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Mississippi Statutes, Title 59

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Title 59, Ports, Harbors, Landings and Watercraft

14 chapters · 305 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 59305 Ch 7, County and Municipal Harbors75 Ch 9, County Port Authority or Development…43 Ch 21, Boats and Other Vessels41 Ch 5, State Ports and Harbors35 Ch 17, State Inland Ports29 Ch 1, Harbor or Port Commissions; Powers o…24 Ch 3, Ports of Entry11 Ch 15, Small Craft Harbors10 Ch 25, Certificates of Title for Boats and …9 Ch 13, Harbor Improvements by Coast Counties8 Ch 19, Landings8 Ch 6, Compact for Development of Deep Draf…4 Ch 11, County Port and Harbor Commission4 Ch 23, Alcohol Boating Safety Act4

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Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-11 Organization; meetings
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When the members of a county port authority or county development commission shall have been appointed and shall have qualified as set out herein, they shall meet at the regular meeting place of the board of supervisors of such county, after giving at least five days’ notice of t…
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-13 Compensation of members
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Each member of any county port authority or county development commission created under the provisions of this chapter shall receive per diem compensation in the amount provided by Section 25-3-69 for each day engaged in attendance of meetings of the county port authority or coun…
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-15 General powers and duties of authority or commission; director; additional clerical assistance; commission may enter into joint venture for construction and operation of facilities under jurisdiction of commission
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The duties and powers of a county port authority or county development commission shall be the same, as to matters within their jurisdiction, as those set forth and prescribed by law, and as the same may be amended from time to time, relating to the duties and powers of a municip…
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-17 General powers and authority of county; validation of prior acts

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The board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission as provided in this chapter, acting for and on behalf of the county, is hereby given the authority through the county port authority, county development…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-19 Additional powers and authority of county

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(a) The board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission as provided in this chapter, acting through its county port authority or county development commission, shall have the following additional powers a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-21 Restoration of sand beaches; leasing for development of port and related industrial facilities

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(1) In addition to the powers and authority elsewhere conferred by this chapter, the board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission, acting through its county port authority or county development commiss…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-23 Establishment and development of industrial parks

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In addition to the powers and authority elsewhere conferred in this chapter, the board of supervisors of any county in which there has been created a county port authority or county development commission, acting through its county port authority or county development commission,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-25 Contracts for construction, maintenance, etc., of ports, facilities, etc

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The board of supervisors of such county, acting through its county port authority, and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, acting through its port commission, may, in their discretion and acting jointly, enter into a contract or co…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-27 Jurisdiction and duty of port authority over improvements; powers and duties of development commission

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(1) All improvements constructed by the board of supervisors of any county under the provisions of this chapter or under the provisions of any local and private act conferring upon the board of supervisors the authority to engage in port, harbor or channel improvements or develop…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-29 Jurisdiction over lands

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Any county port authority or county development commission created under the provisions of this chapter is hereby vested with full jurisdiction and control of any and all lands lying within or adjacent to any river, bay or natural lake, which are below the mean high tide mark, an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-3 Construction of chapter

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(1) This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the purposes set out herein and wide latitude and discretion shall be vested in the public authorities charged with the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon them by this chapter, except as in the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-31 Lease or sale of unused lands for industrial purposes; authority and limitations

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In the event any part of such lands, as are described in Section 59-9-29, are not used for port purposes, and navigation, commerce and fishing will not be impeded thereby, such county port authority may lease or sell the same to individuals, firms, or corporations, public or priv…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-33 Lease or sale of unused lands for industrial purposes; terms and conditions

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Any lease, sale, contract, or other disposition of any or all lands referred to in Section 59-9-29 may be made upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as may be found to be adequate by the county port authority, and approved by the board of supervisors in orders…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-35 Exemption from ad valorem taxes of certain lease contracts; time limit; lessee required to pay taxes after expiration of exemption

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Any contract for the lease of any development for the manufacture of ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding facilities, machinery and equipment, ship components, systems, parts, fuel and materials required or incidental to any of such purposes to be constructed out of the procee…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-37 Issuance of bonds and interim certificates

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The board of supervisors of any county in which a county port authority or county development commission has been created pursuant to this chapter is hereby given authority to issue bonds or other obligations of such county in an amount not to exceed twenty percent (20%) of the a…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-39 Attorney’s fees for issuance of general obligation bonds

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(1) Attorney’s fees for the issuance of any general obligation bonds authorized by the provisions of this chapter shall not exceed for each issue the following schedule:(1) Up to and including one million dollars ($1,000,000.00), one per cent (1%).(2) Above one million dollars ($…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-41 Revenue bonds

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In addition to the authority conferred by Section 59-9-37, the board of supervisors of such county is further authorized, in its discretion, to issue revenue bonds of such county to provide funds for any purpose or purposes set out in this chapter or in Section 59-5-31. Such reve…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-43 Sale and disposition of proceeds of bonds issued under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41

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The board of supervisors of a county issuing bonds under Sections 59-9-37 and 59-9-41 shall sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of said county, but no such sale (other than revenue bonds) shall be made at a price less …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-45 Negotiability and taxation of bonds issued under §§ 59-3-37 and 59-9-41

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Any bonds, interest coupons, interim certificates or other obligations issued under the provisions of Sections 59-9-37 and 59-9-41 shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code, provided that i…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-47 Proceedings for issuance and validation of bonds issued under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41

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Bonds authorized under the authority of Sections 59-9-37 and 59-9-41 may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by this chapter. The bonds authorized…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-49 Levy of ad valorem tax for operating fund

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In addition and supplemental to the rights, duties and powers now or hereafter conferred by law upon counties having created a county port authority or county development commission, the board of supervisors of any such county, at the request of the county port authority or the c…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-5 Definitions

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(1) The term “industrial operations” as used in this chapter shall include but not be limited to any and all enterprises, the operation of which will aid in the development of fisheries, shipyard operations, commerce, navigation or shipping in the port, as well as all forms of ma…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-51 County-wide election on issuance of bonds under §§ 59-9-37 and 59-9-41

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A county-wide election shall be held to determine whether such bonds, as are provided for in Sections 59-9-37 and 59-9-41, may be issued. Upon the calling of an election, notice of such election shall be signed by the clerk of the board of supervisors and shall be published once …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-53 Pledge of county credit and resources for payment of bonds; issuance of revenue bonds

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Such bonds, as are provided for in Section 59-9-37, shall be general obligations of the county, and for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, the full faith, credit and resources of such county shall be and are hereby irrevocably pledged, and it shall be the mandato…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-55 Investment of proceeds of bonds

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Any county which has heretofore issued bonds pursuant to this chapter, is hereby authorized to invest the proceeds of such bonds not needed for immediate use in bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States, but such investments shall not be made except upo…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-57 Joint development, maintenance, operation, etc., of ports by county port authority or commission and municipality; joint bond issue

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The board of supervisors, acting through its county port authority or county development commission, and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located, acting through its port commission, jointly may negotiate a contract or contracts for the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-59 Joint bond issue; tax levy; collection and disposition of taxes

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Where the issuance of bonds has been authorized as provided by Section 59-9-57, and so long as any of such bonds shall be outstanding the board of supervisors of such county, and the governing authorities of the municipality wherein the port of entry is located in such county, ar…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-61 Joint bond issue; control of facilities; collection and disposition of revenues

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All improvements and facilities constructed pursuant to the joint issuance of bonds by any county and municipality under the authority of Sections 59-9-57 and 59-9-59, shall be maintained and operated under the control of the county port authority and of the port commission. The …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-63 Joint bond issue; powers and duties of counties and municipalities

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In connection with the issuance of bonds or other obligations by any county and municipality jointly pursuant to this chapter, such county and municipality, acting jointly, shall have the powers and duties conferred by Sections 59-7-321 and 59-7-323, and all such powers and dutie…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-65 Issuance of bonds and obligations for dredging channels and industrial site preparation

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(1) In addition to authority to issue bonds or other obligations pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of any county which has a plan approved by the Mississippi Board of Economic Development for the planned development of any port, harbor or waterway, may, with the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-67 Reclamation of submerged lands and tidelands; conveyance of lands by state; lease or sale of lands and facilities by county

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(1) For the purposes set out in subsection (1) of Section 59-9-65, the board of supervisors of such county, acting by and through the county port authority, and with the supervision and approval of the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board, shall have the power to dredge,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-69 Additional general obligation bonds

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In addition to the authority set out in subsection (1) of Section 59-9-65, the board of supervisors of such county may issue general obligation bonds of such county in the additional maximum principal amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00), to provide funds for any purpos…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-7 Creation of county port authority or development commission; composition; jurisdiction

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Any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or the Gulf of Mexico in which county there is or may hereafter be located a municipality having a harbor or port of entry where commodities are exported to foreign nations, and where there is or may hereaf…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-71 Dredging and site preparation; fund

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(1) The Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board shall assist and supervise the dredging of channel and harbor and preparation of site for the construction of ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding facilities, machinery and equipment, dredges, floating drydocks, graving doc…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-73 Negotiability and taxation of bonds issued under Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75

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All bonds and interest coupons issued under the provisions of Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75 shall be and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the provisions of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code and in exercising the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-75 Proceedings for issuance and validation of bonds issued under Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75; applicability of debt limitations

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(1) Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the issuance of such bonds by such county, and no proceedings shall be required for the issuance of such bonds other than those provided for and req…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-77 Construction of chapter

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This chapter, without reference to any other statute, shall be deemed full and complete authority for the issuance and sale of bonds as herein provided, and shall be construed as additional and alternative methods therefor, and none of the present restrictions, requirements, cond…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-79 Validation of bonds

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Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the bonds issued under this chapter may, in the discretion of the board of supervisors, or the board of supervisors and the governing authorities of the municipality in which the port of entry is located in such county, b…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-81 Applicability of debt limitation

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The bonds or other obligations issued by counties or municipalities pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute a debt within the meaning of any statutory limitation as to the amount of debt which may be incurred by any such county or by any such municipality.

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-83 Exemption from taxation of bonds; negotiability

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Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, all bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter and any interest thereon or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation, except gift, transfer and inheritance taxes, insofar as may be within the powe…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-85 Action to enforce contractual rights

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The State of Mississippi, any county acting through a county port authority or a county development commission, or any person, firm or corporation entering into any contract with any county, acting through a county port authority or a county development commission authorized by t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-9-9 Appointment, oath, bond, and terms of office of members

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A county port authority shall be appointed as follows: two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor, and shall be qualified electors of the county and of the municipality in which the port of entry is located; five (5) members shall be appointed by the board of supervisors …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-1 Creation of commission

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Any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or the Gulf of Mexico, which has not heretofore created a county port authority or county development commission as authorized by Chapter 9 of this title is hereby authorized, in the discretion of the board…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-3 Appointment of members; terms of office; per diem

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(1) Any county port and harbor commission created pursuant to Section 59-11-1 shall be appointed as follows: three (3) members shall be appointed by the Governor, one (1) from each of the three (3) municipalities of the county, which appointments shall be made from those persons …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-5 Jurisdiction of commission; payments into county port fund; special tax levy

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The county port and harbor commission shall have jurisdiction over the ports, terminals, harbors, channels, and passes leading thereto, and all vessels, boats, and wharves, common carriers and public utilities therein, using the same within the county. The board of supervisors of…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-11-7 Powers and duties of commission; right of county to receive state ad valorem tax for port improvement

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The county port and harbor commission shall have the powers and duties vested in the county port authority or the county development commission by Chapter 9 of this Title. However, no county in which a county port and harbor commission has been created, as provided in this chapte…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-1 Harbor improvements by coast counties authorized

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The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi, bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico, having an assessed valuation in excess of eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) according to the last completed assessment; and any county in the state border…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-11 Purchase of land and rights of way; eminent domain

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The board of supervisors of any county in which any harbor improvements may be constructed under the provisions of this chapter, may purchase lands and rights of way necessary therefor and pay for the same out of the proceeds of bonds herein provided; and for the purpose of carry…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-13 Operation of harbor facilities; collection of charges

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The board of supervisors of any county after having constructed improvements under this chapter is hereby authorized and empowered to operate and maintain such harbor facilities and to make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for such operation and maintenance, and su…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-13-15 Levy of tax by certain coast counties for aiding in development and improvement of harbor or channel

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(1) The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico having an assessed valuation at its last completed assessment in excess of $45,000,000.00 and having within its borders a city in which there is maintained …