Persons owning adjoining land or lots, or being lessees thereof for more than two (2) years, shall be bound to contribute equally to the erection of fences on the line dividing the land or lots, if the land or lots on their respective sides be used by the owner or lessee thereof for purposes of cultivation, or for horticultural purposes, or for the purpose of pasturing cattle, horses, hogs or sheep, or if a lot be used as an inclosure for any other purpose; and each party shall be bound to contribute equally toward keeping the party fences in good repair so long as the land or lot be so used. An owner shall not be bound to contribute to the erection of a party fence, either built or to be built, or to keeping the same in repair, who may prefer to build a fence and to leave a lane on his land between himself and the adjoining owner. But the failure to erect such fence for the space of sixty (60) days shall be deemed an abandonment of the intention to do so, and a determination to adopt the fence built, and the person so failing shall then be bound to pay his proportion of the value of the party fence.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property
§ 89-13-1. Adjoining owners to contribute
§ 89-13-3. Enforcement of contribution
§ 89-13-5. Enforcement of contribution; notice and proceedings
§ 89-13-7. Enforcement of contribution; action for amount assessed
§ 89-13-9. Enforcement of contribution; costs
§ 89-13-11. Contribution where fence already built
§ 89-13-13. Contribution to keep fence in repair
§ 89-13-15. Ownership of party fence; fence not to be removed
§ 89-13-17. Departure from line
§ 89-13-19. Removal and abandonment of party fence
§ 89-13-21. Sale of land; lessee or owner to contribute
§ 89-13-23. Fence removed if not paid for, and adopted by paying proportion of value