Mississippi Code Title 19. Counties and County Officers § 19-5-75. Miscellaneous industrial acquisition by certain counties

The board of supervisors of any county in the State of Mississippi bordering on the Mississippi Sound or Gulf of Mexico, or any county in Class 8 whose population is greater than 12,000 and less than 13,000, according to the census of 1940 and whose total area is 500 square miles, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to borrow funds not to exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00), for the purpose of purchasing lands, buildings, building material, labor, machinery and equipment necessary to provide, construct, operate and maintain cold storage plants, meat curing plants, warehouses, syrup blending plants, creameries and establishments for handling, processing, selling or trading in farm orchard, and dairy products.