Mississippi Code Title 21. Municipalities § 21-29-225

All allowances made upon the disability and relief fund for firemen and policemen shall be drawn against the fund by the board of trustees, and shall be issued only upon compliance with the rules and regulations of the board of trustees, or the board of disability and relief appeals.

Said fund or its increase, or the interest or dividends therefrom, shall be paid out by the Public Employees' Retirement System herein authorized.

Necessary and proper payments may be made from said fund if it be deemed necessary by the board of trustees to make expenditures for the preservation of the fund or its proper administration. Such expenditures shall be limited to what may be necessary to safeguard and administer the fund by means of court proceedings, and to stenographic and clerical assistance.