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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-1 - Creation and composition of Harrison County Parkway Commission; qualifications and appointment of members of commission

The Harrison County Parkway Commission is hereby created to be composed of six (6) commissioners. Five (5) of the commissioners shall be appointed by the Governor in the following manner: each of the municipalities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian, acting through a majority of the governing authorities of each, shall recommend the appointment of one (1) commissioner, and a majority of the members of the board of supervisors of said county shall recommend one (1), and the commissioners so recommended shall be appointed by the Governor. Any qualified elector of Harrison County shall be eligible as a member of said commission and may be selected from either of the supervisors districts of said county. It shall not be requisite that the person recommended by the governing authorities of any of said municipalities be a resident citizen of such municipalities.
The Governor shall be ex-officio chairman of the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 6004; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-3 - Oath of members of commission; organization; officers

Said commissioners, when so appointed, shall take the oath of office prescribed in Section 268 of the Constitution and shall meet at the county courthouse of Harrison County, at a date to be fixed by the Governor, to organize and select an active chairman and a secretary. The active chairman shall preside over all meetings, in the absence of the Governor, and shall have full authority to act as chairman of said commission in all matters, except at meetings presided over by the Governor as ex-officio chairman. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep and preserve minutes of the meetings of the commission for which service a reasonable compensation may be allowed and paid.
Codes, 1942, § 6005; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-5 - Meetings; compensation of members of commission

The commission shall meet at the county courthouse, or at any other place designated in the notice of meeting, at any time upon call of the chairman or secretary by written notice mailed at least 48 hours before the time fixed for meeting, or without notice upon the attendance of all of the members, except the ex-officio chairman. Said commissioners shall receive five dollars ($5.00) per day compensation for each day, while engaged in attendance upon meetings of the commission, or engaged in other duties of the commission, and they shall receive their actual traveling expenses in attending meetings and engaged in the duties of the commission, to be paid out of the general fund of Harrison County.
Codes, 1942, § 6006; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-7 - General powers and duties of commission

The commission shall have and is hereby vested with full authority and jurisdiction to create a public parkway of the area, or any part thereof, in Harrison County, Mississippi, extending from Point Cadet on the east to Third Street in Henderson's Point addition on the west, lying between the presently existing and used public highway extending through and across said county known as Front Street, or U.S. Highway No. 90, and the road protection or seawall right-of-way. The commission shall have authority to acquire by purchase, gift or other means, the title to any part of said land or to acquire easements or leases to same, or to acquire the right to use any part of such land by any other form of agreement that may be agreed upon between the commission and the landowner, either in perpetuity or for a term of years. The board of supervisors may, in its discretion, appropriate funds to acquire such rights or titles.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to relieve the State Highway Department of any maintenance along such public parkway which it has the statutory duty to perform.
Codes, 1942, § 6007; Laws, 1938, ch. 287; Laws, 1975, ch. 337, § 1, eff. 3/10/1975.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-9 - Approval and adoption of plans for landscaping and beautification

The commission shall have authority, subject to the approval of the board of supervisors, to employ a competent landscape engineer to prepare plans for the beautification and landscaping of the area described in Section
55-11-7
, and for any part thereof, and to approve and adopt plans for the beautification and landscaping of such areas that the commission may deem proper. However, as to any such beautification or landscaping, the cost of which is to be paid by said county, such adoption or approval shall be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall have authority to pay the expenses of preparing such plans out of their general fund or any other funds made available for the purposes of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6008; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-11 - Purchases and contracts

The commission shall have authority to advertise for bids for the purchase of any materials or things and for letting contracts for furnishing any labor and material for carrying out plans that may be approved for the beautification and landscaping of any part of said parkway. No purchase or contract which is to be paid out of county funds, shall be final or any such contract binding upon the county, until accepted by the board of supervisors by order spread upon their minutes. Any such purchase or contracts that are to be paid for out of funds provided by any other governmental department shall be made and accepted in such manner that may be approved by the governmental department providing such funds.
Codes, 1942, § 6009; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-13 - Title to and use of property rights

The title to any property and all leases, easements or other property rights acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall be taken in the name of or for the use and benefit of Harrison County for public purposes. All such rights in land acquired by such conveyances, leases, easements, or other instruments, shall be used for public purposes in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and never applied to private uses, and the commission shall never permit any nuisance to be maintained or exist thereon.
Codes, 1942, § 6012; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-15 - Adoption of regulations and ordinances

The commission and the county and municipalities cooperating under this chapter shall have authority to adopt such regulations and ordinances they deem proper and necessary to carry out its provisions and to regulate the use of such parkway.
Codes, 1942, § 6013; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-17 - Acquisition, appropriation and expenditure of funds

The board of supervisors of Harrison County and the municipalities of Biloxi, Gulfport, Long Beach and Pass Christian, through their governing authorities, are hereby authorized to cooperate in carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to appropriate and expend funds for that purpose out of any general fund or general improvement funds.
They may do all things and make such expenditures they may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may permit the use of their machinery and workmen for that purpose.
The commission and Board of Supervisors of Harrison County are authorized to apply for and accept funds from the United States Government and any of its departments or agencies, and to expend the same in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 6010; Laws, 1938, ch. 287; Laws, 1975, ch. 337, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 400, § 45, eff. 10/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-19 - Applicability of laws relating to municipal budgets

In making expenditures and donations authorized by this chapter, it shall not be necessary for the board of supervisors or the governing authorities of any municipality to comply with the provisions of Sections
19-11-1
through
19-11-27
, or
21-35-1
through
21-35-33
, Mississippi Code of 1972, requiring counties and municipalities to prepare budgets.
Codes, 1942, § 6011; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 11 - HARRISON COUNTY PARKWAY (§§ 55-11-1 — 55-11-21) › Section 55-11-21 - Title to improvements

Any improvements placed on any leased land or other land in which the public ownership is less than a fee title shall remain public property and upon expiration of the public right may be removed.
Codes, 1942, § 6014; Laws, 1938, ch. 287.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-1 - Creation and composition of Natchez Trace Parkway Commission; general powers and duties of commission; duration and compensation of commission

There is hereby created a Natchez Trace Parkway Right-of-Way Commission, which shall consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the Governor. Only qualified electors who are citizens of the State of Mississippi shall be eligible to serve on said commission.
The said commission shall have the power and the authority to deal with the boards of supervisors of the several counties through which said parkway runs, with the governing authorities of the municipalities through which said parkway runs, and with the State Highway Commission, and other state authorities, in procuring rights-of-way for the said parkway, satisfactory to the United States government and the agencies thereof in charge of the location and construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
The said commission shall serve without pay and shall exist and function so long as is necessary to effectuate its purposes. When its purposes and duties have been accomplished, said commission shall be dissolved by order of the governor.
Codes, 1942, § 5990; Laws, 1936, ch. 195.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-3 - Acquisition of rights-of-way and scenic easements generally

Whereas the United States government is about to undertake the construction of the Natchez Trace, which will be a highway in the State of Mississippi, and have in conjunction therewith a parkway, which highway will extend through the State of Mississippi for approximately three hundred miles and will entail an expenditure on the part of the federal government of not less than twelve million dollars ($12,000,000.00) provided that the United States government is supplied by the state or counties through which said Natchez Trace highway and parkway extends free rights-of-way, together with certain scenic easements along said right-of-way and parkway, the State Highway Commission of the State of Mississippi is hereby authorized and empowered to make use out of any available funds which it may have on hand or obtain such moneys as may be necessary for the purchase of lands and lease scenic easements for the Natchez Trace Parkway in the State of Mississippi or any other United States parkway project in the State of Mississippi which may be undertaken by the United States government. Said lands, when obtained by the state highway department either through purchase, gift or otherwise, may be given free to the United States or some of its subsidiary subdivisions on such terms and conditions as the United States government may demand and the State of Mississippi accede to.
Codes, 1942, § 5985; Laws, 1935, ch. 45.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-5 - Dimensions of rights-of-way and scenic easements

Such right-of-way and parkway shall be of such size and dimension as may be required by the United States government or its subsidiaries in charge of any such parkway road, not exceeding, however, one hundred (100) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi, and such scenic easements in addition thereto as may be required, not exceeding, however, the amount of fifty (50) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 5986; Laws, 1935, ch. 45.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-7 - Condemnation of property for rights-of-way and easements

The Mississippi State Highway Department, in the acquisition of the lands hereinabove described, shall have full power and authority to condemn such lands for said right-of-way, parkway and scenic easement purposes as is otherwise provided under the laws of the State of Mississippi, condemning such lands to an amount of not more than one hundred (100) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi, and such scenic easements in addition thereto as may be required, not exceeding, however, the amount of fifty (50) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi. This right is in addition to any rights which the highway department may have at the present time as to the width of roadways which may be condemned for roadway purposes in the State of Mississippi, it being the intention of this section to confer the right to extend the width of such roadways for roadway and parkway purposes to an amount limited, as herein above set forth, to one hundred (100) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi, and such scenic easements in addition thereto as may be required, not exceeding, however, the amount of fifty (50) acres on the average to the mile of such roadway in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 5987; Laws, 1935, ch. 45.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-9 - Payment of costs of land acquisition by counties

The state highway commission, for the purpose of acquiring lands as set forth in Sections
55-13-3
through
55-13-11
, may pay one-half the cost of said lands so acquired by purchase or condemnation only in event the county in which the land is purchased or condemned first contributes its one-half of such costs.
Codes, 1942, § 5988; Laws, 1935, ch. 45.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-11 - Construction of Sections 55-13-3 through 55-13-11

Sections
55-13-3
through
55-13-11
shall be construed in connection with any other laws of the State of Mississippi which promote the building of a national highway and parkway in the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 5989; Laws, 1935, ch. 45.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-13 - Authorization for purchase of additional rights-of-way for federal government

Whenever the Governor of the State of Mississippi and the Highway Commission shall deem it to the best interest of the State of Mississippi to proceed to purchase additional right-of-way for the Natchez Trace Parkway so that such rights of way may be available for any contemplated or proposed appropriation to be made by the United States government looking toward the completion of such Natchez Trace Parkway, then the Mississippi Highway Commission is authorized, directed and empowered to proceed to purchase such additional rights-of-way as the said Mississippi Highway Commission and the governor of the State of Mississippi may deem necessary. That the cost of such right-of-way for Natchez Trace Parkway, including the making of surveys and the preparation of plans and specifications and eminent domain proceedings and other necessary expenses shall be paid out of the proceeds of the funds made available for road construction under Chapter 186, Laws of 1946, or out of funds made available to the state highway department out of the gasoline tax or out of any other funds made available for use by the State Highway Department, whether the same be for construction or maintenance or for any other purpose.
Codes, 1942, § 5989-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 254, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-15 - Declaration of necessity for additional powers, rights and duties

Whereas, the federal government has allocated to the State of Mississippi for the construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway several millions of dollars; and
Whereas, said Natchez Trace Parkway is to be a paved highway of scenic beauty and of great value to the State of Mississippi; and
Whereas, by Sections
55-5-1
through
55-5-17
, and Sections
55-13-3
through
55-13-11
, the state highway commission and the counties through which the Natchez Trace is to run were authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation the right-of-way necessary for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks, and to pay for such right-of-way in the proportion of one-half by the several counties and one-half by the State Highway Commission; and
Whereas, the State Highway Commission by order on its minutes has declared that it will expend not in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the purchase of its part of such right-of-way; and
Whereas, it is necessary under the rules and regulations of the federal government that this right-of-way be obtained and paid for by the State of Mississippi and conveyed by warranty deed to the United States of America prior to the expenditure of any federal funds for the construction of said trace;
Now, therefore, in order to carry out the regulations and rules of the federal government, and in order that the benefit of the federal government's financial assistance may be realized for this work, the following additional powers, rights and duties are hereby conferred upon the State Highway Commission and the several counties through which said trace is to run, and Sections
55-13-17
through
55-13-29
are hereby enacted.
Codes, 1942, § 5991; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-17 - Incorporation of Natchez Trace into state highway system; powers of Highway Commission as to highway and parkway

The Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks to be constructed within the State of Mississippi is hereby made a part of the state highway system, and full jurisdiction over the same is hereby conferred upon the State Highway Commission for the purpose of assisting the agents and employees of the federal government in the making of surveys, the preparing of maps, both topographical and descriptive, the preparing of deeds, the purchasing of right of way, the filing of condemnation suits and the obtaining of right-of-way for said Natchez Trace.
The State Highway Commission is further authorized and empowered to make surveys, prepare maps, deeds and plats and to receive on behalf of and in the name of the State of Mississippi the fee simple title to any land necessary for the construction of the said Natchez Trace highway and parkway and to receive scenic easements through, over, on and across land necessary for scenic public parks along said Natchez Trace.
The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to obtain by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, any land which is necessary for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway and scenic public parks, and to pay for the same as provided in Section
55-13-19
.
Codes, 1942, § 5992; Laws, 1936, ch. 201; Laws, 1936, lst Ex. ch. 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-19 - Authorization of expenditures for purposes of Section 55-13-17

In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of Section
55-13-17
, the State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to expend a sum of money not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) to be used in the making of preliminary surveys, final surveys, the preparing of maps, plats and deeds, the purchasing of right-of-way, the payment of condemnation awards, and the doing of all things incidental and necessary to the obtaining of right-of-way for the said Natchez Trace, including the employing of necessary personnel to carry out the provisions of said section. However, nothing in this section shall obligate the State Highway Commission to expend more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the purposes herein provided.
Codes, 1942, § 5993; Laws, 1936, lst Ex. ch. 7; Laws, 1938, ch. 204.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-20 - Authorization for Mississippi Transportation Commission to acquire rights-of-way and scenic easements

The Mississippi Transportation Commission is authorized to acquire by purchase or eminent domain the right-of-way and scenic easements it considers appropriate to complete the terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Natchez, Mississippi, and to transfer such right-of-way to the United States of America for the construction of the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Laws, 2000, ch. 545, § 2, eff. 5/20/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-21 - Assistance of Highway Commission by attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney

The Highway Commission is hereby authorized to call upon the attorney general, or any district attorney in his district, or any county attorney in his county, to assist in the preparation and trial of any condemnation suit for right-of-way for the Natchez Trace, and it is further authorized to pay the actual and necessary traveling expenses of any such officer assisting in any such suit.
Codes, 1942, § 5998; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-23 - Payment for standing merchantable timber on acquired land

Whenever it is found necessary to obtain by purchase or condemnation any right-of-way for the Natchez Trace highway, parkway or scenic public park, and there is upon such land a growth of standing, merchantable timber, the highway commission and the counties acquiring such land are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to pay a premium of not more than twenty percent (20%) in addition to the cash market value of such standing, merchantable timber for all of said timber which is left standing on the said right-of-way on the date of its acquisition.
Codes, 1942, § 5999; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-25 - Relocation of local roads crossing highway

Whenever any local road is found to cross the Natchez Trace Highway at a point which is not a parkway entrance, as defined by the national park service of the U. S. Department of the Interior, the board of supervisors of the county in which such road lies is hereby authorized to abandon that part of such road which crosses the Natchez Trace highway and parkway, and to relocate it so that said local road will connect with said Natchez Trace Highway at a fixed parkway entrance.
Codes, 1942, § 6000; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-27 - Condemnation of property

In order to carry out the purposes of Sections
55-13-15
through
55-13-29
, all of the provisions, rights and powers granted the Highway Commission, and the several counties by any general condemnation law of the State of Mississippi, are hereby conferred upon the Highway Commission and the several counties through which said trace is to run, and the following additional powers are also hereby granted:
(a)
The right to go on private property for the purpose of making preliminary surveys and measurements for the ascertaining of the exact location and description of the land to be acquired for the Natchez Trace, is hereby granted to agents and employees of the several counties, the State Highway Commission and the federal government.
(b)
Immediately upon the payment of any award to the property owner or to the chancery clerk, as the case may be, the fee simple title to any such land acquired by condemnation shall pass to the condemnor.
(c)
The State Highway Commission and the several counties through which the trace is to run are hereby authorized to condemn right-of-way for said trace on behalf of and in the name of the State of Mississippi, and as soon as the fee simple title, as above provided, vests in the State of Mississippi, the governor is hereby authorized to execute a conveyance by warranty deed to the United States government of any such land so acquired.
Codes, 1942, § 6001; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-29 - Construction of Sections 55-13-15 through 55-13-29

The provisions of Sections
55-13-15
through
55-13-29
are to be construed together with all other laws of Mississippi with reference to the Natchez Trace and the condemning of land, and said provisions are to be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of said sections and to obtain the benefits of the funds granted the State of Mississippi by the United States government.
Codes, 1942, § 6002; Laws, 1936, ch. 201.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › IN GENERAL (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-31) › Section 55-13-31 - Sale and conveyance of reserved oil, gas and other minerals in acquired properties to former owners

The land commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to sell and convey all of the oil, gas and other minerals heretofore reserved by the State of Mississippi in its respective conveyances to the United States of America of those certain properties acquired by the State of Mississippi for the Natchez Trace Parkway, said conveyances to be made to the former owners, their heirs, successors, assigns, or grantees, as their interests may appear, for such price as the land commissioner, with the approval of the governor, may fix. However, the minimum price for such conveyances shall be $1.00 per acre.
Codes, 1942, § 6003.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 603.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-33 - Restrictions on proximity of advertising to Natchez Trace Parkway

No advertisement or advertising structure shall be erected, constructed, installed, maintained or operated within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway outside the limits of any municipality except as follows:
(a)
Signs, displays or devices which advertise sale, lease, rental or development of the property on which it is located;
(b)
Signs, displays or devices which carry only advertisements strictly related to the lawful use of the property on which it is located including signs, displays and devices which identify the business transacted, services rendered, goods sold or produced on the property, name of the business or name of the person, firm or corporation occupying or owning the property. The size of signs advertising the major activity of a business is not regulated under Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
. Signs which advertise brand name products or service sold or offered for sale on the property shall not be displayed unless such signs are on or attached to the building in which such products are sold. All signs permitted under this subsection shall be located not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the building in which such business activity is carried on;
(c)
Historic markers erected by duly constituted and authorized public authorities;
(d)
Highway markers and signs erected or caused to be erected by the Mississippi State Highway Department or other authorized authorities in accordance with the law;
(e)
Directional and official signs or notices erected and maintained by public officers or agencies pursuant to and in accordance with lawful authorization for the purpose of carrying out an official duty or responsibility;
(f)
Except as otherwise provided by law, signs located within a one thousand (1,000) foot radius of intersections created by the crossing of the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway with the right-of-way lines of components of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the Federal Aid Primary Highway System or the Mississippi System of Primary Highways.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-35 - Restrictions on height of buildings adjacent to Natchez Trace Parkway; exemptions

(1)
It shall be unlawful to construct or erect a building, advertising structure or other structure, of more than three (3) stories or thirty-five (35) feet in height, whichever is lesser, within one thousand (1,000) feet of the outside boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Such restrictions on buildings and structures shall apply notwithstanding that such area is located inside or outside a municipality and notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary.
(2)
It is the legislative intent of this section, in part, that possession of a building permit on July 1, 1988, shall not allow any construction after July 1, 1988, based on that permit. This section shall not apply to any building in existence on July 1, 1988.
(3)
The following buildings or structures are exempt from the application of this section if they were constructed or under construction prior to July 1, 2002:
(a)
Silos, buildings and structures designed for agricultural use;
(b)
Churches; and
(c)
Any building or structure on property that is owned by a public school district and used for educational purposes.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 2; Laws, 1996, ch. 356, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 545, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 531, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-37 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

The Mississippi Highway Commission shall have authority to make and promulgate rules and regulations necessary for carrying out the provisions of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 3, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-39 - Maintenance of preexisting nonconforming advertising or structures; acquisition, purchase or condemnation of preexisting advertisement or structure

(1)
Any advertisement or advertising structure in existence on July 1, 1988, and which does not conform to the requirements of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
may be maintained for the life of such advertisement or advertising structure, provided that the State Highway Department may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation all such advertisements and advertising structures and all property rights pertaining thereto. All condemnation proceedings shall be in accordance with such procedure as generally established by law.
(2)
In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the advertisement or advertising or advertising structure, where the owner of the outdoor advertising does not own the fee, shall be limited to the fair market value at the time of the taking of the advertising owner's interest in the real property on which the outdoor advertising is located and such value shall include the value of the advertising.
(3)
In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee or other interest in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner does not own the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.
(4)
In any acquisition, purchase or condemnation by the State Highway Department under subsection (1) of this section, just compensation to the owner of the fee in the real property upon which the advertising is located, where the owner also owns the advertising located thereon, shall be limited to the fair market value of the advertising plus the difference in the fair market value of the entire tract immediately before and immediately after the taking by the State Highway Department of the right to erect and maintain such advertising thereon. In arriving at the fair market value after the taking, any special or general benefits accruing to the property by reason of the acquisition shall be taken into consideration.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 4, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-41 - Removal, etc., of nonconforming advertising

Any advertising erected or established after July 1, 1988, in violation of the provisions of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
, shall be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance. The State Highway Department shall give thirty (30) days' notice by certified mail to the owner of the nonconforming advertising, if such owner is known or can by reasonable diligence be ascertained, to remove the advertising or to make it conform to the provisions of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
and any rules and regulations promulgated by the State Highway Department pursuant thereto. The State Highway Department shall have the right to remove or contract to have removed the nonconforming advertising at the expense of the owner if the owner fails to act within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice. The State Highway Department or its agents or any person contracting with the department may enter upon private property for the purpose of removing advertising prohibited by Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
or any rules and regulations promulgated by the State Highway Department without civil or criminal liability.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 5, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-43 - Penalties for violation of Sections 55-13-33 through 55-13-45 and rules and regulations; injunctions

Any person, firm, corporation or association placing or erecting any advertisements or advertising structures or any junkyard along the Natchez Trace Parkway in violation of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
or any rule or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition thereto, the State Highway Department may seek injunctive relief in the chancery court of the county in which the nonconforming advertising is located and require the advertising to conform to the provisions of Sections
55-13-33
through
55-13-45
and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant hereto, or require the removal of the nonconforming outdoor advertising.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 6, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 13 - NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-1 — 55-13-45) › ADVERTISING ADJACENT TO THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY (§§ 55-13-33 — 55-13-45) › Section 55-13-45 - Study on use of uniform informational signs

The Mississippi State Highway Department is hereby directed to conduct investigations, including but not limited to necessary consultations with the National Park Service, to study the feasibility of the use of uniform informational signs along the parkways or parks which relate to commercial establishments accessible from the parkways or parks, and to report back to the 1989 Session of the Mississippi Legislature.
Laws, 1988, ch. 587, § 7, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › BRICE'S CROSS ROADS-TUPELO BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-7) › Section 55-15-1 - Transfer of duties and responsibilities of Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission; construction of references in laws

(1)
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks shall be the Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission, and shall exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission.
(2)
The words "Brice's Crossroads-Tupelo Battlefield Commission" wherever they may appear in the laws of the State of Mississippi shall be construed to mean the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Codes, 1942, § 6016; Laws, 1936, ch. 311; Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 43; Laws, 2000, ch. 516, § 122, eff. 4/30/2000.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › BRICE'S CROSS ROADS-TUPELO BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-7) › Section 55-15-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 44, eff. 7/1/1979.
Codes, 1942, § 6017; Laws, 1936, ch. 311.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › BRICE'S CROSS ROADS-TUPELO BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-7) › Section 55-15-5 - Powers and duties of commission

Said commission is authorized, empowered and directed to make a careful study and examination of the battlefields of Brice's Crossroads and Tupelo (or Harrisburg), located in Lee County, Mississippi; to identify and establish the lines of Confederate soldiers, especially those from the State of Mississippi, their various maneuvers and positions, and whenever possible, to make authoritative publication of same; and to designate such historic, memorable spots with markers, monuments or other suitable means of identification.
Said commissioners will cooperate with similar commissioners that may be appointed by the legislatures of Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky, these four states furnishing practically all the Confederate troops engaged in both battles. Said commission is authorized to receive any contributions in money or donations of land that might be made by patriotic citizens to carry out the objects and purposes of Sections
55-15-1
through
55-15-7
; to make expenditures necessary to publish authoritative accounts of said battles; to erect suitable markers; to acquire options or titles to parts or all of said battlefields; and to hold same in the name and for the benefit of the State of Mississippi, all to the end that these sacred, blood-stained battlefields may be ultimately established and permanently maintained as memorial parks in everlasting honor to the heroism of the Confederate soldiers participating in said conflicts and as historic areas for the benefit of future generations.
Codes, 1942, § 6018; Laws, 1936, ch. 311.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › BRICE'S CROSS ROADS-TUPELO BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-7) › Section 55-15-7 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1978, ch. 484, § 44, eff. 7/1/1979.
Codes, 1942, § 6019; Laws, 1936, ch. 311.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-21 - Creation of commission; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members

There is hereby created and established the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission, to be composed of five (5) members, all to be resident citizens of Claiborne County, Mississippi. The members shall be appointed by the governor and shall serve for a period of five (5) years.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-01; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 268, § 1, eff. 2/18/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-23 - Organization; officers; meetings

Immediately after said members are named and commissioned, they shall meet at the county courthouse in Claiborne County, or at an otherwise appropriate place in Claiborne County, and proceed to organize said commission by the election of a chairman and a secretary-treasurer. Annually thereafter, said commissioners shall hold their regular meeting for the election of officers and for the transaction of other business. They shall meet at any other time upon the call of the chairman.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-02; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 2, eff. 4/29/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-25 - Powers and duties of commission

Said commission is authorized, empowered and directed to make careful study and examination of the battlefields of the Grand Gulf Military Area, located in Claiborne County, Mississippi; to make all necessary surveys in preparation to the acquisition of the Grand Gulf Military Area; to identify and establish the battle lines, maneuvers and positions; and to designate such historic, memorable areas with markers, monuments or other suitable means of identification.
Said commission is hereby authorized to receive any contributions in money, property of any kind, or donations of land that might be made by patriotic citizens to carry out the objects and purposes of Sections
55-15-21
through
55-15-31
; to acquire options or titles to parts or all of said Grand Gulf Military Area and to exercise the right of eminent domain in acquiring said lands in the manner now provided by law; and to hold same in the name and for the benefit of the State of Mississippi, all to the end that the Grand Gulf Military Area may be ultimately established and permanently maintained and operated as an historical park.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-03; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 3; Laws, 1959, Ex. Sess. ch. 20.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-27 - Donations to commission

The board of supervisors of Claiborne County, Mississippi, and the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Port Gibson, Mississippi, are hereby authorized to make donations to the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission, to be used for the acquisition, establishment or maintenance of said Grand Gulf Military Area as an historical park.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-04; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 4, eff. 4/29/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-29 - Operation of historical park

The Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission is authorized and directed to establish, operate and maintain said area as an historical park as, if and when a part or all of said land has been acquired by the Grand Gulf Military Monument Commission for the State of Mississippi.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-05; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 5, eff. 4/29/1958.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 55 - PARKS AND RECREATION (§§ 55-1-1 — 55-25-15) › Chapter 15 - COMMEMORATIVE PARKS AND MONUMENTS (§§ 55-15-1 — 55-15-81) › GRAND GULF MILITARY MONUMENT COMMISSION (§§ 55-15-21 — 55-15-31) › Section 55-15-31 - Reports; records; plans; compensation of members of commission

Before each annual meeting, and at any other time when requested by the governor, said commission shall make a full, detailed and complete report of its actions, including an accounting of any receipts and expenditure of funds. Said commission shall at all times keep its records subject to public inspection. Said commission shall also outline a program for the ensuing year, and make recommendations for the accomplishments of its objects and purposes. None of the funds that may be donated or received by said commission shall be used or expended as compensation for any of said commissioners, but said funds may be used to pay the actual expenses of the commissioners while engaged in official business of the commission.
Codes, 1942, § 6021-06; Laws, 1958, ch. 594, § 6, eff. 4/29/1958.