Sections 21-27-11 through 21-27-69, being necessary for and to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare of the municipalities of the State of Mississippi, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
The powers conferred by Sections 21-27-11 through 21-27-69 shall be in addition to the powers conferred by any other law, general, special or local, and such sections shall, without reference to any other statute or to any charter, be deemed full authority to purchase or improve and to own and operate the authorized revenue producing systems, to fix, maintain, and to collect rates for the facilities afforded by such systems, to issue and to sell the authorized bonds, and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method therefor, any provisions of the general laws of the state or of any charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 27 - Public Utilities and Transportation
§ 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
§ 21-27-25. Borrowing money for improvement, extension, repair or stockpiling fuel of system
§ 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
§ 21-27-55. 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 Obligations under repealed laws remain valid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