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Mississippi Statutes, Title 65

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Title 65, Highways, Bridges and Ferries

26 chapters · 1,181 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 651,181 Ch 3, State Highway System499 Ch 1, Transportation Department140 Ch 7, Public Roads and Streets; Private Way72 Ch 19, Separate Road Districts45 Ch 23, Bridges; Boundary and Other Waters42 Ch 25, Mississippi River Bridges41 Ch 33, Sea Walls36 Ch 11, County Highway Aid31 Ch 43, Toll Roads and Toll Bridges31 Ch 13, Highway and Street Revenue Bond Auth…28 Ch 4, Economic Development Highway Act23 Ch 41, Mississippi Scenic Byways21 Ch 39, Gaming Counties Bond Sinking Fund20 Ch 9, State Aid Roads in Counties19

28 sections·Filtered byTitle 65✕Ch 13✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-1 Title
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This chapter shall be known as the “Highway and Street Revenue Bond Authority Law.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-11 Petition for creation of authority
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A petition for the creation of a highway and street revenue bond authority may be submitted to the board of supervisors of the county in which the project or projects authorized by this chapter are to be developed. Such petition shall be signed by not less than twenty qualified e…
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-13 Notice of public hearing on petition
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Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors as outlined above, it shall be the duty of said board to fix a time and place for a public hearing upon the question of the public convenience and necessity for the creation of the proposed authority. The date fixed for …
Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-15 Finding of public convenience and necessity
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If the board of supervisors at the hearing provided in Section 65-13-13 finds that (1) the public convenience and necessity require the creation of the authority, and (2) the creation of the authority is sound and desirable, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution makin…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-17 Publication of resolution declaring intent to create authority

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A certified copy of the resolution so adopted shall be published in a newspaper having a general circulation within the county once a week for at least three consecutive weeks prior to the date specified in such resolution as the date upon which said board intends to create such …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-19 Protest petition and election

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If ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors residing in the supervisors district, or supervisors districts if the facility to be developed is located in more than one supervisors district, file a written petition with said boards of supervisors on or before the date specified …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-21 Costs

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All costs incident to the publication of the aforesaid notices and all other costs incident to the public hearing and election hereunder shall be borne by the parties filing the petition; and the board or boards of supervisors, in its or their discretion, may require the executio…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-23 Appeals to circuit court

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Any party having an interest in the subject matter and aggrieved or prejudiced by the findings and adjudication of the board of supervisors may appeal to the circuit court of his or her respective county in the manner provided by law for appeals from orders of the board of superv…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-25 Board of trustees

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(a) All powers of the highway and street revenue bond authority shall be exercised by a board of trustees, to be composed as follows:(a) Two members of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the board of supervisors. These two members shall be qualified electors who reside w…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-27 Oath of trustees

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Each member of the board of trustees shall take and subscribe to the general oath of office, required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, before the chancery clerk that he will faithfully discharge the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed wi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-29 Compensation of trustees

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The trustees shall each receive not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) per diem, and Ten Cents (10¢) per mile for distance traveled while actually performing the business of the authority. The compensation herein authorized shall apply for no more than fourteen days per member dur…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-3 Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of highways, streets, culverts, and bridges in order to furnish access from interstate, primary, or secondary highways to reservoirs, parks, residential or industrial areas, and similar fac…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-31 Powers of the authority

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(a) The highway and street revenue bond authority, through its trustees, is hereby empowered:(a) To develop one or more projects under the authority provided by this chapter.(b) To construct and maintain highways and streets, including roadways, drainageways, bases, pavements, cu…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-33 Authority to issue bonds

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The highway and street revenue bond authority, through its board of trustees and subject to the approval of the board of supervisors and the governing body of any other municipality joining the authority, either at the time of its creation or afterward, is further empowered to fi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-35 Security for bonds

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All such bonds issued by the authority shall be secured solely by pledge of the net revenues which may now or hereafter come to the authority. Such bonds shall not constitute general obligations of the State of Mississippi or of the county supervisors district or municipalities c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-37 General provisions for bonds

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The bonds of the authority shall not be included in computing any present or future debt limit of the county, supervisors district, municipality, agency, or department under any present or future law. All such bonds provided by this chapter shall be negotiable instruments within …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-39 Validation of bonds

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All bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall be validated as now provided by law by Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, Mississippi Code of 1972. The services of the state’s bond attorney may be employed in the preparation of such bond resolutions, forms, or proceedings as may …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-41 Bonds as legal investments for public funds

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All bonds issued by the authority shall be and are hereby declared to be legal and authorized investments for public funds of counties, cities, towns, school districts, banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, insurance…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-43 Levy of assessments in lieu of tolls

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The board of trustees may, in lieu of charging and collecting tolls or in combination with the charging and collection of tolls, levy or assess adjacent property owners or the different supervisors districts, municipalities, agencies, departments, or other instrumentalities assis…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-45 Authority may act jointly with other governmental bodies

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The authority, through its board of trustees, shall have authority to act jointly with political subdivisions of the state, agencies, commissions, and instrumentalities thereof, with other states, with municipalities, and with the federal government and other agencies thereof in …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-47 Bond interest tax exempt

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The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter being for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their properties and industries, the authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function, and …

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-49 Construction contracts

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All construction contracts by the authority where the amount of the contract shall exceed Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) shall be made upon at least three (3) weeks’ public notice by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the project, wh…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-5 Legislative determination

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It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the construction, operation, and maintenance of highways and streets to serve areas of high traffic density will promote the economic development of the state.

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-51 Designation of depository

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The board of trustees shall designate one or more banks within the county to serve as depositories for the funds of the authority, and all funds of the authority shall be deposited in such depository bank or banks. Before designating a depository bank or banks, the trustees shall…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-53 Cessation of tolls or assessments

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When the particular bonds issued for the projects to be constructed under this chapter and the interest thereon shall have been paid, or a sufficient amount shall have been provided for their payment and shall continue to be held for that purpose, and upon acceptance of the respo…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-55 Authority’s procedures to conform to constitutions

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this chapter shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be hel…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-7 Definitions

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(a) Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective definitions:(a) “Highway and street revenue bond authority” or “authority” means an i…

Miss. Code Ann. § 65-13-9 Certain governmental bodies empowered to create or join authority

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Any county which embraces more than five miles of the shoreline of any existing reservoir, the construction of which was financed by revenue bonds, and any town, city, or supervisors district within such county, and any agency of the state or state department is hereby authorized…