The board of supervisors may have the courthouse, jail and other buildings of the county, the furniture thereof, the books of the county, and the personal property of the county, insured against loss by fire, cyclone and tornado, and other hazards. The board of supervisors may carry steam boiler, plate glass and other miscellaneous casualty insurance against loss of county property, as in the discretion of the board of supervisors may seem proper. The cost thereof shall be paid out of the county treasury.
The boards of supervisors of two (2) or more counties may pool their risks under this section and may provide for the purchase of one or more policies of property insurance, or the establishment of a self-insurance fund or self-insurance reserves, or any combination thereof. The cost of participation shall be paid out of the general fund of the county. The administration and service of any such self-insurance program shall be contracted to a third party and approved by the Commissioner of Insurance.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 19 - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 7 - Property and Facilities
§ 19-7-1. Acquisition of certain real estate
§ 19-7-1. Acquisition of certain real estate
§ 19-7-3. Disposal of real estate
§ 19-7-5. Disposal of personal property
§ 19-7-7. Insurance on county property
§ 19-7-9. Tagging of motor vehicles
§ 19-7-11. Erection or renovation of courthouse or jail
§ 19-7-13. Employment of janitor and assistants
§ 19-7-15. Employment of caretaker of county lands
§ 19-7-17. Employment of caretaker of county lands; duties of caretaker
§ 19-7-19. Employment of caretaker of county lands; minutes of board to be sole authority
§ 19-7-21. Counties conveying land for state park may lease retained mineral interests
§ 19-7-23. Furnishing of courthouse
§ 19-7-25. Providing books and bookcase for courtroom
§ 19-7-27. Providing bulletin boards for legal notices
§ 19-7-29. Maintenance of courthouse yard
§ 19-7-33. Regulation of parking on courthouse and other county lands
§ 19-7-35. Procurement of artesian well on county property
§ 19-7-37. Use of part of oil severance tax funds for building and permanent improvements
§ 19-7-39. Maintenance and repair of public or private nonprofit cemeteries in certain counties