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MS Code § 21-45-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-5. Relation to other laws; authority of municipalities to accept financial assistance and to enter into agreements with developers

 This chapter shall be construed as cumulative authority to other existing laws relating to the powers of municipalities to undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work. Any municipality engaged in slum clearance or redevelopment work through a redevelopment project within the boundaries of the municipality may provide for financing to defray the cost, in whole or in part, of the same as hereinafter provided. Insofar as this chapter is inconsistent with any other law, this chapter shall be controlling.   Any municipality may accept grants or other financial assistance from the state or federal government, or any other entity, to defray the cost, in whole or in part, of any activity consistent with the purposes of this chapter.   Any municipality may enter into agreements with any developer whereby the developer will agree to construct, operate and maintain buildings or other facilities or improvements included within such projects as are provided in a redevelopment plan.
MS Code § 21-45-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-7. Division of ad valorem taxes according to tax increment financing plan

 Any redevelopment project may contain a provision that municipal and county ad valorem taxes, if any, levied upon taxable property in a redevelopment project or municipal sales taxes collected within the area, or both, shall be divided according to a tax increment financing plan.
MS Code § 21-45-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-11. Contents of tax increment financing plan; public hearing

 Any tax increment financing plan, at a minimum, shall contain:   A statement of the objectives of a municipality with regard to the plan;   A statement indicating the need and proposed use of the tax increment financing plan in relationship to the redevelopment plan;   A statement containing the cost estimates of the redevelopment project and the projected sources of revenue (ad valorem taxes, sales taxes, and the proceeds of any other financial assistance) to be used to meet the costs including estimates of tax increments and the total amount of indebtedness to be incurred;   A list of all real property to be included in the tax increment financing plan;   The duration of the tax increment financing plan's existence;   A statement of the estimated impact of the tax increment financing plan upon the revenues of all taxing jurisdictions in which a redevelopment project is located; and   A statement requiring that a separate fund be established to receive ad valorem taxes and the proceeds of any other financial assistance.   Before approving any tax increment financing plan, the governing body shall hold a public hearing thereon after published notice in a newspaper in which the municipality is authorized to publish legal notices at least once and not less than ten (10) days and not more than twenty (20) days prior to the hearing.
MS Code § 21-45-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-13. Security for principal, interest, and premium on tax increment bond

 The principal, interest and premium, if any, on any tax increment bond shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues payable to the municipality pursuant to the tax increment financing plan and may also be secured, in the discretion of the municipality, by a lien on all or any part of the redevelopment project and any security by any developer pursuant to and secured by a security agreement. The proceedings under which any indebtedness is authorized or any security agreement may contain any agreement or provisions customarily contained in instruments securing such obligations, without limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions respecting the construction, maintenance and operation of buildings or other facilities or improvements of the project, the creation and maintenance of special funds, the rights and remedies available in the event of default to the debt holders or to the trustee, all as the governing body shall deem advisable; provided, however, that in making any such agreements or provisions, no municipality shall have the power to obligate itself except with respect to:   The proceeds of the bonds and any property purchased with the proceeds of the bonds;   Any security pledged, mortgaged or otherwise made available by a developer for the securing of bonds or other indebtedness; and   No municipality shall have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the application of the revenues from the tax increments; nor shall any municipality have the power to incur a pecuniary liability or charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers.   Tax increment financing bonds issued under the Regional Economic Development Act also may be secured as provided therein.   The proceedings authorizing any bonds and any security agreement securing bonds may provide that in the event of default in payment of the principal of or interest on such bonds, or in the performance of any agreement contained in such proceedings or security agreement, such payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by appointment of a receiver in equity with such powers as may be necessary to enforce the obligations thereof. No breach of any such agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon any municipality or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers.   The trustee under any security agreement or any depository specified by such security agreement may be such persons or corporation as the governing body shall designate; provided, that they may be residents of Mississippi or nonresidents of Mississippi or incorporated under the laws of the United States or the laws of other states of the United States.
MS Code § 21-45-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-15. Application of proceeds from sale of bonds

 The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under authority of this chapter shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued; provided, however, that any premium and accrued interest received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds sold; and provided further, that if for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, such unneeded portion of the proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.
MS Code § 21-45-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-17. Exemption from taxation

 The bonds authorized by this chapter and the income therefrom and all security agreements and mortgages executed as security therefor made pursuant to the provisions hereof, and the revenues derived therefrom, shall be exempt from all income taxation in the state.
MS Code § 21-45-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 45 - Tax Increment Financing|§ 21-45-19. Items which are included in cost of redevelopment project

 The cost of a redevelopment project shall be deemed to include the actual cost of the construction or rehabilitation of any part of a project which may be constructed or rehabilitated by a municipality, including architects' and engineers' fees, the purchase price of any real property that may be acquired by a municipality by purchase, all expenses in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance of bonds or other indebtedness to finance such acquisition, and the interest on bonds for a reasonable time prior to construction or rehabilitation, during construction or rehabilitation and for not exceeding one (1) year after completion of the construction or rehabilitation.
MS Code § 21-47-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 47 - Delta Natural Gas District|§ 21-47-1. Use of surplus funds from operation of systems

 The Delta Natural Gas District of Humphreys and Sunflower Counties having acquired certain funds from the operation of its systems is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to use surplus funds for further development of the district and to distribute a portion thereof to the City of Inverness, Town of Isola and the City of Belzoni, which municipalities compose the district.
MS Code § 21-47-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 47 - Delta Natural Gas District|§ 21-47-3. Use of funds, generally

 The Delta Natural Gas District shall devote all monies, derived from any source other than the issuance of bonds for purposes authorized by the laws of the State of Mississippi, to or for the payment of all operating expenses, including such items as are normally required of utilities for sales development; to or for the payment of all bonds and interest on outstanding revenue bonds, if any, of such systems; to or for the acquisition and improvement of the system contingencies; to or for the payment of all other obligations incurred in the operation and maintenance of the systems and the furnishing of service; to or for the creation and maintenance of a cash working fund or a surplus fund to be used for replacement, extension of systems and emergencies. The balance of the revenues of the systems, as such may be determined by the directors of the district may be used for any other lawful district purpose or may be paid to the governing authorities of the municipalities of Inverness, Isola and Belzoni, in the proportion determined by vote of the directors of the district for distribution by the municipalities to the various municipal funds and used by each municipality for any municipal purpose authorized by law.
MS Code § 21-47-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 21 - Municipalities|Chapter 47 - Delta Natural Gas District|§ 21-47-5. Sale of district's assets to public utility; purchase price

 The district shall be authorized to convey the assets of the district to any suitable public utility qualified to operate same, authorized for such service by the State of Mississippi, and regulated by the regulatory agencies of the State of Mississippi. The sale price shall be such as shall be agreed upon between the district and the purchasing utility. The purchase price shall be used as follows:   First, the retirement of all bonds of the district.   The payment of all debts or obligations of the district.   The balance shall be deposited in banks or other financial institutions authorized to receive deposits of such funds by the laws of the State of Mississippi. Such deposits shall be made in accordance with, and shall be secured as required by, the laws of the State of Mississippi. Preference may be given to such institutions as may be located within the counties of Humphreys or Sunflower. Such deposit or deposits, and interest thereon, may be used as set out in Section 21-47-3.
MS Code § 23-17-1 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-1. Procedures by which qualified electors may initiate proposed amendments to the constitution

  For purposes of this chapter, the following term shall have the meaning ascribed herein:  "Measure" means an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution proposed by a petition of qualified electors under Section 273, Mississippi Constitution of 1890.    If any qualified elector of the state desires to initiate a proposed amendment to the Constitution of this state as authorized by subsections (3) through (13) of Section 273 of the Mississippi Constitution of 1890, he shall first file with the Secretary of State a typewritten copy of the proposed initiative measure, accompanied by an affidavit that the sponsor is a qualified elector of this state.   The sponsor of an initiative shall identify in the text of the initiative the amount and source of revenue required to implement the initiative. If the initiative requires a reduction in any source of government revenue, or a reallocation of funding from currently funded programs, the sponsor shall identify in the text of the initiative the program or programs whose funding must be reduced or eliminated to implement the initiative.   The person proposing the measure shall also include all the information required under Section 273, Mississippi Constitution of 1890.
MS Code § 23-17-3 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-3. Time for filing petition; length of time petition remains valid

 The petition for a proposed initiative measure must be filed with the Secretary of State not less than ninety (90) days before the first day of the regular session of the Legislature at which it is to be submitted. A petition is valid for a period of twelve (12) months.
MS Code § 23-17-5 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-5. Submission of proposed initiative to Attorney General; review; recommendations; certificate of review; filing of proposed initiative and certificate

 Upon receipt of any proposed initiative measure, the Secretary of State shall submit a copy of the proposed measure to the Attorney General and give notice to the person filing the proposed measure of such transmittal. Upon receipt of the measure, the Attorney General may confer with the person filing the proposed measure and shall within ten (10) working days from receipt thereof review the proposal for matters of form and style, and such matters of substantive import as may be agreeable to the person filing the proposed measure, and shall recommend such revision or alteration of the measure as may be deemed necessary and appropriate. The recommendations of the Attorney General shall be advisory only, and the person filing the proposed measure may accept or reject them in whole or in part. The Attorney General shall issue a certificate of review certifying that he has reviewed the measure for form and style and that the recommendations thereon, if any, have been communicated to the person filing the proposed measure, and such certificate shall issue whether or not the person filing the proposed measure accepts such recommendations. Within fifteen (15) working days after notification of submittal of the proposed initiative measure to the Attorney General, the person filing the proposed measure, if he desires to proceed with his sponsorship, shall file the measure together with the certificate of review with the Secretary of State for assignment of a serial number and the Secretary of State shall thereupon submit to the Attorney General a certified copy of the measure filed. Upon submitting the proposal to the Secretary of State for assignment of a serial number the Secretary of State shall refuse to make such assignment unless the proposal is accompanied by a certificate of review.
MS Code § 23-17-7 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-7. Assignment of serial number; designation as "Initiative Measure No. _________ ."

 The Secretary of State shall give a serial number to each initiative measure, and forthwith transmit one (1) copy of the measure proposed bearing its serial number to the Attorney General. Thereafter, a measure shall be known and designated on all petitions, ballots and proceedings as "Initiative Measure No._______________ ."
MS Code § 23-17-8 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-8. Correction of certain nonsubstantive clerical or technical errors in the section number reference or designation of a proposed constitutional amendment

 When an amendment to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 is proposed to the qualified electors of the state under the voter initiative procedure set forth in Section 23-17-1, et seq., the Secretary of State, with the approval of the Attorney General, may make a nonsubstantive clerical or technical correction in the section number reference or designation of the proposed amendment contained in an initiative measure, as may be appropriate or necessary in order to prevent the use of an existing section number or the possibility of the initiative being declared invalid only because of an error in the section number designation.Such a correction may be made at any time after the Attorney General's certificate of review with regard to the initiative measure has been issued, and before the ballot for the initiative measure is printed.The provisions of this section do not authorize the Secretary of State to make any change other than a nonsubstantive correction in the section number reference or designation of the proposed amendment contained in the initiative measure.
MS Code § 23-17-9 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-9. Formulation of ballot title and summary of initiative measure

 Within seven (7) calendar days after the receipt of an initiative measure, the Attorney General shall formulate and transmit to the Secretary of State a concise statement posed as a question and not to exceed twenty (20) words, bearing the serial number of the measure and a summary of the measure, not to exceed seventy-five (75) words, to follow the statement. The statement shall give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the measure. Neither the statement nor the summary may intentionally be an argument, nor likely to create prejudice, either for or against the measure. Such concise statement shall constitute the ballot title. The ballot title formulated by the Attorney General shall be the ballot title of the measure unless changed on appeal. When practicable, the question posed by the ballot title shall be written in such a way that an affirmative answer to such question and an affirmative vote on the measure would result in a change in then current law, and a negative answer to the question and a negative vote on the measure would result in no change to then current law.
MS Code § 23-17-11 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-11. Notice of ballot title and summary to initiator; publication of title and summary

 Upon the filing of the ballot title and summary for an initiative measure in his office, the Secretary of State shall forthwith notify by certified mail return receipt requested, the person proposing the measure and any other individuals who have made written request for such notification of the exact language of the ballot title. The Secretary of State shall publish the title and summary for an initiative measure within ten (10) days after filing such title and summary in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation throughout the State of Mississippi.
MS Code § 23-17-13 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-13. Procedure for appeal of title and summary

 If any person is dissatisfied with the ballot title or summary formulated by the Attorney General, he or she may, within five (5) days from the publications of the ballot title and summary by the office of the Secretary of State, appeal to the circuit court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County by petition setting forth the measure, the title or summary formulated by the Attorney General, and his or her objections to the ballot title or summary and requesting amendment of the title or summary by the court.   A copy of the petition on appeal together with a notice that an appeal has been taken shall be served upon the Secretary of State, upon the Attorney General and upon the person proposing the measure if the appeal is initiated by someone other than that person. Upon the filing of the petition on appeal or at the time to which the hearing may be adjourned by consent of the appellant, the court shall accord first priority to examining the proposed measure, the title or summary prepared by the Attorney General and the objections to that title or summary. The court may hear arguments, and, within ten (10) days, shall render its decision and file with the Secretary of State a certified copy of such ballot title or summary as it determines will meet the requirements of Section 23-17-9. The decision of the court shall be final.
MS Code § 23-17-15 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-15. Filing of instrument establishing title and summary of measure; notice to initiator; title and summary to be used in all proceedings

 When the ballot title and summary are finally established, the Secretary of State shall file the instrument establishing it with the proposed measure and transmit a copy thereof by certified mail return receipt requested, to the person proposing the measure and to any other individuals who have made written request for such notification. Thereafter such ballot title shall be the title of the measure in all petitions, ballots and other proceedings in relation thereto. The summary shall appear on all petitions directly following the ballot title.
MS Code § 23-17-17 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-17. Initiator of measure to print blank petitions; form of petitions

  The person proposing an initiative measure shall print blank petitions upon single sheets of paper of good writing quality not less than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches in width and not less than fourteen (14) inches in length. Each sheet shall have a full, true and correct copy of the proposed measure referred to therein printed on the reverse side of the petition or attached thereto.   Only a person who is a qualified elector of this state may circulate a petition or obtain signatures on a petition.
MS Code § 23-17-19 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 23 - Elections|Chapter 17 - Amendments to Constitution by Voter Initiative|§ 23-17-19. Secretary of State to design petitions; form of petitions

 The Secretary of State shall design the form each sheet of which shall contain the following:   "WARNING EVERY PERSON WHO SIGNS THIS PETITION WITH ANY OTHER THAN HIS OR HER TRUE NAME, KNOWINGLY SIGNS MORE THAN ONE OF THESE PETITIONS RELATING TO THE SAME INITIATIVE MEASURE, SIGNS THIS PETITION WHEN HE OR SHE IS NOT A QUALIFIED ELECTOR OR MAKES ANY FALSE STATEMENT ON THIS PETITION MAY BE PUNISHED BY FINE, IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH. PETITION FOR INITIATIVE MEASURE To the Honorable , Secretary of State of the State of Mississippi: We, the undersigned citizens and qualified electors of the State of Mississippi, respectfully direct that this petition and the proposed measure known as Initiative Measure No. , entitled (here insert the established ballot title of the measure), a full, true and correct copy of which is printed or attached on the reverse side of this petition, be transmitted to the Legislature of the State of Mississippi at its next ensuing regular session, and we respectfully petition the Legislature to adopt the proposed measure; and each of us for himself or herself says: I have personally signed this petition, I am a qualified elector of the State of Mississippi in the city (or town), county and congressional district written after my name, my residence address is correctly stated and I have knowingly signed this petition only once."   Click to view   Each sheet shall also provide adequate space for the following information: Petitioner's signature; print name for positive identification; residence address, street and number, if any; city or town; county; precinct; and congressional district.