Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-9: Miss. Code Ann. § 65-27-9

All penalties and forfeitures incurred by the owner or keeper of a toll ferry, bridge, turnpike, causeway, or plank road may be recovered by suit on the bond of the owner or keeper, one half to go to the person who sues for it, the other half to be paid into the county treasury; and damages may likewise be recovered against such owner or keeper by suit on the bond.