The board of commissioners of any drainage district operating under any of the laws of this state may sell, lease, or rent, on the terms and conditions as hereinafter set out, the lands located within the limits of said district which have been heretofore purchased or may hereafter be purchased from the State of Mississippi, or such lands heretofore or hereafter purchased at any tax sale after the time for redemption has expired.Codes, 1942, § 4652; Laws, 1936, ch. 297.
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