Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Authority to Issue Bonds, Notes and Certificates of Indebtedness
§ 37-59-3. Purposes for which bonds may be issued

The school board of any school district is authorized to issue negotiable bonds of such school district to raise money for the following purposes:
Purchasing, erecting, repairing, equipping, remodeling and enlarging school buildings and related facilities, including gymnasiums, auditoriums, lunch rooms, vocational training buildings, libraries, teachers' homes, school barns, transportation vehicles and garages for transportation vehicles, and purchasing land therefor.
Establishing and equipping school athletic fields and necessary facilities connected therewith, and purchasing land therefor.
Providing necessary water, light, heating, air conditioning and sewerage facilities for school buildings, and purchasing land therefor.
Paying part of the costs to be incurred in erecting, repairing, equipping, remodeling and enlarging school buildings and related facilities which are owned and operated by state-supported institutions of higher education as a demonstration or practice school attended by pupils, grades, or one or more, or parts of grades from the educable children of such school district pursuant to a contract or agreement between said institution and said school district.
The authority to issue the bonds hereinabove set forth shall include the authority for the school board of such school district to spend the money for the purposes for which said money is raised.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 37 - Education

Chapter 59 - School Bonds and Obligations

Article 1 - Authority to Issue Bonds, Notes and Certificates of Indebtedness

§ 37-59-1. "Bonds" defined

§ 37-59-3. Purposes for which bonds may be issued

§ 37-59-5. General limitation of indebtedness

§ 37-59-9. Bonds and notes excluded for purposes of computing limitations of indebtedness

§ 37-59-13. Notice of election

§ 37-59-15. Conduct of election

§ 37-59-17. Determination of results of election; time period for issuance of bonds

§ 37-59-19. Procedure for issuance of bonds upon petition of majority of qualified electors of school district generally

§ 37-59-21. Procedure for issuance of bonds upon petition where district lies in two or more counties

§ 37-59-22. Procedure for issuance of bonds upon election where district lies in two or more counties; levy of special tax

§ 37-59-23. Levy of special tax to pay principal and interest on bonds

§ 37-59-24. Instructions to deposit tax receipts directly with trustee or paying agent

§ 37-59-25. Form of bonds; supplemental powers conferred in issuance of bonds

§ 37-59-27. Maturities of bonds; interest rates; execution of bonds; maintenance of register of bond issues

§ 37-59-29. Disposition of proceeds of bonds; liability for diversion of funds

§ 37-59-31. Election on withdrawing or revoking authority to issue bonds or on amending purpose for which bonds may be issued

§ 37-59-33. Transfer of balance of proceeds of bond issue

§ 37-59-35. Use of bond and interest funds to buy outstanding bonds

§ 37-59-37. Borrowing of money for current expenses in anticipation of school district taxes

§ 37-59-41. Borrowing of money in anticipation of taxes for benefit of agricultural high schools

§ 37-59-45. Article as sole authority for incurring of indebtedness