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Mississippi Statutes, Title 55

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Title 55, Parks and Recreation

14 chapters · 255 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 55255 Ch 3, State Parks and Forests42 Ch 7, Bridge and Park Commissions30 Ch 23, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium29 Ch 5, Federal Parks and National Parkways26 Ch 19, Bienville Recreational District26 Ch 13, Natchez Trace Parkway24 Ch 9, County and Municipal Facilities23 Ch 15, Commemorative Parks and Monuments13 Ch 24, Mississippi Coast Coliseum Commission12 Ch 11, Harrison County Parkway11 Ch 25, Rails-to-Trails Recreational District9 Ch 21, Mississippi Zoological Park and Gard…7 Ch 17, International Gardens of Mississippi3

9 sections·Filtered byTitle 55✕Ch 25✕

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-1 Establishment; purpose; acquisition of rights in land; acceptance of funds; contracts for operation and maintenance of trails
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(1) The board of supervisors of one or more counties and the governing authorities of one or more municipalities located within participating counties are hereby authorized to act jointly in the establishment of a Rails-To-Trails Recreational District (hereinafter in this chapter…
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-11 Acceptance of grants, loans, etc., by board
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The board of directors of a district is hereby authorized and empowered to accept grants, loans, gifts, bequests or funding from any source, public or private, that the granting agency has authority to provide; but in no circumstances shall the acceptance of any such funding obli…
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-13 Deposit of district funds in depository
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All funds of a district shall be deposited by the board of directors in a bank or banks located within the counties or municipalities creating the district and qualified as a county or state depository.
Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-15 Addition of adjacent counties and municipalities to district
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After any district has been formed, any other county located immediately adjacent to a district, and any municipality therein, may join a district by the same procedure as if it were initiating the district, including the appointment of an additional member to the existing board …

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-3 District board of directors; appointment; oath of office; compensation

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(1) A district shall be governed by a board of directors who shall be appointed as follows: the governing authorities of each participating county and each participating municipality shall appoint one (1) resident of its jurisdiction as its member of the board. The term of each m…

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-5 General powers of board

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(a) Any rails-to-trails recreational district, through its board of directors, is hereby empowered:(a) To establish rules and regulations for the use of the recreational facilities of the district;(b) To apply for and accept grants from the United States of America, or from any c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-6 Publication of rules and regulations; rules and regulations to have force of law upon publication; penalty for violation; recreational facilities developed and operated pursuant to this chapter constitute public highways; rules and regulations of Transportation Commission enforceable on such facilities; vehicle restrictions; municipalities required to enforce the rules and regulations of a rails-to-trails recreational district of which it is a member

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(1) The rules and regulations adopted by the Rails-to-Trails Recreational District shall be published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices in each county that is a member of the district. When rules and regulations have been …

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-7 Levy of tax by county or municipality for support and maintenance of district

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The board of supervisors of any county or the governing authorities of any municipality which become a part of a district may levy a tax upon all taxable property in the county or municipality for the support and maintenance of the district in an amount not to exceed one-fourth (…

Miss. Code Ann. § 55-25-9 Payment of tax proceeds to depository of district; advance of county or municipal funds to district

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The board of supervisors of each county and the governing authorities of each municipality becoming a member of a district shall annually, on or before March 15 of each year beginning with the calendar year in which the district is created, pay or cause to be paid to the deposito…