Mississippi § 51-33-19 - Funds for repairs and restoration.

Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-33-19 — Funds for repairs and restoration., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 51-33-19. Funds for repairs and restoration.

The commissioners of any drainage district organized and existing under any law of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell the negotiable certificate of indebtedness of such district as herein provided, for the purpose of providing funds with which to clean out, restore, repair, and rehabilitate the whole or any part of the drainage system of such district; or for the purpose of cooperating with the United States or any agency thereof in such works. No such certificates of indebtedness shall be so issued for the purpose of constructing any new ditches or new works of improvement in any such district.

Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 51-33-19 ("Funds for repairs and restoration.") 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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