Mississippi § 65-21-9 - Bond of toll bridge and ferry keepers.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-21-9 — Bond of toll bridge and ferry keepers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-21-9. Bond of toll bridge and ferry keepers.
The board of supervisors shall require the keeper of every toll bridge or ferry to give bond with two or more sufficient sureties, to be approved by the president and clerk of the board in a penalty, to be fixed by the board, of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and not more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and conditioned to keep the bridge or ferry at all times in good repair so as to secure the safe transportation, on the payment of the fixed tolls, of all persons and property, and in all things to comply with the law and the reasonable orders of the board regulating the keeping of such toll bridge or ferry, but saving to the keeper a reasonable time within which to repair damage done by a sudden freshet, storm, or other unforeseen accident.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-21-9 ("Bond of toll bridge and ferry keepers.") 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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