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MS Code § 31-3-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 3 - State Board of Public Contractors|§ 31-3-17. Special privilege license tax; State Board of Contractors Fund

 There is hereby levied, in addition to any taxes otherwise provided for by law, a special privilege license tax of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) on each contractor who applies for a certificate of responsibility issued under this chapter; and such tax shall be paid to the executive director of the board upon making such application in this state. The board may levy an additional special privilege license tax not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each additional classification for which a contractor applies and is found to be qualified. The executive director of the board shall promptly deposit all monies received under this chapter in the State Treasury. Except for the civil penalty provided in Section 31-3-21 which shall be deposited into the State General Fund and the fee provided in Section 31-3-14, all monies received under this chapter shall be kept in a special fund in the State Treasury known as the "State Board of Contractors Fund," and shall be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Such monies shall not lapse at the end of each fiscal year, but all monies in such State Board of Contractors Fund in excess of the sum of fifty percent (50%) of the approved budget for the fiscal year shall be paid over into the General Fund of the State Treasury. All expenditures from the Board of Contractors Fund shall be by requisition to the State Auditor, signed by the executive director of the board and countersigned by the chairman or vice chairman of the board, and the State Treasurer shall issue warrants thereon.
MS Code § 31-3-23 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 3 - State Board of Public Contractors|§ 31-3-23. Appeals

 Within ten (10) days after any order, judgment or action of the board, any person aggrieved thereby may appeal such order, judgment or action either to the chancery court of the county wherein the appellant resides or to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, upon giving bond with sufficient security in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00), approved by the clerk of the chancery court and conditioned to pay any costs which may be adjudged against such person. In lieu of the bond, the appellant may post Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) with the clerk of the chancery court and conditioned to pay any costs which may be adjudged against such person.   Notice of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the chancery court, who shall issue a writ of certiorari directed to the board commanding it within forty-five (45) days after service thereof to certify to such court its entire record in the matter in which the appeal has been taken. The appeal shall thereupon be heard in due course by the court, and the court shall review the record and shall affirm or reverse the judgment. If the judgment is reversed, the chancery court or chancellor shall render such order or judgment as the board ought to have rendered, and certify the same to the board; and costs shall be awarded as in other cases.   Appeals may be had to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi as provided by law from any final action of the chancery court. The board may employ counsel to defend such appeals, to be paid out of the funds in the State Board of Contractors Fund.   On appeal, any order, judgment or action of the board revoking a certificate of responsibility or residential license shall remain in full force unless the chancery court or Supreme Court reverses such order, judgment or action of the board.   The remedies provided under this chapter for any aggrieved person shall not be exclusive, but shall be cumulative of and supplemental to any other remedies which he may otherwise have in law or in equity, whether by injunction or otherwise.
MS Code § 31-8-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-1. Legislative purpose; construction of chapter

 The purpose of this chapter is to provide a method to enable counties and municipalities to acquire public buildings, facilities and equipment through the use of rental contracts. This chapter shall be construed in conformity with such intention and shall be an alternative to those methods which may be otherwise provided by law.
MS Code § 31-8-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-3. Purposes for which counties and municipalities may lease facilities

 The counties and municipalities of this state, acting by and through the governing authorities thereof, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into lease agreements with any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or individual under which the county or municipality may agree to lease a facility for use by the lessor for any of the following purposes for a primary term not to exceed twenty (20) years:   Public buildings;   Courthouses;   Office buildings;   Jails;   Auditoriums;   Community centers;   Civic art centers;   Public libraries;   Gymnasiums; and   Machinery and equipment for use in connection with any of the above, but shall not include office furniture and/or office machines, provided that the primary term of a lease with respect to machinery and equipment shall not exceed the estimated useful economic life of such machinery and equipment, as such useful economic life is mutually agreed upon by the lessor and lessee.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the acquisition of public school buildings through the use of rental contracts.
MS Code § 31-8-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-5. Option to purchase

 All such leases shall contain an option granting to the county or municipality the right to purchase the leased property upon the expiration of the primary term, or upon such earlier date as may be agreed upon, at a price not to exceed the unpaid principal balance at such time.
MS Code § 31-8-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-7. Lease of real property by municipality to private concern for construction or renovation of buildings or facilities; subleases to United States Postal Service or to any other state or federal agency

  The counties and municipalities of the state are authorized to lease publicly owned real property to any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, joint venture or individual for the purpose of enabling such person to construct or renovate thereon any of the buildings or facilities described in Section 31-8-1 and to lease such buildings and facilities to the county or municipality. No such ground lease shall be for a primary term in excess of the primary term of the lease with respect to the buildings and facilities to be constructed thereon.   The counties and municipalities of the state are authorized to sublease buildings and facilities leased pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to the United States Postal Service or to any state or federal governmental agency. Any sublease entered into pursuant to this subsection may contain an option granting the sublessee the right to purchase the leased property upon the expiration of the primary term of the sublease, or upon such earlier date as may be agreed upon, at a price not to exceed the unpaid principal balance at such time.  Before entering into any lease agreement pursuant to this subsection, the board of supervisors or the governing authorities of the municipality shall follow and be subject to the same procedures regarding publishing notice, filing protest and holding an election specified for lease agreements under Section 31-8-11, except that the notice shall not state that the rental is a continuing obligation and a charge against the general credit and leasing power of the county or municipality.
MS Code § 31-8-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-9. Term of lease; pledge of full faith and credit; limitation of obligation to money appropriated

 Subject to the provisions of this chapter, any such lease agreement may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, and any such lease agreement shall be binding upon the county or municipality and any other party thereto in accordance with its terms. Any such lease agreement may include, at the discretion of the governing authorities entering into the same, a pledge of the full faith and credit of such county or municipality for the payment of its monetary obligations thereunder; or may contain a provision that so long as no default of any monetary obligation of the lessee has occurred, the lessee's obligation to pay any amounts due or perform any covenants requiring or resulting in the expenditure of money shall be contingent and expressly limited to the extent of any specific appropriation made by the governing authorities to fund such lease agreement, and that nothing contained in the lease agreement shall be construed as creating any monetary obligation on the part of the lessee beyond such current and specific appropriation. Obligations incurred by a county or municipality under the provisions of this chapter secured by a pledge of its full faith and credit shall be included within the limitation on bonded indebtedness established by law for counties and municipalities.
MS Code § 31-8-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-11. Notice of intent to lease; protest; election; advertisement of lease agreement; award of lease

 Before entering into any lease agreement pursuant to this chapter secured by a pledge of its full faith and credit, the governing authorities of any county or municipality shall publish notice of their intention to receive suitable proposals for the leasing of such buildings, facilities or equipment. Such notice shall specify the nature of the proposed building, facility or equipment, the general geographic area in which the same is to be located, the term of the proposed lease agreement, that the obligation to pay rentals during the primary term is to be a continuing obligation of and a charge against the general credit and leasing power of the county or municipality, and the date and hour on or before which such proposals may be received. Such notice shall be published by municipalities and counties in the same manner as required for publishing notice of intention to issue general obligation bonds of the county or municipality, as appropriate. If at least twenty percent (20%), or fifteen hundred (1500), of the qualified electors of a county, whichever is less, or at least ten percent (10%), or fifteen hundred (1500), of the qualified electors of a municipality, whichever is less, file a written protest with the appropriate governing authorities, then an election shall be called by the county in the same manner as provided for the issuance of county general obligation bonds in Sections 19-9-11 through 19-9-17, Mississippi Code of 1972, or by a municipality in the same manner as provided for the issuance of municipal general obligation bonds in Sections 21-33-307 through 21-33-311, Mississippi Code of 1972, to determine whether or not the proposed lease agreement may be executed by the county or municipality. The lease agreement shall be advertised for competitive sealed proposals once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a regular newspaper published or having a general circulation in the county or municipality of the governing authority. The date as published for the proposal opening shall be not less than five (5) working days after the last published notice. The lease shall be awarded to the person submitting the lowest and best proposal; however, all proposals may be rejected.
MS Code § 31-8-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 8 - Acquisition of Public Buildings, Facilities, and Equipment Through Rental Contracts|§ 31-8-13. Full and complete authority for leases

 This chapter, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the authorization, execution and delivery of lease agreements authorized hereunder, and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method therefor, and none of the present restrictions, requirements, conditions and limitations of law applicable to the acquisition, construction and drawing of buildings or facilities in this state shall apply to lease agreements under this chapter, and no proceedings shall be required for the authorization, execution and delivery of such leases other than those required herein, and all powers necessary to be exercised in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter are hereby conferred.
MS Code § 31-9-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 9 - Surplus Property Procurement Commission|§ 31-9-1. Definitions

  For purposes of this chapter, the term "office of general services" shall mean the Governor's office of general services acting through the bureau of surplus property.   Wherever the term "surplus property procurement commission" appears in the laws of the State of Mississippi, it shall be construed to mean the Governor's office of general services.
MS Code § 31-9-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 9 - Surplus Property Procurement Commission|§ 31-9-5. Powers and duties

  The Office of General Services with the approval of the Public Procurement Review Board shall negotiate and contract with any appropriate agency or commission of the United States government or of the State of Mississippi for the purpose of purchasing or otherwise securing surplus material or property in bulk lots or quantities, and for the purpose of assisting all agencies, departments, institutions and instrumentalities of the State of Mississippi, the boards of supervisors of the various counties, and the governing authorities of the various municipalities, drainage districts and other taxing units in purchasing, leasing or otherwise securing surplus material or property. After ascertaining the needs of the various state departments and institutions, counties, municipalities, drainage districts and other taxing units, the Office of General Services may enter into contracts with the governing authorities of such governmental entities as will enable them to carry out the provisions of this section.   The Office of General Services also may acquire state or federal government surplus property for nonprofit and tax exempt health and educational institutions, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, military academies, volunteer fire departments, nonprofit cooperative water associations, Boys Clubs of America and Girls Clubs of America; however, deliveries to these institutions shall be made only after they have established their eligibility by meeting the requirements of the federal government, have requested the Office of General Services to act for them in acquiring government surplus property, and have agreed to comply with both the state and federal laws pertaining to acquisition and utilization of the property.   [Repealed]   The Office of General Services may do all other things which may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
MS Code § 31-9-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 9 - Surplus Property Procurement Commission|§ 31-9-9. Laws regulating public purchases waived

 All laws or parts of laws requiring the various state institutions, departments, and agencies, the boards of supervisors of the various counties, and the governing authorities of the various municipalities, drainage districts, and other taxing units to advertise or request and receive bids for the purchase of furniture, equipment, supplies, and other commodities are hereby waived for the purposes of this chapter and shall not be applicable to purchases made hereunder.
MS Code § 31-9-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 9 - Surplus Property Procurement Commission|§ 31-9-13. Revolving fund

 In lieu of regular appropriations, the Department of Finance and Administration may assess against each institution, agency or individual acquiring surplus property from and through the Department of Finance and Administration a fee or commission on each item in sufficient amount to establish and maintain a revolving fund, to be used to operate and support the Department of Finance and Administration. The Department of Finance and Administration shall follow the procedure outlined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in establishing the fund, and the fund shall never exceed more than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) above and beyond four (4) months of operating expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration.   With this revolving fund so acquired, the Department of Finance and Administration shall meet all items of expense incurred in acquiring, transporting, warehousing and distributing property to eligible applicants and also all items of expense incident to the operation of the offices of the Department of Finance and Administration, including salaries, office supplies and necessary general expenses, and all other items as are covered by legislative appropriation for those purposes.   The Department of Finance and Administration may escalate, budget and expend funds from the revolving fund in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) in any one fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this section.
MS Code § 31-9-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 9 - Surplus Property Procurement Commission|§ 31-9-15. Inventories

 The Office of General Services shall furnish to the State Auditor of Public Accounts copies of transfers of property to state boards, commissions and agencies on all property transferred to such agencies, federal reviews, in addition to an inventory on all furniture, equipment, machinery and vehicles used by the Office of General Services in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. The Office of General Services shall likewise keep a perpetual current inventory on all property in books and records.
MS Code § 31-13-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 13 - Validation of Public Bonds|§ 31-13-1. State Bond Attorney

 The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a qualified and practicing attorney at law, to be known as the State Bond Attorney, who shall possess the same qualifications for office as the Attorney General, who shall serve a term of office concurrent with that of the Governor or until his successor is appointed and qualified, and whose duties shall be those hereinafter specified.
MS Code § 31-13-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 13 - Validation of Public Bonds|§ 31-13-3. "Bonds" defined

 The word "bond" or "bonds," when used in this chapter, shall be deemed to include every form of written obligation that may be now or hereafter legally issued by any county, municipality, school district, road district, drainage district, levee district, sea wall district, and of any other district or subdivision whatsoever, as now existing or as may be hereafter created.
MS Code § 31-13-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 13 - Validation of Public Bonds|§ 31-13-7. Final decree validating bonds to be forever conclusive

 If the chancellor shall enter a decree confirming and validating said bonds and there shall be no appeal by either party from said decree, or if on appeal the supreme court enters its decree confirming and validating said bonds or other written obligations, the validity of said bonds or other written obligations so issued shall be forever conclusive against the county, municipality, or district issuing same; and the validity of said bonds or other written obligations shall never be called in question in any court in this state.
MS Code § 31-13-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 13 - Validation of Public Bonds|§ 31-13-9. Validated bonds to be so stamped; use of facsimile

 Whenever any bonds are validated under the provisions of this chapter, the clerk or other proper officer of the county, municipality, or district issuing same shall stamp or write on each of said bonds over his signature and the seal of the issuer the words "validated and confirmed by decree of the chancery (or supreme) court," together with the date of the rendition of the final decree validating same, which entry shall be taken as evidence of the validation of said bonds in any court in this state. If the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall so provide, such signature and seal under this section may be a facsimile.
MS Code § 31-13-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 13 - Validation of Public Bonds|§ 31-13-11. Court costs and bond attorney's fee and expenses

 The court costs in all such cases shall be paid by the county, municipality, or district proposing to issue said bonds or other written obligations, and in addition to such costs it shall also pay to the bond attorney a fee of not more than one-tenth of one percent (1/10 of 1%), provided said fee shall not be less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), of the amount of the bonds or other obligations issued or proposed to be issued. The payment of this fee shall be full compensation for all legal services rendered in connection with the issuance of said bonds, except that when the state's bond attorney attends a hearing of objection to the validation of said bonds, his actual and necessary expenses and a reasonable rate of compensation for attending the said hearing as required by this chapter shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the validation proceedings, upon approval by the clerk or chancellor of an itemized account of such expenses and time expended. If objection is filed to the validation of said bonds, then in that event the taxation of court costs, including expenses and a reasonable rate of compensation for the bond attorney, shall be discretionary with the chancellor, as in other cases in the chancery court, against the issuing board or district, or the objector or objectors, or apportioned as the chancellor may deem proper.
MS Code § 31-15-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 31 - Public Business, Bonds and Obligations|Chapter 15 - Refunding Bonds|§ 31-15-1. Short title

 Sections 31-15-1 through 31-15-19 may be cited as the "General Refunding Law of 1934."