SEC. 51-35-197. Police powers.

The board of commissioners shall have the right to police the works of the district and, in times of great emergency and during great floods, may compel assistance of the citizens of the district in the protection of the works and shall also have the right to prevent persons, vehicles, or livestock from passing over the works and improvements of the district in any manner which, in the judgment of the board of commissioners, would result in damage thereto.

SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 4816; Laws, 1936, ch. 188, Sec. 46.

1997 Amendment

 SECTION 12. Sections 51-35-195, 51-35-197, 51-35-199, 51-35-201, 51-35-203, 51-35-205, 51-35-207, 51-35-209, 51-35-211 and 51-35-213, Mississippi Code of 1972, which require the district to continue after completion of the plan, authorize the Board of Commissioners to exercise certain police powers and to compel the performance of a duty by mandamus, provide penalties for certain acts, provide for interpretation of this article, identify the relationship between flood control districts and drainage districts, establish a procedure to perfect a defective notice, authorize the board of Commissioners to pay taxes on certain exempt lands and provide certain assurances to the United States Secretary of War, and limit the ad valorem tax assessed under this article, are repealed.

SOURCE: 1997 Laws, Chapter 403, Sec. 12, SB2937, Effective July 1, 1997.