21-13-1 - Authority to pass; penalties. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 21-13-1. Authority to pass; penalties.
 

The governing authorities of municipalities shall have the power to pass all ordinances and to enforce the same by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1892, § 2957; 1906, § 3348; Hemingway's 1917, § 5845; 1930, § 2424; 1942, § 3374-137; Laws,  1950, ch. 491, § 137; Laws, 1964, ch. 497; Laws, 1977, ch. 315; Laws, 1984, ch. 353, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 1984.