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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-33 - Authority to issue bonds

The highway and street revenue bond authority, through its board of trustees and subject to the approval of the board of supervisors and the governing body of any other municipality joining the authority, either at the time of its creation or afterward, is further empowered to finance all cost in connection with the work authorized in this chapter by the issuance of revenue bonds. Such bonds shall be issued at such times and in such amounts as shall be provided by resolution of the board of trustees and approved by the board of supervisors of the county and the governing body of other municipalities, agencies or departments involved in the payment of cost.
The board of trustees is further authorized to make such contracts, within the authority of this chapter, in the issuance of bonds as may be necessary to insure the marketability thereof. All bonds sold to any person or persons other than agencies of the county, state, or federal government will be sold by the sealed bid procedure, and the bonds will be sold and delivered to the parties proposing the lowest overall average interest cost.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-15; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 15, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-35 - Security for bonds

All such bonds issued by the authority shall be secured solely by pledge of the net revenues which may now or hereafter come to the authority. Such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the State of Mississippi or of the county supervisors district or municipalities comprising the authority, and such bonds shall not be secured by a pledge of the full faith, credit, and resources of said state, county, district, or municipality.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-16; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 16, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-39 - Validation of bonds

All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be validated as now provided by law by Sections
31-13-1
through
31-13-11
, Mississippi Code of 1972. The services of the state's bond attorney may be employed in the preparation of such bond resolutions, forms, or proceedings as may be necessary, for which he shall be paid a reasonable fee. Such validation proceedings shall be instituted in the chancery court of the county in which the projects proposed by this chapter are located, but notice of such validation proceedings shall be published at least two times in a newspaper of general circulation and published in any county involved, the first publication of which in each case shall be made at least ten days preceding the date set for the validation.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-18; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 18, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-41 - Bonds as legal investments for public funds

All bonds issued by the authority shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, and for funds of the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System. Such bonds shall be eligible to secure the deposit of any and all public funds of cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, or other political corporations or subdivisions of the State of Mississippi; and such bonds shall be lawful and sufficient security for said deposits to the extent of their value, when accompanied by all unmatured coupons appurtenant thereto.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-19; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 19, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-43 - Levy of assessments in lieu of tolls

The board of trustees may, in lieu of charging and collecting tolls or in combination with the charging and collection of tolls, levy or assess adjacent property owners or the different supervisors districts, municipalities, agencies, departments, or other instrumentalities assisting in the development of the works authorized herein with an amount of money which, together with other revenues, will provide sufficient funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All political subdivisions of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to make such agreements with the board of trustees as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. All assessments shall be voluntary and at the discretion of the party or governmental subdivision upon which the assessment is to be levied. All procedures, regulations, commitments, etc., shall be outlined in detail on a resolution by the board of trustees of the authority prior to acceptance by any political subdivision of this state and agencies, commissions, departments, and other instrumentalities thereof.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-20; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 20, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-45 - Authority may act jointly with other governmental bodies

The authority, through its board of trustees, shall have authority to act jointly with political subdivisions of the state, agencies, commissions, and instrumentalities thereof, with other states, with municipalities, and with the federal government and other agencies thereof in the performance of the purposes and services authorized in this chapter, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the trustees.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-21; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 21, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-47 - Bond interest tax exempt

The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter being for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their properties and industries, the authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function, and the interest on the bonds issued hereunder shall at all times be free from taxation within this state.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-22; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 22, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-49 - Construction contracts

All construction contracts by the authority where the amount of the contract shall exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) shall be made upon at least three (3) weeks' public notice by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the project, which notice shall state the thing to be done and invite sealed proposals, to be filed with the secretary of the authority, to do the work. In all such cases, before the notice shall be published, the plans and specifications for the work shall be filed with the secretary of the authority, and there remain. The board of trustees shall award the contract to the lowest bidder, who will comply with the terms imposed by such trustees and enter into bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the trustees in such penalty as shall be fixed by the trustees, but in no case to be less than the contract price, conditioned for the prompt, proper, and efficient performance of the contract.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-23; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 23, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-51 - Designation of depository

The board of trustees shall designate one or more banks within the county to serve as depositories for the funds of the authority, and all funds of the authority shall be deposited in such depository bank or banks.
Before designating a depository bank or banks, the trustees shall issue a notice stating the time and place the trustees will meet for such purpose and inviting the banks in the area to submit applications to be designated depositories. The term of service for depositories shall be prescribed by the trustees. Such notice shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers published in the area and specified by the trustees.
At the time mentioned in the notice, the trustees shall consider the applications and the management and condition of the banks filing them, and shall designate as depositories the bank or banks which offer the most favorable terms and conditions for the handling of the funds of the authority and which the trustees find have proper management and are in condition to warrant handling of authority funds. Membership on the board of trustees of an officer or director of a bank shall not disqualify such bank from being designated as a depository.
If no applications acceptable to the trustees are received by the time stated in the notice, the trustees shall designate some bank or banks within or without the authority upon such terms and conditions as they may find advantageous to the authority.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-24; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 24, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-53 - Cessation of tolls or assessments

When the particular bonds issued for the projects to be constructed under this chapter and the interest thereon shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, and upon acceptance of the responsibility for operation and maintenance of the project by an agency of government legally authorized to do so, the authority shall cease to charge tolls or levy assessments for use of the project or projects, and thereafter the use of such projects shall be free.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-25; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 25, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 13 - HIGHWAY AND STREET REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY (§§ 65-13-1 — 65-13-55) › Section 65-13-55 - Authority's procedures to conform to constitutions

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this chapter shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be held by any court to be violative of either of such constitutions, the authority shall have the power by resolution to provide an alternative procedure conformable with such constitutions.
Codes, 1942, § 8368-26; Laws, 1966, ch. 603, § 26, eff. 6/17/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-1 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Funds for roads and bridges

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors may raise funds for working, constructing, reconstructing, and maintaining public roads or for building bridges by an ad valorem tax on all assessed taxable property in the county or supervisors district or districts, or by a bond issue, or by either or both of said methods.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7157b; 1930, § 6389; 1942, § 8357; Laws, 1920, ch. 276; Laws, 1928, ch. 157; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 50, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-1 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Funds for roads and bridges

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors may raise funds for working, constructing, reconstructing and maintaining public roads or for building bridges by an ad valorem tax on all assessed taxable property in the county, or by a bond issue, or by either or both of said methods.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7157b; 1930, § 6389; 1942, § 8357; Laws, 1920, ch. 276; Laws, 1928, ch. 157; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 50, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-3 - Tax for construction and maintenance of highways

The board shall levy annually a tax upon the taxable property of such county to be used for road and bridge purposes; and the tax collector shall collect such taxes at the time and in the manner state, county, and other taxes are collected. All laws for the enforcement of the collection of other taxes shall apply to the collection of such taxes, and the tax collector's bond shall cover the same in like manner. When such taxes are collected, they shall be paid into the county depository as other taxes, and in like manner shall be covered by the bond of the county depository. Such funds shall be kept as a separate road fund and shall be paid out only on allowances and warrants of the board of supervisors for said purposes.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7245; 1930, § 6390; 1942, § 8358; Laws, 1914, ch. 175.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-5 - Validity of assessment

No failure to strictly comply with the provisions of this chapter, such as the invalidity of any contract or other like irregularity, shall in any manner affect the validity of the assessment of the ad valorem tax hereby provided, but the validity of such assessments shall be tested by the same rules of law that the validity of other assessments are determined by.
Codes, 1906, § 4474; Hemingway's 1917, § 7149; 1930, § 6391; 1942, § 8359.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-7 - Tax for bridges and culverts

The board of supervisors of any county may, in its discretion, levy annually an ad valorem tax on all taxable property of the county, to be used for constructing and maintaining all bridges and culverts on the public roads throughout the county.
Codes, 1930, § 6392; 1942, § 8360; Laws, 1928, ch. 157; Laws, 1936, ch. 273.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-9 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of any county in the state in which there are county road bonds, district road bonds, sea wall bonds, or road protection bonds outstanding, which were issued for the purpose of building bridges or constructing public roads or sea walls, may, in its discretion, in addition to all other lawful uses, use such county's share, or any part thereof, of the funds heretofore or hereafter derived from the tax on gasoline and the road and bridge privilege tax for the further purpose of paying interest and principal of such county road bonds or road district bonds heretofore issued for any of the said above stated purposes. However, nothing in this section shall in anywise affect Section
65-33-45
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1930, § 6394; 1942, § 8362; Laws, 1926, ch. 208; Laws, 1931, ch. 20; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 51, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-9 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The board of supervisors of any county in the state in which there are county road bonds, seawall bonds, or road protection bonds outstanding which were issued for the purpose of building bridges or constructing public roads may, in its discretion, in addition to all other lawful uses, use such county's share, or any part thereof, of the funds heretofore or hereafter derived from the tax on gasoline and the road and bridge privilege tax for the further purpose of paying interest and principal of such county road bonds heretofore issued for any of the said above stated purposes. However, nothing in this section shall in anywise affect Section
65-33-45
.
Codes, 1930, § 6394; 1942, § 8362; Laws, 1926, ch. 208; Laws, 1931, ch. 20; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 51, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-11 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Board of supervisors not required to set aside gasoline tax where sufficient amount on hand to pay bonds

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
In any county having countywide road or bridge bonds or district road or bridge bonds outstanding, and having on hand in the county treasury to the credit of a special fund set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, or to the credit of bond and interest sinking funds, a sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest on all such countywide road or bridge bonds and district road or bridge bonds outstanding, the board of supervisors shall no longer be required to set aside any part of the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of motor vehicle privilege taxes, to be used in paying the principal and interest of such road or bridge bonds as they mature. In any such case, however, the funds already set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of the motor vehicle privilege taxes, for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, shall be applied to the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as they mature and shall not be used by the board of supervisors for any other purpose; however, when all of said bonds shall have been paid, any balance remaining in said funds may be transferred by the board of supervisors to the county or district road or bridge maintenance fund.
Codes, 1942, § 8362-01; Laws, 1944, ch. 193; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 52, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-11 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Board of supervisors not required to set aside gasoline tax where sufficient amount on hand to pay bonds

[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:]
In any county having road or bridge bonds outstanding, and having on hand in the county treasury to the credit of a special fund set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds, or to the credit of bond and interest sinking funds, a sufficient amount to pay the principal of and interest on all such road or bridge bonds outstanding, the board of supervisors shall no longer be required to set aside any part of the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of motor vehicle privilege taxes, to be used in paying the principal and interest of such road or bridge bonds as they mature. In any such case, however, the funds already set aside from the county's share of the gasoline tax or the county's share of the motor vehicle privilege taxes, for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds, shall be applied to the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds as they mature and shall not be used by the board of supervisors for any other purpose; however, when all of said bonds shall have been paid, any balance remaining in said funds may be transferred by the board of supervisors to the county road or bridge maintenance fund.
Codes, 1942, § 8362-01; Laws, 1944, ch. 193; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 52, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-13 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Use of gasoline tax not to affect other financing

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
No existing law providing methods for the construction or maintenance of any public highway, bridges, or culverts of the county or special or separate road district shall be affected by Section
65-15-9
; and it does not supersede or impair the obligation of any county to levy a sufficient legal ad valorem tax for the purpose of construction and maintenance of public highways, bridges, or culverts, or a sufficient ad valorem tax to pay the interest or principal of any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued for the purpose of building bridges and constructing public roads. Nor does it supersede or impair any right to issue bonds for any purpose, and it shall not alter, amend or repeal any statute except insofar as such statutes are inconsistent herewith.
Codes, 1930, § 6395; 1942, § 8363; Laws, 1926, ch. 208; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 53, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-13 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Use of gasoline tax not to affect other financing

[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:]
No existing law providing methods for the construction or maintenance of any public highway, bridges or culverts of the county shall be affected by Section
65-15-9
; and it does not supersede or impair the obligation of any county to levy a sufficient legal ad valorem tax for the purpose of construction and maintenance of public highways, bridges or culverts, or a sufficient ad valorem tax to pay the interest or principal of any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued for the purpose of building bridges and constructing public roads. Nor does it supersede or impair any right to issue bonds for any purpose, and it shall not alter, amend or repeal any statute except insofar as such statutes are inconsistent herewith.
Codes, 1930, § 6395; 1942, § 8363; Laws, 1926, ch. 208; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 53, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-15 - Tax for payment of bonds and interest

The board shall levy annually, when other taxes are levied, a special tax to be used exclusively in paying the interest on such road bonds and in providing a sinking fund for their redemption.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7244; 1930, § 6396; 1942, § 8364; Laws, 1914, ch. 175.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-17 - Special fund paid into general fund

In counties which have heretofore created special or general road funds under then existing laws, the boards of supervisors may use such funds as if originally collected hereunder. In case the board of supervisors shall, in availing themselves of this provision, relieve from the operation of the contract system any part of a county entitled to a special fund, the board may also order that such special fund shall become a part of the general fund.
Codes, 1906, § 4469; Hemingway's 1917, § 7144; 1930, § 6397; 1942, § 8365.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-19 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Balance in sinking fund after payment of bonds

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
Where bonds have been issued by any road district, separate road district or special road district, and said bonds and interest thereon have been paid and there remains in the sinking fund or maintenance fund of such district any balance of funds collected for the purpose of paying such bonds or interest, the board of supervisors of the county in which such district or districts is located may, in its discretion, transfer any or all of said funds to the county road or bridge fund or any supervisors district road or bridge fund, to be used and expended in working and maintaining the roads of the district for which such bonds were issued, or may, without such transfer, spend such funds for maintenance of roads within the district from which said funds were collected.
Codes, 1942, § 8366; Laws, 1942, ch. 211; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 54, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-19 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Balance in sinking fund after payment of bonds

[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:]
Where bonds have been issued by any road district, separate road district or special road district, and said bonds and interest thereon have been paid and there remains in the sinking fund or maintenance fund of such district any balance of funds collected for the purpose of paying such bonds or interest, the board of supervisors of the county in which such district or districts are located shall transfer any or all of said funds to the county road or bridge fund to be used and expended in working and maintaining the roads of the county.
Codes, 1942, § 8366; Laws, 1942, ch. 211; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 54, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-21 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Refund to municipalities

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
One-half (1/2) of all ad valorem taxes collected by or for a county or a separate or special road district on property within a municipality (the streets of which are worked at the expense of the municipal treasury, or worked by municipal authority) for road purposes of such county or district, not including taxes for the purposes of paying bonds issued for road purposes or the interest thereon or for creating a bond and interest fund for retiring the same, shall be paid over to the treasurer of such municipality for said municipality.
Any municipality may contract with its board of supervisors, or any member thereof, whereby work may be performed on the streets maintained by said municipality in lieu of the refund of one-half (1/2) of the road taxes collected under this section and in such event such agreement shall be spread at large upon the minutes of both the governing authorities of such municipality and the board of supervisors of such county.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259n; Laws, 1930, § 6417; Laws, 1942, § 8367; Laws, 1920, ch. 232; Laws, 1950, ch. 233, § 1; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 55, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-21 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Refund to municipalities

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
One-half (1/2) of all ad valorem taxes collected by or for a county on property within a municipality (the streets of which are worked at the expense of the municipal treasury, or worked by municipal authority) for road purposes of such county, not including taxes for the purposes of paying bonds issued for road purposes or the interest thereon or for creating a bond and interest fund for retiring the same, shall be paid over to the treasurer of such municipality for said municipality.
Any municipality may contract with its board of supervisors, whereby work may be performed on the streets maintained by said municipality in lieu of the refund of one-half (1/2) of the road taxes collected under this section, and in such event such agreement shall be spread at large upon the minutes of both the governing authorities of such municipality and the board of supervisors of such county.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259n; Laws, 1930, § 6417; Laws, 1942, § 8367; Laws, 1920, ch. 232; Laws, 1950, ch. 233, § 1; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 55, 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 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-23 - Payment of municipal refund

Where a levy is made for road purposes as provided in Section
65-15-21
, the tax assessor of the county shall set up a column on the assessment rolls of said county or district, which shall show the exact amount of the assessed valuation of the property within the corporate limits of a municipality which maintains its own streets and which pays the road taxes authorized to be levied under the aforesaid section. When said taxes are collected by the tax collector of the county, he shall isolate and separate the proportionate part of said taxes going to said municipality under the provisions of said section and shall cover same into the municipal treasury monthly, as provided by law.
Where any municipality may be entitled to a portion of any road tax under the laws in effect prior to the adoption of this section which has not yet been paid to it, such municipality shall be entitled to receive payment thereof on application to the board of supervisors of the county in which it is located, and the board of supervisors is hereby authorized to pay to such municipality its portion of such tax.
Codes, 1930, § 6418; Laws, 1942, § 8368; Laws, 1928, ch. 129; Laws, 1950, ch. 233, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 15 - COUNTY FUNDS FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES (§§ 65-15-1 — 65-15-25) › Section 65-15-25 - Authority to transfer surplus tolls to county road and bridge fund

In any county where tolls collected for the use of a bridge or bridges are allocated to the payment of the bonds issued for the construction of said bridge, interest, sinking fund, and the expense of operating and maintaining said bridge or bridges, if the tolls so collected are more than sufficient to meet the payment of said bonds as they severally mature, the interest thereon, the sinking fund, and the expenses of operating and maintaining said bridge or bridges, the board of supervisors may, in their discretion, transfer to the county road and bridge fund any excess of tolls collected over and above the amount necessary to pay the maturing bonds, interest, sinking fund, and expenses of maintaining and operating said bridge or bridges.
Laws, 1932, ch. 184, § 1, eff. 5/16/1932.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 1 - COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-9) › Section 65-17-3 - Compensation in certain counties

In any counties lying in two levee districts through which the Yazoo River flows, traversed by U.S. Highway No. 49W and in which Mississippi Highways Nos. 12, 14, and 7 run, the board of supervisors is authorized, in its discretion, to compensate any such road commissioner of said county in an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month.
In any counties bordering on the Pearl River, in which U.S. Highway No. 80 intersects Mississippi Highway No. 18, and having a population in excess of thirty-four thousand in the 1960 federal decennial census, the board of supervisors is authorized, in its discretion, to compensate any such road commissioner of said county in an amount not to exceed Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per month.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7157d; 1930, § 6398; 1942, § 8346; Laws, 1920, ch. 276; Laws, 1928, ch. 157; Laws, 1952, ch. 223; Laws, 1960, ch. 209; Laws, 1966, Ex. Sess. ch. 29, § 1, eff. 12/28/1966.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 1 - COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-9) › Section 65-17-5 - Duties of commissioner

It shall be the duty of such commissioner to supervise the construction of such highways and their maintenance after the construction, and to see that the directions for such construction and maintenance are carried out, calling to his assistance, when necessary, the service of a competent civil engineer, which civil engineer shall receive for his services a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the board of supervisors, to be paid out of the funds arising from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and the levy of such maintenance tax as provided by law.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7250; 1930, § 6399; 1942, § 8347; Laws, 1914, ch. 175.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 1 - COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-9) › Section 65-17-7 - Commissioner to report to supervisors

Such highway commissioner shall, from time to time as required by the board of supervisors, report to the board his acts and doings touching his official duties, and all of his acts shall be subject to the approval or rejection of the board of supervisors.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 7251; 1930, § 6400; 1942, § 8348; Laws, 1914, ch. 175.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 1 - COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-9) › Section 65-17-9 - Authority to transfer surplus county road department equipment to another department of county government without reimbursement to road and bridge fund

Upon a determination by the board of supervisors that (a) equipment of the county road department has ceased to be used for purposes of the road department; and (b) such equipment has been owned by the road department for at least three (3) years; and (c) such equipment may be of use or benefit to another department of county government; and (d) the transfer of the equipment to another department of county government would promote the best interest of county government; and (e) upon the unanimous approval of the board of supervisors, such surplus equipment may be transferred to any other department of county government without the necessity of reimbursement to the road and bridge fund.
Added by Laws, 2018, ch. 334, SB 2034,§ 1, eff. 3/8/2018.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 3 - COUNTY ROAD ACCOUNTANT (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-107) › Section 65-17-101 - Supervisors may elect road accountant

The board of supervisors may elect a road accountant, whose salary shall be fixed by the board and who 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). For the purpose of enabling the road accountant, in counties working their roads and building and repairing bridges on the unit system or countywide basis, to meet weekly payrolls and to pay for same each week or biweekly, the board of supervisors may advance to him at each regular monthly meeting, out of the road and bridge fund of the county, a sum not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the amount of his bond. Said road accountant shall place said funds in the county depository to his credit as road accountant, to be checked on by him to meet weekly payrolls for labor, and said fund shall be a public fund and shall be secured as other public funds are secured. The road accountant shall report to the next meeting of the board his disposition of said money, including an itemized payroll for same, which payroll must be approved by the board of supervisors before another advance to him may be made. In the event the board finds any discrepancies in said payroll account, he shall be liable on his official bond for same; and the board of supervisors, in such event, shall not make further allowances to him until said discrepancies are corrected. It shall be the duty of the road accountant to pay all labor employed on the road and bridge work of the county, to pay transportation charges on supplies and material used in such road and bridge work, and all bills for repairs. Every three (3) months he shall take an inventory of all the personal property of the county used in said road and bridge work.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259c; 1930, § 6401; 1942, § 8349; Laws, 1920, ch. 266; Laws, 1936, ch. 306; Laws, 1946, ch. 316; Laws, 1986, ch. 458, § 45; Laws, 2009, ch. 467, § 23, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 3 - COUNTY ROAD ACCOUNTANT (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-107) › Section 65-17-103 - Estimates and reports

The road accountant shall attend all meetings of the board of supervisors, and shall at each regular meeting submit to said board an estimate of the amount of money required to pay the said labor employed on the said road and bridge work, transportation charges, and repair bills. Said board shall examine said estimate and shall set aside for the current month a fund to be known as the "road labor" fund, which sum shall be placed to the credit of the said fund in the county depository, subject to the order of the road accountant; and said road accountant shall use the said fund to pay off the said labor and all freight bills. At each regular meeting of the board of supervisors the road accountant shall make a report to the said board, showing all disbursements by him and proper receipts therefor. The board of supervisors shall carefully audit the said report, and if they shall find any payment or payments or any disbursements so made by the road accountant to be illegal or improper, said board may deduct any and all such payments from the salary of the road accountant, or they may cause suit to be filed on his bond for the recovery of any such sum so illegally or improperly paid out by the road accountant.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259d; 1930, § 7402; 1942, § 8350; Laws, 1920, ch. 266.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 3 - COUNTY ROAD ACCOUNTANT (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-107) › Section 65-17-105 - Accountant to be purchasing agent

The road accountant shall be the purchasing agent of the county and, by and with the consent of the board of supervisors, shall purchase all materials, implements, and supplies used in such road and bridge work.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259e; 1930, § 6403; 1942, § 8351; Laws, 1920, ch. 266.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 3 - COUNTY ROAD ACCOUNTANT (§§ 65-17-101 — 65-17-107) › Section 65-17-107 - Accountant to submit trial balance

The road accountant shall keep a complete set of books, showing in detail all receipts and disbursements had or made by him. With every report made by him to the board of supervisors as hereinbefore required, he shall submit a trial balance of the said books, showing in detail all his transactions as such road accountant.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 7259f; 1930, § 6404; 1942, § 8352; Laws, 1920, ch. 266.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 65 - HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 65-1-1 — 65-43-85) › Chapter 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 5 - COUNTY ENGINEER (§§ 65-17-201 — 65-17-209) › Section 65-17-201 - [Applicable to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3] Authority to employ engineer

[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The boards of supervisors of the several counties of the State of Mississippi are authorized and empowered at their discretion to employ, as county engineer, a civil engineer or person qualified to perform the duties of a county engineer, and such assistant engineers as may be necessary. On all projects for the construction or reconstruction of a bridge which will cost more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), or for the construction or reconstruction of roads which will cost more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per mile, the employment of an engineer qualified under the chapter on engineers shall be obligatory, whether the work is being done by the county or by a separate district, and whether the work is to be done by contract or otherwise; however, in obligatory cases the employment may be for the particular work, rather than for a term.
Codes, 1930, § 6405; 1942, § 8353; Laws, 1924, ch. 215; Laws, 1948, ch. 258; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 57, 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 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 5 - COUNTY ENGINEER (§§ 65-17-201 — 65-17-209) › Section 65-17-201 - [Applicable to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section 19-2-3] Authority to employ engineer

[With regard to any county which is required to operate on a countywide system of road administration as described in Section
19-2-3
, this section shall read as follows:]
The boards of supervisors of the several counties of the State of Mississippi are authorized and empowered at their discretion to employ, as county engineer, a civil engineer or person qualified to perform the duties of a county engineer, and such assistant engineers as may be necessary. On all projects for the construction or reconstruction of a bridge which will cost more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), or for the construction or reconstruction of roads which will cost more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) per mile, the employment of an engineer qualified under the chapter on engineers shall be obligatory, whether the work is to be done by contract or otherwise; however, in obligatory cases the employment may be for the particular work rather than for a term.
Codes, 1930, § 6405; 1942, § 8353; Laws, 1924, ch. 215; Laws, 1948, ch. 258; Laws, 1988 Ex Sess, ch. 14, § 57, 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 17 - COUNTY ROAD OFFICIALS (§§ 65-17-1 — 65-17-209) › Article 5 - COUNTY ENGINEER (§§ 65-17-201 — 65-17-209) › Section 65-17-203 - Duties of engineers

The duties of the county engineer shall be to prepare all plans and estimates for the construction of bridges and superintend their construction, to make all estimates and plans of work to be done in the construction and maintenance of roads and superintend the work, to go over the report to the board of supervisors what work should be done to properly upkeep and maintain all roads and bridges in the county, and to check over and report to the board of supervisors on all estimates before payment by the board of supervisors of all work done on public roads.
The engineer may be required to furnish plans and estimates, and may superintend the construction of any road under the supervision of the state highway commission, if the highway commission may so elect. The purpose of this section is to provide a means whereby the board of supervisors and the highway commission may co-operate in such work, when same can be done, and reduce the expense of construction of any road.
Codes, 1930, § 6406; 1942, § 8354; Laws, 1924, ch. 215.