{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-9-1","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-9-1","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 21-9-1","body":"Any city or town as defined by law, regardless of the form of government under which it is operating, may adopt the council-manager plan of government by the procedure hereinafter set forth. Wherever the word “city” is used in this chapter, it shall be construed to refer to “city or town.”\n\nAll of the provisions of this title, derived from Chapter 491, Laws of 1950, with reference to the government of municipalities, not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this chapter, shall be applicable to any municipality operating under the council-manager plan of government as herein provided.","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":"071d496bb288dca10482da626824582a63a2fb9fd7a68b9db4cfd76bc0655432","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-8-9","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-21-9-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}