It shall be the duty of the governing body of any municipality, at or before the time any such bridge shall be acquired by such municipality by purchase or by condemnation, to determine what repairs, replacements, additions, or betterments will be necessary to place the bridge in safe and efficient condition for the use of the public, and to cause an estimate of the cost of such improvement to be made. The governing body of the municipality shall authorize such improvements before the sale of any bridge revenue bonds for the acquisition of such bridge, and the cost of such improvements shall be paid for out of the proceeds of such bonds.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 25 - Mississippi River Bridges
Article 1 - Mississippi River Bridge Revenue Bond Law
§ 65-25-3. Issuance of bridge revenue bonds
§ 65-25-7. Purchase of bridges
§ 65-25-9. Condemnation of bridges and property
§ 65-25-11. Improvement of bridges acquired
§ 65-25-13. Construction of bridges
§ 65-25-15. Bridge revenue bonds
§ 65-25-17. Lien upon bond proceeds
§ 65-25-23. Contributions apart from bridge earnings
§ 65-25-25. Cessation of tolls
§ 65-25-27. Remedies of bondholders and trustee
§ 65-25-31. Competing bridges and ferries
§ 65-25-33. General powers of municipalities
§ 65-25-35. Bridge revenue refunding bonds
§ 65-25-37. Bridges and bonds exempt from taxation
§ 65-25-39. Article liberally construed
§ 65-25-41. Debt limitations not to apply
§ 65-25-43. Bridge commission may be created
§ 65-25-45. General powers of commissioners
§ 65-25-47. Records of bridge operation kept separate
§ 65-25-49. Commission to manage certain bridges
§ 65-25-51. Appointment, term, and compensation of members
§ 65-25-53. Authority of commission
§ 65-25-55. Obligation in connection with operation of bridge
§ 65-25-57. Limitation on costs of managing bridge properties