Mississippi § 65-19-81 - Public highways extending into municipalities.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-19-81 — Public highways extending into municipalities., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-19-81. Public highways extending into municipalities.
Where any public highway being constructed, improved, or maintained by any separate road district shall run or extend into or through any incorporated municipality within the said district, such highway may be constructed, improved, and maintained the same within as without the corporate limits of said municipality. With the consent of and in conjunction with the road commissioners, the said municipality may, out of its own funds, add such street crossings or make improvements, such as grading, culverts, graveling, paving, or other improvements, as it may desire; the mayor and board of aldermen shall, by an order spread upon their minutes, consent for the work to be done by the commissioners. This section shall not be construed as any limitation upon those sections of this title in reference to state highways.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-19-81 ("Public highways extending into municipalities.") 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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