Mississippi § 19-13-115 - Bonds required of contractors.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-13-115 — Bonds required of contractors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-13-115. Bonds required of contractors.
The board of supervisors shall require the successful bidder to execute a bond with sufficient surety or sureties to be approved by it in a sufficient penalty conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract and the prompt delivery, free of all charges for freight and otherwise, at the price specified. The bond of the contractor taken by the board of supervisors shall be filed with the clerk of the board; and such bond shall be subject to the provisions of law applicable to the bonds of county officers. The board may accept the undertaking of an approved guaranty company as surety, with or without other sureties, on such bonds.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-13-115 ("Bonds required of contractors.") 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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