Mississippi § 69-27-59 - Adjustment or consolidation; applicability and interpretation of certain provisions.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 69-27-59 — Adjustment or consolidation; applicability and interpretation of certain provisions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-27-59. Adjustment or consolidation; applicability and interpretation of certain provisions.
All statutory provisions pertaining to the qualifications, appointment, election, and tenure of commissioners, and the powers of districts and commissioners shall apply to districts whose boundaries are revised or which are reconstituted under Sections 69-27-55 through 69-27-61. The provisions of Sections 69-27-55 through 69-27-61 shall not be interpreted to remove from office commissioners previously appointed or elected to serve existing soil and water conservation districts. However, the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee is empowered to establish rules whereby these officers will continue to serve, either in the existing district, or in the newly constituted district, until the termination date of their present term of office.
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Section 69-27-59 ("Adjustment or consolidation; applicability and interpretation of certain provisions.") 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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