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    • Mississippi Code
    • Title 21 - Municipalities
    • Chapter 8 - Mayor-Council Form of Government
    • § 21-8-37. Corporate name

    Mississippi Code
    Chapter 8 - Mayor-Council Form of Government
    § 21-8-37. Corporate name

    The corporate name of every such municipality shall be "The City, Town, Village of (name of municipality)" under which name the mayor and council shall exercise and perform all the corporate powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed on it by the members thereof.

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    Mississippi Code

    Title 21 - Municipalities

    Chapter 8 - Mayor-Council Form of Government

    § 21-8-1. Adoption of mayor-council form authorized

    § 21-8-3. Initiation of proceedings for adoption

    § 21-8-9. Council to exercise legislative power

    § 21-8-15. Mayor to exercise executive power

    § 21-8-19. Acting mayor; filling of vacancy in office of mayor

    § 21-8-25. Chief administrative officer

    § 21-8-27. Control of mayor and his subordinates by council

    § 21-8-31. Election offenses

    § 21-8-33. Existing laws unaffected by reorganization; application of civil service laws

    § 21-8-35. Rights and liabilities of municipality unaffected by reorganization; police court and public schools unaffected by reorganization

    § 21-8-37. Corporate name

    § 21-8-39. Provisions as to disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen to continue unaffected

    § 21-8-41. Applicability of general municipal law

    § 21-8-43. Inconsistent statutes repealed

    § 21-8-45. Election of officers; taking of office

    § 21-8-47. "Ordinance" defined for purposes of chapter

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