Mississippi § 21-9-83 - General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-9-83 — General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-9-83. General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council.
Wherever, in any general or special law or statute, any power is conferred or duty enjoined or penalty imposed upon any officer, commission, board, or other body, acting for a city, such law or statute shall be held to confer such power and to enjoin such duty and impose such penalty upon the council, and the members thereof, in cities operating under a council-manager form of government. Whenever in this chapter or in any statute of this state, the word “franchise” is used it shall, when applied to cities operating under council-manager form of government, include every special privilege in the streets, highways, and public places of the city, whether granted by the state or the city, which does not belong to the citizens generally by common right.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-9-83 ("General and special laws and statutes to be construed as applicable to council.") 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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