Mississippi § 21-3-23 - Duties of street commissioner.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-3-23 — Duties of street commissioner., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-3-23. Duties of street commissioner.
The street commissioner shall, under the direction of the mayor and board of aldermen, have general control of the streets, alleys, avenues, and sidewalks. He shall see that they are always in proper repair. He shall have the same worked, repaired, altered, paved, lighted, sprinkled, and everything else done that ought to be done to keep the same in good repair and condition, and shall perform all other duties that may be required of him by ordinance.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-3-23 ("Duties of street commissioner.") 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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