Mississippi § 57-5-11 - Application for certificate by municipality; hearings on application.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 57-5-11 — Application for certificate by municipality; hearings on application., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 57-5-11. Application for certificate by municipality; hearings on application.
Each municipality within this state shall have the right to apply to the board for a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the board as to whether the general welfare requires that such municipality enter into the development of such a “standard” industrial park or district. In determining whether such certificate shall be issued, the board may hold hearings, make such investigation as may be desired, and shall have power to summon witnesses, administer oaths, hear testimony and make a record of all things had and done at such hearings or investigations, and to order issued such certificates of convenience and necessity as to the board may seem advisable.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 57-5-11 ("Application for certificate by municipality; hearings on application.") 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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