{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-123","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-29-123","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-29-123","body":"Such district shall have the right to acquire and own in fee simple, within the confines of such district, all necessary rights of way for floodways, by-passes, ditches, canals, levees, and other necessary work or improvements, by purchase or condemnation as now provided by law within the district; and it may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of same, subject to drainage purposes and easements of the district, or it may rent or lease for cash, or part of crops, such parts of its right of way as are susceptible of growing and producing crops, the income therefrom to be used for the maintenance of the improvements of the district.","path":["MS Code","Title 51"],"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":"b1f7fde2e38e743a8c3d853c3aee9a4692b136d71ea3da601969aaa7b35491ff","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-121","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}