As soon as the returns of any election held hereunder for the adoption of the council-manager plan have been certified, and if a majority of the votes cast at such election were in favor of the council-manager form of government, the mayor of such city shall immediately certify to the secretary of state that such city, by special election, has adopted the council-manager form of government provided for herein, which certificate shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose by the secretary of state. Such form of government shall then become effective on the third Tuesday after said adoption.
In case it shall appear by said election returns that a majority of the votes cast at such election were in favor of the existing form of government, then the mayor and councilmen or aldermen shall dismiss the petition, in which case no similar petition or ordinance shall be filed for a period of two years from the date of such order dismissing the petition, but nothing short of such election shall preclude the filing of such petition and the holding of another election at any time.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 9 - Council-Manager Plan of Government
§ 21-9-1. Adoption of council-manager plan by certain municipalities; applicability of Title 21
§ 21-9-3. Initiating proceedings for adoption
§ 21-9-5. Results of election for change to council-manager form; effective date of change
§ 21-9-7. Transition to council-manager plan
§ 21-9-9. Procedure for repeal of council-manager plan
§ 21-9-11. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-13. Transition from council-manager plan
§ 21-9-15. Municipal council; election of councilmen and mayor; terms
§ 21-9-17. Primary election for candidates for mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-19. Conduct of municipal council election; declaring results
§ 21-9-23. Transfer of administrative functions to city manager
§ 21-9-25. City manager; choosing thereof
§ 21-9-27. City manager; term of office; removal
§ 21-9-29. Duties of city manager
§ 21-9-31. Control of manager and his subordinates by council
§ 21-9-33. Attendance of manager and other officials at council meetings
§ 21-9-35. City council to act as governing body of city
§ 21-9-37. Function of the mayor
§ 21-9-41. Mayor and councilmen not required to have offices or office hours
§ 21-9-43. Council members shall not serve as members of commissions or boards under their control
§ 21-9-45. Reorganization of city government at behest of council
§ 21-9-47. Hours of service of city officers and employees
§ 21-9-53. Annual examination and statement to be made by council
§ 21-9-55. Appropriations by first elected council
§ 21-9-57. Power of council may be limited as to tax rates or bond issuances
§ 21-9-59. Council may redistrict wards and voting precincts
§ 21-9-61. Compensation of mayor and councilmen
§ 21-9-63. Salaries and their payment; overtime to members of police and fire departments
§ 21-9-65. Petitions for special election
§ 21-9-67. Ordering by council of special elections
§ 21-9-69. Conduct of elections
§ 21-9-75. Police court and public schools unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-77. Existing laws, rights and liabilities of city unaffected by reorganization
§ 21-9-79. Application of civil service laws
§ 21-9-83. General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council