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MS Code § 65-33-27 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-27. Road protection commission

 Whenever it may be necessary to protect any highway hereunder, the board of supervisors by an order on its minutes shall so declare and shall certify the same to the governor of the state, who shall thereupon appoint five suitable freeholders of the county to constitute, and be known as, the road protection commission of such county, and who shall decide and recommend the kind and character of protection necessary, to be approved by the board of supervisors. When such commission shall have been appointed and shall have organized, said commission shall select and employ a suitable engineer, to be approved by the board of supervisors, to make a survey, plans, specifications, and estimates of costs of construction under the direction of the said road protection commission, to be approved by the board of supervisors. When so approved, the board of supervisors may proceed to issue bonds of the county therefor, and the road protection commission shall thereupon advertise for bids and let a contract or contracts therefor. Such contracts shall be submitted to and approved by the board of supervisors, all contracts under this section to be executed by the board of supervisors. The road protection commission and the board of supervisors are authorized and empowered to do all things and to make all expenditures necessary to carry out the purposes hereof.
MS Code § 65-33-29 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-29. Organization and tenure of protection commission

 The road protection commission shall organize by the election of a chairman, and they shall serve without compensation except actual expenses, which shall be allowed by the board of supervisors and paid out of the general county fund or the road fund, as the board of supervisors may elect. Three members shall constitute a quorum to transact business, and all meetings shall be held at the courthouse. Their tenure of office shall be four years or until the work for which bonds are issued is completed and accepted, if less than four years. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall be ex-officio clerk of the road protection commission, shall attend all meetings, and shall preserve a record of all proceedings of said commission.
MS Code § 65-33-31 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-31. Damages for land taken

 Whenever it shall become necessary to construct, widen, or protect any highway under the provisions hereof, the road protection commission shall make publication for thirty days in some newspaper published in the county wherein such improvements are made, setting forth the commencement and termination, with a general outline of the nature and extent thereof. When any owner of land or other person shall claim compensation for land taken for such purpose, or for damage sustained by the construction, widening, improvement, or protection of such road or highway, he shall petition the board of supervisors in writing within thirty days after the expiration of the time provided for such publication, setting forth the nature and character of the damages claimed. Thereupon the board shall, on five days' notice to petitioner, go on the premises and assess the damages sustained by him. The finding of the board shall be in writing, signed by the members agreeing to it, and must be entered on the minutes at the next meeting; but if the damages sustained and claimed be less than the cost of assessing, the board may allow the same without inquiry.
MS Code § 65-33-33 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-33. Review by circuit court on appeal

 All proceedings of the board of supervisors and the road protection commission in widening, improving, or protecting any such highway and assessing damages therefor may be reviewed by the circuit court in respect to any matter of law arising on the face of the proceeding. On the question of damages, the case may be tried anew and the damages may be assessed by a jury if the owner of the land so desires. The board of supervisors shall grant appeals for that purpose when prayed for, on appellant giving bond for cost in such penalty as the board may require, not exceeding $200.00, payable to the county.
MS Code § 65-33-35 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-35. Preliminary expenses to be paid out of general fund

 All expenses incurred prior to the issuance and sale of bonds as hereinabove provided may be paid out of the general county fund or such other fund as the board of supervisors may select. The fund out of which such expense is paid shall be reimbursed out of the proceeds of such bond issue when the bonds are issued and sold.
MS Code § 65-33-37 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-37. Pro rata share of expenses

 The board of supervisors may agree with any municipality or sea wall district that the county be assessed for its pro rata share of the construction and maintenance of sea walls. The assessment shall be paid each year by the county for whatever period agreed upon by the board of supervisors and the sea wall district or municipality.   Where any municipality has issued bonds and constructed road protection, such as is contemplated by this chapter, which protection is, or shall become, a part of the general scheme to protect roads, streets, or highways from tidewater in said county, the board of supervisors may use the funds derived under Sections 65-33-47 and 65-33-49 for the payment and retirement of said bonds, or for such portion thereof as the board may deem equitable and just, and to refund upon an equitable and just basis to municipal property owners who have paid direct special improvement taxes to municipalities for sea wall or road protection, which sea wall or road protection is or shall become a part of the general road system of the county; and said payments may be made in yearly installments.
MS Code § 65-33-39 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-39. County may borrow money to pay bonds

 When any county of this state has adopted or will adopt any sea wall or part of a sea wall constructed prior to October 31, 1931, by a municipality as a part of its general system as provided by Section 65-33-37, and where said county has been unable to take care of or pay the maturing bonds and interest of said municipality from the gasoline tax as provided by said section, the said county may borrow funds necessary to pay outstanding maturing bonds and interest of the municipality issued for said sea wall, or walls. The said county may borrow said funds either upon certificates of indebtedness, notes, or bonds, as in its judgment it may see fit. Said obligation or bonds shall not be for a period longer than ten years and at a rate of interest not exceeding six per cent. Said obligations or bonds shall not be considered as included in any limitation now fixed by law upon the indebtedness of any county, and said obligations or bonds may be issued without notice and without an election on the question of the issuance of same. The said obligation or bonds issued hereunder shall be general obligations of the county and payable out of the gasoline tax when available, as provided in the cited section, and the general sea wall road protection laws. In the event of the failure of sufficient funds from the said gasoline tax, the county shall levy a special tax to pay said bonds. The board of supervisors issuing bonds hereunder may provide that the first obligations or bonds mature as long as three years from the date of their issuance, but all interest shall be paid semiannually. In the event of the failure to collect sufficient gasoline tax to pay said bonds or obligations authorized hereunder, the board of supervisors of the county are authorized to levy ad valorem taxes to pay same as other sea wall or road protection bonds.
MS Code § 65-33-41 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-41. Special tax may be levied

 The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, levy a special tax for sea wall purposes, not to exceed five mills, may issue bonds therefor, or may pay for its pro rata share out of the funds of the county.
MS Code § 65-33-43 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-43. Privilege tax on automobile driver may be levied and collected

 In all counties where the bonds of the county are or have been issued under this chapter or any previous statutes of a similar character, the boards of supervisors may levy and collect a privilege tax on each person resident in such county driving an automobile or other motor vehicle on any of the public streets or highways of the county, not exceeding two dollars. The amount of said tax may be varied in case more than one member of a family pays such tax, the funds arising therefrom to be applied in the same manner as funds arising under Sections 65-33-45 through 65-33-49 are applied. The boards of supervisors shall have the power, and it shall be the duty of such boards, to levy annually on all the taxable property in such counties, and to collect a special tax sufficient to cover any deficiency, if such deficiency occur, in the amount necessary to meet annually such interest and sinking fund.
MS Code § 65-33-57 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-57. New bonds authorized to cancel sinking fund obligations

 In any county wherein a seawall or road protection structure is maintained under the provisions of this chapter, which has invested surplus funds belonging to a road protection bond and interest sinking fund in the purchase of any notes, certificates of indebtedness, bonds, or other interest bearing obligations issued under the authority of Section 65-33-49, or refunding bonds issued or authorized to be issued in lieu thereof, and such notes, bonds, certificates of indebtedness, or refunding bonds are now held by such county for the use and benefit of such fund, and the board of supervisors of such county finds, by order spread upon its minutes, that the needs of such sinking fund demands it, or that it is to the best interest of the county to reduce such obligations so held to cash, such board of supervisors may authorize to be issued and issue and sell new road protection bonds in the aggregate amount of such notes, bonds, or certificates of indebtedness so held and authorized for the purpose of providing funds with which to take up, redeem, and cancel such obligations now held in such sinking fund. Upon the issuance of such road protection bonds, the said bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, and refunding bonds issued under authority of said section shall be cancelled.
MS Code § 65-33-59 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-59. Terms of new bonds

 Bonds issued under the authority of Sections 65-33-57 and 65-33-59 shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county issuing the same; shall mature within fifteen years of their date of issuance in such annual maturities and denominations as the board of supervisors may direct; shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed five and one half per centum per annum, payable semiannually; may be issued without notice or an election therefor; and shall not be subject to any limitation relative to amount of bonded debt. Such bonds and the interest thereon shall be payable both as to principal and interest from the same sources of revenue and taxes made available for the payment of road protection bonds under the provisions of this chapter. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect any of the provisions of House Bill No. 287 [ch. 130] as enacted at the Regular 1938 Session of the Mississippi Legislature.
MS Code § 65-33-61 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-61. Refunding bonded indebtedness

 The board of supervisors of any county operating under the provisions of this chapter is hereby authorized to refund any bonded indebtedness of such county now outstanding, payable from the sources of revenue provided by this chapter, and to issue refunding bonds of such county, which shall be secured by and payable from the same sources of revenue as the bonds refunded thereby. The said refunding bonds may be issued by the board of supervisors of such county only after the question of the issue of said refunding bonds shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of such county at an election to be held for that purpose in said county, and only after the said issue has been authorized by a vote of three fifths of the qualified electors voting in an election to be ordered by the board of supervisors for that purpose, whenever any such board of supervisors shall find it necessary or advisable or in the best interest of such county so to do. Such refunding bonds may be issued only to redeem outstanding bonds at maturity, or on any date upon which outstanding bonds may be redeemable, or upon the voluntary surrender of outstanding bonds by the owners thereof. Such refunding bonds may be sold for not less than par and accrued interest, or may be exchanged for bonds to be refunded thereby; however, the issue of such refunding bonds shall be accomplished in such manner as to avoid payment by the county of interest on the refunding bonds and on the bonds refunded thereby for the same period of time.
MS Code § 65-33-63 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-63. Refunding bonds; interest; form; maturity

 Such refunding bonds shall bear such rate or rates of interest as may be determined by the board of supervisors, not exceeding, however, three and one-half per centum per annum, payable semiannually; shall be in such denomination or denominations and form as may be determined by the board of supervisors; shall be executed on behalf of the county by the president of the board of supervisors, countersigned by the clerk of such board; and the interest to accrue on such bonds shall be represented by coupons to be attached thereto, which may be executed by the facsimile signatures of such officers. Such refunding bonds shall mature in such amount or amounts and at such time or times, not exceeding twenty-five years from date thereof, as may be specified by the board of supervisors. All such refunding bonds and interest thereon shall be payable at the office of the state treasurer of the State of Mississippi in the city of Jackson, Mississippi, and a certified copy of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds shall be filed in said office. The bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 65-33-61 through 65-33-71 shall in no way be construed as state obligations or state bonds.
MS Code § 65-33-65 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-65. Sinking fund for refunding bonds

 The fact of the issuance and delivery of refunding bonds hereunder shall be certified by the clerk of the board of supervisors to the state Treasurer, who shall immediately register such bonds in a suitable bond register. Thereafter, the revenues and taxes which would otherwise be paid into the county treasury of such county for the payment of road protection and seawall bonds and interest thereon under the provisions of Section 65-33-45, shall be paid by the official collecting such taxes into the state treasury on a proper receive warrant of the state auditor to the credit of such county in a special fund to be designated "interest and sinking fund for road protection and seawall bonds of_______________County, Mississippi," which fund shall be held and shall be applied by the state treasurer in the payment of interest accruing on such refunding bonds and the principal thereof at maturity, according to law. In the event that less than all of outstanding bonds payable under the provisions of this chapter shall be refunded as herein provided, then and in that event there shall be paid into the state treasury, for the credit of the aforesaid interest and sinking fund, only the proportion of the revenues and taxes as the amount of refunding bonds issued and outstanding bears to the total amount of outstanding bonds payable from the revenues herein referred to.
MS Code § 65-33-67 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-67. Tax levy to finance refunding bonds

 The board of supervisors of any county issuing refunding bonds under the provisions of Sections 65-33-61 through 65-33-65, shall levy an annual tax of not less than five mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of taxable property within such county for the purpose of providing funds sufficient to pay such bonds at maturity and interest thereon as it accrues. The said tax shall be levied and collected as other county taxes are levied and collected, and the proceeds thereof shall be remitted by the county tax collector to the State Treasury at the time when state taxes are required by law to be so remitted. The State Treasurer shall credit the amount to the interest and sinking fund referred to in Section 65-33-65. On or before October 1st in each year, the State Treasurer shall certify to the board of supervisors of each such county the amount standing to the credit of such interest and sinking fund as of September 15th, of that year, and if such amount shall be sufficient (1) to pay all principal of and interest on such bonds then due and owing and (2) all principal of and interest on such refunding bonds maturing and accruing during the period of twelve months running from said September 15th, then and in that event such board of supervisors may reduce the aforesaid taxes or omit the same for the ensuing year, as such board may determine. All funds paid into the State Treasury hereunder shall remain in the State Treasury for the payment of principal and interest on such refunding bonds until all the principal and interest on such refunding bonds shall have been fully paid.
MS Code § 65-33-69 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-69. Fees and expenses for refunding bonds

 The board of supervisors shall pay all lawful fees of the chancery clerk and its attorney now prescribed by law, which fees are incidental to the execution of said refunding bonds, and may also pay all expenses in connection with the validation of said refunding bonds and procuring the opinion as to the validity thereof from some expert bond attorney, other than the state bond attorney, of national reputation. However, in cases where the bonds to be refunded are not due or redeemable prior to maturity, such board in procuring the surrender of such outstanding bonds may expend not exceeding an additional two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the principal amount of refunding bonds actually issued and delivered, but in no event shall any part of the said two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) be used in the payment of attorney's fees. All such fees and compensation shall be paid out of the interest and sinking fund applicable to the bonds to be refunded, if the amount credited to such fund be adequate therefor. Otherwise, such fees and compensation shall be paid out of the proceeds of a special annual tax to be levied for that purpose by the board of supervisors upon all taxable property within such county. All expenses as authorized by Sections 65-33-61 through 65-33-71 in effectuating the exchange of said bonds and the actual expense of the state treasurer in paying principal and interest on said bonds shall be paid by the board of supervisors of the county.
MS Code § 65-33-71 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 33 - Sea Walls|§ 65-33-71. Full authority and powers conferred

 The provisions of Sections 65-33-61 through 65-33-71, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed full and complete authority for the issuance of refunding bonds as therein provided; and all powers necessary to be exercised by the board of supervisors of such counties, in order to carry out the provisions of said sections, are hereby conferred.
MS Code § 65-37-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 37 - Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program|§ 65-37-1. Establishment and administration of program; eligibility of bridges

  There is established a local system bridge replacement and rehabilitation program to be administered by the State Aid Engineer for the purpose of assisting counties and municipalities in the replacement and rehabilitation of certain bridges located on local road systems in the counties and in incorporated municipalities within the counties. In order to be eligible under this program, a bridge must be eligible for replacement or rehabilitation as determined by the National Bridge Inspection Standards sufficiency rating and must be included on the latest annual official bridge inventory maintained by the Office of State Aid Road Construction, excluding bridge inventories on the State Aid Road System, the municipal urban system or the rural major collector system.   In the replacement or rehabilitation of bridges pursuant to this chapter, consideration may be given to utilizing timber products on some projects, provided that such projects using timber products will be comparable in cost to, and can be constructed to meet current standards for, similar projects using concrete and steel.   The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to permit routes on which projects are performed under this chapter to be eligible for inclusion on the state aid system except in accordance with the provisions of Sections 65-9-1 et seq.
MS Code § 65-37-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 37 - Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program|§ 65-37-3. Allocation of funds; definitions

  For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection:   "Deficient bridge" means a bridge that is eligible for replacement or rehabilitation as determined by the National Bridge Inspection Standards sufficiency rating and that is included on the latest annual official bridge inventory prepared by the Office of State Aid Road Construction as a bridge having a sufficiency rating of fifty (50) or less, excluding bridges on the state aid road system, the municipal urban system and the rural major collector system.   "Local system road miles" means all highways, roads and streets within a county, including highways, roads and streets within incorporated municipalities of the county, that are not included on the designated state highway system.     From the funds on deposit and credited to the Local System Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Fund created in Section 65-37-13, each county shall be allocated a percentage of such funds as they become available, which percentage shall be based:   One-half (1/2) on the proportion that the total number of deficient bridges in the county bears to the total number of deficient bridges in all counties of the state; and   One-half (1/2) on the proportion that the total number of local system road miles in the county bears to the total number of local system road miles in all counties of the state.