2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 21 - MUNICIPALITIES
Chapter 1 - Classification, Creation, Abolition, and Expansion.
21-1-9 - Designation of municipalities.
§ 21-1-9. Designation of municipalities.
All municipalities operating under Chapter 99, Mississippi Code of 1906, and all municipalities operating under Title 21, Chapter 3, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be designated as having "Code Charters." All municipalities operating under Title 21, Chapter 5, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be designated as having "Commission Form of Government." All municipalities operating under Title 21, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be designated as having "Council Form of Government." All municipalities operating under Title 21, Chapter 9, Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be designated as having "Council-Manager Form of Government." All other municipalities shall be designated as having "Private Charters," or such other form of government as may be created by the legislature, such cities to be designated by the act creating such special form of government.
Sources: Codes, 1906, ch. 99; 1942, § 3374-31; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 31, eff from and after July 1, 1950.
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