2015 Mississippi Code
Title 35 - WAR VETERANS AND PENSIONS
Chapter 3 - WAR VETERANS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 35-3-5 - Furnishing of quarters for veterans' organizations; issuance of bonds or notes

(1) The governing authorities of any municipality, town or county in the state may, in its discretion, rent, lease, purchase or construct a building or buildings to house the units of the various congressionally chartered veteran's organizations and the auxiliaries of such organizations, and the records of such organizations and their auxiliaries, and may, where necessary, acquire land by purchase, lease or otherwise for the purpose of constructing such building or buildings.

(2) The expenses authorized by subsection (1) of this section may be paid by such municipality, town or county out of any available funds.

(3) For the purpose of securing funds to carry out subsection (1) of this section, the governing authorities of such municipality, town or county are hereby authorized and empowered in their discretion to issue bonds or negotiable notes for the purpose of acquiring by purchase, gift or lease real estate for the purposes herein authorized, and also for owning, erecting, building, establishing, and maintaining such buildings herein authorized, and to remodel or repair any such building. Such bonds or notes shall be issued in an amount not to exceed the limitation now or hereafter imposed by law on municipalities or counties or towns, and shall be issued in all respects including interest rate, maturities and other details as is now or may hereafter be provided by general law regulating the issuance of bond or notes by the corporate authorities of such municipality or town, and the board of supervisors of such county.