{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-31-31","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-31","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-31-31","body":"The municipal authorities of every city, town, and village shall bury all strangers found dead within their limits, or found floating in any waters at a point adjoining their limits, and all expenses or charges shall be chargeable to the county; and an accurate account thereof shall be reported to the board of supervisors, who shall allow the same, and order it to be paid out of the county treasury; but the boards of supervisors may fix maximum charges for such burials.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"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":"84a8677e4b5db8a16fd23b107ec2a02cfe7b0ec8cb896a57f44b0bcb5183b47c","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-31-3","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-31-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}