Mississippi § 67-3-65 - Powers of local governments.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 67-3-65 — Powers of local governments., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-3-65. Powers of local governments.
Municipalities may enforce such proper rules and regulations for fixing zones and territories, prescribing hours of opening and of closing, and for such other measures as will promote public health, morals, and safety, as they may by ordinance provide. The board of supervisors of any county may make such rules and regulations as to territory outside of municipalities as are herein provided for municipalities. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the governing body of any municipality from designating what territory surrounding churches and schools in said municipalities, and the board of supervisors of any county from designating what territory surrounding churches and schools outside of any municipality, in which light wines and beer shall not be sold or consumed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 67-3-65 ("Powers of local governments.") 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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