Mississippi HB649: Municipal annexation/deannexation; require election be held on the question of in the subject territory to be annexed/deannexed.

What the bill says

An act to amend section 21-1-27, mississippi code of 1972, to require that an election be held in any part of a county which is the subject of an annexation or removal ordinance; to repeal section 21-1-29, mississippi code of 1972, which requires an enlargement or contraction petition to be filed in chancery court; to amend section 21-1-31, mississippi code of 1972, to require the municipal authorities to pay attorney's fees and all costs of court when appealing the election results…

From the introduced text:

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD IN ANY PART OF A COUNTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF AN ANNEXATION OR REMOVAL ORDINANCE; TO REPEAL SECTION 21-1-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES AN ENLARGEMENT OR CONTRACTION PETITION TO BE FILED IN CHANCERY COURT; TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES AND ALL COSTS OF COURT WHEN APPEALING THE ELECTION RESULTS; TO AMEND SECTION 21-1-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHANCELLOR MAY CONSIDER ELECTION RESULTS AS EVIDENCE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 21-1-35 AND 21-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 21-1-27, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 21-1-27. (1) The limits and boundaries of existing cities, towns and villages shall remain as now established until altered in the manner * * * hereinafter provided in this chapter . When any municipality * * * shall desire s to enlarge or contract * * * the its boundaries * * * thereof by adding * * * thereto to its boundaries, adjacent unincorporated territory , or excluding * * * therefrom from its boundaries any …