Mississippi § 19-5-97 - Purchase, operation and maintenance of fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 19-5-97 — Purchase, operation and maintenance of fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-5-97. Purchase, operation and maintenance of fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment.
The board of supervisors of any county who find that the public interest of the county, or any supervisors’ district or districts within the county, will be conserved thereby, may purchase, operate, and maintain fire trucks, pumps, tanks, trailers, fire hose, fire extinguishers, and other fire fighting equipment, and may contract with one or more towns or municipalities in the county for keeping and storing same, or any part of same, and assisting in the use and operation thereof. Such board may pay its part of the cost of such purchasing, operation and maintenance from the general fund of the county if the entire county participates in the provisions of this section, or from a special fund to be known as the “Fire Prevention Fund” if less than all five districts participate. The board is empowered to authorize the participation of either the entire county or any district or districts whose public interests will be conserved thereby.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-5-97 ("Purchase, operation and maintenance of fire trucks and other fire fighting equipment.") 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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