Mississippi § 51-7-9 - Content of petition.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 51-7-9 — Content of petition., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-7-9. Content of petition.
A petition for creation of a master water management district shall set forth the proposed name of the district, the necessity for the district, and a general description of the region intended to be embraced therein; and it shall pray for the organization of the district by the name proposed.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 51-7-9 ("Content of 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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