Mississippi Code 1972 (2023)
Title 95 - TORTS (§§ 95-1-1 — 95-15-1)
Chapter 3 - NUISANCES (§§ 95-3-1 — 95-3-29)
Section 95-3-21 - County attorney; duty; procedure
In case the existence of such nuisance is established in a criminal proceeding, under existing laws, it shall be the duty of the county attorney or district attorney to proceed promptly under this chapter to enforce the provisions and penalties thereof, and the finding of the defendant guilty in such criminal proceedings, unless reversed or set aside, shall be conclusive as against such defendant as to the existence of the nuisance. All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid into the county treasury. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in Section 95-3-15, shall be applied in payment of the costs of the action and abatement, including the complainant's costs, or so much of such proceeds as may be necessary, except as otherwise provided by law.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp, § 2790g; 1930, § 2878; 1942, § 1070; Laws, 1918, ch. 193.
