Mississippi § 61-3-31 - Grounds for contesting validation of bonds.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 61-3-31 — Grounds for contesting validation of bonds., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 61-3-31. Grounds for contesting validation of bonds.
After the publication of such authorizing resolution or amendatory resolution, if any, the validation of the bonds authorized thereby may be contested only if: Such bonds were authorized for an objective or purpose for which the political subdivision is not authorized to expend money, or The provisions of law which should have been complied with, on or before the date of such publication, were not complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after such publication of the resolution authorizing the bonds, or, as to changes made by an amendatory resolution, within twenty days after such publication of such amendatory resolution, or Such bonds were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution or laws of Mississippi.
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Section 61-3-31 ("Grounds for contesting validation of bonds.") 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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