The following sections, and not the foregoing, shall apply to the waters of the Mississippi Sound or of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction and control of the State of Mississippi; provided that if the foregoing sections should be held unconstitutional, then the following sections shall apply to the entire state.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 89 - Real and Personal Property
§ 89-17-1. Abandoned logs, boats, etc., salvaged
§ 89-17-3. Replevin by owner; bond; lien for salvage
§ 89-17-5. Prima facie abandonment
§ 89-17-7. Jurisdiction limited
§ 89-17-9. How claims for salvage service rendered shall be filed and prosecuted
§ 89-17-11. Clerk to issue summons
§ 89-17-13. How notice given where parties are nonresidents of state
§ 89-17-15. Procedure on return of writ; defendant to plead to petition in case of contest
§ 89-17-17. Sheriff to advertise property for sale; proceeds held for result of suit
§ 89-17-19. Failure of defendant to appear at return term; funds condemned to satisfy judgment
§ 89-17-21. Jurisdiction of justice courts; time for trial; notice to parties
§ 89-17-23. Person claiming property admitted to defend
§ 89-17-25. Penalty for converting derelict property to own use
§ 89-17-27. Unlawful to purchase derelict property from finder thereof