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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Any ordinance to incorporate real property into the corporate boundaries of a municipality under this chapter shall include the following provisions and shall be effective as follows:
(a) The ordinance shall accurately describe the metes and bounds of the real property to be incorporated, and only real property acquired or leased from the United States under this chapter shall be subject to such incorporation.
(b) If the United States retains ownership of the real property to be incorporated by the municipality, the United States must consent to the incorporation and a written statement of such consent must be cited and included in the ordinance.
(c) The ordinance shall provide that it will not become effective until publication thereof shall have been made once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper, or newspapers, published or having a general circulation in the county in which the municipality and the real property to be incorporated are located.
(d) Subject only to the limitations of this chapter, the ordinance shall become effective upon the effective date fixed therein.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 21. Municipalities § 21-38-9 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-21-municipalities/ms-code-sect-21-38-9/
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