Mississippi § 89-13-3 - Enforcement of contribution.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 89-13-3 — Enforcement of contribution., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 89-13-3. Enforcement of contribution.
If any person, being requested to do so, will not contribute his proper share of the work and furnish the requisite materials suitable for a party fence, or pay the value of his share, the person desiring to build the fence may erect or construct the whole of it, of a proper and suitable kind, being a lawful fence, and may thereafter apply, in writing, to a justice of the peace, who shall appoint three (3) impartial freeholders of the neighborhood to view the fence and determine what amount should be paid by the person who has failed to contribute.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 89-13-3 ("Enforcement of contribution.") 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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