§ 59-11-7. Powers and duties of commission; right of county to receive state ad valorem tax for port improvement
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 chapter, shall be entitled to receive any portion […]
§ 59-9-63. Joint bond issue; powers and duties of counties and municipalities
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 duties shall apply to and shall be exercised jointly by such county […]
§ 59-13-1. Harbor improvements by coast counties authorized
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 bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico having an […]
§ 59-9-65. Issuance of bonds and obligations for dredging channels and industrial site preparation
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 approval of the Mississippi Board of Economic Development, issue […]
§ 59-13-3. Employment of engineers, architects, etc.; adoption of order giving notice of intent to issue bonds
The board of supervisors of any county described in Section 59-13-1 shall have authority to employ competent engineers or architects to make necessary plans and specifications for such harbor improvements and buildings which the board may deem necessary and proper to be constructed in connection therewith and said plans and specifications, after the same have […]
§ 59-9-67. Reclamation of submerged lands and tidelands; conveyance of lands by state; lease or sale of lands and facilities by county
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, fill in and reclaim submerged lands and tidelands belonging to […]
§ 59-13-5. Publication of order giving notice of intent to issue bonds; election on bond issue
Upon the adoption of such order by the board of supervisors, as provided for in Section 59-13-3, the clerk of such board shall publish in two weekly issues of some newspaper having a general circulation in the county, a notice of intention to issue bonds for said purposes; if, within fifteen days after the first […]
§ 59-9-69. Additional general obligation bonds
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 purposes authorized by Sections 59-9-17 through 59-9-23. Such bonds shall be […]
§ 59-9-71. Dredging and site preparation; fund
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 docks, marine railways, tug boats, or any other facilities required or incidental to the construction, outfitting, drydocking or repair […]
§ 59-9-73. Negotiability and taxation of bonds issued under Sections 59-9-65 through 59-9-75
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 powers granted by said sections, the board shall not be required to […]