As Amended
SEC. 51-21-5. Board of directors.
All powers of the district shall be exercised by the board of directors of five in number, each of whom shall be a resident of a county within which all or part of the district lies. The directors shall be appointed by the governor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years on the initial appointment; and each succeeding appointment shall be for a term of five years. A director shall be eligible for reappointment by the governor.
(a) Each director shall take and subscribe to the general oath of office required by section 268 of the constitution of the State of Mississippi before a chancery clerk, that he will faithfully discharge the duties of the office, which oath shall be filed with the said clerk and by him preserved.
(b) Each director shall receive a per diem not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per day for attending each day's meeting of the board and for each day spent in attending to the necessary business of the district and, in addition, he shall receive reimbursement for actual mileage expenses not to exceed seven cents (7cents) per mile.
(c) The board of directors shall annually elect from its number a president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of the district.
(d) Except as provided in the first paragraph of section 51-21-13, all business of the district shall be transacted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors at a regular meeting duly called and held for such purpose.
(e) The state auditor of public accounts shall annually audit the books and records of the district, make a report thereof to the governor and the legislature, and file a copy with the chancery clerk of each county in the district.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 5956-323; Laws, 1966, ch. 259, Sec. 3, eff from and after passage (approved June 16, 1966).
1997 Amendment:
SECTION 5. Sections 51-21-1, 51-21-3, 51-21-5, 51-21-7, 51-21-9, 51-21-11, 51-21-13 and 51-21-14, Mississippi Code of 1972, which establish legislative intent and policy for the Lower Mississippi River Basin Development District, authorize the organization of the district and specify which counties may become part of the district, and provide for a board of directors, creation of the district, powers and duties of the district and issuance of bonds and levy of special tax by the district, are repealed.
SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 403, Section 5, SB2937, Effective July 1, 1997.