{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-19-3","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-19-3","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-19-3","body":"The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to make regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of contagious or infectious diseases; to make quarantine laws for that purpose, and to enforce the same within five miles of the corporate limits; and to establish pesthouses outside the corporate limits, and to provide for the support and government of the same.","path":["MS Code","Title 21"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"cd3292f3b2bd346489e0ba9bb9f1e4d17944c814d057fb89f14ca96bc10bca6e","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-19-29","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-19-31"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}