Mississippi Code
Title 21 - Municipalities
Chapter 1 - Classification, Creation, Abolition, and Expansion

General Provisions

§ 21-1-1. Classification of municipalities - The municipal corporations existing in this state are divided into...

§ 21-1-3. Change of classification according to federal census - Whenever a census taken under an act of Congress shall...

§ 21-1-5. Corporate names - The corporate name of a city shall be "The City...

§ 21-1-7. Changing corporate name - The mayor and board of aldermen or municipal authorities may...

§ 21-1-9. Designation of municipalities - All municipalities operating under Chapter 99, Mississippi Code of 1906,...

§ 21-1-11. Judicial notice to be taken of class and powers of municipality - The courts shall take judicial notice of the class to...

§ 21-1-13. Preparing and filing of petition - Whenever the inhabitants of any unincorporated territory shall desire to...

§ 21-1-15. Publication of notice of proposed incorporation - After the filing of said petition, and upon request therefor...

§ 21-1-17. Hearing on petition; decree - At the time fixed, the chancellor shall proceed to hear...

§ 21-1-19. Costs - In the event no objection is made to such petition,...

§ 21-1-21. Appeal - Any person interested in or aggrieved by the decree of...

§ 21-1-23. Copy of decree sent to Secretary of State - In the event the decree of the chancellor be in...

§ 21-1-25. Commissioning of officers; first meeting - Upon receipt of the certified copy of the decree creating...

Extension or Contraction of Corporate Boundaries

§ 21-1-27. Passing of ordinance - This subsection (2) shall stand repealed from and after July...

§ 21-1-29. Preparing and filing of petition - When any such ordinance shall be passed by the municipal...

§ 21-1-31. Publication of notice of proposed enlargement or contraction - Upon the filing of such petition and upon application therefor...

§ 21-1-35. Costs - In the event no objection is made to the petition...

§ 21-1-37. Appeal - If the municipality or any other interested person who was...

§ 21-1-39. Copy of decree sent to secretary of state - Whenever the corporate limits of any municipality shall be enlarged...

§ 21-1-41. Chancery clerk to be furnished map or plat of alterations - In all cases where the limits of a municipality are...

§ 21-1-43. Combining of municipalities - Any two or more cities or towns being adjacent or...

Inclusion or Exclusion from Existing Municipality

§ 21-1-45. Electors' option to be included in or excluded from existing municipality; preparing and filing of petition - The qualified electors of any territory contiguous to and adjoining...

§ 21-1-47. Proceedings in chancery court - Upon the filing of such a petition, all of the...

§ 21-1-49. Automatic by virtue of census results - In the event any census taken under an act of...

§ 21-1-51. Automatic by failure to hold official meetings or municipal general election of officers - Whenever the municipal authorities of any municipality shall fail to...

§ 21-1-53. Voluntary - Any municipal corporation having a population of less than one...

§ 21-1-55. Records of municipality to be filed with chancery clerk - Whenever a municipality is abolished under any of the provisions...

§ 21-1-57. Payment of indebtedness of municipality - The abolition of a municipal corporation under any of the...

Inclusion of State Institutional Facilities

§ 21-1-59. Municipalities may not incorporate state institutions without consent; effect of annexation crossing county lines on schools in annexed areas; annexations prior to March 18, 1987 ratified; municipalities authorized to enter agreements with... - Provided further, that any future changes in the boundaries of...

§ 21-1-61. Tax liability in case of creation or enlargement of municipality - In all cases where a municipality is created or the...

§ 21-1-63. Tax liability in case of contraction of municipality - Whenever any territory of an existing municipality is excluded therefrom...

§ 21-1-65. Applicability of chapter - This chapter shall apply to and govern the creation, enlargement,...