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§ 59-3-7. Conduct of election on issuance of bonds

Before issuing bonds authorized by Section 59-3-3 the corporate authorities shall by resolution spread upon their minutes, declare their intention of issuing said bonds, fixing in such resolution the maximum amount thereof, and the purpose for which they are to be issued, and where an election is required shall fix in such resolution a date […]

§ 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 […]

§ 59-1-43. Use of or actions by unlicensed persons

Any person or persons, vessel, firm or corporation, acting as or employing a harbormaster, pilot, boatman, stevedore, surveyor, watchman, police, ship agent, ship chandler or such other persons as may be required by the port commissioners, performing services for the public shipping, without first being duly licensed and qualified as provided in this chapter shall […]

§ 59-1-19. Sale, lease or other disposition of land not used for port purposes

In the event any part of lands as are described in Section 59-1-17 are not used for port purposes, and navigation and commerce will not be impeded thereby, such port commission may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of same to individuals, firms or corporations, public or private, for industrial use, on such terms and conditions […]

§ 59-1-21. Terms and conditions of conveyances, contracts, leases, etc.

Any such conveyance, contract, lease or other disposition authorized by Section 59-1-19 of any or all such lands described in Section 59-1-17 may be made upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as may be found to be adequate by the port commission, and approved by the city, in orders or resolutions authorizing […]

§ 59-1-23. Assistance of municipalities in establishing industries

In lieu of exercising the authority herein granted, a port commission may cooperate and assist any authorized municipality, as defined in Sections 57-1-1 through 57-1-51, Mississippi Code of 1972, to which a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued under such sections, in the establishment of an industry or industries by such municipality, […]