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2017 Mississippi Code
Title 55 - Parks and Recreation
Chapter 25 - Rails-to-Trails Recreational District
§ 55-25-3. District board of directors; appointment; oath of office; compensation
Universal Citation: MS Code § 55-25-3 (2017)
- (1) A district shall be governed by a board of directors who shall be appointed as follows: the governing authorities of each participating county and each participating municipality shall appoint one (1) resident of its jurisdiction as its member of the board. The term of each member shall coincide with that of the appointing official, so that after the initial appointments, terms shall be for a period of four (4) years.
- (2) Each director shall, before a chancery clerk, take and subscribe to the general oath of office required by Section 268 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, and the oath shall be filed with such clerk and by him preserved.
- (3) If compensation is paid to any member of the board of directors, it shall be paid by the district from any funds available. In no event shall such compensation exceed the sum of Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($ 22.50) per day.
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