Mississippi Code
Chapter 11 - Gulf Regional District Law
§ 17-11-51. Validation of bonds; hearing of objections to issuance and sale; negotiability

All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be validated in the chancery court of any county involved in an approved project, or in which a city involved in an approved project is located, and in the case of two or more cities located in different counties, then in either county, with all public agencies involved in such approved project being parties to the validation proceedings, with the full right to any party in interest to file objections thereto, in the manner and with the force and effect provided now by Chapter 13 of Title 31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the validation of county, municipal school district and other bonds.
All objections to any matters relating to the issuance and sale of such bonds shall be adjudicated and determined by the chancery court in the validation proceedings and in no other manner, and all rights of the parties shall be preserved and not foreclosed, for the hearing before the chancery court or the chancellor in vacation.
All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of this chapter and all notes or other obligations authorized herein, shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Mississippi. Such bonds and income therefrom and all notes or other obligations authorized herein shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Mississippi.
All such bonds, notes or other obligations authorized herein, may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specified or required by this chapter.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 17 - Local Government; Provisions Common to Counties and Municipalities

Chapter 11 - Gulf Regional District Law

§ 17-11-1. Short title

§ 17-11-3. Definitions

§ 17-11-5. Declaration of purpose

§ 17-11-7. Composition of governing body of district; terms of office

§ 17-11-9. Oath of office

§ 17-11-11. Association by county or city with the district

§ 17-11-13. Withdrawal by county or city from the district

§ 17-11-15. Interim organization of district

§ 17-11-17. Official organization of district

§ 17-11-19. Budget; administrative support of district

§ 17-11-25. Implementation of regional projects

§ 17-11-27. Feasibility studies

§ 17-11-29. Approval of projects

§ 17-11-31. Planning functions

§ 17-11-33. Acquisition of property

§ 17-11-35. Expenditure of public funds, issuance of bonds, and mortgaging of property authorized

§ 17-11-37. Resolution declaring intention to issue bonds; election

§ 17-11-39. Details of revenue bonds

§ 17-11-41. Details of general obligation bonds

§ 17-11-43. Execution of bonds

§ 17-11-45. Sale of bonds

§ 17-11-47. Disposition of proceeds; additional bonds

§ 17-11-49. Interim certificates authorized

§ 17-11-51. Validation of bonds; hearing of objections to issuance and sale; negotiability

§ 17-11-53. District is a state agency and instrumentality

§ 17-11-55. Suits involving district and associated members

§ 17-11-57. Appeals

§ 17-11-59. Limitations

§ 17-11-61. Amendments to chapter