Mississippi § 51-31-23 - Jurisdiction of organization.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-31-23 — Jurisdiction of organization., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-31-23. Jurisdiction of organization.
Where the land to be included in a proposed drainage district lies wholly within one county or a judicial district of a county, the petition for the organization of the district shall be filed in the chancery court of such county or judicial district. Where the lands to be included in such proposed drainage district lie in two or more districts or counties in this state, the petition shall be filed in the chancery court of the county or judicial district in which the greatest or greater number of acres of land to be included lie. Such chancery court or the chancellor thereof shall have jurisdiction of the entire drainage district, whether all of the proposed lands of the drainage district lie within the chancery court district, or a part of the lands lie outside thereof.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-31-23 ("Jurisdiction of organization.") 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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