Title 21, Municipalities

The governing authorities of any municipality which now owns and operates, or hereafter shall own and operate, any system or systems shall have the power and authority to create a commission to control, manage and operate such systems, or any one or more of them, which said commi…

No person may drive or operate motor vehicles for hire in any city or town in this state unless he shall first have been licensed so to do as follows: he shall make application to the mayor of such municipality in writing, accompanied by a statement of some reputable citizen ther…

No certificate or permit shall be issued by any municipality to the owner or operator of any motor vehicle owned or operated for hire in any city or town in this state, unless and until such owner or operator shall have filed with, and the same has been approved by, the governing…

It shall be unlawful for any driver who secures such permit and badge to transfer such badge to any other driver, or for any person to use the badge of another person while driving or operating a motor vehicle for hire.

(a) The governing authority of the municipality may revoke or suspend such permit and demand the return of such badge upon proof that the holder while driving, or while in charge of such motor vehicle:(a) was intoxicated, or noticeably under the influence of intoxicating liquor; …

The owner of any motor vehicle operated for hire in any city or town in this state, shall before causing the same to be operated, register the said vehicle with the clerk of such municipality, in the name of the owner, with the number of motor, and number of license tag for that …

(1) Any person or persons who may violate any of the provisions of Sections 21-27-131, 21-27-135, 21-27-137, or 21-27-139, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be fined not more than $50.00 or thirty days in jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (2)…

The governing authorities of such municipality shall have the power to remove any member of said commission for inefficiency or incompetency or any other cause, but the governing authority of any municipality which has created a commission under the terms of Section 21-27-13, sha…

No person may drive or operate any bus of a transportation system for the transportation of passengers within any city or town in this state, where the operation of such bus is subject to regulation by the authorities of such city or town under Section 21-27-121, unless he shall …

It shall be unlawful for any driver who secures such license and badge to transfer such license or badge to any other driver, or for any person to use the license or badge of another person while driving or operating such bus.

(a) The governing authority of the municipality may revoke or suspend such license and demand the return of such badge upon proof that the holder while driving, or while in charge of such motor vehicle:(a) was intoxicated, or noticeably under the influence of intoxicating liquor;…

Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 are for the purpose of authorizing a cooperative effort by public agencies for the safe and economical construction and operation of systems for the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of wastes, including sewerage systems and s…

(a) Words and phrases used in Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 shall have meanings as follows:(a) “Act” shall mean the Metropolitan Area Waste Disposal Act [Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191], as originally enacted or as hereafter amended.(b) “Person” means and includes th…

A municipality is authorized and empowered to acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, extend, repair, operate and maintain one or more sewage disposal systems and make contracts with any person or any public agency, under the terms of which the municipality will, within or without …

A municipality shall have the power and right to acquire and to own, maintain, use and operate any and all property of any kind, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein within or without the boundaries of its metropolitan area necessary or convenient to the exercise of t…

A municipality is authorized to make such applications and enter into such contracts for financial assistance in comprehensive planning as may be appropriate under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as now or hereafter amended; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendm…

The commission provided for by Section 21-27-13 is authorized to make such bylaws for the holding and conduct of its meetings and such other regulations as it may deem necessary for the safe, economic and efficient management and protection of the system or systems, and such byla…

A municipality may enter into contract with any person or public agency situated wholly or partly within its metropolitan area, whether or not lying wholly or partially within its boundaries, for any of the purposes authorized by Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191. Public agenc…

Payments by a public agency to the municipality for waste collection, transportation, treatment and sewage disposal services and facilities may be made from the income of the public agency’s waterworks system or water supply system or its sewerage system, treatment facilities or …

Any public agency having taxing powers, other than a county or a municipality as herein defined, is authorized to levy a special ad valorem tax not to exceed four (4) mills upon all taxable property within its geographical limits to pay all or a portion of the payments to be made…

Whenever a public agency and a municipality shall have executed a contract under Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 and the payments thereunder are to be made either wholly or partly from the revenues of the public agency’s waterworks system, water supply system, treatment faci…

For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending and repairing a sewage disposal system or sewage disposal systems, a municipality is authorized to issue bonds payable from and secured by a pledge of all or any part of revenues under any contract or con…

While any such bonds are outstanding, it shall be the duty of the governing body of the municipality to fix, maintain and collect rates and charges for services furnished or made available by the sewage disposal system, adequate to pay maintenance and operation costs of the expen…

All bonds issued pursuant to Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 shall be validated as now provided by law by Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11.

Proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested, pending their use, in such certificates of deposit as are specified in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing them, and the earnings on such investments applied as provided in such reso…

All bonds issued under Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 shall be and are hereby exempt from inclusion in debts in determining whether additional bonds may be issued by such municipality and are declared to be legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust co…

(a) A municipality, as defined in Section 21-27-163, is authorized and empowered, in the discretion of its governmental authorities, to exercise the following powers and authority within the area and territories comprising the metropolitan area of which it is a part:(a) To operat…

The commission shall devote all monies, derived from any source other than the issuance of bonds for purposes authorized by the laws of the State of Mississippi, to or for the payment of all operating expenses, including such items as are normally required of utilities for sales …

Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191 are cumulative of other statutes now or hereafter enacted relating to the issuance of bonds; the collection, transportation, treatment or disposal of wastes; and the design, construction, acquisition or approval of facilities for such purposes…

Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221 shall be known as the “Municipal and Domestic Water and Wastewater System and Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management Facilities Operator’s Certification Act of 1992.”

(a) For purposes of Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein, unless the context shall otherwise require:(a) “Association” means the Mississippi Water and Pollution Control Operator’s Association, Inc.(b) “Board” means the …

(1) The board shall classify all municipal and domestic water collection, storage, treatment and/or distribution systems actually used or intended for use as community water systems or nontransient, noncommunity water systems according to size, type, character of water to be trea…

Both the board and commission may adopt, modify, repeal and promulgate, after due notice and hearing, and may make exceptions to and grant exemptions and variances from and may enforce those rules, regulations and procedures as are necessary or appropriate to effectuate the dutie…

The commission shall keep an accurate account and record of power, current, water, or other services furnished to all departments of the municipality.

(1) It is unlawful to operate or cause to be operated any wastewater facility or community water system covered under Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221 unless the operator of that facility or system holds a current certificate of competency issued by the board or commission, a…

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221 to the contrary, any person who is an operator of a municipal or domestic wastewater facility or community water system on July 1, 1986, may, on or before June 30, 1987, apply to the board or commission for…

Notwithstanding any provision of Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221 to the contrary, holders of valid certificates of competency obtained through examination under the voluntary certification program sponsored by the association may, on or before June 30, 1987, apply to the boa…

(1) Any person found by the board or commission, as the case may be, or any duly designated hearing officer appointed thereby, violating any of the provisions of Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221, or any rule or regulation promulgated by the board or commission hereunder, or a…

(1) Whenever the board or commission or an employee thereof has reason to believe that a violation of any provision of a regulation or of any order of the board or commission has occurred, the board or commission may cause a written complaint to be served upon the alleged violato…

(1) Any person aggrieved by the final decision of any duly designated hearing officer appointed by the board or commission as a result of any hearing held under the provisions of Sections 21-27-201 through 21-27-221 may, within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice of the…

(a) Any municipality may:(a) Borrow money and issue revenue bonds therefor solely for the purposes specified in this section and by the procedure provided in Sections 21-27-41 through 21-27-69.Money may be borrowed and bonds issued by any municipality of the State of Mississippi,…

Any municipality which owns or operates any system, shall have the power and authority through its utilities commission to borrow money and issue its negotiable notes or certificates of indebtedness therefor, in an amount not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the gross revenues of t…

(a) For the purposes of this section and Section 21-27-253, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed by this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:(a) “Governing body” means the Mayor and Board of Aldermen or Council, as applicable, of a town.(b) “Sho…

(1) A town, acting through its governing body, is authorized to:(a) Undertake a short-line railroad project, and, in conjunction therewith to acquire a short-line railroad, whether such short-line railroad relates to real property within or without the corporate limits of the tow…

No free service shall be furnished by any such system, or combined system, to any private person, firm, corporation, or association. The municipality may, however, furnish such service, free of charge, to the municipality or any agency or department thereof, to any public school,…

Rates charged for services furnished by any system or combined system purchased, constructed, improved, enlarged, extended or repaired under the provisions of Sections 21-27-11 through 21-27-69 shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any state bureau, board, commissi…