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Miss. Code Ann. § 77-5-315: Construction of article; article cumulative.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 77. Public Utilities and Carriers
- Chapter 5. Electric Power
- Article 7. Local Governmental Power Development Under Laws of 1934.
It being the purpose of this article to promote rural electrification and encourage the Tennessee Valley Authority to distribute electric power in this state, the provisions of this article shall receive a liberal interpretation and construction.
It is not the purpose of this article to repeal or alter any existing law providing for the purchase, construction, and/or operation of any electric light plant, transmission lines, distribution system, and/or other electric properties by municipalities and/or counties, but to provide an additional and/or cumulative and/or alternative method for the acquiring, purchasing, constructing, maintaining, operating, and/or controlling of such electric light plants, transmission lines, distribution systems, and/or other electric properties coming under the provisions of this article.
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