Except as herein to the contrary provided, such counties, acting by and through their respective boards of supervisors in the performance of the powers and duties hereunder granted and provided, shall have and may exercise all powers and rights, including but not limited to the right of eminent domain heretofore granted by and under this chapter.
The provisions of Sections 65-33-1 through 65-33-15 are additional and supplemental to all other powers heretofore or hereafter granted to counties, and no county shall be deemed to be required to issue bonds under the provisions hereof. Unless and until a county shall have issued bonds under the provisions hereof, such county shall not be obligated by any of the provisions of said sections, and may avail itself of any law now or hereafter enacted and which may contain other and different provisions concerning the application of the revenues herein referred to.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 65 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
§ 65-33-1. Certain counties may erect sea walls and issue bonds
§ 65-33-5. Preliminary steps to sea wall program
§ 65-33-7. Details of revenue bond issue
§ 65-33-9. Mortgage indenture for additional bonds
§ 65-33-11. Causeway or bridge to island
§ 65-33-13. Payment of bonds and maintenance costs
§ 65-33-15. Supplemental powers
§ 65-33-17. Federal aid; bonds authorized to match
§ 65-33-19. Federal aid; notice; election
§ 65-33-21. Federal aid; terms of bonds; payment; debt limit not applicable
§ 65-33-23. Boards of supervisors may exercise right of eminent domain
§ 65-33-25. Machinery and engineer
§ 65-33-27. Road protection commission
§ 65-33-29. Organization and tenure of protection commission
§ 65-33-31. Damages for land taken
§ 65-33-33. Review by circuit court on appeal
§ 65-33-35. Preliminary expenses to be paid out of general fund
§ 65-33-37. Pro rata share of expenses
§ 65-33-39. County may borrow money to pay bonds
§ 65-33-41. Special tax may be levied
§ 65-33-43. Privilege tax on automobile driver may be levied and collected
§ 65-33-45. Motor vehicle license taxes used
§ 65-33-47. Sea wall tax authorized
§ 65-33-49. Extension, construction, and repair
§ 65-33-51. Authority for certain counties to borrow money and to receive federal aid
§ 65-33-55. Additional counties authorized to borrow money and receive federal aid
§ 65-33-57. New bonds authorized to cancel sinking fund obligations
§ 65-33-59. Terms of new bonds
§ 65-33-61. Refunding bonded indebtedness
§ 65-33-63. Refunding bonds; interest; form; maturity
§ 65-33-65. Sinking fund for refunding bonds
§ 65-33-67. Tax levy to finance refunding bonds