2019 Mississippi Code
Title 19 - Counties and County Officers
Chapter 9 - Finance and Taxation
Uniform System for Issuance of County Bonds
§ 19-9-17. Results of election
When the results of the election on the question of the issuance of such bonds shall have been canvassed by the election commissioners of such county and certified by them to the board of supervisors of such county, it shall be the duty of such board of supervisors to determine and adjudicate whether or not three-fifths (⅗) of the qualified electors who voted in such election voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds. Unless three-fifths (⅗) of the qualified electors who voted in such election shall have voted in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then such bonds shall not be issued. Should three-fifths (⅗) of the qualified electors who vote in such election vote in favor of the issuance of such bonds, then the board of supervisors of the county may issue such bonds, either in whole or in part, within two years from the date of such election or within two years after the final favorable termination of any litigation affecting the issuance of such bonds, as such board shall deem best.
