37-5-5
Section 37-5-5 Board of directors - Powers. The board of directors of any district shall
have power and authority: (1) To exercise by vote, ordinance or resolution all of the general
powers of the district. (2) To make all needful rules, regulations and bylaws for the management
and the conduct of the affairs of the district and of the board. (3) To adopt a seal for the
district, prescribe the style thereof and alter the same at pleasure. (4) To lease, purchase,
sell, convey and mortgage the property of the district and to execute all instruments, contracts,
mortgages, deeds or bonds on behalf of the district in such manner as the board shall direct.
(5) To inquire into any matter relating to the affairs of the district, to compel by subpoena
the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers material to any such inquiry,
to administer oaths to witnesses and to examine such witnesses. (6) To appoint and fix the
salaries and duties of such officer, experts, agents and...
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37-11A-1
Section 37-11A-1 Execution and text of compact. The Governor, on behalf of this state,
shall execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with the State of Mississippi,
and the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact in the form substantially as follows:
Northeast Mississippi - Northwest Alabama Railroad Authority Compact. The contracting states
solemnly agree: Article I. The purpose of this compact is to promote and develop trade, commerce,
industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and welfare in northeast Mississippi
and northwest Alabama through the establishment of a joint interstate authority to acquire
certain railroad properties and facilities which the operator thereof has notified the Interstate
Commerce Commission of an intention to abandon and which are located in any of Franklin, Marion,
or Winston Counties, Alabama or in Alcorn or Tishomingo Counties, Mississippi. Article II.
This compact shall become effective immediately as to the State...
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11-32-7
Section 11-32-7 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall exercise powers and duties
necessary to the discharge of its powers and duties in corporate form as follows: (1) Have
succession by its corporate name in perpetuity subject to Section 11-32-20. (2) Sue
and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and defend suits against it. (3) Adopt
and make use of a corporate seal and alter the same at its pleasure. (4) Adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) Acquire, receive, take, by
purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and hold property of every description, real,
personal, or mixed, whether located in one or more counties or municipalities and whether
located within or outside the authorizing county. (6) Make, enter into, and execute contracts,
agreements, leases, and other instruments and take other actions as may be necessary or convenient
to accomplish any purpose for which the authority was organized, or exercise any...
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22-18-50
Section 22-18-50 Enactment and text of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure
Interstate Compact. The Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact
is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein
in form substantially as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE In order to protect the public
through verification of competency and ensure accountability for patient care related activities
all states license emergency medical services (EMS) personnel, such as emergency medical technicians
(EMTs), advanced EMTs and paramedics. This Compact is intended to facilitate the day to day
movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance of their EMS duties as
assigned by an appropriate authority and authorize state EMS offices to afford immediate legal
recognition to EMS personnel licensed in a member state. This Compact recognizes that states
have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety...
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27-61-1
Section 27-61-1 Surplus Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact. The Surplus
Lines Insurance Multi-State Compliance Compact Act is enacted into law and entered into with
all jurisdictions mutually adopting the compact in the form substantially as follows: PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, with regard to Non-Admitted Insurance policies with risk exposures located in multiple
states, the 111th United States Congress has stipulated in Title V, Subtitle B, the Non-Admitted
and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act, hereafter, the NRRA, that: (A) The placement of Non-Admitted Insurance shall be subject
to the statutory and regulatory requirements solely of the insured's Home State, and (B) Any
law, regulation, provision, or action of any State that applies or purports to apply to Non-Admitted
Insurance sold to, solicited by, or negotiated with an insured whose Home State is another
State shall be preempted with respect to such application;...
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11-50-525
Section 11-50-525 Board of directors. The government of the corporation shall be vested
in the board, which may by resolution exercise or provide for the exercise of all the powers
of the corporation. The board shall be composed of one director from each municipality located
in the power district having a population of 1,000 or more inhabitants according to the last
or any future federal census, whose election shall be certified to the corporation by the
clerk of such municipality as hereinafter provided. The governing body of each such municipality
having such population may elect a director from such municipality. The election of each such
director shall be certified to the corporation by the clerk of the municipality whose governing
body shall make such election, as and when any such election shall be so made. The directors
so certified shall constitute the board, and a majority thereof at any time existing shall
constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business. The...
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11-50A-6
Section 11-50A-6 Board of directors; election committee; meetings; officers; compensation;
recordkeeping. (a) The board of directors of the authority shall be elected by the duly designated
representatives of the municipalities which are authorized and directed to designate a member
of the election committee as hereinafter provided in this section. Until the first
meeting of the board of directors following the meeting in 2015 of the election committee
hereinafter provided for, the board of directors shall consist of nine members; thereafter,
the board shall consist of the number of members equal to the number of municipalities contracting
with the authority for the purchase of electric power and energy pursuant to Section
11-50A-17, which are authorized and directed to designate a member of the election committee.
Members of the board of directors shall be eligible to succeed themselves. The business, affairs,
and property of the authority shall be managed by its board of directors....
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11-89-7
Section 11-89-7 Powers of district generally; power of district to acquire, operate,
etc., systems, etc., outside service area; provisions in schedules of rates and charges generally.
(a) The district shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name for the duration of time (which may be perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section
11-89-17) specified in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own
name in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and to defend civil actions
against it; (3) To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
(4) To adopt and alter bylaws for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business;
(5) To acquire, receive, and take, by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, and to
hold property of every description, real, personal, or mixed, whether...
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11-47-218
Section 11-47-218 Powers of authorities generally; location of projects; exercise of
power of eminent domain. (a) In addition to all other powers at any time conferred on it by
law, and subject to any express provisions of its certificate of incorporation to the contrary,
an authority shall have the following lawful powers, together with all powers incidental thereto
or necessary to discharge thereof in the corporate form: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name in perpetuity or for the duration specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2)
To sue and be sued in its own name in civil actions and to defend actions against it. (3)
To adopt and make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (4) To adopt,
alter, and repeal bylaws, regulations, and rules, not inconsistent with this article or its
certificate of incorporation, for the regulation and conduct of the affairs and business of
the authority. (5) To acquire, receive, take, and hold, whether by purchase,...
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11-92C-8
Section 11-92C-8 Powers of authority. (a) The authority shall have the following powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time, which may be
in perpetuity, subject to Section 11-92C-20, specified in its certificate of incorporation.
(2) To sue and be sued in its own name and to prosecute and defend civil actions in any court
having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; provided that the authority
shall be deemed to be a governmental entity as defined in Chapter 93 of this title for the
purpose of limiting the damages for which the authority may be liable. (3) To adopt and make
use of a corporate seal and to alter the seal at its pleasure. (4) To adopt and alter bylaws
for the regulation and conduct of its affairs and business. (5) To acquire, whether by purchase,
construction, exchange, gift, lease, or otherwise, and to refinance existing...
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