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.
Miss. Code Ann. § 21-19-5
Establishing hospitals, workhouses, and houses of correction
Codes, 1892, § 2962; 1906, § 3358; Hemingway’s 1917, § 5855; 1930, § 2435; 1942, § 3374-144; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 144, eff from and after July 1, 1950.
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