The purpose of Sections 51-33-1 through 51-33-9 is to confer certain additional powers on drainage districts already created or to be created under the laws of the State of Mississippi for the purposes of cooperating with the government of the United States and landowners in soil and water conservation and utilization programs for the further development of the economy of this state.Codes, 1942, § 4606.5; Laws, 1955, Ex. ch. 92, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1958, ch. 456, § 3; Laws, 1960, ch. 176; Laws, 1966, ch. 228, § 1, eff. 6/11/1966.
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