§ 59-15-7. Authority to issue bonds; audit and inspection of accounts
Any city as is described in Section 59-15-1, is hereby given authority, upon the adoption of a resolution to such effect, to issue bonds or other obligations for any or all of the purposes as in this chapter herein provided; but such bonds or other obligations shall not be issued unless and until the governing […]
§ 59-15-9. Payment of principal and interest on bonds generally
The bonds or other obligations issued by any municipality of the State of Mississippi pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be secured as to payment as hereinafter in this chapter provided, and in addition thereto shall be secured as to payment by the full faith and credit of the municipality issuing the same, […]
§ 59-13-7. Limitations on amount of bond issues; prerequisites for issuance of bonds
The board of supervisors of any county in Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico, and having an assessed valuation in excess of eight million dollars ($8,000,000.00) may, in its discretion, issue and sell the bonds of any supervisor’s district therein bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico, in an […]
§ 59-13-9. Terms and conditions of bonds; tax levy for payment of bonds; execution of bonds
Bonds issued under the authority of this chapter shall be full faith and credit obligations of the county or supervisors district for which the same are issued and the board of supervisors shall annually levy upon all taxable property within such county or supervisors district, as the case may be, an ad valorem tax sufficient […]
§ 59-13-11. Purchase of land and rights of way; eminent domain
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 carrying out the provision of this chapter […]
§ 59-13-13. Operation of harbor facilities; collection of charges
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 such board may also fix and collect charges for the use of such […]
§ 59-13-15. Levy of tax by certain coast counties for aiding in development and improvement of harbor or channel
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 a harbor or channel with a depth of not […]
§ 59-9-79. Validation of bonds
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, be validated under Sections 31-13-1 through 31-13-11, Mississippi Code […]
§ 59-9-81. Applicability of debt limitation
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.
§ 59-9-83. Exemption from taxation of bonds; negotiability
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 power of the State of Mississippi to provide and shall be negotiable […]