Mississippi Code
Municipally Owned Utilities
§ 21-27-49. Services of system may be used by municipality

Whenever any municipality shall issue any bonds or other evidence of indebtedness which are payable solely from revenues to be derived from any system, the governing authorities of such municipality may, by appropriate provision in the ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, or by separate resolution or ordinance passed at or prior to the actual sale of such bonds, bind and obligate such municipality to take, for a period not exceeding the full term of such bonds, at least a stated minimum of the services to be afforded by such system and to pay, out of its corporate funds, a least a stated minimum price therefor. Such provision, resolution or ordinance shall constitute a contract between such municipality and all the holders of such bonds.
All such agreements heretofore entered into by any such municipality, whether such bonds have actually been delivered and paid for or not, are hereby ratified, approved and validated.

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