Unless otherwise specifically required by law, the board of supervisors of any county shall upon the filing of a petition touching any matter affecting the entire county and over which it has jurisdiction, signed by twenty-five per cent. of the qualified electors of the county, either pass an order putting said proposition in force and effect or immediately submit the same to a vote of the qualified electors of the county, after giving thirty days' notice of said election, said notice to contain a statement of the proposition to be voted on at said election. If said election shall result in favor of the proposition petitioned for, the board of supervisors, shall pass the necessary order, to put the said proposition in force and effect. In the event the election shall result against the proposition submitted, no other election shall be held on the same, or substantially the same proposition within twelve months of the date of the prior election. This section shall not, however, apply to the creation of taxing districts.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 19 - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 3 - Board of Supervisors
§ 19-3-1. Districts and boundaries; election of supervisors
§ 19-3-3. Eligibility of supervisors
§ 19-3-5. Bond to be executed by supervisor
§ 19-3-7. Organizational meeting
§ 19-3-9. Organizational and other meetings in case of epidemics
§ 19-3-11. Regular meetings in counties having one court district
§ 19-3-13. Regular meetings in counties having two court districts
§ 19-3-15. Meetings of board in Harrison County
§ 19-3-17. Length of sessions; recesses
§ 19-3-23. Quorum; fine for nonattendance
§ 19-3-25. Sheriff to attend meetings
§ 19-3-27. Duties of clerk of board of supervisors; signing of minutes
§ 19-3-29. Appointment of clerk pro tempore
§ 19-3-31. Employment of office clerks in certain counties
§ 19-3-33. Publication of proceedings
§ 19-3-35. Publication of proceedings; cumulative method
§ 19-3-37. Privileges of supervisors
§ 19-3-39. Supervisors are conservators of the peace
§ 19-3-47. Employment of counsel
§ 19-3-48. Monthly office allowance for attorney employed by board
§ 19-3-51. Power of the board to subpoena witnesses and cite for contempt
§ 19-3-53. Collection of fines imposed by board
§ 19-3-55. Elections for county purposes may be ordered by petition of qualified electors
§ 19-3-57. Tickets; what shall be printed on same
§ 19-3-59. Appropriation of county funds
§ 19-3-61. Employment of comptroller or bookkeeper
§ 19-3-65. Membership in national and state organizations of governmental officials
§ 19-3-68. Supervisors and county employees authorized to use credit cards to pay travel expenses
§ 19-3-69. Authority to contract for professional services
§ 19-3-71. Appointment of county fire services coordinator
§ 19-3-73. Authority of county to maintain real property owned or leased by fire protection district
§ 19-3-75. Maintenance of roads or driveways to public cemeteries
§ 19-3-83. Authority to adopt ordinances for the regulation of transient vendors
§ 19-3-85. Authority of board to dispose of lost, stolen, abandoned or misplaced personal property