Mississippi § 65-7-87 - Certain counties may construct village streets.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-7-87 — Certain counties may construct village streets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-7-87. Certain counties may construct village streets.
The board of supervisors of any county of the state of the second class, having a population of more than fifty thousand according to the 1930 federal census, situated wholly within a levee district, and in which there is situated a city of more than fourteen thousand population, is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to construct or assist in the construction of any streets of any village or town of less than five hundred population in said county, and to pay for same out of the highway maintenance fund or any other county fund available to said county for highway construction purposes.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 65-7-87
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 65-7-87 cover?
Section 65-7-87 ("Certain counties may construct village streets.") 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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