The drainage commissioners may employ an attorney to assist in the formation and administration of the drainage district, and to represent the district in all matters of a legal nature, at a fixed or agreed compensation, subject to the confirmation of the chancery court or chancellor in vacation, who may decrease but not increase such compensation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 51-29-37
Employment of counsel
Codes, 1930, § 4465; 1942, § 4691.
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