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2018 Mississippi Code
Title 21 - Municipalities
Chapter 37 - Streets, Parks and Other Public Property
§ 21-37-15. Harbors, wharves, and docks.
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MS Code § 21-37-15 (2018)
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The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to construct all needful improvements in the harbor; to control, guide, or deflect the current of a river; to repair and regulate public wharves and docks; to charge and collect levee rates and wharfage on firewood, lumber, timber, logs, shingles, staves, posts, laths, and other articles brought to the port of such municipality; and to set aside or lease portions of the wharf for special purposes. However, a permit to use any portion of a wharf or a lease of the same shall not be granted for a term exceeding twenty-five years.
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