Mississippi § 69-27-61 - Adjustment or consolidation; division of assets.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 69-27-61 — Adjustment or consolidation; division of assets., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-27-61. Adjustment or consolidation; division of assets.
The State Soil and Water Conservation Committee shall determine from each existing soil and water conservation district from which territory may be withdrawn in the adjustment of boundaries, or revision of a district, the value of cash or bonds on hand, and shall also make an appraisal of the cash value of the equipment, land, or other property of these affected districts, on hand as of the date of issuance of the certificate of organization by the Secretary of State to the revised district, and shall divide the liquid assets on the basis of the proportion of territory withdrawn from the existing district to the total territory in the existing district, make equitable distribution of the equipment, and partition any real property. The decision of the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee in this division of assets shall be final.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-27-61 ("Adjustment or consolidation; division of assets.") 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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