Mississippi Code
Municipally Owned Utilities
§ 21-27-41. Ordinance to be enacted before bonds are issued

Whenever the governing authorities of any municipality shall determine to issue bonds pursuant to the authority granted in Section 21-27-23 to acquire or improve a system, it shall cause an estimate to be made of the cost of such system or improvement, and the fact that such estimate has been made shall appear in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, which ordinance shall set forth a brief description in general terms of the contemplated system or improvement, the estimated life thereof, the said estimated cost thereof, the amount, date, denominations, rate of interest, times and places of payment and other details in connection with the issuance of the bonds, and such covenants and restrictions as may be necessary or desirable to safeguard the interests of the holders of the bonds.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 21 - Municipalities

Chapter 27 - Public Utilities and Transportation

Municipally Owned Utilities

§ 21-27-11. Definitions

§ 21-27-13. Establishment of public utility commission; qualifications, appointment, terms of office, powers and duties, compensation and bonds of commissioners; exercise of powers when commission not established

§ 21-27-15. Governing authorities may remove any commissioner for cause, but may not abolish the commission

§ 21-27-17. Powers and duties of commission

§ 21-27-19. Disposition of revenues by commission

§ 21-27-21. Commission to keep records of service furnished municipality

§ 21-27-23. General powers of municipality as to creation, maintenance, and operation of public utility systems

§ 21-27-25. Borrowing money for improvement, extension, repair or stockpiling fuel of system

§ 21-27-27. Free service

§ 21-27-29. Rates not to be supervised by state; no franchise required

§ 21-27-31. Keeping of books and accounts by municipality

§ 21-27-33. Municipality may dispose of public utility systems

§ 21-27-35. Utilization of proceeds of sale of public utility system

§ 21-27-37. Inspection of utility authorized; penalty for violation

§ 21-27-39. Municipalities may furnish services to consumers outside corporate limits

§ 21-27-41. Ordinance to be enacted before bonds are issued

§ 21-27-43. Electorate to vote on issuance of bonds

§ 21-27-45. Details of bonds; sale; fiscal advisor

§ 21-27-47. Utilization of revenues of system to pay off bonds

§ 21-27-49. Services of system may be used by municipality

§ 21-27-51. Refunding bonds; consolidated bonds

§ 21-27-53. Default on bonds

§ 21-27-55. Bonds may be called

§ 21-27-57. Disposition of revenues

§ 21-27-59. General revenues may be used for operation and maintenance of system

§ 21-27-61. Distribution of revenues and surplus; minutes of municipal governing authorities

§ 21-27-63. Contracts and liens not impaired

§ 21-27-65. Penalty for failing to set aside trust funds

§ 21-27-67. Construction of sections

§ 21-27-69. Obligations under repealed laws remain valid

§ 21-27-71. Issuance of bonds in municipalities of more than one hundred thousand population

§ 21-27-73. Contract for purchase of supply of natural gas from any public nonprofit corporation for up to 10 years