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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. § 59-1-1 Creation of port commission; composition and jurisdiction of commission generally
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Any city in the State of Mississippi having a seaport or harbor therein designated as a port of entry by the United States government shall have a harbor commission, to be known as a port commission, and same shall be composed of five resident citizens of such city, who shall be …
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-11 Additional powers of port commission
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In addition to the power and authority conferred in Section 59-1-1, the port commission and mayor and board of commissioners of the port of entry, acting jointly only, may in their discretion negotiate a contract or contracts for any and all repairs or any part thereof affecting …
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-13 Construction of Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 generally
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Being for the purpose of relieving unemployment and promoting industrial development and the development of fisheries, commerce and shipping in the state, Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 shall be construed as granting additional authority to the several port commissions of the S…
Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-15 Definition of “industrial operations.”
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The term “industrial operations” as used in Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 shall include but not be limited to any and all enterprises the operation of which will aid in the development of fisheries, commerce, navigation or shipping in the port, as well as all forms of manufact…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-17 Jurisdiction of commission; reclamation, use and disposition of lands subject to commission jurisdiction generally; leasing and subleasing of certain submerged lands and tidelands owned by state

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(1) The several port commissions in the State of Mississippi are each 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 now, or heretofore were, below the mean high tide mark, and which lan…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-19 Sale, lease or other disposition of land not used for port purposes

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In the event any part of lands as are described in Section 59-1-17 are not used for port purposes, and navigation and commerce will not be impeded thereby, such port commission may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same to individuals, firms or corporations, public or private, …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-21 Terms and conditions of conveyances, contracts, leases, etc

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Any such conveyance, contract, lease or other disposition authorized by Section 59-1-19 of any or all such lands described in Section 59-1-17 may be made upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as may be found to be adequate by the port commission, and approved …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-23 Assistance of municipalities in establishing industries

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In lieu of exercising the authority herein granted, a port commission may cooperate and assist any authorized municipality, as defined in Sections 57-1-1 through 57-1-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, to which a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued under su…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-25 Reservation of oil, gas and minerals in sale, lease or other disposition of lands

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Any sale, lease or other disposition made under Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 shall except all oil, gas and other minerals, except sand, clay and gravel on, in and under the land, and shall reserve to the owner thereof the right to develop and produce same in such manner as wi…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-27 Port director

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The port commission is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to employ a port director. It shall be the duty of said port director to solicit business for the port, investigate railroad and ocean rates for the protection of the general public in using said port. The salary of the…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-29 Appropriation of funds for use of port commission by municipal authorities

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The mayor and board of aldermen or the mayor and board of commissioners of a municipality having a port of entry as herein defined are hereby authorized and empowered in their discretion to appropriate money for the use and benefit of the port commission to be expended under the …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-3 Appointment, oath, bond, and terms of office of members of commission

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The port commission provided for in Section 59-1-1 shall be appointed as follows: one (1) shall be appointed by the Governor who shall be skilled and experienced in maritime affairs; one (1) shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which such port of entry …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-31 Appropriation of funds for use of port commission by county governing authorities

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The board of supervisors of a county having a port of entry as herein defined is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion to appropriate money for the use and benefit of the port to be expended under the direction of the port commissioners with the approval of said board…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-33 County membership in rivers and harbors association

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The board of supervisors of the various counties are hereby authorized, in their discretion, to join on behalf of their respective counties the rivers and harbors association of Mississippi, and to pay from the general fund of the county membership dues of the association. The pa…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-35 Affiliation with rivers and harbors association by cities and other political subdivisions or agencies

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All city, county, district and state ports, harbors and waterway systems and any other agency, department or political subdivision, including municipalities and boards of supervisors, may, in their discretion, become affiliated with, support and pay dues to the rivers and harbors…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-37 Acquisition of land for industrial purposes or port and terminal facilities by certain cities and counties

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(1) Any city or cities situated in any county bordering on the Mississippi River and/or any such county, acting alone or jointly with any said city or cities, is and/or are hereby authorized and empowered, acting through its or their governing authorities, to acquire by purchase …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-39 Licensing of harbor masters, pilots, stevedores, etc

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Contracting stevedores shall pay a privilege license not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) per year, the amount within this limit, to be fixed and determined by the port commissioners, and the same shall be paid to the port commission or port authority to be used for port …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-41 Compulsory pilotage

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It shall be unlawful for any vessel of over 250 tons net registered tonnage to enter the harbors or passes leading thereto without being piloted and under the direction of a licensed pilot, and all vessels shall be subject to compulsory pilotage except American vessels laden with…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-42 Licensed pilot liability

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(1) A licensed pilot or pilot trainee providing pilot services pursuant to Section 59-1-41 shall not be liable for more than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for damage or loss caused by the licensed pilot’s or pilot trainee’s error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performanc…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-43 Use of or actions by unlicensed persons

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Any person or persons, vessel, firm or corporation, acting as or employing a harbormaster, pilot, boatman, stevedore, surveyor, watchman, police, ship agent, ship chandler or such other persons as may be required by the port commissioners, performing services for the public shipp…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-45 Disposition of fines and penalties

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The fines and penalties collected under this chapter shall be paid into the city treasury to be used by the mayor and board of commissioners or mayor and board of aldermen for the benefit of the port.

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-5 Compensation of members of commission

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Each member of any port commission created under the provisions of this chapter, operating in a county bounded by the Gulf of Mexico shall receive as compensation twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) per day while engaged in attendance upon meetings of the commission, or e…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-7 Meetings; officers

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When the port commissioners shall have been appointed and shall be qualified as set out in this chapter, they shall meet at the regular place for the meetings of the mayor and board of aldermen, or mayor and board of commissioners, of the municipality, after giving at least ten d…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-1-9 General powers and duties of commission; commission may enter into joint venture for construction and operation of facilities under jurisdiction of commission

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It shall be the duty of the commission to keep a minute book in which shall be recorded all of their acts, orders, rules and regulations. It shall be the duty of said commission to adopt rules and regulations not inconsistent with law to govern their official acts. The commission…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-1 General municipal powers

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The corporate authorities of any municipality in which there is situated, wholly or partially within its boundaries, a harbor that is a port of entry, shall have the following power and authority: to construct all needful improvements in such harbor, including the deepening of an…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-11 Issuance of bonds; maturities, interest, and execution of bonds; payment of principal and interest

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Should the election provided for in Sections 59-3-7 and 59-3-9 result in favor of the proposed bond issue, by a majority of those voting in said election voting in favor of the issuance of said bonds, the corporate authorities may issue such bonds, either in whole or in part, wit…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-13 Disposition of proceeds of bonds; penalty for diversion

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The proceeds of any bonds issued under authority of Sections 59-3-1 through 59-3-13, shall be placed in the municipal treasury or depository, if there be one, as a special fund and shall be used for no other purpose than the purpose set forth in the original resolution of the cor…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-3 Issuance of bonds authorized

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The corporate authorities referred to in Section 59-3-1 are authorized to issue bonds or other obligations of the municipality for any or all of the purposes enumerated and authorized under Section 59-3-1. The conditions of the sale of said bonds shall be fixed by the said corpor…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-31 “Public corporation” defined

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The term “public corporation,” for the purposes of Sections 59-3-31 through 59-3-37, means the State of Mississippi or any political subdivision thereof or any public agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof or any public board, bureau, commission or authority…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-33 Establishment and operation by public corporation

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Any public corporation of the State of Mississippi, as that term is defined in Section 59-3-31, is hereby authorized to make application for the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1934,…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-35 Establishment and operation by private corporation

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Any private corporation hereafter organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of establishing, operating and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with the Act of Congress referred to in Section 59-3-33, is likewise hereby authorized to make application for th…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-37 Operation and maintenance pursuant to terms of Act of Congress

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Any public or private corporation authorized by Sections 59-3-31 through 59-3-37 to make application for the privilege of establishing, operating and maintaining such foreign-trade zone, whose application is granted pursuant to the terms of the Act of Congress referred to in Sect…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-5 Details of bonds; tax levy; supplemental powers and authorizations for bond issues

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All bonds authorized by Section 59-3-3 shall be lithographed or engraved, and printed in two (2) or more colors, to prevent counterfeiting, and shall be in sums not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) each, and shall be registere…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-7 Conduct of election on issuance of bonds

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Before issuing bonds authorized by Section 59-3-3 the corporate authorities shall by resolution spread upon their minutes, declare their intention of issuing said bonds, fixing in such resolution the maximum amount thereof, and the purpose for which they are to be issued, and whe…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-3-9 Qualifications of electors; form and marking of ballots; issuance of bonds without elections

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At such election as is provided for by Section 59-3-7, all qualified electors may vote and the ballots used shall have printed thereon a brief statement of the amount and purpose of the proposed bond issue and the words, “For the bond issue,” and the words, “Against the bond issu…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-1 Short title; definition of “board.”

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This chapter may be cited as the “State Ports and Harbors Law.” As used in this chapter the word “board” shall mean the Mississippi Development Authority.

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-11 General powers of board; lands subject to jurisdiction and control of board

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The board shall have power to acquire, purchase, install, lease, construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control, and operate ports, harbors, waterways, channels, wharves, piers, docks, quays, elevators, tipples, compresses, bulk loading and unloading facilities, warehouses, …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-13 Acceptance of grants and contributions

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The board, in addition to the moneys which may be received by it from the sale of bonds and from the collection of revenues, rents, and earnings derived under the provisions of this chapter, shall have the authority to accept from any public or private agency, or from any individ…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-15 Analysis and survey by city, county or other agency of port or harbor proposed to be conveyed to state

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Any city or county or other authorized port or harbor agency for which a port or harbor commission or authority has been heretofore or may be hereafter created, and which desires state ownership of such port or harbor, or any part thereof, is hereby authorized to employ competent…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-17 Negotiation of agreement with city, county or agency for state acquisition of port or harbor

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On the receipt of an application from any city or county or other authorized port or harbor agency for state ownership of any port or harbor, or any part thereof, the board shall cause an independent determination and appraisal to be made of such analysis and survey, and the plan…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-19 Approval of agreement for conveyance of port or harbor to state; terms and conditions of conveyance

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Any agreement as hereinabove provided for, reached between the board and the city or county, or other authorized port or harbor agency, shall be reduced to writing and shall set out the terms and conditions under which such port or harbor, or any part thereof, shall be conveyed t…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-21 Operation by state port authority of ports or harbors acquired by or conveyed to state

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Any port or harbor, or any part thereof, and all facilities, structures, lands or other improvements, acquired by or conveyed to the state, shall be operated by the board acting through a state port authority for such port or harbor, except as may be otherwise provided in this ch…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-23 Authorization of contracts, etc., for improvement, operation, etc., of port or harbor

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Any city, county, or city and county acting jointly, or authorized port or harbor agency may enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the board upon such terms or conditions and for such purposes relating to the improvement, operation, development, and expansion of any por…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-25 Approval of agreement for improvement, operation, etc., of port or harbor; appropriation of excess funds or levy of tax

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Any agreement reached between the board and the city or county, or city and county acting jointly, or authorized port or harbor agency shall be reduced to writing and set out the terms and conditions under which such planned development shall be completed, and shall specifically …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-27 Bond of members of port or harbor agency

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Each member of a port or harbor agency shall give a good and sufficient bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office. This shall be effective only upon consummation of an agreement to issue bonds as h…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-29 Increase in membership of county port authority upon issuance of bonds

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Whenever any bonds of the State of Mississippi have been issued as provided in Sections 59-5-23 and 59-5-25, and where the authorized port or harbor agency is a county port authority organized as provided by Sections 59-9-1 through 59-9-85, the membership of such county port auth…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-3 Declaration of public policy

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It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state to aid and encourage the promotion, development, improvement, and expansion of the state’s ports, harbors and inland waterways.

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-31 Additional powers and authority for certain port commissions and authorities; revenue bonds; tax exemptions

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Any port commission existing under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 7 of this title, and any other port commission or port authority now or hereafter constituted by law which has not expressly been granted such powers, may, in addition to all powers now or hereafter vested …

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-33 State ports fund; joint activities or employment of personnel

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The agreement between the board and the city, county or other authorized port or harbor agency shall provide that a fair and proportionate part of the expense of the board administering this chapter, shall be considered a part of the cost of the development or operation of the pl…

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-5-35 Setting aside or leasing of lands, docks, warehouses, etc.; exemption from certain ad valorem taxes

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The board, acting jointly with the state port authority, is authorized to set aside, or lease all or portions of any lands, roads, docks, sheds, warehouses, elevators, compresses, floating dry docks, graving docks, marine railways, tugboats, or any other necessary or useful impro…