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This chapter shall be cited as the "Mississippi Local Government Historic Preservation Law of 1978."
Structure Mississippi Code
Mississippi Code
Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History
Chapter 13 - Historic Preservation Districts and Landmarks
§ 39-13-1. Short title
§ 39-13-2. Definitions
§ 39-13-3. Authority to create local historic preservation commissions; authority and procedure for establishment of districts and designation of landmarks
§ 39-13-5. Historic preservation commissions; powers and duties; composition; terms of office; officers; minutes of meetings
§ 39-13-7. Notification to Department of Archives and History of proposed designation of historic district or local historic preservation commission; comments by department concerning proposed district or commission
§ 39-13-9. Appropriations; application by locality to participate in Certified Local Government Program of the National Park Service; eminent domain
§ 39-13-11. Designation of historic districts, landmarks, and landmark sites; procedures; vote of historic preservation commission; public hearing; vote of local governing authority to adopt or reject designation
§ 39-13-13. Issuance of certificates of appropriateness for certain construction, alteration, demolition or relocation of structures within a historic district or landmark property
§ 39-13-15. Demolition by neglect; demolition of historic landmark or landmark site without review and approval by historic preservation commission
§ 39-13-17. Penalties for violations; separate offense for each day violation exists
§ 39-13-19. Appeal
§ 39-13-21. In general
§ 39-13-23. Effect on existing historic preservation commissions and historic district or landmark designations