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§ 95-3-3. Persons guilty

Any person who shall use, occupy, establish or conduct a nuisance as herein defined, or aid or abet therein, and the owner, agent or lessee of any interest in such nuisance, together with the person employed in or in control of any such nuisance by any such owner, agent or lessee, shall be guilty of […]

§ 95-3-5. Action to abate and enjoin; who may maintain

Whenever a nuisance exists, the attorney-general of the state, the district attorney of the district, the county attorney, or any person who is a citizen of the county, may bring an action in equity in the name of the State of Mississippi, upon the relation of such attorney general, district attorney, or county attorney, or […]

§ 95-3-7. Jurisdiction; procedure; temporary restraining order

Such action shall be brought in the chancery court of the county in which the property is located, by a verified bill of complaint, stating the facts constituting the nuisance, the names of the parties, the object of the action, a substantial description of the place constituting the alleged nuisance, and a general description of […]

§ 95-3-1. Definitions of terms “person,” “place” and “nuisance”

For the purpose of this chapter the terms place, person and nuisance are defined as follows: a. “Place” shall include any building, erection, or structure or any separate part or portion thereof or the ground itself. b. “Person” shall include any individual, corporation, association, partnership, trustee, lessee, agent or assignee. c. “Nuisance” shall mean any […]