Mississippi § 19-5-239 - Annexation of area adjacent to district.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-5-239 — Annexation of area adjacent to district., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-5-239. Annexation of area adjacent to district.
Any area adjacent to any district created under Sections 19-5-215 through 19-5-241 and situated within the same county as the district, and not being situated within the corporate boundaries of any existing municipality, may be annexed to and become a part of such district by the same procedure prescribed in Sections 19-5-215 through 19-5-241 for the original creation of the district. All costs incident to the publication of notice and all other costs incident to the hearings, election and proceedings shall be paid by the board of supervisors.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-5-239 ("Annexation of area adjacent to district.") 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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