Miss. Code § 21-19-5

Current through 6/1/2024

Section 21-19-5 - Establishing hospitals, workhouses, and houses of correction

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 § 21-19-5

Codes, 1892, § 2962; 1906, § 3358; Hemingway's 1917, § 5855; 1930, § 2435; 1942, § 3374-144; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 144, eff. 7/1/1950.