Mississippi Code
Municipally Owned Utilities
§ 21-27-65. Penalty for failing to set aside trust funds

If, after the governing authorities of any municipality have issued revenue bonds pursuant to the authority granted in Sections 21-27-23 and 21-27-51, said governing authorities fail or refuse to carry out their duties with reference to setting aside the trust funds, said officers shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon trial and conviction, shall be removed from office.

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