In each city in the State of Mississippi having a population of not less than three thousand (3,000) according to the last federal census or according to any subsequent federal census, and having a regularly organized, paid fire department with equipment of the value of not less than Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) and/or regularly organized paid police department, and having not less than two (2) paid firemen and/or not less than two (2) paid policemen, whose sole employment is by such city in its fire department and for police department, there may be provided in connection with the regularly organized and maintained paid fire department and/or police department of such city a special fund known as the "disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen," hereinafter called "said fund," which shall exist and be maintained for the benefit of the persons hereinafter named and shall be derived, raised and administered in the manner hereinafter provided.
Said fund and system of relief, when inaugurated, shall and does create a disability and relief system to apply to the members of the regularly organized, maintained and paid fire department and/or police department of such municipality. Notwithstanding any other section of this article no such fund known as the "disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen" shall be created by any city after March 1, 1976, unless by an amendment to this article by the legislature of the State of Mississippi.
Any reference in other sections of this article to members of the fire and police department shall be defined to include only the members of the disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen of the city.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 29 - Employees' Retirement and Disability Systems
Article 5 - Disability and Relief Fund for Firemen and Policemen Under Laws 1930, Chapter 55
§ 21-29-201. Creation of disability and relief fund and system for firemen and policemen
§ 21-29-203. Election as to inauguration of disability and relief fund and system
§ 21-29-207. Organization of board of disability and relief; advisory board; compensation
§ 21-29-209. Powers and duties of the board of disability and relief
§ 21-29-215. Creation of board of disability and relief appeals
§ 21-29-220. Tax proceeds transferred to Public Employees' Retirement System
§ 21-29-221. Discontinuance and reinstatement of ad valorem tax; actuarial study
§ 21-29-225. Allowances upon disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-227. Investment of part of disability and relief fund
§ 21-29-229. Tax on premiums of fire and lightning insurers
§ 21-29-231. On what premiums tax may be imposed; tax not to be used as an element of premium
§ 21-29-233. Duty of state tax commission
§ 21-29-235. Failure of insurance company to report
§ 21-29-237. Persons entitled to benefits
§ 21-29-239. Service records to be kept
§ 21-29-241. Disability relief
§ 21-29-243. Physical and mental examination
§ 21-29-245. Retirement benefits
§ 21-29-247. Cost-of-living increases
§ 21-29-251. Alternative program; retirement benefits
§ 21-29-253. Alternative program; refunds
§ 21-29-257. Exemption from process
§ 21-29-259. Suit shall not be filed in cases of insufficient fund