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Article 1 - Public Roads and Streets
General Provisions
§ 65-7-3. Standard for working roads - All public roads shall be kept open and worked to...
§ 65-7-4.1. Legislative intent - The Legislature of the State of Mississippi finds and determines...
§ 65-7-5. Order of board of supervisors necessary to change road - It shall not be lawful for any person to turn,...
§ 65-7-7. Road not to be obstructed - If any person shall fell any bush or tree and...
§ 65-7-9. Dangerous trees to be removed from road - The board of supervisors of any county shall have the...
§ 65-7-11. Hedges on roadside to be trimmed - When hedges are planted along any public road, the owner...
§ 65-7-13. Public highways to be marked - For all counties where this has not already been done,...
§ 65-7-15. Board of supervisors to erect signs - The board of supervisors of the several counties of the...
§ 65-7-17. Color and construction of sign or guide boards - All such sign or guide boards throughout the entire state...
§ 65-7-19. Mandamus available to erect signs - In case the boards of supervisors of the several counties...
§ 65-7-21. Signs not to be damaged - The board of supervisors of the several counties and the...
§ 65-7-25. Signal boards for highway "danger zones." - The boards of supervisors of the several counties of this...
§ 65-7-27. Specifications for signal boards - Said signal or signboards shall be made of some suitable...
§ 65-7-29. Double boards for dangerous places - At such intervals on said road as may be deemed...
§ 65-7-31. Payment of signal board expenses - The expense of preparing and erecting said signal or signboard...
§ 65-7-33. Vehicles to sound warnings in danger zone - All wheeled vehicles traveling over or upon said roads so...
§ 65-7-35. Penalty for violating danger zone laws - Any person guilty of a violation of Sections 65-7-25 through...
§ 65-7-37. Regulation of use of certain roads - Whenever in the discretion of the board of supervisors of...
§ 65-7-39. Traveling on public roads - All drivers of carriages or other vehicles, whether of burden...
§ 65-7-41. Rate of travel over bridges - It shall not be lawful for any person to drive...
§ 65-7-43. Prevent damage and protect public roads - The board of supervisors of any county pursuant to the...
§ 65-7-45. Maximum loads of vehicles - The board of supervisors of any county in this state...
§ 65-7-47. Penalty for violating load and tire regulations - Any person going upon any public road or bridge in...
§ 65-7-49. Posting notices - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-49. Posting notices - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-53. Use of roads while under construction - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-53. Use of roads while under construction - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-55. Penalty for forbidden use of roads - Any person who uses such road while the same is...
§ 65-7-57. Petition to have roads laid out or changed - When any person shall desire to have a public road...
§ 65-7-59. Report of committee - The report of the committee may be set aside by...
§ 65-7-61. Damages for taking land - When any owner of land or other person shall claim...
§ 65-7-63. Water to be drained from roads - The board of supervisors shall have power, whenever necessary, to...
§ 65-7-65. Damages paid from county treasury - The damages assessed and allowed by the board shall be...
§ 65-7-67. Review by circuit court - All proceedings of the board of supervisors in laying out,...
§ 65-7-69. Roads on rights of way of drainage districts - The board of supervisors may construct public roads along the...
§ 65-7-71. Payment for right of way so taken - Where the board of supervisors of any county uses the...
§ 65-7-73. Roads into experiment stations - In any county in the State of Mississippi in which...
§ 65-7-74. Roads, driveways and parking areas on public school property - The board of supervisors of any county is hereby authorized,...
§ 65-7-75. Line roads - Whenever it is necessary to lay out a public highway...
§ 65-7-77. Counties may work roads in adjoining counties - Before exercising any rights or authority granted in this subsection,...
§ 65-7-79. Counties may join with municipalities in keeping up roads - The board of supervisors of any county in which a...
§ 65-7-81. State highways within or without municipalities - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-81. State highways within or without municipalities - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-83. Assumption by counties of concurrent jurisdiction over municipal streets for maintenance purposes - The board of supervisors of any county may, by consent...
§ 65-7-85. Construction and maintenance by county of streets within municipalities - The several counties of the state, acting by and through...
§ 65-7-87. Certain counties may construct village streets - The board of supervisors of any county of the state...
§ 65-7-89. Eminent domain, generally - When the board of supervisors shall be unable to agree...
§ 65-7-91. Supervisors may establish stations for work - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-91. Supervisors may establish stations for work - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-92. Authorization to borrow money and issue notes to finance establishment of work stations - In order to acquire or improve real property for the...
§ 65-7-93. Counties authorized to match federal funds - The board of supervisors of any county in this state...
§ 65-7-95. Methods of construction and maintenance - The methods of constructing, reconstructing and maintaining the public roads...
§ 65-7-97. Installment buying prohibited - The boards of supervisors are hereby prohibited from purchasing any...
§ 65-7-99. Acquisition of gravel beds and sale of excess supply - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-99. Acquisition of gravel beds and sale of excess supply - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-101. Timber and gravel for bridges and causeways - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-101. Timber and gravel for bridges and causeways - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-105. Plans and specifications - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-105. Plans and specifications - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-107. Contracts in vacation - Where any contract is made, as provided herein, by any...
§ 65-7-109. Roads built with oyster shells - All road authorities and contractors in counties, parts of counties,...
§ 65-7-111. Penalty for violating provision for shell surfacing - A failure to comply with the terms of Section 65-7-109...
§ 65-7-113. Working roads with convicts - The boards of supervisors may provide for the working of...
§ 65-7-115. Supervisors to have general supervision; board may provide for transportation needs of its members - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-115. Supervisors to have general supervision; board may provide for transportation needs of its members - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-117. Members of board to inspect roads; preparation of four-year construction and major maintenance plan - [With regard to any county which is exempt from the...
§ 65-7-117. Members of board to inspect roads; preparation of four-year construction and major maintenance plan - [With regard to any county which is required to operate...
§ 65-7-119. Liability for neglect of duty - The circuit judge shall at each term of the court...
§ 65-7-123. Requirement on certain county roads for temporary center line safety stripes while undergoing reconstruction or maintenance - Any segment of a county-maintained, hard-surfaced highway normally marked by...
Identification and Designation of Streets, Roads, Highways and Dwelling Places
§ 65-7-141. Purpose - It is the purpose of Sections 65-7-141 through 65-7-147 to...
§ 65-7-145. Dwelling houses; assignment of street and number address - Every dwelling house, whether or not located on a public...
Mississippi Highway Patrol Fallen Officer's Memorial Highway Act
§ 65-7-151. Short title - Sections 65-7-151 and 65-7-153 shall be known and may be...
Mississippi Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient's Memorial Highway Act
§ 65-7-171. Short title - Sections 65-7-171 and 65-7-173 shall be known and may be...
§ 65-7-173. Placement and maintenance of signs designating memorial highways named after recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor to include the words "Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient." - On any segment of any public street, road, highway or...
Article 3 - Private Way
§ 65-7-201. Private way established - When any person shall desire to have a private road...