereon), and any balance of such proceeds not so utilized shall be used and expended for the purposes authorized by this chapter. In the event that such outstanding bonds, by the terms thereof, are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of such county, then such option of redemption may be exercised in the manner provided in such bonds. Such new bonds shall be issued in like manner and like incidence and shall be payable from the same source or sources and the payment thereof shall be secured in like manner as provided in this section or Section 59-9-41 provided in the case of the issuance of original bonds under this section or under Section 59-9-41 . In lieu of selling such portion of such new bonds as may be required to pay or provide for the payment of such outstanding bonds, such new bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for and upon surrender and cancellation of a like amount of such outstanding bonds.

In addition and supplemental to the rights, duties and powers now or hereafter conferred by law upon counties having created a county port authority or county development commission, such counties are empowered and authorized to issue general obligation bonds of such counties as hereinabove provided, to acquire, establish, construct, develop, improve and maintain revetments, embankments, groins, sea walls, jetties, moles, breakwaters, gates, locks, dams, water basins, reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, water supply and distribution systems or pipelines and easements necessary thereto; and the acquisition, development and improvement of lands and property for any of such purposes. Such counties are further empowered and authorized to enter into contracts, agreements, assurances, or commitments with the United States of America, or any department or agency thereof, the state of Mississippi, or any department, political subdivision or agency thereof, or any person, firm or corporation relating or in connection with any power or duty authorized, imposed, or conferred upon such county by law, and to cooperate with and assist any public body or agency, or bodies or agencies, having jurisdiction of any waterway, port, harbor, or water development program, and to jointly exercise any or all of such powers as a joint operation with any other county or counties. Any such county or any party entering into any contract with any such county shall be entitled to maintain any action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the county or any other party to said contract to enforce any contractual right arising out of any such contract.

General obligation bonds issued under the provision of this section shall be payable from an ad valorem tax which may be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-13 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-13
Status: in_force

The board, 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. § 59-21-9 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-9
Status: in_force

The number awarded shall be painted on or attached to each side of the bow of the vessel for which it was issued. The numbers shall be placed on each side of the forward half of the vessel in such position as to provide clear legibility for identification. The numbers shall read from left to right and shall be in block characters of good proportion not less than three inches in height. The numbers shall be of a color which will contrast with the color of the background and so maintained as to be clearly visible and legible, i.e., dark numbers on a light background, or light numbers on a dark background. No other number shall be carried on the bow of such vessel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-117 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 21-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-117
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and to advertise and promote the fresh waterways of the state.

(2) The Commission on Marine Resources shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of Sections 59-21-111 through 59-21-129 . The Commission on Marine Resources shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with subsections (4) and (5).

(3) The provisions of Sections 59-21-117 through 59-21-127 shall be applicable to all waters of this state that are under the jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi.

(4) Before any rules and regulations are adopted, the proposed rules and regulations shall be reduced to writing and a public hearing shall be held after at least thirty (30) days' notice of the hearing. The notice shall be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in this state. A copy of the proposed rules and regulations shall be furnished to the sheriff of each county affected at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing. The hearing shall be held at a place convenient to the largest number of owners of vessels affected by the proposed rules and regulations or, if of general statewide application, shall be held in the City of Jackson, Mississippi.

(5) A copy of the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, and amendments thereto, shall be filed in the office of the commission adopting the regulations and in the office of the sheriff of each county affected where the same shall be maintained as a public record. The rules and regulations shall be published in a convenient form and shall be given to each recipient of an original, renewed, transferred, or a recorded certificate of number.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-65 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-65
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to authority to issue bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of any county which has a plan approved by the Mississippi Board of Economic Development for the planned development of any port, harbor or waterway, may, with the approval of the Mississippi Board of Economic Development, issue general obligation bonds of such county in the maximum principal amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) to provide funds for the dredging of channel and harbor and preparation of site for the construction or acquisition of ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding facilities, machinery and equipment, dredges, floating drydocks, graving docks, marine railways, tugboats, or any other facilities required or incidental to the construction, outfitting, drydocking or repair of ships or vessels.

(2) Such bonds may be issued at one (1) time or from time to time, in such amount or amounts, shall bear such date or dates, shall be of such denomination or denominations, shall be payable at such place or places, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding that allowed in Section 75-17-101, Mississippi Code of 1972 , shall mature in such amount or amounts and at such time or times, not exceeding twenty (20) years from the date thereof, with or without option of prior payment, and shall be executed in such manner, all as may be determined by the said board of supervisors. 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. Such bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of supervisors of such county, and the official seal of the county shall be affixed thereto, attested by the clerk of the board of supervisors of such county. The interest coupons to be attached to such bonds may be executed by the facsimile signatures of said officer. Whenever any such bonds shall have been signed by the officers herein designated to sign the bonds who were in 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.

(3) Before issuing such bonds, the board of supervisors of such county shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to issue such bonds, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued and the date upon which further action will be taken by the board looking toward the issuance of such bonds. Such resolution shall be published once a week for at least three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper published and of general circulation within such county. The first of such publications shall be made at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date set forth in said resolution as the date upon which further action will be taken by the board, and the last of such publications shall be made not more than seven (7) days prior to such date. If, prior to the date set forth as aforesaid, there shall be filed with the clerk of such board a petition in writing signed by twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of such county, requesting an election on the question of the issuance of such bonds, then such bonds shall not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the qualified electors of such county who vote thereon at an election to be ordered by such board for that purpose. Notice of such election shall be given and such election shall be held and conducted in like manner as provided by law with respect to the submission of other county bond issues in the county. If, however, no such petition shall be so filed, or if at such election, or subsequent election, such proposition be assented to by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon, then such board of supervisors shall be authorized to proceed with the issuance of such bonds without further election.

(4) The board of supervisors of such county shall sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of said county, but in no case to exceed the rate of interest hereinabove provided, 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. Notice of the sale of any such bonds shall be published at least one (1) time not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of sale and shall be published in a newspaper published in and having general circulation within the county.

(5) The resolution or order adopted by the board of supervisors authorizing the issuance of said bonds shall pledge the sources of revenues authorized under the statutes to pay the principal thereof and interest thereon; and all bonds issued under one (1) resolution or order may be equally secured and entitled to be paid. In addition to such pledge, such bonds shall be payable from an ad valorem tax which may be levied without limit as to rate or amount upon all taxable property within the county.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-21-7
Status: in_force

The numbering pattern to be used shall be as follows:

The number shall be divided into three (3) parts. The first part shall consist of the symbol MI; the second part shall consist of a numerical group having a maximum of four (4) digits; the third part shall consist of an alphabetical group having a maximum of two (2) letters. Each part shall be separated by hyphens or equivalent spaces.

Vessels shall be given numerical and alphabetical designations in the second and third groups in the order of their application.

The number awarded to a vessel under the provisions of this chapter shall remain the number for such vessel until the vessel is lost, destroyed, abandoned or registered in another state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-27 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 9-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-27
Status: in_force

(1) All improvements constructed by the board of supervisors of any county under the provisions of this chapter or under the provisions of any local and private act conferring upon the board of supervisors the authority to engage in port, harbor or channel improvements or development, shall be under the jurisdiction of and operated and maintained by such county port authority. It shall be the duty of such county port authority, from time to time, to make recommendations to the board of supervisors of such county concerning expenditures, maintenance, operation and development of the harbors or port facilities of such county, and to submit annually to such board of supervisors a proposed budget for the operation and maintenance of such harbors and port facilities, which recommendations and budget shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors.

(2) In any county having a county development commission, all improvements constructed, including acquisition of land authorized under the provisions of this chapter, shall be constructed, operated and maintained by the county development commission. It shall be the duty of such county development commission, from time to time, to make recommendations to the board of supervisors of such county concerning expenditures, maintenance, operation and development of the harbors or port facilities of such county and the tourism and service facilities authorized under this chapter, and to submit annually to such board of supervisors a proposed budget for the operation and maintenance of such harbors and port facilities and tourism and service facilities, which recommendations and budget shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors. The said development commission shall have, and is hereby given, the authority and power to enter into contracts for the performance of all work, including acquisition of land, authorized under this chapter and to expend funds made available therefor, provided that all such expenditures by such commission shall be audited by the county auditor, who shall monthly report such expenditures to the board of supervisors. In letting contracts, and in advertising for bids therefor, the development commission shall comply with all the requirements of the general laws of the State of Mississippi covering the advertisement for bids and the letting of contracts by county boards of supervisors and such commission shall have full power and authority to employ engineers, attorneys, real estate brokers and appraisers, and other professional and technical assistance in and about the operations, development and advancement of the harbors and ports of such county and the tourism and service facilities authorized under this chapter and to pay reasonable compensation or commission therefor. Any capital expenditures or proposals to employ professional or technical assistance which does not exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) may be undertaken by the commission without approval of the board of supervisors and any capital expenditure or proposal to employ professional and technical assistance which exceeds the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) shall not be undertaken except upon approval by the board of supervisors by appropriate order spread upon its minutes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-15 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-15
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico having an assessed valuation at its last completed assessment in excess of $45,000,000.00 and having within its borders a city in which there is maintained a harbor or channel with a depth of not less than four and one-half feet, and in which city there is operated seasonally one or more canning plants for canning, processing or freezing shrimp, oysters or other seafoods, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to annually levy a tax not to exceed one mill on each dollar of the assessed valuation of all of the taxable property within such county, for the purpose of aiding in the development and improvement of such harbor or channel of said city.

(2) The proceeds of said levy shall be paid to the governing authorities of the city wherein such channel or harbor is located and shall be deposited in the city depository in a special account to be designated as “port fund” of such city and the same shall be expended by the governing authorities of such city for the development and improvement of said channel or harbor, for the purposes and in the manner set out in the general laws of Mississippi, including Section 21-37-15, Mississippi Code of 1972 .

(3) No reimbursement shall be made under the Homestead Exemption Law of 1946 Sections 27-33-1 through 27-33-65, Mississippi Code of 1972 , for any tax levy made under the provisions of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-23 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 17-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-23
Status: in_force

Any port or harbor, or any part thereof, and all facilities, structures, lands or other improvements, leased by, acquired by or conveyed to the state shall be operated by the board acting through a state inland port authority for such port or harbor, except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter. Such port authority shall be vested, in addition to the rights, powers and duties conferred hereunder, with the same jurisdiction, and the same rights, powers, and duties vested by law, in other port authorities within the state. Any conflict with other laws shall be governed by this chapter.

The state inland port authority shall consist of one member from the county in which the port is located and one member from each county that is contiguous to the county in which the port is located to be appointed for a period of four years by the respective board of supervisors of each of those counties, provided each county has levied the two mills required in Sections 59-17-19 and 59-17-21 and the governor shall appoint one member from each participating county outlined above of which two mills has been levied, plus one additional member from any one of the participating counties outlined above of which two mills has been levied. The initial terms by the governor's appointees shall be staggered, one member appointed for two years and others by adding one additional year; no term shall exceed five years. The number of years to be served on regular terms shall be the same number as the number of governor's appointees.

In the event the contracting agency is any master water management district, the board shall consist of the following: one member from the county in which the port is located and one member from each county that is contiguous to the county in which the port is located to be appointed by the respective boards of supervisors for a period of four years, and the governor shall appoint one member from each of the counties outlined above, plus one additional member from any one of the counties outlined above. The governor's five appointees' initial terms shall be for one, two, three, four and five years respectively, but all succeeding appointments shall be for terms of five years.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-73 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 6 / Section 9-73
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-73
Status: in_force

All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75 shall be and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code and in exercising the powers granted by said sections, the board 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. § 59-7-515 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-515
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-515
Status: in_force

The revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be payable, both principal and interest, solely out of the revenues to accrue from the operation of the facilities provided through the special project for which such bonds are issued, and the full faith and credit of the county shall not be pledged therefor, nor shall any ad valorem tax be levied for the payment of such bonds or the interest thereon, and such facts shall be recited on the face of the bonds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-7 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 11 / Section 23-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-23-7
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to operate a watercraft on the public waters of this state who:

(a) Is under the influence of intoxicating liquor;

(b) Is under the influence of any other substance which has impaired such person's ability to operate a watercraft; or

(c) Has eight one-hundredths percent (.08%) or more by weight volume of alcohol in the person's blood based upon milligrams of alcohol per one hundred (100) cubic centimeters of blood as shown by a chemical analysis of such person's breath, blood or urine administered as authorized by this chapter.

(2)(a) Upon conviction of any person for the first offense of violating subsection (1) of this section where chemical tests provided for under Section 59-23-5 were given, or where chemical test results are not available, such person shall be fined not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned for not more than twenty-four (24) hours in jail, or both; and the court shall order such person to attend and complete a boating safety education course developed by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

(b) Upon any second conviction of any person violating subsection (1) of this section, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person shall be fined not less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be imprisoned not less than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours nor more than one (1) year or sentenced to community service work for not less than ten (10) days nor more than one (1) year. The court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for one (1) year.

(c) For any third conviction of any person violating subsection (1) of this section, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person shall be fined not less than Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and shall be imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than one (1) year. The court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for two (2) years.

(d) Any fourth or subsequent violation of subsection (1) of this section shall be a felony offense and, upon conviction, the offenses being committed within a period of five (5) years, the person shall be fined not less than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) and shall be imprisoned not less than ninety (90) days nor more than five (5) years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. The court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for three (3) years.

(3) Any person convicted of operating any watercraft in violation of subsection (1) of this section where the person (a) refused a law enforcement officer's request to submit to a chemical test, or (b) was unconscious at the time of a chemical test and refused to consent to the introduction of the results of such test in any prosecution, shall be punished consistent with the penalties prescribed herein for persons submitting to the test and the court shall order the person not to operate a watercraft for the time periods specified in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Any person who operates any watercraft in violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section and who in a negligent manner causes the death of another or mutilates, disfigures, permanently disables or destroys the tongue, eye, lip, nose or any other member or limb of another shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony and shall be committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years.

(5) Upon conviction of any violation of subsection (1) of this section, the judge shall cause a copy of the citation and any other pertinent documents concerning the conviction to be sent immediately to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Department of Marine Resources. A copy of the citation or other pertinent documents, having been attested as true and correct by the Director of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, or his designee, or the Director of the Department of Marine Resources, or his designee, shall be sufficient proof of the conviction for purposes of determining the enhanced penalty for any subsequent convictions of violations of subsection (1) of this section.

(6) The provisions of this section are fully applicable to any person who is under the influence of medical cannabis that is lawful under the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act and in compliance with rules and regulations adopted thereunder which has impaired the person's ability to operate a watercraft.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-201 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 1 / Section 7-201
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-7-201
Status: in_force

This article shall be applicable to all counties electing to come under the terms and provisions of Article 3 of this chapter and in which a flood control project has been authorized or may be authorized by the federal government which either directly or indirectly involves, or has the result of creating, a potential industrial area or the protection of such an area. This article is supplementary to said Article 3 of this chapter, and all other laws of this state concerning ports and harbors and shall not be construed by way of limitation on any of the powers or authority heretofore granted, but the authority conferred herein is in addition and cumulative thereto.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-19 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 5 / Section 17-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-19
Status: in_force

Before any additional bonds may be issued for equipment as authorized by Section 59-17-41 , at least one (1) county shall have levied a tax upon all the taxable property, both real and personal, within its boundaries for the purpose of paying the principal and interest on such bonds and the aggregate amount of the additional issue shall have been approved by the board of economic development. Such tax shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the additional bonds issued for equipment as authorized by Section 59-17-41 , and such tax levy shall not be reimbursable under the homestead exemption laws of this state.

The ad valorem tax levied by any county or counties under this section shall be reduced in whole or in part when the board and the state inland port authority find and determine that there has been or will be received in the state inland port authority fund a sufficient sum of money from other net revenues, thereby eliminating the need for this county tax levy.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-33 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 15 / Section 17-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-33
Status: in_force

For the acquiring of rights-of-way, land and property, including existing easements, restrictive covenants and reversionary estates necessary for the purpose herein authorized, the board shall have the right and power to acquire the same by purchase, negotiation or condemnation, and, should it elect to exercise the right of eminent domain, it may proceed in the manner provided by the general laws of the state of Mississippi for procedure by any county, municipality or corporation organized under the laws of this state, or in any other manner provided by law. The power of eminent domain shall apply not only as to all property of private persons or corporations, but also as to property already devoted to public use, including leaseholds, excepting interests in property owned by levee boards, drainage districts, or other flood control agencies. However, the board shall have no authority to acquire without the consent of the owner thereof any property operated and used for port, harbor or industrial purposes or such purposes as the board is authorized to acquire and use property for, unless an actual necessity therefor be alleged and proven. The board is authorized to accept donations of lands, rights therein, moneys and materials required for the maintenance or development of any port or harbor. The board may exchange any property or properties acquired under the authority of this chapter for other property or properties usable in carrying out the powers hereby conferred, and also remove from lands needed for its purposes and reconstruct on other locations, buildings, utilities, terminals, railroads or other structures upon the payment of just compensation, if it is necessary so to do, in order to carry out any of its plans for port development. The title to all land or property acquired under the authority of this chapter shall vest in the state of Mississippi. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize the taking by eminent domain of any private property except for necessary public use, said right of eminent domain to be limited to the acquisition of railroad rights-of-way, road rights-of-way and land for industrial use only.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-23 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-23
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers and authority elsewhere conferred in this chapter, the board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission, acting through its county port authority or county development commission, may establish industrial parks with defined boundaries to develop and utilize lands for industrial operations and in such development may provide for water, sewage, drainage or similar facilities, or transportation, power or communication facilities which are incidental to the use of the lands as industrial parks. The creation of all such parks purported to be so established prior to May 2, 1976, as would comply with the provisions of this section is hereby ratified and declared valid. Transportation facilities herein authorized may include railroad lines and bridges extending not more than twenty (20) miles from such industrial parks, locomotives and other equipment to be used only in said county, but if any part of any such facility shall be in another county, only with consent of such county expressed by resolution of its board of supervisors and its county port authority or county development commission. Transportation facilities owned by a county hereunder may be operated by said county or others on behalf of such county or may be leased to others by said county; the Public Service Commission shall have no jurisdiction over such transportation facilities or the financing thereof, nor, so long as said county regulates such rates, the rates charged for the use of such transportation facilities. Revenue bonds, but not general obligation bonds, may be issued to pay the cost of such transportation, power or communication facilities, under Section 59-9-41 , or under any other law now or hereafter available, and any such facilities may be sold or leased as hereinafter provided. In connection with an industrial park any such county, through its county port authority or county development commission, may establish a comprehensive plan, may make rules and regulations to assure compliance with such plan, and may set and collect rates and charges for services furnished by such industrial park.
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-3 — MS Code / Title 59 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-3
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county described in Section 59-13-1 shall have authority to employ competent engineers or architects to make necessary plans and specifications for such harbor improvements and buildings which the board may deem necessary and proper to be constructed in connection therewith and said plans and specifications, after the same have been approved by said board, shall be filed with its clerk and the board shall adopt an order to be spread upon its minutes giving notice of its intention to issue bonds to provide funds for such improvements, or any of them, as shown by said plans and specifications.