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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-41 - Rate of travel over bridges

It shall not be lawful for any person to drive a wagon, carriage, or other vehicle of any description drawn by animal power or to ride, leap, or drive any horse, mule, or any description of cattle over or upon any bridge erected in any county by authority of the board of supervisors or in a city, town, or village at a faster gait than a walk; and every person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, fined Five Dollars ($5.00). But the board of supervisors or municipal authorities shall cause to be fixed up and kept at each end of the bridge, in some conspicuous place, a board on which shall be painted in large letters, "Five Dollars ($5.00) fine for riding or driving any animal over this bridge at a faster gait than a walk"; and on neglect of such notice, such fine shall not be incurred.
Codes, 1857, ch. 15, art. 40; 1871, § 2378; 1880, § 872; 1892, § 3939; 1906, § 4452; Hemingway's 1917, § 7136; 1930, § 6332; 1942, § 8306.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-43 - Prevent damage and protect public roads

The board of supervisors of any county pursuant to the maximum load limits established in Chapter 5, Title 63, Mississippi Code of 1972, and the posting authority granted in Section
63-5-27(5)
may declare what is or may be an unusual or uncommon load or weight to be conveyed on or over the roads, bridges or approaches of any bridges in the county; shall have power to protect their roads and bridges from any unusual or uncommon use where the same is likely to injure or impair their usefulness as public highways; and may recover damages for injuries.
Codes, 1906, § 4397; Hemingway's 1917, § 7077; 1930, § 6333; 1942, § 8307; Laws, 1983, ch. 332, § 1, eff. 3/14/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-45 - Maximum loads of vehicles

The board of supervisors of any county in this state may, at the discretion of such board, regulate the maximum load of any vehicle using the public roads and bridges of such county, or any section or length of any public road, or any particular bridge in such county by order spread on its minutes, which order shall, before being in full force and effect, be first published in a newspaper published in the county for three (3) consecutive weeks, whereupon such resolution shall be in force and effect.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259w; 1930, § 6334; 1942, § 8308; Laws, 1918, ch. 204; Laws, 1983, ch. 332, § 2, eff. 3/14/1983.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-47 - Penalty for violating load and tire regulations

Any person going upon any public road or bridge in such county with any kind of vehicle, or who shall cause any vehicle to be driven upon any public road or bridge in such county, in violation of such regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined in any sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and shall moreover be liable civilly to any county or road district for any damage done to such roads or bridges by such illegal act.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259x; 1930, § 6335; 1942, § 8309; Laws, 1918, ch. 204.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-49 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Posting notices

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
It shall be the duty of all road overseers and road commissioners whose road is affected by the order of the board of supervisors provided by Sections
65-7-43
through
65-7-47
to see that a notice thereof is posted at conspicuous places on such road at intervals of not less than two (2) miles and at the approaches to any bridge affected thereby; but a failure to post such notice shall not be allowed as a defense to a criminal prosecution or civil suit under the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259y; 1930, § 6336; 1942, § 8310; Laws, 1918, ch. 204; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 35, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-49 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Posting notices

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
It shall be the duty of the county road manager whenever a county road is affected by the order of the board of supervisors provided by Sections
65-7-43
through
65-7-47
to see that a notice thereof is posted at conspicuous places on such road at intervals of not less than two (2) miles and at the approaches to any bridge affected thereby; but a failure to post such notice shall not be allowed as a defense to a criminal prosecution or civil suit under the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259y; 1930, § 6336; 1942, § 8310; Laws, 1918, ch. 204; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 35, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-51 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1983, ch. 332, § 3, eff. 3/14/1983.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259z; 1930, § 6337; 1942, § 8311; Laws, 1918, ch. 204.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-55 - Penalty for forbidden use of roads

Any person who uses such road while the same is closed, or removes such obstruction or sign, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and shall be responsible in damages to the highway commission for all damage done to the highway in violation of Section
65-7-53
.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259u1; 1930, § 6339; 1942, § 8313; Laws, 1920, ch. 264.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-57 - Petition to have roads laid out or changed

When any person shall desire to have a public road other than a road being maintained by the state highway department laid out, altered, or changed, a petition shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county, signed by ten or more freeholders or householders of the county interested in the road, setting forth the commencement and termination and general course thereof and that the public interest or convenience requires the road to be laid out and opened or altered or changed, as shown in the petition. The petitioners, if not owners of the land through which the road runs or is proposed to be run, or if the land through which the road runs or is proposed to run is owned by the county or a municipality, shall give a copy of the same to the president of the board of supervisors if the county is the owner of the land, or to the mayor if a municipality is the owner thereof, and shall give five days' notice to the owners of the land in person, or by leaving the same at their residence if they reside in the county, or if the owners be nonresidents of the county, by putting up the notice in some conspicuous place on the land through which the road runs or is proposed to run. Thereupon the board of supervisors shall hear the parties, and if it determine that the prayer of the petitioners ought to be granted, in whole or in part, it shall appoint a committee of two members, of districts other than that of the road or proposed road, who shall examine and view the contemplated route of the road. If they find the same practicable, they shall lay out and mark the road, or the alteration or change, and report their proceedings in writing to the board at its next meeting.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 10, art. 9(1); 1857, ch. 15, art. 1; 1871, § 2336; 1880, § 823; 1892, § 3892; 1906, § 440; Hemingway's 1917, § 7080; 1930, § 6340; 1942, § 8314; Laws, 1926, ch. 226.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-59 - Report of committee

The report of the committee may be set aside by the board of supervisors, for sufficient cause, and a new committee appointed at the discretion of the board; but if confirmed, the report shall be entered at large in the minutes of the board.
Codes, 1857, ch. 15, art. 3; 1871, § 2338; 1880, § 825; 1892, § 3893; 1906, § 4401; Hemingway's 1917, § 7081; 1930, § 6341; 1942, § 8315.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-61 - Damages for taking land

When any owner of land or other person shall claim compensation for land taken for a public road, or for damages sustained by the construction of a road, he shall petition the board of supervisors, in writing, at the next meeting after the laying out of the road or at the meeting when the report thereof shall be returned, setting forth the nature and character of the damages claimed, whereupon the board shall, on five days' notice to the petitioner, go upon 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.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 10, art. 9(3); 1857, ch. 15, art. 4; 1871, § 2339; 1880, § 826; 1892, § 3894; 1906, § 4402; Hemingway's 1917, § 7082; 1930, § 6342; 1942, § 8316.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-63 - Water to be drained from roads

The board of supervisors shall have power, whenever necessary, to drain water off the public roads through and over the adjacent lands, and damages may be allowed and paid to the owners of said adjacent lands in the same manner as is provided in regard to locating public roads.
Codes, 1906, § 4403; Hemingway's 1917, § 7083; 1930, § 6343; 1942, § 8317.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-65 - Damages paid from county treasury

The damages assessed and allowed by the board shall be paid out of the county treasury.
Codes, 1892, § 3895; 1906, § 4404; Hemingway's 1917, § 7084; 1930, § 6344; 1942, § 8318.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-67 - Review by circuit court

All proceedings of the board of supervisors in laying out, altering, or changing any public road and assessing damages therefor may be reviewed by the circuit court in respect to any matter of law arising on the face of the proceedings; and on the question of damages the cause may be tried anew, and the damages may be assessed by a jury if the owners of the land so desire. The board of supervisors shall grant appeals for that purpose, when prayed for, on the appellant giving bond for the costs in such penalty as the board may require, not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), payable to the county; and such bond shall have the same effect and be subject to the same proceedings as appeal bonds in other cases. Any person interested and a taxpayer may appeal in like manner and with like effect from the action of the board in assessing, allowing, or disallowing damages in opening or changing a road. If the road laid out or changed is a part of a federal aid project, such appeal to, and such review by, the circuit court shall be without supersedeas and only after the assessment of damages herein provided; on such appeal and review, all of the proceedings involving the taking of land for a public road and assessing damages therefor, and otherwise, shall be before the circuit court for consideration on such review and appeal. If the road laid out or changed is a part of a federal aid project, after the board of supervisors has confirmed the report of the committee examining and viewing the contemplated route of a road and finding the same practicable, such road may be opened, worked, constructed, and used, and such opening, working, constructing, and using of said road shall not be stopped or held up by appeal, by writ of supersedeas, writ of certiorari, direct appeal, other method of appeal, review, by writ of prohibition, or otherwise after the board of supervisors has entered an order on its minutes to the effect that the county shall be liable to the landowner for all damages sustained by such laying out, working, and construction of such road and the taking of the land therefor; and the board of supervisors shall have actually deposited the amount assessed as damages with the clerk of the circuit court, subject to the order of the landowner.
Codes, 1857, ch. 15, art. 9; 1871, § 2342; 1880, § 830; 1892, § 3896; 1906, § 4405; Hemingway's 1917, § 7085; 1930, § 6345; 1942, § 8319; Laws, 1928, ch. 155.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-69 - Roads on rights of way of drainage districts

The board of supervisors may construct public roads along the side of and on the right of way of drainage canals or on any levees of any drainage districts of their respective counties, and for this purpose may use the dumps of earth taken from any canal or ditch, either as a road bed or otherwise, provided that no such road shall be constructed without the consent of the commissioners of the drainage district affected, and paying all damages to landowner. Before establishing and constructing said public road, a written resolution of the commissioners of the drainage district agreeing to the establishing of said road shall be presented to the board of supervisors, and said resolution shall be and constitute a part of the order of the board of supervisors establishing the public road. Said road shall not be so constructed as to interfere with the drainage of lands in the drainage district, and the same shall not be so constructed as to hinder or impede the drainage canals for the use and purpose for which they were constructed.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259r1; 1930, § 6346; 1942, § 8320; Laws, 1920, ch. 263.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-71 - Payment for right of way so taken

Where the board of supervisors of any county uses the right of way or ditch banks or any levee of any drainage district created in this state, it may pay to the treasurer of the respective drainage districts the value of any right of way taken for road purposes, as done with private individuals.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259s1; 1930, § 6347; 1942, § 8321; Laws, 1920, ch. 263.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-73 - Roads into experiment stations

In any county in the State of Mississippi in which there is located a branch experiment station, the boards of supervisors of such counties are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to open up, lay out, construct, and maintain public roads into and across the land owned by the State of Mississippi and used in connection with said branch experiment station. No petition shall be required to have such road opened up, laid out, constructed, and maintained, but the boards of supervisors of such counties are authorized to proceed with such work when requested so to do by the manager in charge of said branch experiment station. Boards of supervisors are hereby authorized to expend the funds of said county in opening up, laying out, constructing, and maintaining said roads.
Codes, 1942, § 8321.5; Laws, 1948, ch. 194, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-74 - Roads, driveways and parking areas on public school property

The board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to construct, maintain and/or repair roads, driveways and parking areas into and on all property owned by any public school district within such county, and the expenditure of funds for such construction, repairs and maintenance is hereby authorized from any available funds.
Laws, 1974, ch. 342, eff. 3/14/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-75 - Line roads

Whenever it is necessary to lay out a public highway at or near or along the line between two adjoining counties, and on account of the topography of the land it is not expedient to lay out said road on the line between said adjoining counties, then the boards of supervisors of both counties may lay out the road near the adjoining line between said counties, and both of said counties shall bear the expense of constructing and maintaining such public road in any proportion mutually agreed upon by the boards of supervisors of both of said counties.
Codes, 1942, § 8329; Laws, 1932, ch. 216.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-79 - Counties may join with municipalities in keeping up roads

The board of supervisors of any county in which a main highway in said county runs through several municipalities in said county, and lies partly within said municipalities and partly without, may join in and co-operate with the said municipalities in the joint construction, improvement, and maintenance of said highway, and out of the county road and bridge fund may pay a proportionate part of the cost of such construction, improvement, and maintenance, the municipalities also paying their proportionate parts. The board of supervisors may distribute its pro rata part of such cost over a period of not exceeding five annual payments and may direct its president to execute the notes of the county for said annual payments, to draw interest at a rate not exceeding six percent (6%) per annum.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 3808; 1930, § 6359; 1942, § 8323; Laws, 1914, ch. 180; Laws, 1926, ch. 231.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-81 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] State highways within or without municipalities

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of any county in the state may construct, reconstruct, maintain, or contribute to the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of any state highway declared by legislative act expressly to be such highway or which, in accordance with law, has been taken over by the State Highway Department for construction, reconstruction, or maintenance; and this section shall apply to such state highway within as well as without the limits of any municipality and, when within such limits, with or without the consent of the municipal authorities. In such cases and for said purposes the board of supervisors, for and in the name of the county, may fully exercise the right of eminent domain within any municipality, and it shall be the duty of the board so to do on the lawful demand of the State Highway Department. This section shall apply also to said state highways within a separate road district, or districts, adjacent to a municipality.
Codes, 1930, § 6360; 1942, § 8324; Laws, 1928, ch. 82; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 37, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-81 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] State highways within or without municipalities

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of any county in the state may construct, reconstruct, maintain or contribute to the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of any state highway declared by legislative act expressly to be such highway or which, in accordance with law, has been taken over by the State Highway Department for construction, reconstruction or maintenance; and this section shall apply to such state highway within as well as without the limits of any municipality and, when within such limits, with or without the consent of the municipal authorities. In such cases and for said purposes the board of supervisors, for and in the name of the county, may fully exercise the right of eminent domain within any municipality, and it shall be the duty of the board so to do on the lawful demand of the State Highway Department.
Codes, 1930, § 6360; 1942, § 8324; Laws, 1928, ch. 82; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 37, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-83 - Assumption by counties of concurrent jurisdiction over municipal streets for maintenance purposes

The board of supervisors of any county may, by consent of or agreement with the proper governing authorities of any municipality within such county, assume concurrent jurisdiction over any street in such municipality for maintenance purposes where such street is a continuation of or intersects a local or county road already under the jurisdiction of such board of supervisors.
Such consent or agreement to the assumption of said concurrent jurisdiction shall be entered into only by the entering of an order on the minutes of both of said boards.
The liability heretofore imposed by law upon any municipality for or on account of the negligent construction or maintenance of any municipal street shall not be changed, diminished, or increased in any way by the provisions of this section.
Said boards of supervisors may, in their discretion, authorize the use of county-owned machinery and equipment in the construction and maintenance of municipal streets, whether or not said streets intersect a local or county road.
Codes, 1942, § 8325; Laws, 1938, ch. 316; Laws, 1962, ch. 259, eff. 7/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-85 - Construction and maintenance by county of streets within municipalities

The several counties of the state, acting by and through the boards of supervisors thereof, are hereby invested, within their discretion, with full authority to expend monies and to do, within any municipalities of the county all acts regarding construction and maintenance of roads and streets that they may do within the county outside the limits of said municipalities.
The authority granted under this section shall be construed as additional and cumulative to all existing authority for the expenditure of county funds within municipalities.
Codes, 1942, § 8325.5; Laws, 1971, ch. 324, §§ 1 and 2, eff. 2/25/1971.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-87 - Certain counties may construct village streets

The board of supervisors of any county of the state of the second class, having a population of more than fifty thousand according to the 1930 federal census, situated wholly within a levee district, and in which there is situated a city of more than fourteen thousand population, is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to construct or assist in the construction of any streets of any village or town of less than five hundred population in said county, and to pay for same out of the highway maintenance fund or any other county fund available to said county for highway construction purposes.
Codes, 1942, § 8326; Laws, 1938, Ex. Sess. ch. 58.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-89 - Eminent domain, generally

When the board of supervisors shall be unable to agree with the owners for any land necessary for widening any existing public road or for making changes therein or for laying out new public roads, it is authorized and empowered, in addition to the methods of procedure provided in previous sections of this chapter, to condemn any such land in the name of the county in the manner as is provided by law for the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
Codes, 1906, § 395; Hemingway's 1917, § 3769; 1930, § 6361; 1942, § 8327.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-91 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Supervisors may establish stations for work

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors may purchase or lease land upon which to establish stations for the working of the public roads, and may erect on the land barns, sheds, and other necessary buildings for the working of the public roads; but the board shall not purchase over ten (10) acres of land for any one (1) station. If the board is unable to purchase or lease, upon terms satisfactory to it, a site selected by it for a station, or in case it is unable to agree with any landowner as to the amount of compensation he shall receive for any land so selected, then the board may proceed to obtain not more than two (2) acres of said site by eminent domain, and the right of eminent domain for no more than two (2) acres is hereby conferred upon the boards of supervisors for said purposes.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259a; 1930, § 6383; 1942, § 8332; Laws, 1920, ch. 266; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 38; Laws, 2012, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-91 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Supervisors may establish stations for work

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
(1)
The board of supervisors may, for the benefit of the county, purchase or lease real property upon which to establish facilities for the working of the public roads, and may erect on the real property barns, sheds, and other necessary buildings for the working of the public roads. However, only real property belonging to or under the control of the state or some other governmental entity may be leased at no more than fair market value by the county for such purposes and any such lease shall be for a term of not less than twenty-five (25) years.
(2)
On or before October 1, 1990, the board shall establish and maintain one (1) central road repair and maintenance facility for the county or may designate an existing facility as the central road repair and maintenance facility for the county. Additional road repair and maintenance facilities may be established if the board, by resolution duly adopted and entered on its minutes, determines the establishment of these facilities is essential for the effective and efficient management of the county road and bridge programs.
(3)
From and after October 1, 1990, no road repair and maintenance facilities shall be located on any land not owned by the county or leased by the county in accordance with this section unless these facilities are located on sixteenth section school lands or lands granted in lieu thereof.
(4)
If the board is not able to purchase, upon terms satisfactory to it, a site selected by it for a facility, or in case the board is unable to agree with any landowner as to the amount of compensation he is to receive for any real property so selected, then the board may proceed to obtain not more than two (2) acres of the property by eminent domain, and the right of eminent domain for no more than two (2) acres is hereby conferred upon the boards of supervisors for such purposes.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259a; 1930, § 6383; 1942, § 8332; Laws, 1920, ch. 266; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 38; Laws, 2012, ch. 435, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-92 - Authorization to borrow money and issue notes to finance establishment of work stations

In order to acquire or improve real property for the establishment of road repair and maintenance facilities as authorized to be established and maintained on or before October 1, 1990, in Section
65-7-91
, the board of supervisors of any county may borrow money from any source and issue negotiable notes of the county in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) in the aggregate. The notes shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the rate of interest authorized to be paid by counties on general obligation bonds and shall be sold in accordance with the provisions of Section
31-19-25
. The notes shall mature in approximately equal annual installments over a period not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of issuance thereof. The notes shall be repaid out of any available funds of the county. The notes shall not be considered when computing the limitation of indebtedness under Section
19-9-5
.
Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 39, eff. 8/16/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-93 - Counties authorized to match federal funds

The board of supervisors of any county in this state is hereby authorized and empowered to use any available road funds of the county or beat to match any available federal funds for the purpose of building, hard surfacing, or graveling the roads of the respective county or beats of the county. Roads designated as school transportation routes shall be given preference.
The board of supervisors of any county is authorized and empowered to permit the use of county labor, machinery, and equipment, and to appropriate funds from the county's part of the gasoline money for purposes provided in this section.
Codes, 1942, § 8328; Laws, 1940, ch. 188.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-97 - Installment buying prohibited

The boards of supervisors are hereby prohibited from purchasing any machinery or equipment under a contract requiring installment or deferred payments. However, this section shall not be construed to prohibit boards of supervisors from making purchases which shall be paid for not later than the next regular meeting of said board.
Codes, 1942, § 8331; Laws, 1932, ch. 205.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-99 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Acquisition of gravel beds and sale of excess supply

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Any county, or road district organized and operating under any road law of the state, is authorized and empowered to purchase and hold, or to lease, any land containing gravel, sand, clay, chert, or other road building material to be used in the construction and maintenance of roads, and to sell off any of such road building material in excess of its own needs. Such land or lease is to be held in the name of the county when purchased or leased by the county, and to be held in the name of the county for the use of the road district when the purchase or lease is made for the district, but no purchase shall be made by a district except with the consent of the board of supervisors. Such land or lease is to be paid for out of the proper county fund when purchased or leased by the county, and to be paid for out of any funds belonging to the road district when the purchase or lease is for the district, and any funds arising from the sale of material is to be turned back into the fund from which the purchase price was made. And the necessary roads or other means to reach and use the property aforesaid may be constructed and maintained by the county or road district.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7132; 1930, § 6384; 1942, § 8333; Laws, 1914, ch. 181; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 41, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-99 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Acquisition of gravel beds and sale of excess supply

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Any county is authorized and empowered to purchase and hold, or to lease, any land containing gravel, sand, clay, chert or other road building material to be used in the construction and maintenance of roads, and to sell off any of such road building material in excess of its own needs. Such land or lease is to be held in the name of the county. Such land or lease is to be paid for out of the proper county fund, and any funds arising from the sale of material are to be turned back into the fund from which the purchase price was made. The necessary roads or other means to reach and use the property aforesaid may be constructed and maintained by the county.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7132; 1930, § 6384; 1942, § 8333; Laws, 1914, ch. 181; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 41, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-101 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Timber and gravel for bridges and causeways

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The overseer, road commissioner, or contractor of the road on which any bridge or roadway is to be erected or repaired shall have authority to take from the land, stream, bayous, or banks lying within a reasonable distance of the bridge or causeway or roadway the timber, gravel, dirt, and other road material necessary for such bridge, causeway, or roadway after the board of supervisors has assessed the value thereof and paid or tendered to the owner of the timber, gravel, dirt, or other road material the value thereof, by a warrant on the county treasurer. If the proprietor be dissatisfied with such valuation, he may appeal to the circuit court; but the valuation of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the value of the timber, gravel, or dirt. But no shade trees or ornamental trees shall be taken to be used on roads.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 10, art. 7 (37); 1857, ch. 15, art. 39; 1871, § 2377; 1880, § 871; 1892, § 3938; 1906, § 4451; Hemingway's 1917, § 7131; 1930, § 6385; 1942, § 8334; Laws, 1916, ch. 178; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 42, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-101 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Timber and gravel for bridges and causeways

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Whenever any bridge or roadway is to be erected or repaired, the county road manager shall have authority to take from the land, stream, bayous or banks lying within a reasonable distance of the bridge or causeway or roadway the timber, gravel, dirt, and other road material necessary for such bridge, causeway or roadway after the board of supervisors has assessed the value thereof and paid or tendered to the owner of the timber, gravel, dirt or other road material the value thereof, by a warrant on the county treasurer. If the proprietor be dissatisfied with such valuation, he may appeal to the circuit court; but the valuation of the board shall be prima facie evidence of the value of the timber, gravel or dirt. But no shade trees or ornamental trees shall be taken to be used on roads.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 10, art. 7 (37); 1857, ch. 15, art. 39; 1871, § 2377; 1880, § 871; 1892, § 3938; 1906, § 4451; Hemingway's 1917, § 7131; 1930, § 6385; 1942, § 8334; Laws, 1916, ch. 178; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 42, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1980, ch. 440, § 28, eff. 1/1/1981.
Codes, 1930, § 6386; 1942, § 8335; Laws, 1928, ch. 157; 1950, ch. 249.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-105 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Plans and specifications

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Before any road, or any part thereof, or any bridge shall be let out to contract where the amount of the contract will exceed One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), the road commissioner, or engineer if there be one, shall inspect the road or part thereof or the bridge so proposed to be contracted, and shall carefully note the character and amount of work needed on same and all else necessary to make same a good and acceptable highway. The road commissioner, or engineer if there be one, shall then prepare detailed plans and specifications for the construction or reconstruction or working of same by contract, which shall be presented to the board of supervisors for approval. The plans and specifications shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors for the inspection of prospective bidders, prior to the first public letting under the terms hereof at a regular meeting to be named; and at any time prior to the acceptance of bids, the board may alter the plans and specifications submitted, and thereupon readvertise.
Codes, 1906, § 4468; Hemingway's 1917, § 7142; 1930, § 6387; 1942, § 8336; Laws, 1986, ch. 307, § 1; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 43, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 7 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS; PRIVATE WAY (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-201) › Article 1 - PUBLIC ROADS AND STREETS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-173) › GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 65-7-1 — 65-7-125) › Section 65-7-105 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Plans and specifications

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Before any road, or any part thereof, or any bridge shall be let out to contract where the amount of the contract will exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), the county road manager, or engineer if there be one, shall inspect the road or part thereof or the bridge so proposed to be contracted, and shall carefully note the character and amount of work needed on same and all else necessary to make same a good and acceptable highway. The county road manager, or engineer if there be one, shall then prepare detailed plans and specifications for the construction or reconstruction or working of same by contract, which shall be presented to the board of supervisors for approval. The plans and specifications shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors for the inspection of prospective bidders, prior to the first public letting under the terms hereof at a regular meeting to be named; and at any time prior to the acceptance of bids, the board may alter the plans and specifications submitted, and thereupon readvertise.
Codes, 1906, § 4468; Hemingway's 1917, § 7142; 1930, § 6387; 1942, § 8336; Laws, 1986, ch. 307, § 1; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 43, eff. 10/1/1989.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.