Mississippi § 51-33-107 - Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-33-107 — Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-33-107. Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition.
All proceedings instituted under Section 51-33-105 shall be by petition addressed to the court having jurisdiction of said proceedings, as aforesaid, and, when executed as hereinafter directed, filed with the clerk of said court. Said petition shall be signed by twenty-five per cent (25%) of the landowners owning a majority of the acreage in any of said drainage districts. Any guardian of the estate of any person under legal disability owning lands in said district is hereby authorized to sign said petition for said person or persons under disability and, likewise, the executors, administrators, or trustees of any decedent’s estate are authorized to sign said petition for said decedent. Any officer of any corporation may sign the same for said corporation.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-33-107 ("Dissolution of district by cumulative method; petition.") 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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