In addition and supplemental to the rights, duties and powers now or hereafter conferred by law upon counties having created a county port authority or county development commission, the board of supervisors of any such county, at the request of the county port authority or the county development commission, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to levy an ad valorem tax, not to exceed two mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of the taxable property of such county, to provide an operating fund for such county port authority or county development commission.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 59 - Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft
Chapter 9 - County Port Authority or Development Commission
§ 59-9-1. Declaration of public policy
§ 59-9-7. Creation of county port authority or development commission; composition; jurisdiction
§ 59-9-9. Appointment, oath, bond, and terms of office of members
§ 59-9-11. Organization; meetings
§ 59-9-13. Compensation of members
§ 59-9-17. General powers and authority of county; validation of prior acts
§ 59-9-19. Additional powers and authority of county
§ 59-9-23. Establishment and development of industrial parks
§ 59-9-25. Contracts for construction, maintenance, etc., of ports, facilities, etc.
§ 59-9-29. Jurisdiction over lands
§ 59-9-31. Lease or sale of unused lands for industrial purposes; authority and limitations
§ 59-9-33. Lease or sale of unused lands for industrial purposes; terms and conditions
§ 59-9-37. Issuance of bonds and interim certificates
§ 59-9-39. Attorney's fees for issuance of general obligation bonds
§ 59-9-43. Sale and disposition of proceeds of bonds issued under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41
§ 59-9-45. Negotiability and taxation of bonds issued under §§ 59-3-37 and 59-9-41
§ 59-9-47. Proceedings for issuance and validation of bonds issued under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41
§ 59-9-49. Levy of ad valorem tax for operating fund
§ 59-9-51. County-wide election on issuance of bonds under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41
§ 59-9-53. Pledge of county credit and resources for payment of bonds; issuance of revenue bonds
§ 59-9-55. Investment of proceeds of bonds
§ 59-9-59. Joint bond issue; tax levy; collection and disposition of taxes
§ 59-9-61. Joint bond issue; control of facilities; collection and disposition of revenues
§ 59-9-63. Joint bond issue; powers and duties of counties and municipalities
§ 59-9-69. Additional general obligation bonds
§ 59-9-73. Negotiability and taxation of bonds issued under Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75
§ 59-9-77. Construction of chapter
§ 59-9-79. Validation of bonds
§ 59-9-81. Applicability of debt limitation