MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2022 Regular Session

To: Highways and Transportation

By: Senator(s) Fillingane

Senate Bill 2027

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A BRIDGE ON MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 590 IN COVINGTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AS THE "SERGEANT JOSEPH BLACKWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE" IN MEMORY OF DECEASED VIETNAM VETERAN SERGEANT JOSEPH BLACKWELL; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

     SECTION 1.  (1)  The bridge on Mississippi Highway 590 located in Covington County, Mississippi, immediately west of the corporate limits of the Village of Seminary, is designated as the "Sergeant Joseph Blackwell Memorial Bridge" in memory of deceased Vietnam veteran Sergeant Joseph Blackwell.

     (2)  The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching the segment of highway described in subsection (1) of this section.

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