House Bill 966

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 413, LAWS OF 2003, TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION TO SELL, ASSIGN, TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF JACKSON, HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, IN ORDER TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING A NEW BUILDING FOR THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2, Chapter 413, Laws of 2003, is amended as follows:

Section 2. (1) The Mississippi Employment Security Commission, in its sole discretion, may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey * * * all right, title and interest in and to certain real property and any improvements thereon located in the City of Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, subject to any encumbrances, liens, covenants, conditions or restrictions pertaining thereto, such property described more particularly as follows:

A certain parcel of land being situated in Section 4, T5N-R1E, and in Section 33, T6N-R1E, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, and being more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 4, T5N-R1E and run thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 480.58 feet to Capers Street (as not laid out and improved, November, 1989); said point being the Point of Curvature of a 9.919 degree curve to the left having a radius of 577.63 feet and a central angle of 54 degrees 10 minutes 18 seconds; run thence southeasterly along the arc of said curve for an arc distance of 546.14 feet; said arc having a chord bearing of South 27 degrees 07 minutes 00 seconds East and a chord distance of 526.02 feet to the Point of Tangency; run thence South 54 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East along the southerly line of Capers Street for a distance of 302.43 feet; leaving the southerly line of said Capers Street, run thence South 32 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds West along the West line of the Boy's Club of Jackson property for a distance of 709.99 feet to the northerly line of West Capitol Street (as now laid out and improved, November, 1989); run thence westerly along the North line of West Capitol Street the following bearings and distances: North 51 degrees 24 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 28.08 feet; North 50 degrees 13 minutes 18 seconds West for a distance of 113.00 feet; North 52 degrees 00 minutes 24 seconds West for a distance of 139.00 feet; leaving said North line of West Capitol Street, run thence North 34 degrees 50 minutes 00 seconds East for a distance of 215.94 feet; run thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West for a distance of 408.25 feet in the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 282,446.68 square feet or 6.484 acres, more or less.

(2) * * * The Mississippi Employment Security Commission may establish, accept or modify any terms and conditions associated with the sale, assignment or transfer of the property defined in subsection (1) of this section, as may be necessary to effectuate the disposition of the property.

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(3) Any funds received by the Mississippi Employment Security Commission for the conveyance of the property described in subsection (1) of this section may be used to defray the costs of construction of a new building and related facilities for the Mississippi Employment Security Commission.

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