Mississippi § 21-41-47 - Obligations excepted from the limitations of indebtedness.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 21-41-47 — Obligations excepted from the limitations of indebtedness., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-41-47. Obligations excepted from the limitations of indebtedness.
All bonds, notes or other obligations heretofore or hereafter issued by the municipalities of the state, for so much of the cost of the local improvements as shall have been or shall be assessed against property specially benefited by said improvements or shall have been paid for by said issuing municipality, shall be excepted from any limitations of indebtedness prescribed by the special charters of such municipalities or by any special or general law, and said bonds, notes or other obligations shall not be considered indebtedness of said municipalities in applying said limitations of indebtedness. It shall not be necessary for any municipality to secure the approval of its qualified electors to borrow the money or issue its obligations incurred in the doing of such local improvements, but such acts may be done without an election and without giving notice of intention to do so.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-41-47 ("Obligations excepted from the limitations of indebtedness.") 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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