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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 21 - MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 21-1-1 — 21-47-5)
Chapter 19 - HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE (§§ 21-19-1 — 21-19-69)
Section 21-19-5 - Establishing hospitals, workhouses, and houses of correction
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MS Code § 21-19-5 (2023)
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The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power and authority to erect, establish and regulate hospitals, workhouses, and houses of correction in the corporate limits, or within three miles thereof, and to provide for the government and support of same.
Codes, 1892, § 2962; 1906, § 3358; Hemingway's 1917, § 5855; 1930, § 2435; 1942, § 3374-144; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 144, eff. 7/1/1950.
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