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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 65-7-107 - Contracts in vacation

Where any contract is made, as provided herein, by any member of the board of supervisors in vacation without competitive bids, and the amount of such contract exceeds the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), it shall be the duty of the member of the board of supervisors making such contract to obtain bids from at least two (2) bidders before making such contract, and to file a statement of the amount of each such bid with the board at its next meeting.
Codes, 1930, § 6388; 1942, § 8337; Laws, 1928, ch. 157.
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 65-7-109 - Roads built with oyster shells

All road authorities and contractors in counties, parts of counties, and municipalities in this state who construct, build, or repair public roads and streets with oyster shells shall, within ten days after the foundation is laid for such road, put a surface of crushed shells or other surfacing equal thereto for the purpose of making such roads smooth; and each half mile in rural districts and each block in cities shall be surfaced within said time after the foundation of such road shall be laid. All surface repair work shall be done with crushed shell, or material equal thereto, where the foundation is laid with such uncrushed oyster shells, so that said road shall be made smooth and traversable without injury to animal or vehicle. Where foundation is repaired with uncrushed shells, the surfacing shall be done as soon as reasonably possible, not to exceed ten days after such foundation is laid.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7257; 1930, § 6409; 1942, § 8338; Laws, 1916, ch. 176.
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 65-7-111 - Penalty for violating provision for shell surfacing

A failure to comply with the terms of Section
65-7-109
shall constitute a misdemeanor, and any person convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or be imprisoned in jail not to exceed ten days, or both.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7258; 1930, § 6410; 1942, § 8339; Laws, 1916, ch. 176.
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 65-7-113 - Working roads with convicts

The boards of supervisors may provide for the working of public roads with the convicts sentenced to the county jails, or committed for failure to pay the fine and costs imposed upon them; and if they do so, they may make the necessary contracts for that purpose, or employ suitable persons to have charge of and superintend the labor of the convicts. The board of supervisors may require the contractor of any road to take and work the convicts sentenced to the county jail, or committed to same to pay fine and cost imposed upon them, upon such terms and conditions as the said board and contractor may agree upon.
Codes, 1892, § 3932; 1906, §§ 4444, 4471; Hemingway's 1917, §§ 7124, 7146; 1930, § 6412; 1942, § 8342.
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 65-7-115 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Supervisors to have general supervision; board may provide for transportation needs of its members

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The supervisor of each district in each county is to have and is required to exercise general supervision over the public highways of his district.
Codes, 1906, § 4467; Hemingway's 1917, § 7141; 1930, § 6413; 1942, § 8343; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 44, 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 65-7-115 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Supervisors to have general supervision; board may provide for transportation needs of its members

[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 in each county is to have and is required to exercise jurisdiction over the public highways of the county.
(2)
The board of supervisors may by order duly adopted and entered on its minutes, provide for such transportation of individual members of the board as is necessary and essential in the performance of their official duties.
Codes, 1906, § 4467; Hemingway's 1917, § 7141; 1930, § 6413; 1942, § 8343; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 44, 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 65-7-117 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Members of board to inspect roads; preparation of four-year construction and major maintenance plan

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Each member of the board of supervisors shall inspect every road, bridge and ferry in each district at least annually, at times to be fixed by the board, and shall file with the clerk of the board a report, under oath, of the condition of the several roads, bridges and ferries inspected by him, with such recommendations as are needful, which reports shall be presented to the board of supervisors and kept on file for three (3) years.
Codes, 1892, § 3935; 1906, § 4447; Hemingway's 1917, § 7127; 1930, § 6414; 1942, § 8344; Laws, 1986, ch. 307, § 2; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 45, 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 65-7-117 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Members of board to inspect roads; preparation of four-year construction and major maintenance plan

[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:]
Each member of the board of supervisors shall inspect every road and bridge in the county under the jurisdiction of the county not later than December 31, 1989, and, thereafter, not less than once each fiscal year. Each member shall file with the clerk of the board a report, under oath, of the condition of the roads and bridges inspected by him with recommendations by him for a four-year plan for construction and major maintenance of such roads and bridges. Based upon such reports, the board of supervisors shall, on or before February 1, 1990, and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, adopt and spread upon its minutes a four-year plan for the construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges. The plan may be amended at any time by a vote of the majority of the members of the board of supervisors.
Codes, 1892, § 3935; 1906, § 4447; Hemingway's 1917, § 7127; 1930, § 6414; 1942, § 8344; Laws, 1986, ch. 307, § 2; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 45, 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 65-7-119 - Liability for neglect of duty

The circuit judge shall at each term of the court especially charge the grand jury to inquire into the condition of the roads of any county. Any contractor or overseer or supervisor who neglects his duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be liable to indictment and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
Codes, 1906, § 4473; Hemingway's 1917, § 7148; 1930, § 6415; 1942, § 8345.
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 65-7-123 - Requirement on certain county roads for temporary center line safety stripes while undergoing reconstruction or maintenance

Any segment of a county-maintained, hard-surfaced highway normally marked by center line safety stripes which is overlayed with hot mix asphalt while undergoing reconstruction or maintenance shall be marked with temporary center line safety stripes if permanent center line safety stripes will not be installed before such segment is opened for public use.
Laws, 1994, ch. 367, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
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 65-7-125 - Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area authorized to erect signs and markers on public streets, roads, etc. within Heritage Area

(1)
The management entity of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area, upon direction of the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area and in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is authorized to erect appropriate signs and markers along public streets, roads, highways and interstates within the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area.
(2)
The funding for the signs and markers and the erection of the signs and markers shall be made from any funds available to the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area or from any gifts, grants or donations received by the board of directors for the purpose of providing the signs and markers.
Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 311, SB 2571, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
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) › IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND DWELLING PLACES (§§ 65-7-141 — 65-7-147) › Section 65-7-141 - Purpose

It is the purpose of Sections 65-7-141 through
65-7-147
to provide that the State Highway Department and local governing authorities shall identify all streets, roads, highways and dwelling places not otherwise designated by name or number and to assign to said streets, roads, highways and dwelling places a number identification whereby such streets, roads, highways and dwelling places may be systematically identified and located without difficulty or ambiguity.
Laws, 1977, ch. 441, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 508, § 1, eff. 7/1/1986.
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) › IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND DWELLING PLACES (§§ 65-7-141 — 65-7-147) › Section 65-7-143 - Numbering and naming unidentified roads, highways or streets

(1)
All streets and roads of any municipality or county, and all other roads, highways or streets of this state that are not otherwise officially named or numbered shall be assigned a number and said roads, highways or streets shall henceforth be, for official purposes, known and referenced by an assigned number. In addition, the State Aid Division of the State Highway Department is further authorized to name or identify such roads, highways or streets by the names of individuals, subject to the approval of the appropriate governing authorities.
(2)
The designation appearing in the Highway Department Road Inventory developed by the State Highway Department for each county and municipality shall constitute the official designation for counties and municipalities from and after July 1, 1988, unless prior to said date the board of supervisors of a county or the governing authority of a municipality adopts an ordinance duly spread upon its minutes adopting an official map or otherwise officially designates or names the public streets, roads and highways within its jurisdiction.
(3)
Nothing herein shall be construed to require the marking of roads or the provision of road or street name signs; however, the boards of supervisors of the several counties and the governing authorities of any municipality may accept donations of money, materials, labor or other assistance to provide for the marking of streets, roads and highways.
(4)
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit local governing authorities from naming, renaming or accepting named streets or roads as public ways in their discretion; however, any such action constituting an addition or change to the official county or municipal map shall be by ordinance duly adopted and spread upon the minutes of the governing authority, a certified copy of which shall be transmitted to the State Highway Department.
(5)
The boards of supervisors are hereby authorized to expend excess funds as provided by Section
19-5-313
for paying the costs of identifying roads, highways and streets.
Laws, 1977, ch. 441, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 508, § 2; Laws, 1987, ch. 313; Laws, 1990, ch. 469, § 2, eff. 7/1/1990.
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) › IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND DWELLING PLACES (§§ 65-7-141 — 65-7-147) › Section 65-7-145 - Dwelling houses; assignment of street and number address

Every dwelling house, whether or not located on a public road in this state and not otherwise designated by a street and number address, shall be assigned a street and number address.
Laws, 1977, ch. 441, § 3; Laws, 1986, ch. 508, § 3, eff. 7/1/1986.
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) › IDENTIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF STREETS, ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND DWELLING PLACES (§§ 65-7-141 — 65-7-147) › Section 65-7-147 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 508, § 4, eff. 7/1/1986.
Laws, 1977, ch. 441, § 4.
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) › MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL FALLEN OFFICER'S MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (§§ 65-7-151 — 65-7-153) › Section 65-7-151 - Short title

Sections 65-7-151 and
65-7-153
shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Highway Patrol Fallen Officer's Memorial Highway Act."
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 342, HB 225, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
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) › MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL FALLEN OFFICER'S MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (§§ 65-7-151 — 65-7-153) › Section 65-7-153 - Designation of public street, road, highway or interstate upon which Highway Safety Patrol officer was killed in the line of duty as memorial roadway

(1)
The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol within the Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Transportation, is authorized to designate any segment of any public street, road, highway or interstate within the state upon which any member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol has fallen in the line of duty as a memorial roadway in such officer's honor, provided that such memorial roadway shall not extend more than five (5) miles in each southern and northern or eastern and western direction of the location in which the fallen member of the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol fell.
(2)
The Department of Public Safety shall notify the Mississippi Department of Transportation of the site of such officer who was killed in the performance of his or her official duties, and the Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs with a distinctive marker along and approaching the segment of roadway denoting the site of the fallen officer's death. The distinctive marker shall be designed by the Department of Public Safety with the advice and recommendation of the Mississippi State Troopers' Association.
(3)
The funding for the distinctive markers shall be made from any funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Public Safety or from any gifts, grants or donations received by the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of providing the distinctive markers.
(4)
This section shall apply to all Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers who have given their lives in the performance of their official duties after July 1, 1938.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 342, HB 225, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
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) › MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT'S MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (§§ 65-7-171 — 65-7-173) › Section 65-7-171 - Short title

Sections 65-7-171 and
65-7-173
shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient's Memorial Highway Act."
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 346, HB 799, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
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) › MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT'S MEMORIAL HIGHWAY ACT (§§ 65-7-171 — 65-7-173) › Section 65-7-173 - Placement and maintenance of signs designating memorial highways named after recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor to include the words "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient."

On any segment of any public street, road, highway or interstate within the state that is named after a person who was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor, the Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain the signs designating the memorial highway with the words "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient." Any such signs that do not contain those words shall be replaced by new signs to comply with Sections
65-7-171
and 65-7-173. Sections
65-7-171
and 65-7-173 shall also apply to bridges or intersections that are part of a public street, road, highway or interstate within this state.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 346, HB 799, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
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 3 - PRIVATE WAY (§ 65-7-201) › Section 65-7-201 - Private way established

When any person shall desire to have a private road laid out through the land of another, when necessary for ingress and egress, he shall apply by petition, stating the facts and reasons, to the special court of eminent domain created under Section
11-27-3
of the county where the land or part of it is located, and the case shall proceed as nearly as possible as provided in Title 11, Chapter 27 for the condemnation of private property for public use. The court sitting without a jury shall determine the reasonableness of the application. The owner of the property shall be a necessary party to the proceedings. If the court finds in favor of the petitioner, all damages that the jury determines the landowner should be compensated for shall be assessed against and shall be paid by the person applying for the private road, and he shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings.
Codes, 1880, § 832; 1892, § 3901; 1906, § 4411; Hemingway's 1917, § 7091; 1930, § 6468; 1942, § 8419; Laws, 1920, ch. 259; Laws, 2003, ch. 535, § 1, eff. 4/20/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-3 - Allocation of state aid system to counties

(1)
There is hereby set up for designation by cooperative action of the state and counties a state aid system of roads (including bridges and ferries), as classified and defined in Section
65-9-1
, which system shall be designated by the several boards of supervisors in their respective counties, with the consent and approval of the State Aid Engineer, to a total mileage not in excess of twenty-five thousand eight hundred fifty-seven and four-hundredths (25,857.04) miles not including any municipal streets, except that a state aid route may be extended into a municipality in order to make a convenient and orderly connection with the nearest paved or surfaced street or highway capable of carrying the traffic originating on or destined for such state aid route and thereby making a systematic connection with the highway and street systems of the state and its political subdivisions. Such system may be modified or revised from time to time by mutual agreement between the said boards of supervisors and the State Aid Engineer. Mileage on the state aid system shall be allocated to the several counties of the state in the following proportions:
(a)
One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to all counties in equal shares;
(b)
One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the total number of rural road miles in a county bears to the total number of rural road miles in all counties of the State; and
(c)
One-third (1/3) shall be allocated to counties based on the proportion that the rural population of the county bears to the total rural population in all counties of the state, according to the latest federal decennial census.
(2)
If the number of miles allocated to any county in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (1) of this section for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1994 is less than the number of miles allocated to that county for fiscal year 1994, then each county in that situation shall be allocated an additional number of miles that, when added to the number of miles allocated to the county in accordance with the formula specified in subsection (1) of this section, will be equal to the number of miles allocated to the county for fiscal year 1994.
Codes, 1942, § 8035.01; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 4; Laws, 1962, ch. 419; Laws, 1966, ch. 488, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 468, § 1; Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 13, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-5 - Office of State Aid Road Construction

There is hereby created within the Mississippi Department of Transportation an office to be called the Office of State Aid Road Construction, for the purpose and charged with the duty of administering this chapter. The office shall be administered by a state aid engineer and such assistant engineers or other employees as may be provided in this chapter. Whenever the term "Division of State Aid Road Construction" appears in the laws of this state, it shall mean the Office of State Aid Road Construction.
All duties, powers and responsibilities for the administration and management of the Office of State Aid Road Construction shall be vested in and performed exclusively by the State Aid Engineer.
All of the powers of the State Aid Engineer herein provided are with reference to the expenditures of state aid funds and are not intended to interfere in any way with the constitutional jurisdiction of any board of supervisors. In order to obtain state aid funds, however, and whenever any state aid funds are being used, the provisions of this chapter shall have full force and effect.
The State Aid Engineer shall adopt a complete, detailed and itemized budget for the Office of State Aid Road Construction, as may be required by the Legislative Budget Office, separate and apart from the budget of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Copies of the detailed budget shall be filed with the Governor, the Legislative Budget Office and the State Fiscal Management Board on or before April 30 of each year, and shall cover anticipated construction and administrative expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. No expenditures shall be made in excess of the budget amount approved and appropriated by the Legislature.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-02; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 5; Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 1; Laws, 1956, ch. 315; Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 32; Laws, 1968, ch. 469, §§ 1, 2; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 268; Laws, 1992, ch. 496, § 13, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-7 - Division may own and operate automobiles

The Division of State Aid Road Construction of the Mississippi State Highway Department, is hereby authorized and empowered to own and operate seven passenger automobiles, the same to be purchased, owned, and operated in strict accordance with the provisions of Sections
25-1-77
through
25-1-93
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-02.5; Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 448, eff. 5/28/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-13 - Right of county to state aid

Any county shall be entitled to receive state aid and to expend state aid monies in conjunction with monies furnished by said county on state aid roads in such county on projects approved for construction in such county, provided:
(a)
The state aid system in such county has been designated and approved as herein provided.
(b)
The county has employed a county engineer to act for and on behalf of the county as a whole, who shall be a registered professional engineer, and such other competent technical assistants as may from time to time be deemed necessary by the board of supervisors of said county.
(c)
An annual program shall have been filed by the county engineer with the division of state aid road construction and approved by the State Aid Engineer, and in accordance with the uniform design standards and specifications set up by the State Aid Engineer; such program may be modified or revised in whole or in part by the State Aid Engineer, with the agreement of the county involved.
(d)
Such county has complied with all rules and regulations promulgated by the State Aid Engineer.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-04; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 7; Laws, 1958, ch. 214; Laws, 1970, ch. 437, § 1, eff. 3/28/1970.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-15 - County engineer

Nothing herein shall prevent any county from employing, by agreement with not more than four (4) other counties, the same engineer to act as county engineer for each and all of said counties so agreeing. Each county engineer shall give bond, with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved as provided by law, in a penalty not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). If a county engineer is engineer for two (2) or more counties, the same bond shall serve as said engineer's bond in and for each county, respectively, and the premium on said bond and the salary and expenses of such engineer and assistants shall be divided between and paid by the counties for whom he is so employed in such proportions as may be agreed upon by said counties. In the event any county is unable to obtain the services of a competent engineer, the Transportation Commission may loan such county an engineer, if available, for a specified period of time, by granting such engineer a leave of absence for such period without loss of any benefits accruing to him by reason of length of service; and such time so spent on such leave of absence shall be counted as part of such engineer's length of service with the Department of Transportation. The salary of such engineer so loaned shall be paid by the county or the counties to whom he is loaned.
The salary and other expenses, including the premium on all bonds, of the county engineer and his assistants shall be paid by the county or counties employing such county engineer and assistants. Any salary limitations or ceiling heretofore placed by law on the salary of a county engineer is hereby removed as to county engineers employed under the terms of this chapter. In lieu of salary and other expenses, any county may employ a registered civil engineer on a fee basis for furnishing complete engineering services on state aid projects. Engineering costs, including the salaries or fees of the county engineer, incurred on state aid projects may be paid from state aid funds allocated to said county or counties, with the methods of payments to be approved by the State Aid Engineer under regulations promulgated by the State Aid Engineer; however, unless the project is being partially funded with federal funds, no such costs shall be paid to the county from state aid funds prior to the approval for advertisement for bids for a project by the State Aid Engineer. If the project is being partially funded with federal funds, the State Aid Engineer may approve payment of a portion of such costs from state aid funds prior to the approval for advertisement for bids.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-04; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 7; Laws, 1958, ch. 214; Laws, 1970, ch. 437, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 43; Laws, 1994, ch. 371, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 467, § 22, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-19 - Contracts

Contracts for the construction of state aid road projects shall be advertised and let by the board of supervisors of any county desiring so to do, in the manner now required by law but subject to the approval of the State Aid Engineer; however, during the last six months of the boards of supervisors' terms of office, no contracts for state aid projects shall be awarded unless construction programs embracing such projects shall have been adopted by the boards and approved by the State Aid Engineer in writing prior to July 1 of said year. Before advertising for bids, detailed plans and specifications covering the work proposed to be done shall be prepared and filed in the chancery clerk's office of the interested county and in the office of the State Aid Engineer; and copies shall be subject to inspection by any party during all office hours, and shall be made available to all prospective bidders upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be required by the State Aid Engineer. All plans and specifications shall be initially prepared by the county engineer, subject to the approval or disapproval of the State Aid Engineer. All rights of way necessary for such projects shall be acquired and paid for by the boards of supervisors in the manner now provided by law for the acquisition of rights of way, including gift, purchase, deed, dedication, and eminent domain; however, the cost of such rights of way shall not be considered to be a part of the cost of any project within the meaning of Section
65-9-17
. The acts of the boards of supervisors in heretofore acquiring rights of way for such projects, and all rights of way heretofore acquired for such projects are hereby ratified, confirmed, and validated.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-06; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 9(Para. 1); Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 2(Para. 1); Laws, 1955, Ex. Sess. ch. 67(Para. 1); Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 3(Para. 1); Laws, 1962, ch. 449, § 1(Para. 1); Laws, 1963, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20, § 1(Para. 1); Laws, 1966, ch. 490, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 471, § 1, eff. 7/1/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-21 - Painting of center line safety stripes

The board of supervisors is further authorized and empowered to paint center line safety stripes on all state aid roads heretofore or hereafter constructed in the several counties, by the use of its own crews and facilities or by public contract. The striping shall be applied of the materials and in the manner as the State Aid Engineer shall require. The board, subject to the approval of the State Aid Engineer, may include such striping in the same contract for the completion of the state aid road itself, or by a separately advertised and awarded contract. Funds necessary to carry out this section shall be as provided in the construction of the state aid road itself. The State Aid Engineer is authorized to promulgate and adopt reasonable regulations he may deem necessary and requisite in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-06; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 9(Para. 1); Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 2(Para. 1); Laws, 1955, Ex. Sess. ch. 67(Para. 1); Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 3(Para. 1); Laws, 1962, ch. 449, § 1(Para. 1); Laws, 1963, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20, § 1(Para. 1); Laws, 1966, ch. 490, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 471, § 1, eff. 7/1/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-23 - Accounting controls and safeguards

Such accounting controls and safeguards, including those already provided in this chapter, may be required of each board of supervisors as, in the discretion of the State Aid Engineer, may be deemed necessary; but general and uniform rules and regulations thereasto shall be first promulgated by said State Aid Engineer, only with the advice and approval of the State Auditor.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-07; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 9(Para. 2); Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 2(Para. 2); Laws, 1955, Ex. Sess. ch. 67(Para. 2); Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 3(Para. 2); Laws, 1962, ch. 449, § 1(Para. 2); Laws, 1963, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20, § 1(Para. 2), eff. 3/2/1963.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-27 - Forfeiture of state aid

Whenever any county is ineligible for state aid under the provisions of this chapter for a continuous period of four (4) years, then such county shall forfeit and no longer be entitled to any part of the funds in the State Aid Road Fund theretofore allocated to it; and the balance of such funds so theretofore allocated to it shall be reallocated pro rata between all other eligible counties in the same relative proportions as those specified in any law providing state aid road funds.
Codes, 1942, § 8035-09; Laws, 1949, Ex. Sess. ch. 6, § 9(Para. 4); Laws, 1952, ch. 286, § 2(Para. 4); Laws, 1955, Ex. Sess. ch. 67 (Para. 4); Laws, 1958, ch. 367, § 3(Para. 4); Laws, 1962, ch. 449, § 1(Para. 5); Laws, 1963, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 20, § 1(Para. 5); Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 38, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-30 - Accounts and utilization of funds

(1)
The State Aid Engineer shall maintain an accurate record of all federal aid secondary funds, federal "safer off-system" funds, and all other available federal road funds allocated to the counties in accordance with the percentages set out in Section
65-9-3
. He shall likewise maintain an accurate account of all state aid funds apportioned to the counties in accordance with the percentages and provisions set out in Section
27-65-75
.
(2)
The State Aid Engineer is hereby authorized to utilize state aid funds, and federal aid secondary funds allocated to the counties as provided for in accordance with Section
65-9-29
, and federal "safer off-system" funds, and/or any other available federal road funds allocated to Mississippi and to be expended on county roads, and allocated to the counties as provided for in accordance with Section
65-9-29
, in such amounts as he deems necessary for an orderly and effective programming of all funds available to the counties, including an interchange of one (1) type of funds for another type of funds when necessary; provided, however, that each county shall receive, not less than annually, its pro rata share of the combined funds so allocated; and further provided that the authority of the county boards of supervisors to otherwise adopt construction programs is in no way circumvented.
Laws, 1974, ch. 481, § 2; Laws, 1978, ch. 516, § 2, eff. 4/21/1978.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-31 - Qualifications of contractors

All work done under the provisions of Sections
19-9-51
through
19-9-77
, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be done by contractors who qualify under the provisions of Sections
31-3-1
through
31-3-23
, Mississippi Code of 1972, except with the consent of the State Aid Road Engineer.
Codes, 1942, § 2926-65; Laws, 1962, ch. 255, § 15, eff. 6/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-33 - Authorization to administer certain bridge replacement project in Lowndes County

In addition to any authority granted to the Division of State Aid Road Construction in Chapter 9, Title 65, Mississippi Code of 1972, and notwithstanding any general prohibition contained therein with respect to the administration by the division of certain federal funds on designated state highways, the division is authorized and empowered to administer a project utilizing available federal funds to reconstruct that portion of designated Mississippi Highway 182 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, that spans the Tombigbee River on Federal Aid Urban Route Number 9539, jurisdiction for the maintenance of which is, on March 12, 1990, vested in Lowndes County pursuant to an agreement executed by the county, the State Highway Commission and the City of Columbus.
Laws, 1990, ch. 324, § 1, eff. 3/12/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 9 - STATE AID ROADS IN COUNTIES (§§ 65-9-1 — 65-9-35) › Section 65-9-35 - Utilization of available federal and state funds to reconstruct certain portions of Mississippi Highway 407 in Attala County, Mississippi, authorized

In addition to any authority granted to the Division of State Aid Road Construction in Chapter 9, Title 65, Mississippi Code of 1972, and notwithstanding any general prohibition contained therein with respect to the administration by the division of certain federal funds on designated state highways, the division is authorized and empowered to administer a project utilizing available federal and state funds to reconstruct that portion of designated Mississippi Highway 407 in Attala County, Mississippi, that spans Tibby Creek in Section 25, Township 16 North, Range 9 East, jurisdiction for the maintenance of which is, on April 17, 2017, vested in Attala County.
Added by Laws, 2017, ch. 430, HB 907, 13, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 10 - COUNTY MAJOR FEEDER ROAD SYSTEM [Repealed] (§ 65-10-1) › Section 65-10-1 - through 65-10-25 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1994, ch. 557, § 9, eff. 7/1/1994.
§ 65-10-1. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 1] § 65-10-3. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 2; Am Laws, 1978, ch. 516, § 4] § 65-10-5. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 3] § 65-10-7. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 4; 1978, ch. 516, § 5] § 65-10-9. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 5; 1978, ch. 516, § 6] § 65-10-11. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 6; 1978, ch. 516, § 7] § 65-10-13. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 7] § 65-10-15. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 8] § 65-10-17. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 9] § 65-10-19. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 10] § 65-10-21. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 11] § 65-10-23. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 12] § 65-10-25. [Laws, 1977, ch. 428, § 13]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-1 - Title

Sections 65-11-1 through
65-11-37
shall be known as the "County Highway Aid Law of 1946."
Codes, 1942, § 8328-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-3 - Definitions for County Highway Aid Law

When used in Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(a)
The term "construction" means the supervising, inspection, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway, including locating, surveying, mapping, costs of right of way, and elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings.
(b)
The term "county highways" shall include all county roads now under the jurisdiction of or being maintained by the board of supervisors of any county, not including roads on the state maintained highway system, but including streets inside municipalities or urban areas of less than five thousand inhabitants according to the latest available federal census, and specifically including all "secondary and feeder roads" as defined by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626].
Codes, 1942, § 8328-02; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-5 - Purpose of County Highway Aid Law

It being recognized that county highways generally have deteriorated to a considerable extent during the past several years, and it being further recognized that the selection, construction, and improvement of a system of all-weather rural secondary, feeder, or farm-to-market roads is a matter of primary state-wide concern, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
to provide for a more comprehensive rural-road program through cooperation between the federal government, the state highway commission of Mississippi, and the county boards of supervisors; and it is further the purpose and intent of said sections to provide a means, manner, and funds whereby the counties of this state will be enabled to participate in the federal aid program, and will be enabled to participate in and avail themselves of the funds apportioned to the State of Mississippi for the construction and improvement of secondary and feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural mail routes, and public school bus routes, under the terms of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626]. It is hereby declared to be the intent and purpose of the cited sections that, insofar as permissible under federal laws, rules, and regulations, not less than fifty per cent (50%) of the funds apportioned to Mississippi for secondary and feeder roads under the terms of subsection (b), section 3, of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626] should be expended for the construction and improvement of county highways as defined in said sections.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-03; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 11 - COUNTY HIGHWAY AID (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-61) › COUNTY HIGHWAY AID LAW OF 1946 (§§ 65-11-1 — 65-11-37) › Section 65-11-7 - County federal aid highway system

There is hereby created a system of county federal aid highways, for the purposes of Sections
65-11-1
through
65-11-37
, and the county highways which shall comprise and constitute such system shall be selected jointly by the boards of supervisors of the various counties and the State Highway Commission of Mississippi, as same may be supplemented from time to time. Projects for the construction and improvement of such county highways shall likewise be selected jointly by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission, provided however, that in all cases where such system and projects thereon have been heretofore selected and agreed upon by the several boards of supervisors and the State Highway Commission as required by the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1944 [58 U. S. Stat. 838, ch. 626], the highways thereby selected shall constitute the roads in the affected counties which shall be a part of the county federal aid highway system, and such selections and agreements are hereby ratified and approved.
Codes, 1942, § 8328-04; Laws, 1946, ch. 187, § 4.