MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2019 Regular Session

To: Local and Private Legislation

By: Representative Dixon

House Bill 1678

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS TO THE MORNING STAR SCHOOL, A MISSISSIPPI HISTORIC LANDMARK; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  The Board of Supervisors of Hinds County, Mississippi, is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to contribute an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), out of the general fund of the county, to the Morning Star School, a Mississippi historic landmark that is the sole remaining landmark commemorating the plight of African American's public education struggles in the county.  The contributions shall be utilized for the restoration and rehabilitation of the historic landmark school.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.