Mississippi § 65-15-9 - Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-15-9 — Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-15-9. Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues.
[With regard to any county which is exempt from the provisions of Section 19-2-3, this section shall read as follows:] The board of supervisors of any county in the state in which there are county road bonds, district road bonds, sea wall bonds, or road protection bonds outstanding, which were issued for the purpose of building bridges or constructing public roads or sea walls, may, in its discretion, in addition to all other lawful uses, use such county’s share, or any part thereof, of the funds heretofore or hereafter derived from the tax on gasoline and the road and bridge privilege tax for the further purpose of paying interest and principal of such county road bonds or road district bonds heretofore issued for any of the said above stated purposes. However, nothing in this section shall in anywise affect Section 65-33-45, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-15-9 ("Gasoline tax in payment of road bond issues.") 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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