Mississippi § 55-9-81 - Creation of commission; composition; members.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 55-9-81 — Creation of commission; composition; members., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55-9-81. Creation of commission; composition; members.
The board of supervisors of any county may create a county park commission and appoint five (5) members thereto who shall be designated as park commissioners. Each member of the commission shall be a qualified elector of the county, and there shall be one (1) member from each supervisors district. The terms of the members shall be concurrent with the supervisors, and they shall receive such compensation as may be provided by the board. The commission shall elect one (1) of its members as chairman of such commission and another of them as treasurer, and the treasurer shall give bond in such amount as the board of supervisors shall require payable to the county. The board of supervisors of such county shall have the power to remove any member of such commission for inefficiency or incompetency, or for any other just cause.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55-9-81 ("Creation of commission; composition; members.") 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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