As Amended
SEC. 51-21-7. Counties which may become members of district.
Any county bordering on the Lower Mississippi River not included in a levee district, having a population of less than forty thousand (40,000) but more than thirty-five thousand (35,000) in the 1960 federal decennial census, and wherein U. S. Highways 61 and 84 intersect may be included in the district.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 5956-324; Laws, 1966, ch. 259, Sec. 4, 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of the district, powers and duties of the district and issuance of bonds and levy of special tax by the district, are repealed.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.