§ 21-41-1. Special improvements authorized
Any municipality of this state may, by its governing authorities, cause the local improvements designated in Section 21-41-3 to be made, wholly or in part, at the cost of the property owners benefited thereby, by levying and collecting special assessments as provided in this chapter, and may finance such local improvements in the manner provided […]
§ 21-39-3. Letting of contracts for publication of proceedings, ordinances, etc.
In municipalities in which there is more than one newspaper qualified to publish legal notices, the governing authorities of such municipality shall enter into a contract for the publication of its proceedings, ordinances, resolutions, and other notices required to be published only after inviting competitive bids from such newspapers. Such contracts shall be let to […]
§ 21-39-5. Records and payment of claims in all municipalities
The clerk of the municipality shall open and keep a regular set of records, as prescribed by the State Auditor, as the head of the State Department of Audit, or the director thereof, appointed by him, as designated and defined in Title 7, Chapter 7, of the Mississippi Code of 1972, or any office or […]
§ 21-39-7. Docket of claims in municipalities having a population of more than two thousand
In all municipalities having a population of more than two thousand (2,000), according to the latest federal census, and in other municipalities where the governing authorities should so elect, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the municipality to keep as a record in his office a record to be styled “Docket of […]
§ 21-39-9. Disposition of claims
At each regular meeting of the governing authorities of the municipality the claims docket shall be called and all claims then on file not previously paid shall be paid by the governing authorities in the order in which they were entered on the docket. The processing of claims by the governing authority of the municipality […]
§ 21-39-11. Appeals
Any person aggrieved by any order of the governing authorities of any municipality, with reference to the order in which claims are allowed and paid, shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court of the county in which the municipality is situated as provided by Section 11-51-75, except that an appeal from an […]
§ 21-39-13. Issuance of warrants or checks; assignment thereof
The clerk of the municipality shall draw all warrants or checks for claims and accounts allowed and approved by the governing authorities. Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the warrants or checks shall be signed by the mayor or a majority of the members of the board of aldermen in any municipality operating […]
§ 21-39-15. Penalty for unauthorized claim or appropriation
If any member of the governing body of a municipality shall knowingly vote for the payment of any claim not authorized by law, he shall be subject to indictment and, upon conviction, be fined by a sum not exceeding double the amount of such unlawful claim or appropriation, or by imprisonment in the county jail […]
§ 21-39-17. Penalty for wrongfully issuing, signing or attesting warrant
All expenditures of money from the treasury of any municipality for any purpose whatsoever shall be in pursuance of the allowance of a claim as hereinbefore specified in Section 21-39-9, or in pursuance of a specific appropriation made by order, which such appropriation shall be specific as to each separate expenditure in so far as […]
§ 21-39-19. Duties of depository or treasurer
The depository of the municipality, or the clerk as ex-officio treasurer where there is no depository, shall receive, safely keep, and pay out all moneys belonging to the municipality according to law. The depository or clerk shall keep correct and accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements, and shall make a written report to the […]