Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Mississippi River Bridge Revenue Bond Law
§ 65-25-7. Purchase of bridges

Any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by purchase, whenever it shall deem such purchase expedient, any toll bridge located as provided in Section 65-25-3, or any such toll bridge partly constructed, or any franchises, easements, permits, or contracts for the construction of any such bridge, or any such toll bridge or facilities thereof which may be under lease in whole or in part and which may be so acquired subject to the terms of such lease, all upon such terms and at such prices as may be reasonable and can be agreed upon between such municipality and the owner thereof, title thereto to be taken in the name of such municipality. For the purpose of paying the cost of such acquisition, any municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to issue its bridge revenue bonds as hereinafter provided.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries

Chapter 25 - Mississippi River Bridges

Article 1 - Mississippi River Bridge Revenue Bond Law

§ 65-25-1. Citation

§ 65-25-3. Issuance of bridge revenue bonds

§ 65-25-5. Definitions

§ 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

§ 65-25-19. Trust indenture

§ 65-25-21. Bridge tolls

§ 65-25-23. Contributions apart from bridge earnings

§ 65-25-25. Cessation of tolls

§ 65-25-27. Remedies of bondholders and trustee

§ 65-25-29. Contributions

§ 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

§ 65-25-59. Audit

§ 65-25-61. Law supplemental to other statutes

§ 65-25-63. Payment to municipality in lieu of taxes