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Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 59-7-1. Payment of portion of state ad valorem taxes collected by certain counties into county depository - In all counties in the State of Mississippi in which...
§ 59-7-3. Port fund - The board of supervisors of the county or counties designated...
§ 59-7-5. Authorization of municipal harbor improvements - The authorities of any municipality in which there is situated...
§ 59-7-7. Operation of improvements; disposition of revenues; annual report - All improvements, constructed by and under the provisions of this...
§ 59-7-9. Expenditure of funds arising under article; bonds generally - All monies accruing by virtue of this article, either through...
§ 59-7-11. Authorization for issuance of bonds generally - The authorities of any municipality in which there is situated...
§ 59-7-13. Details of bonds; supplemental powers and authorizations for issuance of bonds - All of the bonds issued pursuant to the authority set...
§ 59-7-15. Conduct of bond issue election generally - Before issuing the bonds authorized by Section 59-7-11, the corporate...
§ 59-7-17. Qualifications of electors; form and marking of ballots; issuance of bonds without election - At an election required by Section 59-7-15, all qualified electors...
§ 59-7-19. Issuance of bonds; maturities, interest, and execution; payment of principal and interest on bonds - Should the election provided for in Sections 59-7-15 and 59-7-17...
§ 59-7-21. Disposition of proceeds from bonds; penalty for diversion; guarantee of payment - The proceeds of any bonds issued under the authority of...
Article 3 - Supplementary Provisions
§ 59-7-101. Nature and application of article - This article is supplementary and in addition to Article 1...
§ 59-7-103. Port fund; procedure for bringing county within provisions of article - Provided further, that any county in the State of Mississippi...
§ 59-7-105. Issuance of bonds by board of supervisors - To provide additional or supplemental funds for the aforesaid purposes,...
§ 59-7-107. Details of bonds; supplemental powers and authorizations as to bond issues - All bonds authorized by Section 59-7-105 shall be negotiable instruments...
§ 59-7-109. Maturities of bonds; interest - All bonds authorized by Section 59-7-105 shall mature annually, with...
§ 59-7-111. Levy of special tax for payment of principal and interest on bonds; port bonds interest and sinking fund - The board of supervisors of any county which shall have...
§ 59-7-113. Resolution of intention to issue bonds; bond issue election generally - Before issuing any bonds for any of the purposes herein...
§ 59-7-115. Notice of election on bond issue - Where an election is to be called, as provided in...
§ 59-7-117. Conduct of election on issue of bonds; qualifications of electors; form and marking of ballots - The election provided for in Sections 59-7-113 and 59-7-115 shall...
§ 59-7-119. Duties of board of supervisors as to elections - When the results of the election on the question of...
§ 59-7-121. Disposition of proceeds of bond issues; penalties for diversion - The proceeds of any bonds issued by any county pursuant...
§ 59-7-123. Transfer of proceeds of bond issue to port bonds interest and sinking fund - Whenever a balance shall remain in the proceeds of any...
§ 59-7-127. Meetings; officers - When such port commissioners provided for in Section 59-7-125 shall...
§ 59-7-129. Powers and duties of commission generally - The duties and powers of such port commission provided for...
§ 59-7-131. Recommendations by commission as to expenditure of funds - It shall be the duty of such port commission, from...
Article 5 - Supplemental and Additional Powers
§ 59-7-201. Application and construction of article - This article shall be applicable to all counties electing to...
§ 59-7-203. Acquisition of lands after giving of assurances required by federal authorities - Where any county in connection with any such flood control...
§ 59-7-205. General duties and powers of port commission - Any such port commission is further authorized and empowered, in...
§ 59-7-207. Operation of port facilities; employment of personnel - The commission referred to in Section 59-7-205 may establish and...
§ 59-7-209. Delegation of additional duties, powers and rights to commission; approval of acts and expenditures of commission; liability of commissioners and counties - The board of supervisors of any such county described in...
§ 59-7-211. Sale, lease or conveyance of lands or easements - In all such counties, described in Section 59-7-201, upon and...
§ 59-7-213. Maintenance of records by commission; public inspection of records - The port commission shall keep regular minutes of all its...
Article 7 - Cumulative Provisions
§ 59-7-301. Construction and effect of article - This article, as to the subject matters hereof, shall supersede...
§ 59-7-303. Levy of ad valorem tax in certain counties; disposition of proceeds of tax - An ad valorem tax of two mills on each one...
§ 59-7-305. Powers of municipal authorities as to promotion, development, etc., of harbors or seaports - The authorities of any municipality in which there is situated...
§ 59-7-307. Maintenance and operation of improvements and facilities by port commission; collection, etc., of rents, fees, etc.; disposition of revenues; annual reports - All improvements and facilities constructed pursuant to Article 1 of...
§ 59-7-309. Authorization of issuance of bonds by municipalities; audit and inspection of accounts - Any municipality, in which there is situated and located in...
§ 59-7-311. Exercise of authority for issuance of bonds; form, terms and conditions of bonds; execution of bonds; negotiability and sale of bonds; disposition of proceeds of sale; payment of principal and interests on bonds - The power to issue bonds or other obligations authorized by...
§ 59-7-313. Disposition of proceeds of bonds; penalties for diversion; guarantee of payment - The proceeds from the sale of any bonds or other...
§ 59-7-315. Mortgage or deed of trust securing bonds - Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this...
§ 59-7-317. Applicability of municipal debt limitations to bond issues; funds from which bonds payable - The bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality of...
§ 59-7-319. Exemption from taxation of bonds - Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article and...
§ 59-7-321. Powers of municipality with respect to issuance of bonds - In connection with the issuance of bonds or other obligations...
§ 59-7-323. Trustees - Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this...
Article 9 - Additional Cumulative Provisions
§ 59-7-401. Construction and effect of article - Nothing in this article shall be construed as repealing or...
§ 59-7-403. Levy of ad valorem tax in certain counties; disposition of proceeds of tax - An ad valorem tax of one mill on each one...
§ 59-7-407. Port commission; composition; appointment, compensation and terms of office of members; organization; dissolution - A port commission created under this article shall consist of...
§ 59-7-409. Meetings of commission; officers - The port commission established by Section 59-7-407 shall meet at...
§ 59-7-411. Duties of commission generally; employees - It shall be the duty of the commission to keep...
§ 59-7-413. Maintenance and operation of improvements and facilities by commission; collection, etc., of rents, fees, etc.; disposition of revenues; annual reports - All improvements and facilities constructed pursuant to this article shall...
§ 59-7-415. Authorization of issuance of bonds by municipalities; audit and inspection of accounts - Any municipality, in which there is situated and located in...
§ 59-7-417. Exercise of authority for issuance of bonds; form, terms and conditions of bonds; execution of bonds; negotiability and sale of bonds; interim certificates - The power to issue bonds or other obligations authorized by...
§ 59-7-419. Disposition of proceeds of bonds; penalties for diversion; guarantee of payment - The proceeds from the sale of any bonds or other...
§ 59-7-421. Mortgage or deed of trust securing bonds - Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this...
§ 59-7-423. Applicability of municipal debt limitations to bond issues; funds from which bonds payable - The bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality of...
§ 59-7-425. Exemption from taxation of bonds - Bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this article and...
§ 59-7-427. Powers of municipality with respect to issuance of bonds - In connection with the issuance of bonds or other obligations...
§ 59-7-429. Trustees - Any municipality issuing bonds or other obligations pursuant to this...
Article 10 - Port Commissions in Counties Bordering on Mississippi River
§ 59-7-451. Creation of additional county port commissions authorized - Any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the...
§ 59-7-453. Membership of commission; appointment and terms of office of members; general powers and duties - Such county port commission shall consist of seven (7) members...
§ 59-7-455. Operative date of commission's duties and authority; expenditure of county funds - The duties and authority conferred in Sections 59-7-101 through 59-7-131,...
Article 11 - Revenue Bonds
§ 59-7-501. Authorization for issuance of revenue bonds for port or harbor improvement - The board of supervisors of any county which has elected...
§ 59-7-503. Issuance of bonds without election; form, terms and execution of bonds - Revenue bonds authorized by Section 59-7-501 may be issued without...
§ 59-7-505. Interest on bonds - All bonds shall bear interest at such rate or rates...
§ 59-7-507. Negotiability of bonds and coupons; exemption from taxation - All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of...
§ 59-7-509. Sale of bonds - The board of supervisors of any county issuing bonds under...
§ 59-7-511. Disposition of proceeds of bonds - The proceeds of the revenue bonds shall be paid into...
§ 59-7-513. Conditions for issuance of bonds; validation of bonds - The revenue bonds authorized to be issued by the provisions...
§ 59-7-515. Sources for payment of principal and interest on bonds - The revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this article...
§ 59-7-517. Operation and maintenance of facilities and establishment of user rates, fees and charges by county issuing bonds - Any county issuing revenue bonds under the provisions of this...
§ 59-7-519. Disposition of revenues from facilities - All revenues of every kind and character derived from the...