45-39-221.03
Section 45-39-221.03 Powers of tourism board. (a) The tourism board may conduct programs and
events, including, but not limited to, programs of information and publicity, sporting events,
and other public events to attract tourists and visitors to the county. The tourism board
may conduct programs or events in the state and elsewhere and expend its funds in the furtherance
of such programs and events in the state and elsewhere. (b) The tourism board may enter into
contracts with any person, firm, corporation, or association to carry out the purposes set
forth herein. No contract entered into by the tourism board shall bind either the state, the
county, or any municipality. (c) The tourism board shall have the following additional powers,
together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate
form: (1) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions, and to defend suits
and actions against it, including suits and actions ex delicto...
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45-17-92
Section 45-17-92 Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau. (a) This section shall apply
only in Colbert County. (b) The following words and terms as used in this section, shall have
the meanings hereby ascribed to them: "the bureau" means the public corporation
for which this section provides; "the board" means the board of directors of the
authority for which this section provides. (c)(1) There is hereby established in the county
a public corporation for the purposes herein specified, which corporation shall be vested
with the powers conferred upon it by this section. The public corporation is at times hereinafter
referred to as "the bureau." (2) Subject to the conditions and qualifications hereinafter
stated, the name of the corporation shall be the Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau.
(d)(1) The bureau shall be authorized and empowered to conduct programs, including but not
limited to programs of information and publicity designed to attract conventions and tourism
to...
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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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11-20-37
Section 11-20-37 Powers generally; location and operation of projects. (a) The corporation
shall have the following powers, together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary
for the performance of those stated in this subsection: (1) To have succession by its corporate
name for the period specified in the certificate of incorporation unless sooner dissolved
as provided in this article; (2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend civil actions
in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties; (3) To have and
to use a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (4) To acquire, whether by purchase,
construction, exchange, gift, lease or otherwise, improve, maintain, equip and furnish one
or more projects, including all real and personal properties which the board of directors
of the corporation may deem necessary in connection therewith and regardless of whether or
not any such projects or any part thereof shall then be in existence; (5) To...
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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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40-9B-3
Section 40-9B-3 Definitions. (a) For purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases
mean: (1) ABATE, ABATEMENT. A reduction or elimination of a taxpayer's liability for tax or
payments required to be made in lieu thereof. An abatement of transaction taxes imposed under
Chapter 23 of this title, or payments required to be made in lieu thereof, shall relieve the
seller from the obligation to collect and pay over the transaction tax as if the sale were
to a person exempt, to the extent of the abatement, from the transaction tax. (2) ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY RESOURCES. The definition given in Section 40-18-1. (3) CONSTRUCTION RELATED TRANSACTION
TAXES. The transaction taxes imposed by Chapter 23 of this title, or payments required to
be made in lieu thereof, on tangible personal property and taxable services incorporated into
an industrial development property, the cost of which may be added to capital account with
respect to the property, determined without regard to any rule which...
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45-49A-64.07
Section 45-49A-64.07 Powers of authority. 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 perpetual,
subject to Section 45-49A-64.19) specified in its certificate of incorporation. (2) To sue
and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions and to defend suits 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 located in one or more counties or municipalities
and whether located within or outside the authorizing municipality. (6) To make, enter into,
and execute such contracts, agreements, leases, and other...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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11-89A-8
Section 11-89A-8 Powers of authority; location of facilities of authority. (a) Every authority
shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes
and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing)
the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the duration of time
(which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-89A-21 specified in its
certificate of incorporation); (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits and actions
and to defend suit 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 the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct of its affairs
and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure, lease, or
otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate, maintain,...
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11-97-8
Section 11-97-8 Powers of corporation; location of facilities of corporation. (a) Every corporation
shall have all of the powers necessary and convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes
and provisions of this chapter, including (without limiting the generality of the foregoing)
the following powers: (1) To have succession in its corporate name for the duration of time
(which may be in perpetuity, subject to the provisions of Section 11-97-22 hereof) specified
in its certificate of incorporation; (2) To sue and be sued in its own name in civil suits
and actions and to defend suits 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 the provisions of this chapter, for the regulation and conduct
of its affairs and business; (5) To acquire, whether by gift, purchase, transfer, foreclosure,
lease, or otherwise, to construct and to expand, improve, operate,...
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