27-15-9 - Classification of municipalities. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 27-15-9. Classification of municipalities.
 

For the purpose of this chapter the municipalities of the state are hereby divided into seven classes, numbered from one to seven, which classes shall be according to the population thereof, as follows: 
 

Class No. 1 shall include all municipalities having a population of 25,000 inhabitants or more. 
 

Class No. 2 shall include all municipalities having a population of 15,000 inhabitants, and less than 25,000 inhabitants. 
 

Class No. 3 shall include all municipalities having a population of 10,000 inhabitants, and less than 15,000 inhabitants. 
 

Class No. 4 shall include all municipalities having a population of 5,000 inhabitants, and less than 10,000 inhabitants. 
 

Class No. 5 shall include all municipalities having a population of 3,000 inhabitants, and less than 5,000 inhabitants. 
 

Class No. 6 shall include all municipalities having a population of 1,000 inhabitants, and less than 3,000 inhabitants. 
 

Class No. 7 shall include all municipalities having a population of 500 inhabitants, and less than 1,000 inhabitants. 
 

The term "elsewhere in the state" as used in this chapter shall include all municipalities having a population of less than 500 inhabitants, and all other places outside of any municipality. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, § 9428; Laws,  1940, ch. 120; Laws, 1944, ch. 138, § 2, eff from and after June 1, 1944.