{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-37-15","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-15","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-37-15","body":"The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to construct all needful improvements in the harbor; to control, guide, or deflect the current of a river; to repair and regulate public wharves and docks; to charge and collect levee rates and wharfage on firewood, lumber, timber, logs, shingles, staves, posts, laths, and other articles brought to the port of such municipality; and to set aside or lease portions of the wharf for special purposes. However, a permit to use any portion of a wharf or a lease of the same shall not be granted for a term exceeding twenty-five years.","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":"ee9cb577e1a2ed864b5396f9b4337b5bcc777d0051f3ec0c6e4dd3d33e07890d","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-37-13","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-37-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}