Mississippi § 21-37-4 - Governing authorities of municipalities to maintain roads, driveways, parking lots and grounds of public schools located within municipal corporate boundaries.
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§ 21-37-4. Governing authorities of municipalities to maintain roads, driveways, parking lots and grounds of public schools located within municipal corporate boundaries.
The governing authorities of any municipality, in their discretion, may grade, gravel, shell, overlay, repair and maintain gravel, shell, asphalt or concrete roads, driveways and parking lots and grounds of public schools located within the corporate boundaries of the municipality. Before engaging in such work, the governing authorities shall spread upon their minutes, the written request of the school board for the work, the written approval of the governing authorities for the work and the specific location of the road, driveway, parking lot or school grounds to be worked.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-37-4 ("Governing authorities of municipalities to maintain roads, driveways, parking lots and grounds of public schools located within municipal corporate boundaries.") 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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