Mississippi Code
Chapter 19 - Health, Safety, and Welfare
§ 21-19-55. Donating to patriotic organizations

The council or board of aldermen of any municipality in the state is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to donate a sum not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) to build or aid any post of the American Legion or the chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, any chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, or any post, unit or chapter of any patriotic organization within the county in building a memorial to the veterans of World Wars I and II, and a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to aid in defraying the cost of the erection of suitable memorials to deceased soldiers, sailors, and marines of the late world wars. Such appropriation may be made even though no provision has been made therefor in the municipal budget.

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