37-59-23 - Levy of special tax to pay principal and interest on bonds. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-59-23. Levy of special tax to pay principal and interest on bonds.
 

The levying authority, as defined in Section 37-57-1(1)(b), acting for and on behalf of any school district, shall annually levy a special tax upon all of the taxable property within such school district, which shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and the interest on school bonds issued under the provisions of this article according to the terms thereof. 
 

In the case of school bonds issued under the provisions of Section 37-59-21, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the county having the greater assessed valuation of taxable property within such district to annually levy upon all of the taxable property within such district, without regard to county lines, a special tax, which shall be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds according to the terms thereof. Such board shall annually certify to the board of supervisors of the other county or counties in which a portion of the district is situated the rate of taxation so fixed, and it shall be the duty of such other board or boards to cause such rate of taxation to be levied upon all of the taxable property within the boundaries of such district situated within their respective counties. Said taxes shall be collected and deposited as other taxes are collected and deposited in such county or counties, and the tax collector thereof shall thereupon cause such taxes to be remitted to the county depository of the county for which the bonds were issued. 
 

Sources: Codes, 1942, §§ 6532-03, 6532-08; Laws,  1950, ch. 231, §§ 3, 8; Laws, 1954, ch. 257, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 341, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 175; brought forward, 1987, ch. 307, § 31, 1988, ch. 301, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved February 5, 1988).