Mississippi Code § 21-13-1

Authority to pass; penalties
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The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to pass all ordinances and to enforce the same by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 2957; 1906, § 3348; Hemingway's 1917, § 5845; 1930, § 2424; 1942, § 3374-137; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 137; Laws, 1964, ch. 497; Laws, 1977, ch. 315; Laws, 1984, ch. 353, § 1, eff. 7/1/1984.
The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to pass all ordinances and to enforce the same by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 2957; 1906, § 3348; Hemingway's 1917, § 5845; 1930, § 2424; 1942, § 3374-137; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 137; Laws, 1964, ch. 497; Laws, 1977, ch. 315; Laws, 1984, ch. 353, § 1, eff. 7/1/1984.
The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to pass all ordinances and to enforce the same by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. Codes, 1892, § 2957; 1906, § 3348; Hemingway's 1917, § 5845; 1930, § 2424; 1942, § 3374-137; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 137; Laws, 1964, ch. 497; Laws, 1977, ch. 315; Laws, 1984, ch. 353, § 1, eff. 7/1/1984.
The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to pass all ordinances and to enforce the same by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.
Codes, 1892, § 2957; 1906, § 3348; Hemingway's 1917, § 5845; 1930, § 2424; 1942, § 3374-137; Laws, 1950, ch. 491, § 137; Laws, 1964, ch. 497; Laws, 1977, ch. 315; Laws, 1984, ch. 353, § 1, eff. 7/1/1984.

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