Title 19, Counties and County Officers

(a) An authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter (excluding the power to levy and collect taxes or special assessments, unless otherwise specified in the chapter) including, but not limited to, the power:(a) To sue and b…

(1) The governing body of a county railroad authority or regional railroad authority, as the case may be, may file a petition with the board of supervisors of any county included in the railroad authority, specifying for each such county, the rate of the ad valorem tax, not to ex…

In the acquisition of property by eminent domain proceedings authorized by this chapter, an authority shall proceed in the manner provided by Chapter 27 of Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972, and as elsewhere provided by law. For the purpose of making surveys and examinations rel…

Except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan or agreement authorized by Section 19-29-17 an authority may, by sale, lease or otherwise, dispose of any of its railroad property and facilities, or other property, or portion thereof or interest therein, ac…

(1) In connection with the operation of railroad properties and facilities owned or controlled by an authority, the authority may enter into contracts, leases and other arrangements with any persons:(a) Granting the privilege of using or improving the railroad properties and faci…

An authority is authorized to adopt, amend and repeal such reasonable resolutions, rules, regulations and orders as it shall deem necessary for the management, government and use of any railroad properties and facilities owned by it or under its control. No rule, regulation, orde…

An authority is authorized to designate the Governor’s office of planning and coordination as its agent to accept, receive, receipt for and disburse federal and state moneys, and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan or both, to accomplish in whole or i…

An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time to time, in its discretion, for any of its corporate purposes. An authority shall also have power to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of paying or retiring bonds previously issued by it. An authority may issue such types…

It is hereby declared by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi that railroad transportation and commerce is essential to the economic well-being of the state and the development of its natural resources and its agriculture and industry, and the preservation, development and…

The issuance of bonds by an authority shall be authorized by a resolution of the governing body of such authority. Every such resolution shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least three-fifths (⅗) of all the members of such governing body. A resolution in compliance wit…

Bonds authorized by resolution of the authority may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, provided that the bonds of any issue shall not bear a greater overall maximum interest rate to…

In the discretion of the authority, the bonds may be further secured by a trust agreement by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank incorporated under the laws of the United States or the laws of any state in the United States. A…

The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for the state, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public bodies, commercial banks, savings and loan associations and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state. All bonds…

Any property in this state acquired by an authority for railroad purposes pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and any income derived by the authority from the ownership, operation or control thereof shall be exempt from taxation to the same extent as other property belong…

All real property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against an authority be for a charge or lien upon its real property; however, the provisi…

(a) For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, acquisition, construction, reconstruction or operation of the railroad facilities pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, any county for which an authority has been created and any city, town or villa…

At least once a year an authority shall file with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, or each county if it is a regional authority, and the Governor’s office of planning and coordination, a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommend…

The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable with respect to any county in which an existing port commission is authorized to purchase and operate or lease railroad facilities pursuant to Section 59-7-453, Mississippi Code of 1972.

The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law.

(a) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:(a) “Act” means the railroad authorities law.(b) “Authority” or “railroad authority” means any of the public bodies corpo…

Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.

(1) Any county in which there is located existing railroad properties and facilities or in which railroad properties and facilities previously existed, but were abandoned after February 5, 1976, may, by resolution, create a public body corporate and politic, to be known as a coun…

(1) Two (2) or more counties in which there are located railroad properties and facilities of a railroad, or in which such properties and facilities previously existed, but were abandoned after February 5, 1976, may, by resolution of each, create a public body, corporate and poli…