§ 51-35-341. Preliminary expenses
The district may borrow funds for a period of not to exceed three years and may renew and extend said loans from time to time, from any city, municipality, county, state, the United States of America, or any of its agencies or departments, or from any other source to pay the preliminary expenses of organizing […]
§ 51-35-343. Depository for funds of district
The board of directors shall designate one or more banks within any county in which any part of the district shall lie to serve as depositories for the funds of the district, and all funds of the district shall be deposited in such depository bank or banks. Before designating a depository bank or banks, the […]
§ 51-35-345. Agreements with the United States, the state, or political subdivisions
The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate and contract with the United States of America, the State of Mississippi, or any political subdivision thereof concerning the location, relocation, alteration, construction, changing, or closing of any highway, street, bridge, or roadway, or for the facilities appurtenant thereto, and all […]
§ 51-35-347. Cooperation with other governmental agencies
The district shall have authority to act jointly with political subdivisions of the state, its agencies, and commissions and instrumentalities thereof, with other states, with municipalities, with the United States of America, and agencies, departments, and instrumentalities thereof, in the performance of the purposes and services authorized in this article, upon such terms as may […]
§ 51-35-349. Urban flood and drainage control law controlling
The provisions of any other law, general, special, or local, except as provided in this article, shall not limit or restrict the powers granted by this article.
§ 51-35-351. Savings clause
Nothing in this article shall be construed to violate any provision of the federal or state constitutions, and all acts done under this article shall be done in such manner as will conform thereto, whether herein expressly provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be held by any court to be violative of either […]
§ 51-35-340. Authorization for short-term borrowing by certain levee districts
The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to borrow money from time to time, in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00) in the aggregate outstanding at any one (1) time, in order to defray expenses of the district for the purpose of acquiring, […]
§ 51-35-321. Appropriation permit
The district is empowered to obtain through appropriate hearings an appropriation permit or permits from the Board of Water Commissioners of the State of Mississippi, as provided in Section 51-3-31.
§ 51-35-323. Board of directors to issue bonds
The board of directors of the district is hereby authorized and empowered to issue bonds of the district for the purpose of paying the costs of creating said districts, acquiring, owning, constructing, operating, repairing, and maintaining the projects and works specified herein, including related charges, interest during construction, engineering, legal, and other expenses incidental to […]
§ 51-35-325. Declaration of intent to issue revenue bonds; contents and publication of resolution; protest; election on question of issuance of bonds
Before issuing any revenue bonds hereunder, the board of directors of the district shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to so issue, stating the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, and the date upon which the governing body proposes to direct the issuance […]