Mississippi § 21-27-167 - Acquisition of necessary property by municipality.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-27-167 — Acquisition of necessary property by municipality., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-27-167. Acquisition of necessary property by municipality.
A municipality shall have the power and right to acquire and to own, maintain, use and operate any and all property of any kind, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein within or without the boundaries of its metropolitan area necessary or convenient to the exercise of the purposes of and the powers granted by Sections 21-27-161 through 21-27-191. Within any unincorporated portion of its metropolitan area, a municipality may acquire such property by exercise of the power of eminent domain as provided in Chapter 27, Title 11, Mississippi Code of 1972. Prior to the exercise of the power of eminent domain within any unincorporated portion of its metropolitan area, a municipality shall seek and obtain a written agreement with the public agency or other person having local jurisdiction of such area for the acquisition of such property. The written agreement provided for herein for the exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be spread upon the minutes of said public agency or person as defined herein.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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