The county park commission is authorized to insure all property against loss by fire and tornado, and to carry property damage and other miscellaneous casualty insurance, as in the discretion of said commission may be deemed proper, and pay premiums therefor out of the funds appropriated by the board of supervisors or revenues derived in the operation of such parks.The conduct of business and all purchases and contracts made and entered into by a park commission created under Sections 55-9-81 through 55-9-93 shall be governed by the provisions of Title 19, Chapter 13, Mississippi Code of 1972. They shall purchase all supplies for said parks, in the manner now provided by law for the purchase of such supplies by the board of supervisors, and shall issue vouchers in payment therefor. They shall report quarterly to the board of supervisors of the county all their doings and transactions of any kind whatsoever, and shall make a complete statement of the financial condition of such park commission at the end of each quarter, and shall annually make a detailed statement covering the entire management and operation of said parks, and may make any recommendations which they may have for ommission at the end of each quarter, and shall annually make a detailed statement covering the entire management and operation of said parks, and may make any recommendations which they may have for further development of such parks.Laws, 1974, ch. 494, § 5; Laws, 1984, ch. 495, § 23; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1985, ch. 474, § 27; Laws, 1986, ch. 438, § 36; Laws, 1987, ch. 483, § 37; Laws, 1988, ch. 442, § 34; Laws, 1989, ch. 537, § 33; Laws, 1990, ch. 518, § 34; Laws, 1991, ch. 618, § 34; Laws, 1992, ch. 491 § 36, eff. 5/12/1992.
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