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MS Code § 77-5-141 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-141. Powers of the district board

 The board of directors of any district shall have power and authority:   To exercise by vote, ordinance or resolution all of the general powers of the district.   To make all needful rules, regulations and by-laws for the management and the conduct of the affairs of the district and of the board.   To adopt a seal for the district, prescribe the style thereof, and alter the same at pleasure.   To lease, purchase, sell, convey and mortgage the property of the district and to execute all instruments, contracts, mortgages, deeds or bonds on behalf of the district in such manner as the board shall direct.   To appoint and fix the salaries and duties of such experts and attorneys as it deems necessary, to hold office during the pleasure of the board and upon such terms and conditions as the board may require.   To make any and all contracts necessary or convenient for the full exercise of the powers in this article granted, including, but not limited to, contracts with any municipality, the United States of America, the President of the United States of America, Tennessee Valley Authority, the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works and any and all other authorities, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States of America, for the purchase or sale of electric energy, and for the acquisition of all or any part of any utility or utilities. In connection with any such contract, the board may stipulate and agree to such covenants, terms and conditions as the board may deem appropriate including, but without limitation, covenants, terms and conditions with respect to the resale rates, financial and accounting methods, services, operation and maintenance practices, and the manner of disposing of the revenues of the utility operated and maintained by the district.   To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its functions.
MS Code § 77-5-143 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-143. Appointment of officers

 The board shall appoint a general manager, a secretary and a treasurer, and the board may appoint and fix the duties of such other officers as it deems necessary. Such appointees shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, and such appointees shall give such bonds and in such amounts as the board may require. The general manager shall not be, and the clerk and treasurer need not be, members of the board. The secretary and treasurer may be the same person.
MS Code § 77-5-145 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-145. Qualifications, powers and duties of general manager

  The general manager shall be the chief executive officer of the district. He shall be chosen by the board of directors solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications and need not, when appointed, be a resident of the state. All other things being equal, the board of directors shall appoint as general manager a person with experience in the construction, operation or management of public utilities. In case of the absence or disability of the manager, the board may designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the office during such absence or disability.   The general manager shall have full charge and control of the construction of the works of said district and of their maintenance and operation, and of the administration of the business affairs of said district. The powers and duties of the general manager shall be:   To see that all resolutions, rules and regulations of the district are enforced;   To appoint or hire, except as otherwise provided in this article, all heads of departments, subordinate officials and employees necessary for the administration of the affairs of said district, and to remove the same;   To attend to all meetings of the board of directors (but not to vote) and submit a general report of the affairs of the district, and to participate in the discussion of all matters coming before the board;   To keep the directors advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the district, and to prepare and submit an annual budget;   To prepare or cause to be prepared, all plans and specifications for the construction of the works of said district;   To perform such other and additional duties as the board of directors may require.     The general manager shall within sixty (60) days from the end of each fiscal year cause to be published a financial report showing the result of operations for the preceding fiscal year and the financial status of the district on the last day thereof. Said publication shall be made at least three (3) times in newspapers of general circulation printed and published in the district, or, if there be no such newspaper in the district, then in some newspaper of general circulation within the district. So far as practical said publications shall be in different newspapers.
MS Code § 77-5-147 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-147. Duties of secretary

 The principal duties of the secretary of the district shall be to act as secretary of the board and to record and sign all minutes of meetings of the board, including all resolutions and ordinances adopted by the board; to safely and systematically keep all records, files and papers of the board; to safely keep the corporate seal of the district and to affix the same on behalf of the board, and to all certificates by him made as secretary of the district; to sign, execute or acknowledge with the chairman of the board all contracts, deeds, leases or other instruments authorized by the board to be executed by or on behalf of the district, and, if authorized, to deliver the same; and to perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by law or by vote, resolution or ordinance adopted by the board.
MS Code § 77-5-149 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-149. Duties of treasurer

 The principal duties of the treasurer of the district shall be to demand, receive, keep and account for all moneys and credits of the district; to pay to the persons entitled thereto the amounts called for in the orders or warrants drawn upon him by the secretary of the district and to take and keep receipts, vouchers or other suitable evidences of payment therefor; to keep accurate account of all moneys received and disbursed by him and to render such accounts, statements and inventories of moneys and credits received and disbursed and on hand and generally of all matters pertaining to his office as the board of directors may require; and to perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by law or by vote, resolution or ordinance adopted by the board.
MS Code § 77-5-151 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-151. Corporate purpose of district

 A district shall be created for the purpose of conducting and operating a utility, and to carry out such purpose it shall have power and authority to acquire, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain, extend or improve any utility within or without the district, and to furnish, deliver and sell to the public, to any municipality, to the state and to any public institution heat, light and power service and any other service, commodity or facility which may be produced or furnished in connection therewith.
MS Code § 77-5-153 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-153. General powers of district

 Any district created pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be vested with all the powers necessary and requisite for the accomplishment of the purpose for which such district is created, capable of being delegated by the legislature. No enumeration of particular powers created in Section 77-5-155 shall be construed to impair or limit any general grant of power herein contained or to limit any such grant to a power or powers of the same class or classes as those enumerated. The district is empowered to do all acts necessary, proper or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted under this article.
MS Code § 77-5-155 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-155. Specific powers of district

 Any district created pursuant to this article shall have the power:   To sue and be sued   To have a seal   To acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease or exercise of the power of eminent domain or other mode of acquisition and to hold and dispose of real and personal property of every kind within or without the district, subject to mortgages or any other liens.   To make and enter into contracts, conveyances, mortgages, deeds of trust, bonds or leases.   To incur debts, to borrow money, to issue negotiable bonds and other evidences of indebtedness and to provide for the rights of holders thereof.   To fix, maintain and collect rates and charges for any service.   To pledge all or any part of its revenues.   To make such covenants in connection with the issuance of bonds, or to secure the payment of bonds, that a private business corporation can make under the general laws of the state, notwithstanding that such covenants may operate as limitations on the exercise of any power granted by this article.   To use any right of way, easement or other similar property right necessary or convenient in connection with the acquisition, improvement, operation or maintenance of a utility, held by the state or any political subdivision thereof, provided that the governing body of such political subdivision shall consent to such use.
MS Code § 77-5-157 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-157. Exercise of eminent domain by district

 Any district shall have the power to condemn any land, easements, or rights of way either on, under or above the ground as the board may deem necessary for any of the purposes mentioned in this article, and such property or interest in such property may be so acquired whether or not the same is owned or held for public use by corporations, associations or persons having the power of eminent domain, or otherwise held or used for public purposes. Such power of condemnation may be exercised in the mode or method of procedure prescribed by Chapter 27 of Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972, or in the mode or method or procedure prescribed by any other applicable statutory provisions now in force or hereafter enacted for the exercise of the power of eminent domain. Where condemnation proceedings become necessary the judge of the circuit court in which such proceedings are filed shall upon application of the district and upon the deposit in the court, to the use of the person or persons lawfully entitled thereto, of such an amount as the judge may deem necessary to assure just compensation, order that the right of possession shall issue immediately or as soon and upon such terms as the judge in his discretion, may deem proper and just. Upon application of the parties in interest, the judge may order that the money deposited in the court, or any part thereof, be paid forthwith for or on account of the just compensation to be awarded in said proceedings.
MS Code § 77-5-159 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-159. Operations outside of state authorized

 To the extent necessary in the judgment of the board to make effective the powers conferred by this article, the district shall have the power to acquire, own, operate, maintain and/or improve a generating and/or transmission system or systems outside the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 77-5-161 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-161. Issuance of bonds by district

 Each district shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its bonds in anticipation of its revenues. Said bonds may be issued for any corporate purpose or purposes of such district. Said bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board of such district and may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from their respective dates, be in such denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, and be declared or become due before the maturity date thereof, as such resolution or resolutions may provide. Said bonds may be issued for money or property, at public or private sale for such price or prices, as the board shall determine, provided that the interest cost to maturity of the money or property (at its value as determined by such board, the determination of which shall be conclusive), received for any issue of said bonds, shall not exceed six (6) per centum per annum, payable semiannually. Said bonds may be repurchased by the district out of any funds available for such purpose at a price of not more than the principal amount thereof and accrued interest, and all bonds so repurchased shall be canceled. Pending the preparation or execution of definitive bonds, interim receipts or certificates or temporary bonds may be delivered to the purchaser of said bonds. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds and the interest coupons appertaining thereto, if any, issued pursuant to this article shall possess all of the qualities of negotiable instruments.
MS Code § 77-5-163 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-163. Rights and remedies of bondholders

 In addition to all other remedies, any holder of a bond of any district incorporated under this article, including a trustee for bondholders, shall have the right, subject to any contractual limitations binding upon such bondholders or trustee, and subject to the prior or superior rights of others:   By mandamus or other suit, action or proceeding, at law or in equity, to enforce his rights against such district and the board of such district, including the right to require such district and such board to fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to, or pledge of, the revenues produced by such rates or charges, and to require such district and such board to carry out any other covenants and agreements with such bondholder and to perform its and their duties under this article.   By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or a violation of the rights of such bondholder.   By action or suit in equity to require such board to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for such bondholder.   By suit, action or proceeding in court exercising equitable jurisdiction to obtain the appointment of a receiver of the utility or utilities owned or operated by the district, or any part or parts thereof, who may enter and take possession of such utility or any part or parts thereof, including all property, land, property rights, easements and other adjuncts of the utility. Such receiver may operate and maintain the same, and collect and receive all revenues thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as such district itself might do, and shall deposit all such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of such district as the court shall direct.
MS Code § 77-5-165 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-165. Reduction of rates

 After all proper charges against the revenues of a district have been made, any surplus remaining shall be devoted solely to the reduction of rates.
MS Code § 77-5-167 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-167. Moneys of districts

 All moneys of a district, from whatever source derived, shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies, and, if the district shall so require, each of such accounts shall be continuously secured by a pledge of direct obligations of the United States of America or of the State of Mississippi having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, at all times at least equal to the balance on deposit in such account or accounts. Such securities shall either be deposited with the district or held by a trustee or agent satisfactory to the district. In lieu of any such pledge of such securities, said deposits may be secured by a surety bond or bonds which shall be in form, sufficiency and substance satisfactory to the district.
MS Code § 77-5-169 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-169. Municipal and county aid to districts

 Any municipality situated within the territorial limits of a district and any county a part of which is so situated, may advance funds to such district to pay the preliminary organization and administration expenses thereof, on such terms of repayment as the governing body of such municipality or county shall determine. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any such municipality or county is authorized and empowered to borrow money for a period not to exceed one year from the date of such borrowing, for the purpose of making such advances.
MS Code § 77-5-171 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-171. Districts and their property subject to taxation

 All districts and their property shall be liable for taxes and shall be taxed and assessed in the same manner and to the same extent as privately owned utilities.
MS Code § 77-5-173 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 3 - Power Districts|§ 77-5-173. Declaration of purpose; construction; article complete in itself

 This article is for the public purpose of promoting the increased use of electricity in the urban and rural areas of this state, and of enabling the residents thereof to secure the benefit of the surplus power generated or to be generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority at Wilson Dam in the State of Alabama, or the power generated at any other works or dams. The powers granted by this article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes hereof, and to this end every district shall have power to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes hereof in addition to the powers expressly conferred in this article. This article is complete in itself and shall be controlling. The provisions of any other law, general, special or local, except as provided in this article, shall not limit or restrict the powers granted by this article.
MS Code § 77-5-201 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 5 - Electric Power Associations|§ 77-5-201. Short title

 This article may be cited as the "Electric Power Association Law."
MS Code § 77-5-205 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 5 - Electric Power Associations|§ 77-5-205. Formation of non-profit corporations authorized

 Three (3) or more natural persons may, by executing, filing and recording a certificate as hereafter provided in this article, form a corporation not organized for pecuniary profit for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the fullest possible use of electric energy by making electric energy available at the lowest cost consistent with sound economy and prudent management of the business of such corporations. In addition, such corporations may serve the purposes provided under the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act.
MS Code § 77-5-207 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 5 - Electric Power Associations|§ 77-5-207. Contents of certificate of incorporation

 The certificate of incorporation shall state:   The name of the corporation, which name shall include the words "electric power association" or "electric cooperative" and shall be such as to distinguish it from any other corporation organized and existing under the laws of this state.   The location of its principal office and the post-office address thereof.   The maximum number of directors, not less than three (3).   The names and post-office addresses of the directors who are to manage the affairs of the corporation for the first year of its existence, or until their successors are chosen.   The period of the duration of the corporation, which may be perpetual.   The terms and conditions upon which persons shall be admitted to membership in the corporation.   The certificate of incorporation may also contain any provisions not contrary to law which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation of its business and for the conduct of the affairs of the corporation. It may also contain any provisions creating, defining, limiting or regulating the powers of the corporation, its directors and members.
MS Code § 77-5-209 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 5 - Electric Power Associations|§ 77-5-209. Prohibition on use of words "electric power association" and "electric cooperative."

 The name of a corporation shall include either the words "electric power association" or "electric cooperative." The words "electric power association" and the words "electric cooperative" shall not be used in the corporate name of any corporation other than those formed pursuant to the provisions of this article or those operating under this article pursuant to Section 77-5-213. Whenever the words "electric power association" or "electric cooperative" or "nonprofit cooperative electric power association" appear in the laws of this state, such words shall refer to a corporation formed pursuant to and/or operating under the provisions of this article, including a corporation that uses either the words "electric power association" or "electric cooperative" in its name.
MS Code § 77-5-211 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 5 - Electric Power|Article 5 - Electric Power Associations|§ 77-5-211. Execution and filing of certificate of incorporation

 The natural persons executing the certificate of incorporation shall be residents of the territory in which the principal operations of the corporation are to be conducted, who are desirous of using electric energy to be furnished by the corporation. The certificate of incorporation shall be acknowledged by the subscribers before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments to deeds or other instruments. When so acknowledged, the certificate may be filed with the Secretary of State at any time thereafter within six (6) months of the date of the last acknowledgment. When submitted for filing, the Secretary of State shall accept and file the certificate and enter the date of filing in its records. The certificate of incorporation shall be effective as of the date on which the certificate of incorporation is filed with the Secretary of State, and the powers specified in the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be vested in the corporation without further formalities.