SEC. 51-35-125. District office.

In his decree organizing the district, the chancellor shall designate the place where the office or principal office of business of the district shall be located, which shall be within the corporate limits of the district and may be changed by order of the court or chancellor from time to time. The court files shall remain with the chancery clerk of the proper county, but the official records and files of the district shall be kept at the office so established. The regular meetings of the board of commissioners shall be held at such office or place of business at times to be fixed by the board.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 4777; Laws, 1936, ch. 188, Sec. 8.

1997  Amendment

SECTION 9. Sections 51-35-101, 51-35-103, 51-35-105, 51-35-107, 51-35-109, 51-35-111, 51-35-113, 51-35-115, 51-35-117, 51-35-119, 51-35-121, 51-35-123 and 51-35-125, Mississippi Code of 1972, which create the 1936 Flood Control Law of Mississippi, define certain terms, authorize the creation of flood control districts and establish the jurisdiction of the chancery court to create a district, authorize the board of supervisors of a county to petition for inclusion in a district, provide for the bond and powers and duties of the engineer appointed by the chancellor, provide for notice of hearing on a petition, conduct of the hearing and appeals of the order of the chancellor, and provide for the powers and duties of the district, name of the district and designation of a place for a district office, are repealed.

SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 403, Sec. 9, SB2937, Effective July 1, 1997.