The board of supervisors of such county may, upon petition by the board of commissioners of the district, exercise the power of eminent domain on behalf of the district wherever and whenever public necessity and convenience so requires.
Miss. Code Ann. § 19-5-179
Eminent domain
Known as the Local Government Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Assistance Act
The act spans §§ 19–19 (138 sections).
Codes, 1942, § 2998.7-28; Laws, 1972, ch. 536, § 8, eff from and after passage (approved May 23, 1972
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