Mississippi § 21-25-27 - Levy by special assessment within district to pay for service.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-25-27 — Levy by special assessment within district to pay for service., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-25-27. Levy by special assessment within district to pay for service.
The municipal governing authorities are vested with full power to raise the levy on the property, both personal and real, by special assessment within such fire district sufficient to pay for laying such water mains, and to meet the contracted annual rental for such service. Such authorities shall have all power to enforce and collect said taxes as provided by statutes empowering municipalities to collect special assessments, and it shall be done in the same general way and may be assessed at any time and cover such length of time as the governing authorities may deem proper.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-25-27 ("Levy by special assessment within district to pay for service.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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