§ 59-19-11. Use of landing; penalty for misuse
After the termination of the proceedings and the payment or tender of the damages and costs, the applicants may erect warehouses, sheds, and such other buildings as may be necessary for the reception, storage, or shipment of cotton or other freight, and shall have such lot substantially inclosed, provided with suitable gates, and kept in […]
§ 59-17-51. Pledge of revenues, rents and earnings to payment of bonds; sinking fund
The net revenues, rents, and earnings derived from any planned development or the net revenues, rents, and earnings received by the board produced by a state inland port, harbor, or part thereof, for which bonds have been issued, shall be pledged and allocated by the board to the payment of the principal of and interest […]
§ 59-17-53. Refunding bonds
The board is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds by the state bond commission for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter and then outstanding, together with interest thereon to the date of such refunding bonds, and redemption premium thereon, if any. The issuance […]
§ 59-17-55. Bonds as legal investments and security for deposits
All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for trustees and other fiduciaries, and for savings banks, trust companies, the board of trustees of the public employees’ retirement system, and insurance companies organized under the laws of the State of Mississippi, and such bonds shall be legal securities which may […]
§ 59-17-57. Representation of state bond commission by attorney general
Except as otherwise authorized in Section 7-5-39, the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi shall represent the State Bond Commission in issuing, selling and validating bonds herein provided for, and the board is hereby authorized and empowered to expend any sum not exceeding Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) from the proceeds derived from the sale […]
§ 59-19-1. Initiation of proceedings to establish landing
Any three or more freeholders residing in any county bordering on the Mississippi River or other navigable river, bayou, bay, or inlet, may petition the board of supervisors of such county to cause a lot of ground, outside of a city, town, or village, on the bank of the river, bayou, bay, or inlet, to […]
§ 59-19-3. Notice of proceedings to establish landing
The board of supervisors shall fix the time and place for the meeting of the committee provided for in Section 59-19-1, and the sheriff of the county shall deliver to the owner of the land proposed to be taken a copy of the order five days previous to the time of meeting. The committee shall […]
§ 59-17-31. Authority of board or inland port authority to employ personnel, make contracts and purchases, and sue and be sued
The board or the State Inland Port Authority, in the performance of its duties, may employ such personnel and make all contracts and purchases incidental to or necessary for the advancement, promotion, development, establishment, insurance, maintenance, repair, improvement and operation of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels and waterways, including, if required for its protection, retirement […]
§ 59-17-33. Acquisition of rights of way, land and property by board generally; restriction on power of eminent domain
For the acquiring of rights-of-way, land and property, including existing easements, restrictive covenants and reversionary estates necessary for the purpose herein authorized, the board shall have the right and power to acquire the same by purchase, negotiation or condemnation, and, should it elect to exercise the right of eminent domain, it may proceed in the […]
§ 59-17-35. State bonds; issuance, terms, and conditions generally
The board shall have power and is hereby authorized, at one (1) time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable bonds of the State of Mississippi by the state bond commission to provide funds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of the […]