§ 59-5-3. Declaration of public policy
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.
§ 59-5-5. Construction of chapter
This chapter shall be construed liberally and broadly to effectuate the policy and purposes herein set out. This chapter shall be deemed to be full and complete authority for the exercise of the powers herein granted, but this chapter shall not be deemed to repeal or to be in derogation of any existing law of […]
§ 59-5-7. Activities of board and state port authority pursuant to chapter as governmental functions
The carrying out of the corporate purposes of the board and the state port authority hereinafter created is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State of Mississippi and is a public purpose, and the board and such state port authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise […]
§ 59-3-11. Issuance of bonds; maturities, interest, and execution of bonds; payment of principal and interest
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, within one (1) year after the […]
§ 59-3-13. Disposition of proceeds of bonds; penalty for diversion
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 corporate authorities of such municipality, and […]
§ 59-3-31. “Public corporation” defined
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 created by the legislature of the State of Mississippi.
§ 59-3-33. Establishment and operation by public corporation
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, entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance […]
§ 59-1-39. Licensing of harbor masters, pilots, stevedores, etc.
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 expenses and maintenance as directed by the […]
§ 59-1-41. Compulsory pilotage
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 coast-wise cargo not destined for foreign ports.
§ 59-1-42. Licensed pilot liability
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 performance of the pilot services, except for the following: Damage or loss […]