Any municipality may use any right of way, easement or other similar property right necessary or convenient in connection with the acquisition, improvement, operation or maintenance of an electric plant, held by the state or any other municipality, provided that such other municipality shall consent to such use.
No incorporated city, town or village shall be included within a county, nor shall any such incorporated city, town or village be required to pay any of the bonds or other indebtedness applicable to or incurred by a county, proceeding under the terms of this article, unless a majority of the qualified voters of said incorporated city, town or village voting in the election provided for in Section 77-5-407 shall vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds or other indebtedness.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Article 9 - Local Governmental Power Development Under Laws of 1936
§ 77-5-405. Powers of municipalities
§ 77-5-407. Issuance of bonds; election resolution and election procedure
§ 77-5-409. Effect of election
§ 77-5-415. Securing payment of bonds
§ 77-5-417. Rights and remedies of bondholders
§ 77-5-419. Additional rights and remedies of bondholders may be conferred by resolution
§ 77-5-421. Debt limitations are inapplicable
§ 77-5-423. Payment of preliminary expenses
§ 77-5-425. Board of public utilities; appointment and terms of members
§ 77-5-431. Electric plant fund
§ 77-5-433. Disposition of moneys received from the issuance of bonds
§ 77-5-435. Disposition of revenues
§ 77-5-437. Payment for services rendered to municipalities and departments and works thereof
§ 77-5-439. Records and reports of the board of public utilities
§ 77-5-441. Exercise of power of eminent domain by municipality
§ 77-5-443. Use of certain rights of way; payment of indebtedness
§ 77-5-445. Election for disposition of electric plant
§ 77-5-447. Construction of article; article supplemental and additional to existing law