The several boards of supervisors shall have the power and authority, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and repairing any such sea wall, sloping beach, or other protection, to purchase, maintain, and operate one or more dredges, together with all necessary machinery, tools, and implements for the operation thereof, to employ necessary engineers and laborers to operate the same, and to insure such sea wall, sloping beach, or other protection against loss by hurricanes, tide water, cyclone, tornado, and risks of all kinds; and the board may pay for the same out of any funds available collected and paid into the treasury by virtue of this chapter.
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