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§ 59-1-13. Construction of Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 generally

Being for the purpose of relieving unemployment and promoting industrial development and the development of fisheries, commerce and shipping in the state, Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 shall be construed as granting additional authority to the several port commissions of the State of Mississippi, and the same shall not repeal or impair any existing law.

§ 59-1-15. Definition of “industrial operations.”

The term “industrial operations” as used in Sections 59-1-13 through 59-1-25 shall include but not be limited to any and all enterprises the operation of which will aid in the development of fisheries, commerce, navigation or shipping in the port, as well as all forms of manufacturing enterprises.

§ 59-1-17. Jurisdiction of commission; reclamation, use and disposition of lands subject to commission jurisdiction generally; leasing and subleasing of certain submerged lands and tidelands owned by state

The several port commissions in the State of Mississippi are each hereby vested with full jurisdiction and control of any and all lands lying within, or adjacent to, any river, bay or natural lake which are now, or heretofore were, below the mean high tide mark, and which lands lie within or adjacent to any […]

§ 59-1-3. Appointment, oath, bond, and terms of office of members of commission

The port commission provided for in Section 59-1-1 shall be appointed as follows: one (1) shall be appointed by the Governor who shall be skilled and experienced in maritime affairs; one (1) shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which such port of entry is located, who shall be skilled […]

§ 59-1-5. Compensation of members of commission

Each member of any port commission created under the provisions of this chapter, operating in a county bounded by the Gulf of Mexico shall receive as compensation twenty-two dollars and fifty cents ($22.50) per day while engaged in attendance upon meetings of the commission, or engaged in other duties of the commission, not to exceed […]