Mississippi § 55-9-51 - General grant of authority.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 55-9-51 — General grant of authority., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-9-51. General grant of authority.
The board of supervisors of any county having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) inhabitants, according to the latest federal census, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to employ recreational supervisors for public parks and/or playgrounds located in said county, to pay to each recreational supervisor a salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month, and to expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) annually for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in such public parks and/or playgrounds. However, no sum in excess of two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) shall be expended for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in any one (1) supervisors district in any one (1) year. The board of supervisors of any county having as many as seven (7) municipalities located therein, in whole or in part, and in which there is located a Natchez Trace Parkway Housing Authority and a government fish hatchery, may, in its discretion, employ recreational supervisors for public parks and/or playgrounds located in said county, expend a total sum not exceeding three thousand, six hundred dollars ($3,600.00) annually for their salaries and expenses, and expend a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually for the purchase and installation of recreational equipment in such parks and/or playgrounds.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-9-51 ("General grant of authority.") 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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