{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-37","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-29-37","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 51-29-37","body":"The drainage commissioners may employ an attorney to assist in the formation and administration of the drainage district, and to represent the district in all matters of a legal nature, at a fixed or agreed compensation, subject to the confirmation of the chancery court or chancellor in vacation, who may decrease but not increase such compensation.","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":"ad6cf4e2857ca3d8f92715e6e540e25d22c4a8c8526db1ce81c073f6ed43a788","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-35","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-51-29-39"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}