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Current law: http://law.resource.org/pub/us/code/ms/ms.xml.2010/2010/title-65/3/65-3-3/index.html

1949

[may have been approved in 1950?]

[this was apparently a codification of already-existing routes: 1949, Ex ch. 6, § 2; 1-3, 10-19, 26-33, 46-153 (especially 122+) may not be the original text]

2. The highways comprising the State Highway System as set forth in 1 above are more specifically designated and set forth as follows, to-wit:

1. Mississippi 1 — Begins at Onward thence in a westerly direction to Fitler, thence in a northerly direction to Mayersville, thence continues from Mississippi 14 approximately mid-way between Mayersville and Rolling Fork to or near Greenville, Rosedale and Sherard, and ends at or near Clarksdale. This route includes the business route north of Greenville [MS 814], a spur at Glen Allen [MS 436?], and a spur south of Fitler to the Warren-Issaquena county line; thence in a southerly direction by way of Brunswick and Eagle Lake to Highway 61 at a point approximately 6 miles north of Vicksburg [MS 465], and a link of road beginning at or near Lula in Coahoma County on U. S. Highway 61 and running thence in a southwesterly direction to connect with Mississippi Highway No. 1 at or near Sherard [MS 323]. [amended 1960]
2. U. S. 61 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line south of Woodville and extends in a northerly direction to or near Woodville, Natchez, Fayette, Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Rolling Fork, Leland, Cleveland, Clarksdale and Tunica and ends at the Mississippi-Tennesee[sic] state line north of Lake View. This route includes connections to Anguilla [MS 824], Duncan [MS 444?] and Alligator [MS 802] with a business route connecting U. S. 82 and U. S. 61 in Leland [MS ?].
3. U. S. 49W — Begins at or near Yazoo City and extends in a northerly direction to or near Belzoni, Indianola and Ruleville and ends at or near Tutwiler. This route includes connections to Drew [MS 820], Ruleville [MS 812], Doddsville [MS 832], Sunflower [MS 810] and Inverness [MS 816].
4. Mississippi [301] — Begins at or near Savage and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Arkabutla, thence north to Cub Lake, Eudora and Lynchburg and ends at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line. [amended 1962?, 1964??]
5. U. S. 49 — Begins at or near Clarksdale and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Tutwiler, thence continues from or near Yazoo City to or near Jackson, Mendenhall, Collins, Hattiesburg and Wiggins and ends at or near Gulfport. This route includes a business loop through Bentonia [MS 830] and a connecting section of old U. S. 49 north of and in North Hattiesburg [MS 967] and a spur of old U. S. 49 south of Hattiesburg [MS 969].
6. U. S. 49E — Begins at or near Yazoo City and extends in a northerly direction to or near Tchula and Greenwood and ends at or near Tutwiler. This route includes a connection to Sumner [MS 728].
7. U. S. 51 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line at or near Osyka and extends in a northerly direction to or near Magnolia, McComb, Summit, Brookhaven, Hazlehurst, Crystal Springs, Jackson, Canton, Durant, Winona, Grenada, Batesville, Senatobia and Hernando and ends at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line north of Horn Lake. This route includes a business loop through Crystal Springs [MS 844].
8. Mississippi 35 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line south of Sandy Hook and extends in a northerly direction to a point on Miss. 24 at or near Foxworth, thence continues from or near Columbia to or near Bassfield, Lone Star, Mount Olive, Mize, Raleigh, Forest, Carthage, Kosciusko, Vaiden, Carrollton, Holcomb, Charleston and Batesville and ends at or near the Sardis Dam northeast of Batesville. This route includes connections at Homewood [MS 892], Harpersville [MS 882] and Walnut Grove [MS 878] and a loop through Burns [MS 902]. This route also includes a section of road beginning at a point on U. S. 84 south of Hot Coffee and extending in a northerly direction to or near Taylorsville, Center Ridge and ending at a point on Highway 35 south of Raleigh [MS 37]. [amended 1956]
9. Mississippi 13 — Begins at a point on Highway 16 west of Carthage at or near Pine Tree and extends in a southerly direction to or near Lena, Morton, Polkville, Daniel, Puckett, Mendenhall, Prentiss and Columbia, thence continues in a southeasterly direction to or near Lumberton and ends at a point on U. S. 49 at or near Maxie. This route includes a spur to Roosevelt State Park [MS 888], and a spur from Forkville to Ludlow [MS 483].
10. Mississippi 15 — Begins at the Mississippi-Tennessee State line north of Walnut and extends in a southerly direction to or near Ripley, New Albany, Pontotoc, Houston, Mathiston, Ackerman, Louisville, Philadelphia, Newton, Bay Springs, Laurel, Beaumont and Lucedale and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line southeast of Lucedale. This route includes a connection with Mississippi 12 in Ackerman [MS ?], a loop in Mantee [MS 782] and spurs to Algoma [MS 344] and Ingomar [MS 762], and a spur beginning on Highway 15 just south of the Jasper-Jones county line and running northeast about one and one-half miles to Mossville [MS 537].
11. U. S. 45 — Begins at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line north of Corinth and extends in a southerly direction to or near Corinth, Booneville, Tupelo, Shannon, Nettleton, Aberdeen, Columbus, Brooksville, Macon, Scooba, Meridian, Quitman, Waynesboro and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama State line at or near the town of State Line. This route includes connections at Wheeler [MS ?], Guntown [MS 348], Nettleton [MS 774], State Line [MS 42?] and Porterville [MS 498].
12. Mississippi 39 — Begins at or near Meridian and extends in a northerly direction to or near DeKalb and ends on U. S. 45 at or near Shuqualak.
13. Mississippi 45W — Begins at a point on U. S. 45 at or near Shannon and extends in a southerly direction to or near Okolona, West Point, and ends at a point on U. S. 45 at or near Brooksville. This road includes connections at Artesia [MS 788] and Brooksville [MS 852].
14. Mississippi 7 — Begins on U. S. 49W at or near Belzoni and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Swiftown to U. S. 82 north of Itta Bena, thence continues from or near Greenwood to or near Holcomb, Grenada, Coffeeville, Water Valley, Oxford and Holly Springs to the Mississippi-Tennessee state line northeast of Michigan City. This route includes a connection to the University of Mississippi [MS ?] and a spur to Hudsonville [MS 313].
15. Mississippi 3 — Begins at a point on U. S. 61 at or near Redwood and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Satartia and Yazoo City, thence follows U. S. 49W to or near Inverness, thence in a northeasterly direction to Moorhead, thence north to Sunflower, thence continues along U. S. 49W to Tutwiler, thence in a northeasterly direction to Lambert, Marks, Sledge, Crenshaw, Sarah and Savage to intersect U. S. 61 at or near Lake Cormorant.
16. Mississippi 17 — Begins on U. S. 82 at or near Carrollton, thence in a southerly direction to Lexington, Pickens, thence in a southeasterly direction to a point on Mississippi 16 at or near Farmhaven.
17. Mississippi 2 — Begins at or near Hickory Flat and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Blue Mountain, thence continues from or near Ripley to or near Kossuth and Corinth and ends at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line northeast of Corinth en route to Shiloh National Military Park.
18. Mississippi 19 — Begins on U. S. 51 at or near West and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Kosciusko, Zama, Arlington High School, Yates Crossing, Philadelphia and Meridian, and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line southeast of Meridian.
19. U. S. 72 — Begins at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line northwest of Mt. Pleasant in Marshall County and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Walnut, Corinth and Iuka and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line southeast of Iuka. This route includes a spur connection to Corinth to commence immediately east of the GM&O overhead bridge south of Corinth and connects with South Fillmore Street [MS 785]. This route also includes a spur connction to Glen [MS 779].
20. Mississippi 6 — Begins at a point on the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Gattman, thence runs west to Amory, Bigbee, Nettleton, to or near Plantersville, to or near East Tupelo, thence in a northwesterly direction to Tupelo, Pontotoc, Oxford, Batesville, Marks, to or near Clarksdale, thence in a northwesterly direction to or near Friars Point, or the proposed location of the Arkansas-Mississippi River Bridge.
21. Mississippi 8 — Begins at or near Rosedale and extends in an easterly direction to or near Cleveland, Ruleville, Minter City, Philipp and Holcomb, thence continues from or near Grenada to or near Calhoun City, Houston and Aberdeen and ends on Mississippi 6 at or near Greenwood Springs. This route includes a spur from Mississippi 8 west of Grenada to Grenada [MS ?], and a connection to Pace [MS 817].
22. U. S. 82 — Begins at the Mississippi River Bridge southwest to Greenville and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Greenville, thence east to or near Leland, Indianola, Greenwood, Carrollton, Winona, Mathiston and Starkville to a point on U. S. 45 west of Columbus, thence continues from or near Columbus to the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Columbus. This route includes a connection with Mississippi 15 at Maben [MS 763].
23. U. S. 78 — Begins at the Mississippi-Tennessee state line northwest of Olive Branch and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Holly Springs, New Albany, Tupelo and Fulton and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Fulton. This route includes a business loop in Hickory Flat [MS 705].
24. Mississippi 30 — Begins at or near Oxford and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near New Albany thence by Keownsville and Pleasant Ridge thence to a point at or near Wheeler to intersect U. S. 45 thence along U. S. 45 to or near Booneville, thence to Walden's Store, Hills Chapel, Burton, and ends at or near Tishomingo.
25. Mississippi 12 — Beginning on Mississippi Highway 1 at or near Ferriday Store, thence continuing through LeRoy Percy State Park and extends in an easterly direction to or near Hollandale, Belzoni, Tchula, Lexington, Durant, Kosciusko and Ackerman to a point on U. S. 82 northeast of Mississippi State College, thence continues from or near Columbus and extends in a northeasterly direction to the Mississippi-Alabama state line. This route includes business loops through Kosciusko [MS 735], Ethel [MS 425? 739?], Weir [MS 407/413], Ackerman [MS 759] and a connection to McCool [MS 411?].
26. Mississippi 14 — Begins at or near Mayersville and extends in an easterly direction to or near Rolling Fork, thence continues from U. S. 61 at or near Anguilla to U. S. 49W at or near Louise, thence continues from a point on the Benton-Lexington road north of Zeiglerville to or near Goodman, thence continues from or near Kosciusko to or near Louisville and Macon and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Macon.
27. Mississippi 16 — Begins on Mississippi Highway 1 at or near the Issaquena-Washington county line, thence in a southeasterly direction to Rolling Fork and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Holly Bluff, thence continues in a northeasterly direction to U. S. 49-W at or near Craig, thence continues from or near Yazoo City to or near Benton to U. S. 51 at or near Canton, thence continues from or near Canton to or near Carthage, Philadelphia, DeKalb, and Scooba to the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Scooba. [amended 1962?]
28. U. S. 80 — Begins at or near Vicksburg and extends in an easterly direction to or near Jackson, Brandon, Forest, Newton and Meridian and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Meridian.
29. Mississippi 20 — Begins at or near Natchez and extends in a northerly direction to or near Pine Ridge, thence continues from or near Church Hill to or near Fayette. Hazlehurst, Pinola, Magee and Taylorsville and ends on U. S. 84 west of Laurel.
30. U. S. 84 — Begins at the Mississippi River Bridge at or near Natchez and extends in an easterly direction to U. S. 61 in Natchez, thence continues jointly with U. S. 61 to or near Washington, thence continues from U. S. 61 at or near Washington, to or near Meadville, Brookhaven, Monticello, Prentiss, Collins, Laurel and Waynesboro to the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Tokio.
31. Mississippi 44 — Begins at or near Bude and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Summit thence continues from or near McComb to or near Pricedale and Jayess to Mississippi 27 east of Jayess thence continues from or near Columbia to or near Sumrall and ends on U. S. 49 north of Hattiesburg. This route includes a spur to Meadville [MS 556].
32. Mississippi 24 — Begins at or near Fort Adams and extends in an easterly direction to or near Woodville, Centerville, Gloster, Liberty, McComb, Tylertown, Columbia and Hattiesburg, thence continues from U. S. 49 south of Hattiesburg to or near New Augusta, Beaumont and Leakesville, thence follows Mississippi 63 approximately four miles in a southeasterly direction, thence continues in a southeasterly direction to the Mississippi-Alabama state line to connect with the Leakesville-Citronelle road. This road includes spurs in Centerville [MS 946], Gloster [MS 911] and Hattiesburg [MS ?].
33. Mississippi 48 — Begins at or near Centerville and extends to Liberty, thence continues from Mississippi 24 west of McComb and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Magnolia, Tylertown and Dexter, thence continuing in a southeasterly direction to intersect with Highway 13W at Sandy Hook.
34. Mississippi 26 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line east of Bogalusa and extends in an easterly direction to or near Poplarville and Wiggins and ends at or near Lucedale.
35. U. S. 90 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line southwest of Pearlington and extends in an easterly direction to or near Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula and Moss Point and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line enroute to Mobile, Alabama.
36. Mississippi 63 — Begins at or near Moss Point and extends in a northerly direction to or near Lucedale and Leakesville and ends at or near Waynesboro. This includes a spur from Hataway's Store about 10 miles south of Lucedale running in an easterly direction to the Mississippi-Alabama state line [MS 612].
37. Mississippi 43 — Begins at a point on U. S. 90 approximately fourteen miles west of Bay St. Louis and extends in a northerly direction to U. S. 11 south of Picayune, thence continues from or near Picayune to Mississippi 26 at or near Cross Roads, thence continues from or near Silver Creek and extends to or near New Hebron, Pinola, and Mendenhall, thence continues from or near Puckett, to Cross Roads, to Pelahatchie and extends to or near Pisgah, to Mississippi 16 at or near Canton, thence continues from or near Thomastown, and extends to or near Kosciusko to or near Shady Grove and Friendship and ends at or near Kilmichael. This includes a spur approximately 4½ miles running southeasterly from Picayune [MS 602].
38. Mississippi [604] — Begins on U. S. 90 at or near the Mississippi-Louisiana state line and extends in a northeasterly direction to the Picayune-Bay St. Louis road near Westonia.
39. Mississippi 53 — Begins at or near Poplarville and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Necaise and ends at or near Lyman.
40. Mississippi [603] — Begins at or near Bay St. Louis thence to Kiln and extends in a northerly direction to or near Necaise.
41. Mississippi 55 — Begins at or near Saucier and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Biloxi.
42. Mississippi 57 — Begins on Mississippi 55 at or near Biloxi and extends in a northerly direction to or near Ramsey Springs and ends on Mississippi 26 east of Wiggins.
43. Mississippi 59 — Begins at or near Fontainebleau and extends in a northerly direction to or near Van Cleave, Benndale and Avent and ends on Mississippi 15 at or near McLain.
44. Mississippi 29 — Begins at or near Wiggins and extends in a northerly direction to or near Janice, New Augusta, Runnelstown and Ellisville and ends on U. S. 84 west of Laurel. [extended 1958]
45. Mississippi [563] — Begins on U. S. 61 approximately three miles north of Woodville, thence to Wilkinson in a northeasterly direction to or near Crosby.
46. Mississippi 33 — Begins at or near Fayette, thence to a point at or near McNair thence to a point near Roxie, thence in a southerly direction to Knoxville to Crosby to Gloster, thence to Centerville, thence south to the Mississippi-Louisiana state line.
47. Mississippi [551] — Begins at or near Natchez and extends in a southeasterly direction approximately six miles.
48. Mississippi [568] — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line in Amite County and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Gillsburg and ends on U. S. 51 south of Magnolia.
49. Mississippi [570] — Begins at or near Smithdale in Amite County and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near McComb.
50. Mississippi [554] — Begins at or near Natchez and extends northeast to or near Pine Ridge and ends on U. S. 61 at or near Selma.
51. Mississippi [553] — Begins on U. S. 61 at or near Stanton in Adams County and extends in a northerly direction to or near Church Hill, thence in an easterly direction to Fayette, thence in a northeasterly direction to Harriston.
52. Mississippi [552] — Begins on the Port Gibson-Alcorn College road north of Alcorn College and extends south to Alcorn College, thence southeast to or near Lorman.
53. Mississippi [550] — Begins on Mississippi 20 at or near Union Church and extends southeast to or near Brookhaven.
54. Mississippi [547] — Begins at or near Port Gibson and extends southeast via Pattison to or near Allen.
55. Mississippi 27 — Begins at or near Vicksburg and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Utica, Crystal Springs, Georgetown, Monticello, Tylertown, and ends at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line south of Tylertown.
56. Mississippi [461] — Begins at or near Vicksburg and extends south to or near Grange Hall.
57. Mississippi [?] — Begins at or near Clinton and extends east to the west corporate line of Jackson. [deleted 1956]
58. Mississippi [476] — Begins at or near Van Winkle and extends east to the west corporate line of Jackson.
59. Mississippi [467] — Begins at or near Edwards and extends southeast to or near Raymond.
60. Mississippi [469] — Begins on Highway 20 at or near Fork Church thence north to Harrisville to Florence, and extends northeast to the Whitfield-Brandon road at or near Brandon.
61. Mississippi [468] — Begins three miles north of U. S. 80 on the Fannin Road, thence south to U. S. 80, thence in a southeasterly direction to Whitfield, and thence in a northeasterly direction to or near Brandon.
62. Mississippi [427] — Begins at or near Edinburg and extends in a southerly direction to or near Laurel Hill.
63. Mississippi 18 — Begins at or near Port Gibson and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Hermanville, Utica and Raymond to an intersection with U. S. 51 at or near Jackson, and a spur approximately five miles south of Raymond to Oakley [MS ?], thence from Brandon continues in a southeasterly direction to or near Raleigh and Bay Springs, thence continues in a northeasterly direction to or near Rose Hill, thence southeast to or near Pachuta, thence east to or near Quitman and ends at the Mississippi-Alabama state line east of Quitman. This route includes a spur from Pachuta to the Clarke-Jasper county line [MS 512].
64. Mississippi [471] — Begins at or near Brandon and extends in a northerly direction to or near Fannin, thence north to intersect the Sand Hill-Canton road about four miles west of Sand Hill.
65. Mississippi [481] — Begins approximately 7 miles southeast of Pisgah, and extends east to the Rankin-Scott county line to Morton, Pulaski, Trenton, Burns and intersecting Highway 35.
66. Mississippi [606?] — Begins on the beach front in Hancock County, Mississippi, at the intersection of Engman Avenue with the beach highway and runs thence along the beach front in a southerly direction to the intersection of Lake Shore Highway, which said Lake Shore Highway connects with Highway 90.
67. Mississippi [587] — Begins at Monticello, Mississippi, at U. S. 84 and runs south at Robinwood, Tilton, Whitebluff, Morgantown, and connects with Highway 24 at Foxworth, Mississippi.
68. Mississippi [311] — Begins on U. S. 72 at or near Mt. Pleasant and extends southeast to Mississippi 7 at or near Holly Springs.
69. Mississippi [541] — Begins on U. S. 84 at or near Mt. Carmel and extends in a northerly direction to or near Magee, Upton, Gunn, to intersect Mississippi 13 approximately four miles northeast of Puckett. [amended 1958]
70. Mississippi [589/590] — Begins at a point on U. S. 11 at or near Ellisville and extends in a westerly direction to or near Seminary, thence in a southerly direction by way of New Hope Church to intersect Mississippi 42 at or near Sumrall.
71. Mississippi [588] — Begins on U. S. 84 approximately one mile east of Collins, thence in an easterly direction to or near Ellisville.
72. Mississippi 42 — Begins at or near New Hebron and extends in a southeasterly direction to or near Prentiss, Bassfield, Sumrall and Hattiesburg, thence continues from or near Petal to or near Runnelstown, Richton, and ends on Mississippi 63 at or near Sand Hill.
73. Mississippi [598] — Begins on the Ellisville-Runnelstown road and extends east to or near Ovett.
74. Mississippi [505] — Begins at or near Roberts and extends north to U. S. 80 at or near Lawrence.
75. Mississippi [503/504] — Begins at or near Decatur and extends in a southeasterly direction to Hickory and Hero, thence in a westerly direction to intersect with Mississippi 15 at or near the Newton-Jasper county line. Also beginning at Hero and extending in a southeasterly direction to Rose Hill. [amended 1958]
76. Mississippi [528] — Begins at or near Bay Springs and extends to U. S. 11 at or near Heidelberg.
77. Mississippi [537] — Begins at or near Laurel and extends to the Jones-Jasper county line.
78. Mississippi [533] — Begins on U. S. 15 at or near Stringer, thence running in a southerly direction along the Ridge road to intersect Mississippi 20 at or near Soso.
79. Mississippi [532] — Begins at or near Mt. Olive and extends southeast to U. S. 84 at or near Hot Coffee.
80. Mississippi [304] — Begins at Robinsonville, Tunica County, and runs thence in an easterly direction to or near Banks, Eudora, Hernando, and thence in a northeasterly direction to or near Lewisburg, to intersect a link of state highway at this point.
81. Mississippi [308] — Begins at or near Maud and extends east to or near Dubbs.
82. Mississippi 32 — Begins at or near Pertshire and extends east to or near Shelby, thence continues from U. S. 49-E or near Webb to or near Charleston, Oakland, Water Valley, Bruce and Houlka, thence continues from Mississippi 15 south of Houlka to or near Van Vleet and Okolona.
83. Mississippi [306] — Begins at or near Coldwater and extends east to or near Independence.
84. Mississippi 4 — Begins at or near Fox Island and extends east to or near Tunica, thence continues from U. S. 61 south of Tunica to or near Sarah, Strayhorn, Senatobia, Holly Springs and Ashland, thence continues from Mississippi 5 approximately 6½ miles south of Ashland to or near Ripley and Booneville and continues from Mississippi 30 near Booneville at the Big V to the Bentonite Mill, Livingston's Store, New Site and Bay Springs to Mississippi 25 at or near Dennis. This route includes a spur to Ashland [MS 370].
85. Mississippi [315] — Begins at or near Sledge on Mississippi 3, thence runs in an easterly direction to or near Sardis, thence in a southeasterly direction to Sardis Dam, thence south to intersect Mississippi 6 approximately 9 miles east of Batesville; thence in a southeasterly direction to Water Valley; thence to Paris.
86. Mississippi [446] — Begins at or near Lobdell and extends east to or near Boyle.
87. Mississippi [448] — Begins at or near Benoit and extends southeast to or near Shaw thence in a southeasterly direction to join U. S. 82 at or near Indianola.
88. Mississippi [436] — Begins at or near Glen Allen and extends northeast to or near Percy.
89. Mississippi [434] — Begins on U. S. 61 north of Anguilla and extends east to or near Catchings.
90. Mississippi [22] — Begins at a point on U. S. 51 at or near Canton thence in a southwesterly direction to or near Flora, thence southwest to Edwards, this road includes a section of road from Livingston to Madison [MS 463].
91. Mississippi [433] — Begins at or near Satartia and extends east to or near Bentonia, and thence north to Benton.
92. Mississippi [432] — Begins at or near Benton and extends northeast to or near Pickens.
93. Mississippi [430] — Begins at or near Vaiden, thence in a westerly direction to Black Hawk, thence in a northwesterly direction to Greenwood. [amended 1958]
94. Mississippi [309] — Beginning on the Tennessee state line north of Barton, Mississippi, and running thence in a southerly direction through or near the Town of Byhalia and the communities of Watson and Marianna, and intersecting State Highway 4 at or near Chulahoma, Mississippi, less and except a link of said highway running from Warsaw to Watson, a distance of approximately three (3) miles. [amended 1956 - this is the amended version] [reverted 1958]
95. Mississippi [450] — Begins at Scott on No. 1 and runs in a southeasterly direction to Choctaw on No. U. S. 61.
96. Mississippi [413] — Begins at or near Kilmichael and extends southeast to or near Weir.
97. Mississippi [10] — Begins at or near Columbus on U. S. 82 and runs in a northeasterly direction to the Alabama-Mississippi state line at a point where said road will connect with the Payette and Columbus road, and properly numbering same.
98. Mississippi [488] — Begins at or near Carthage and extends to or near Madden, Laurel Hill and Philadelphia.
99. Mississippi [492] — Begins at or near Walnut Grove and extends in an easterly direction to Sebastopol and to or near Union to Mississippi 19 at or near House School.
100. Mississippi [489] — Begins at or near Lake and extends northeast to or near Conehatta to Union.
101. Mississippi 21 — Begins at a point on U. S. 80 at or near Forest and runs in a northeasterly direction to or near Sebastopol, Dixon, Neshoba County Fairgrounds, Philadelphia, Bond High School, Preston, Gholson, thence in a northeasterly direction to intersect U. S. 45 at or near Shuqualak.
102. Mississippi [494] — Begins at or near Union and extends southeast to or near Little Rock and Duffee to intersect Mississippi 19 at or near Hookston.
103. Mississippi [493] — Begins on Mississippi 16 north of Moscow and extends southeast to or near Moscow and Bailey to Mississippi 39 north of Meridian.
104. Mississippi [388] — Begins at or near Brooksville and extends east to or near Cliftonville.
105. Mississippi 25 — Begins on the Mississippi-Tennessee state line north of Cross Roads in Tishomingo County and thence in a southeasterly direction to Iuka, thence south to, at or near Tishomingo and Dennis, to Belmont, and thence southwesterly to or near Fulton, Smithville, Amory, Aberdeen, Binford, thence in a southerly direction to Strong, thence to, at or near Old Payne Field to West Point, and thence southwesterly to Starkville, Louisville and Carthage. [amended 1956, 1960]
106. Mississippi 9 — Begins at or near Ackerman and extends in a northerly direction to or near Eupora, Bellefontaine and Slate Springs to Mississippi 8 south of Calhoun City, thence continues from or near Calhoun City to or near Bruce, Sarepta, Pontotoc and Sherman. This route includes a connection with Mississippi 15 north of Ackerman [MS 790].
107. Mississippi [371] — Begins at or near Saltillo and extends east to or near Ratliff, thence southeast to or near Mantachie, thence southwest to or near Mooreville, thence south to Richmond and ends on Mississippi 6 east of Nettleton.
108. Mississippi 9-W — Begins at the airport on Mississippi 7 south of Markette and runs in a southeasterly direction to Paris, Banner and intersects with Mississippi 9 at or near Bruce.
109. Mississippi [348] — Begins at or near New Albany and extends east to or near Guntown.
110. Mississippi [370] — Begins at or near Ripley, runs in a southeasterly direction to Dumas to intersect with Mississippi 30 at or near Pleasant Ridge, thence in a southeasterly direction to Brice's Cross Roads, Baldwin, thence southeast to Kirkville.
111. Mississippi [349] — Begins at or near Potts Camp and extends southeast to or near Cornersville and Gallway to intersect Highway 30.
112. Mississippi [345] — Begins at or near Ecru and extends east and south to or near Pontotoc.
113. Mississippi [356] — Begins on the Kossuth-Rienzi road approximately 6½ miles west of Rienzi and extends east to or near Rienzi and Jacinto, thence continues northeast to or near Burnsville and Cross Roads.
114. Mississippi [342] — Begins on Miss. 41 at or near Pontotoc and extends to Mississippi 6 east of Pontotoc.
115. Mississippi 41 — Begins at or near Pontotoc and extends southeast to or near Okolona, thence east to or near Amory.
116. Mississippi 47 — Begins at approximately 7 miles west of West Point on Mississippi 10 and runs in a northerly direction to intersect with Mississippi 8 at or near Trebloc, and thence north to Buena Vista.
117. Mississippi [341] — Begins on Mississippi 15 at or near Woodland, thence runs in a westerly direction for a distance of approximately 5 miles, and thence in a northerly direction to Atlanta, Vardaman, Buchorn, and Pontotoc. This includes a spur of approximately 2 miles running in a southwesterly direction between Woodland and Atlanta.
118. Mississippi [404] — Begins at or near Duck Hill and extends in an easterly direction to or near Bellefontaine. [amended 1958, 1960]
119. Mississippi 46 — Begins at a point approximately 7½ miles west of West Point on Mississippi 10 and runs northwesterly to Montpelier, and thence west to intersect Mississippi 15 at or near Mantee and includes also a section running from Montpelier northwesterly to or near Sparta to intersect Mississippi 15 at or near Houston [MS 389].
120. Mississippi 10 — Begins at the intersection of U. S. 82 and Mississippi 15 at or near Maben and runs thence easterly to or near Pheba and Cedar Bluff to West Point, thence easterly from West Point to the State Experiment Station located about 5 miles east of West Point, thence easterly to or near Waverly, thence easterly to junction with U. S. 82 and U. S. 45 at Columbus, Mississippi. This road, when the unmaintained links thereof are taken over by the Highway Department, is to be numbered Mississippi 82 N. The road includes spurs near Cedar Bluff to the present State Lime Plant and to a proposed new State Lime Plant [MS 781].
121. Mississippi [378] — Begins on U. S. 45 north of Columbus and extends east to or near Caledonia and ends on Mississippi 12 near the Mississippi-Alabama state line.
122. Mississippi 69 — Begins at or near Columbus and extends southeast to the Mississippi-Alabama state line.
[123]. Mississippi [382] — Begins on Mississippi 25 approximately 3 miles south of Aberdeen, thence runs in a westerly direction through Prairie to intersect Mississippi 45 W.
[124]. Mississippi [330] — Begins at or near Oakland and extends southeast to or near Coffeeville and Gums, thence east to Bruce.
[125]. Mississippi [328] — Begins at or near Taylor and extends northeast to or near Markette.
[126]. Mississippi [331] — Begins on Mississippi 9 southwest of Sarepta and extends north to or near Tula and ends on old Mississippi 6 north of Tula.
[127]. Mississippi [334] — Begins at or near Oxford and extends in an easterly direction to or near Toccopola and ends on Mississippi 9 at or near Springville.
[128]. Mississippi [305] — Begins at or near Olive Branch and extends south to or near Lewisburg, thence to or near Independence, thence south to Mt. Zion Church and Thomas May's store to intersect Mississippi 4 near Thyatira, Mississippi.
[129]. Mississippi [314] — Begins at or near Oxford and extends northwest to the Sardis Reservoir.
[130]. Mississippi 322 — Beginning at Hopson on Mississippi State Highway Number 49 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, and running thence in an easterly direction through Coahoma and Quitman Counties, Mississippi, to the point known and called Three-Way or Walnut, and running thence in an easterly direction across Buford Lake to an intersection with Mississippi State Highway Number 3, and running thence in a northerly direction along Mississippi State Highway Number 3 into the town of Lambert, and running thence in an easterly direction along the present improved route of Mississippi 322 to the Batesville-Charleston Road east of Crowder, Mississippi.
[131]. Mississippi [310] — Begins at or near Crenshaw and extends east to or near Como.
[132]. Mississippi [454] — Begins at or near the Mississippi River Bridge southwest of Greenville and extends east to Mississippi 1 north of Wayside.
[133]. Mississippi [438] — Begins at or near Wayside and extends east to the Washington-Humphreys county line.
[134]. Mississippi [552] — A road beginning on Highway 61 at Lorman and running in an easterly direction to Red Lick, thence to Blue Hill, and McBride, and intersecting Highway 20 at Pleasant Hill.
[135]. Mississippi [513] — Begins at or near Enterprise and extends southeast to or near Quitman.
[136]. Mississippi [397] — Begins at or near Louisville and extends southeast to or near DeKalb.
[137]. U. S. 65 — Begins at or near the Mississippi River Bridge at Natchez and extends in an easterly direction to U. S. 61 and thence continues south jointly with U. S. 61 to the Mississippi-Louisiana state line south of Woodville.
[138]. Mississippi 5 — Begins on U. S. 78 near Hickory Flat and extends north to Evis Chapel Church on U. S. 72, and thence west on U. S. 72 to Harris' Chapel Church and thence northwest to Highway No. 7, and thence north on Highway No. 7 to Michigan City. This includes the Michigan City Spur [MS 702].
[139]. Mississippi [363] — Begins on U. S. 78 west of Fulton and extends north to or near Kirkville and Marietta to Mississippi 4 southeast of Booneville.
140. Mississippi 23 — Begins at or near Tremont and extends northeast to the Mississippi-Alabama state line southeast of Golden. [amended 1958]
[141]. Mississippi [442] — Begins at or near Doddsville and extends east to U. S. 49 E near Schlater.
[142]. Mississippi [364] — Begins at Jacinto near the Prentiss-Alcorn county line and extends in a southeasterly direction to Holcut, thence to intersect with Mississippi 25 south of Iuka. This includes a spur south to intersect with Mississippi 30 at Burton [MS 365].
[143]. U. S. 11 — Begins at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line south of Picayune and extends in a northeasterly direction to or near Picayune, Poplarville, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Enterprise and Meridian, and thence easterly to the Mississippi-Alabama state line.
[144]. Mississippi [424] — Begins at or near Holmes State Park and extends east to U. S. 51 south of Durant.
[145]. Mississippi [583] — Begins at or near the intersection of Lincoln, Lawrence and Walthall county lines and extends southeast to or near Tylertown.
[146]. Mississippi [375] — Begins at or near Mullins Wells in Lowndes County and extends northeast to or near Caledonia.
[147]. Mississippi [501] — Begins at or near Forest and extends in a southeasterly direction to the Scott-Smith county line, and thence southerly to Pineville.
[148]. Mississippi [470?] — Consists of driveways at Whitfield.
[149]. Mississippi [336] — Begins on Highway 6 at or near Lafayette Springs and extends east to or near Thaxton and Pontotoc.
[150]. Mississippi [487] — Begins at or near Lena and extends northeast to or near Tuscola and Carthage.
[151]. Mississippi [?] — A road in Calhoun County, beginning at its intersection with original Mississippi Highway No. 8 at the old village of Big Creek in Calhoun County, Mississippi, and extending in a southerly direction to intersect with the new Mississippi Highway No. 8 south of Yalobusha River. [added 1948]
152. [MS 425] [deleted 1966]
[153]. Mississippi [411] — Begins at a point at or near Glendale School on Highway 14 in Attala County, Mississippi, and runs in a northerly direction to or near Antioch Church, thence to the town of McCool, continuing over the business route of Highway 12 through the town of McCool to a point just west of the bridge of Yockanookany River, thence north to Highway 12.
154. Mississippi [429/431?] — Begins at a point on Highway 12 in the town of Sallis, Mississippi, and runs in a southerly direction to Newport to the intersection of old Kosciusko and Goodman Road, thence over the old Goodman Road for a distance of approximately 3 miles in a northeasterly direction to a point beyond Zemuly Church, also in a southwesterly direction from Newport on the old Kosciusko and Goodman road for a distance of 3 miles, in Attala County, Mississippi.
155. Mississippi [433] — Begins at a point at or near Benton and extends in a northeasterly direction to a point approximately 4 miles north of Zeiglerville.
156. Mississippi [589] — Begins on U. S. Highway 11, at or near Purvis, thence runs in a northwesterly direction to intersect Mississippi Highway 24 at or near the community of Midway, thence continues north to or near Sumrall.
157. Mississippi [511] — Begins at a point on Highway 18 at or near Quitman and runs in a southeasterly direction 7.2 miles, now known as Quitman-Crandall Road in Clarke County, Mississippi.
158. [MS 569] Begins at Auburn, running in a southwesterly direction to Smithdale, Liberty, Beechwood, and thence southerly to the Mississippi-Louisiana state line.

The state highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number any of the above numbered highways on the state highway system or to change and renumber any highways presently numbered except those numbered as U. S. numbered highways shall be continued with their present U. S. numbers, or changed to conform to any future U. S. numbering system. Any such numbering or changing of numbering of highways by the Commission shall be by order spread at large on its minutes.

The state highway commission when requested may furnish engineering assistance to any state institution in the construction, maintenance or repair of its roadways or driveways, whether specifically made a part of the state highway system hereinabove or not, if in its discretion such requests for assistance is deemed reasonable and proper and such work is deemed advisable and necessary.

3. All said highways and streets as designated in paragraphs 1 and 2 and now maintained at state expense, together with such additional highways hereafter taken over up to the mileage limitation above fixed are hereby placed now, or if and when taken over, under the supervision and control of the state highway commission, for construction and maintenance as hereafter provided and full jurisdiction over said highways and streets is now vested or shall vest when so taken over, as the case may be, in the state highway commission, and shall constitute the state highway system.

In the future, no such highway or link of highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission unless the bridges thereon are also taken over at the same time, except that where prior to the passage of this act, acting under an agreement between the highway commission and the board of supervisors, the county has begun construction of a road project or sold bonds therefor, then in such event such road may be taken over without the bridges if so agreed prior hereto but only within a period of two years from the passage of this act.

Application for additions to the state highway system filed by any board of supervisors shall be accompanied by a survey and plans of the road improved or proposed to be improved, such plans to be in the form prescribed for improvements by the standards required by the state highway commission and the commission shall consider and decide whether or not such additions meet the requirements of the law and whether funds are available for the execution of the proposed work.

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1954

CHAPTER 298 House Bill No. 128 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways as state highways and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The mileage of the highways hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles which is set out in section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

Section 2. The following highways are hereby designated as State highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided, and such highways, together with the highways designated in section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

(a) Northern district:

1. [MS 737] Beginning on US and Mississippi Highway 78 at or near Red Banks, thence through the business district of Red Banks, and ending on US and Mississippi Highway 78.
2. [MS 346] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 15 approximately three fourths of a mile south of Ecru, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, and running thence west to Hurricane Church.
3. [MS 362] Beginning at or near the junction of Mississippi Highway 30 and US Highway 45, running through Wheeler in an easterly direction for a distance of approximately seven (7) miles to or near the junction of Mississippi Highways 4 and 363, all in Prentiss County, Mississippi.
4. [MS 310] Beginning at or near Crenshaw and extending thence in a westerly direction to a point at or near Dundee in Tunica County, Mississippi.
5. [MS 415] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 9 about two and one-half (2½) miles northwest of Ackerman, Mississippi, thence running to Chester, thence by way of Salem Church to intersect the Natchez Trace Parkway.
6. [MS 326] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 35, approximately one-half mile south of Leverett in Tallahatchie County, running thence in an easterly direction to or near Cascilla and Rosebloom, and ending at a point on US Highway 51 at or near the Grenada-Yalobusha County line. [amended 1958]
7. [MS 335?] That certain link of road constructed by the U. S. Engineers in connection with the construction and development of the Grenada Dam and Reservoir, which road intersects Mississippi Highway 330 about four (4) miles southeast of Coffeeville and extends in a southerly direction across the Skuna and Yalobusha Rivers and intersects new Mississippi Highway 8 approximately seven (7) miles east of Grenada.
8. [MS 332] Beginning at the intersection of old Mississippi Highway 7 with US Highway 51 approximately one mile north of Grenada and extending in a northeasterly direction to the north abutment of the Grenada Dam.
9. [MS 333] Beginning at the intersection of old Mississippi Highway 8 with new Mississippi Highway 8, approximately one mile east of Grenada and extending in a northeasterly direction to its intersection with the federally maintained road leading to the south abutment of the Grenada Dam.
10. [MS 356] Beginning on the Kossuth-Rienzi road approximately six and one-half (6½) miles west of Rienzi, extending east to or near Rienzi and Jacinto, and continuing east approximately four and one-half (4½) miles to the intersection of Holt's Spur-Burnsville Road, thence continuing northeast to or near Burnsville, Doskey and Cross Roads.
11. [MS 385] Beginning at or near Buena Vista and running in a northwesterly direction to Mississippi Highway 32 at or near Van Vleet.
12. [MS 368] Beginning at or near Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and running in an easterly direction and intersecting the old Pontotoc Road at a point at or near the residence of Guy Hicks, thence in an easterly direction and passing along the south side of the Luther Barkley residence, thence in an easterly direction and intersecting a road at or near Buena Vista School.
13. [MS 407] Beginning at or near the corporate limits of the City of Winona, Mississippi, and extending in a southeasterly direction to intersect Mississippi Highway 12 at or near Weir, Mississippi.
14. [MS 403?] Beginning at the intersection of US Highway 82 and Mississippi Highway 15 in Mathiston and running in a northerly direction for a distance of approximately one mile to the north boundary of the property of Wood Junior College in Webster County.
15. [MS 442] Beginning at the intersection of federal aid secondary route 610 and Mississippi Highway 448 one mile east of the Town of Shaw, and running thence in an easterly direction along said federal aid secondary route 610 to the community of Steiner, in Sunflower County, thence in a northerly direction on federal aid secondary route 620 to the community of Linn, thence in an easterly direction on federal aid secondary route 612 to the village of Doddsville at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 442.
16. [MS 310] Beginning at or near Como on US Highway 51, thence in an easterly direction on the Harmontown Road to the Lafayette-Marshall County line. [amended 1958]
17. [MS 310] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 7 at or near Malone, thence in a westerly direction on the Harmontown Road to the Lafayette-Marshall County line.
18. [MS 768] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 15 south of Ackerman, thence in an easterly direction past Choctaw Lake to 4-H Club picnic grounds; this includes a spur past the clubhouse and ending at the picnic grounds.
19. [MS 32] Beginning at Webb at the intersection of Mississippi Highway 32 and US Highway 49E, thence in a westerly direction to US Highway 49W at or near Parchman.
20. [MS 354] Beginning at or near Walnut, Mississippi, thence in an easterly direction along the road to Kossuth.
21. [MS ?] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 35 northwest of North Tillatoba Creek, thence in a southeasterly direction to the city limits of Charleston.
22. [MS 766] Beginning in the Town of Saltillo, Lee County, at the intersection of old US Highway 45 and Mississippi Highway 371, and running along old US Highway 45 in a northerly direction a distance of approximately one and one-eighth (1 1/8) miles to a point where said old US Highway 45 intersects new US Highway 45.
23. [MS 315] Beginning at or near Lula, Mississippi, on US Highway 61, running thence eastward to the Quitman County line on the road running from Lula, Mississippi, to Sledge, Mississippi. [deleted 1960]
24. [MS ?] Beginning at Pryne's Store, which is located at a point on an existing road approximately three (3) miles east of Bull Frog Corner on United States Highway 51, and running from Pryne's Store in an easterly direction approximately eight (8) miles to or near Olive Branch, Mississippi, to intersect with United States Highway 78, all in DeSoto County. [deleted 1956]
25. [MS 328] Beginning at or near Taylor, Mississippi, and proceeding in a westerly direction approximately 8 miles to intersect with State Highway 315, same being an extension of State Highway No. 328.
26. [MS 321] Beginning at or near Lambert on Highway 3 and running South through Brazil to intersect Highway 32 at or near Webb.

(b) Central district:

1. [MS 433] Beginning at or near Coxburg Consolidated School, in Holmes County, and extending northeasterly by Baughn's store, thence to Brozville and thence continuing to intersect Mississippi Highway 17 at a point near the south corporate limits of Lexington. [deleted 1958]
2. [MS 496] Beginning at road intersection with Mississippi Highway 19 in the SE¼ of the SW¼ of section 13, T6N, R16E, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, thence in an easterly direction on the line between sections 13 and 24 of T6N, R16E, and 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of T6N, R17E, and sections 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of T6N, R18E, said road commonly known as the Wire Road and beginning at intersection of Mississippi Highway 19 at Old Odom Store Place, thence in an easterly direction by way of Culpepper, Mississippi, to the Alabama line.
3. [MS 43] Beginning at Kosciusko, in Attala County, extending southwesterly via Thomastown in Leake County, to Sharon in Madison County, and thence to Canton.
4. [MS 487] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 35 and 487, south of Carthage in Leake County, and running in an easterly direction via Standing Pine, Rosebud, and Salem, thence running in a southeasterly direction to Sebastopol in Scott County.
5. [MS 486] A road that leaves Mississippi Highway 16 just east of the corporate limits of the City of Philadelphia in the northeast corner of section 31, township 11, range 12, and runs in a southeasterly direction through sections 32 and 33 and through the west half of section 34, township 11, range 12, crossing into section 3, township 10, range 12, and running southeasterly through section 3, and to the east line of section 2 where the road intersects Ocobla-DeWeese Road, which said road goes by the Philadelphia golf club and Dr. Hay's place.
6. [MS 491] Beginning at Ford Brothers' Store on Mississippi Highway 16 east of Philadelphia, in Neshoba County, being the intersection of said Mississippi Highway 16 and the line between sections 34 and 35, township 11 north, range 13 east, running in a northerly direction via Bogue Chitto Indian School, and intersecting Mississippi Highway 21 near the center of section 22, township 12 north, range 13 east.
7. [MS 431?] Beginning in the village of Sallis at the intersection of the business route of Mississippi Highway 12 and Mississippi Highway 429, running thence in a northeasterly direction at or near the Sallis High School to the intersection of Mississippi Highway 12 at or near the farm of S. S. Owen.
8. [MS 429] Beginning at a point on the old Kosciusko and Goodman road at or near Zemuly, in Attala County, and running in a southeasterly direction to connect with a state aid road at the line between Attala County and Leake County.
9. [MS 490] Beginning at Parks' store on the Louisville and DeKalb highway, thence in a westerly direction to a point at or near Noxapater.
10. [MS 498] Beginning at a point on Highway No. 45 at Rush's store about twelve (12) miles south of Scooba, Kemper County, Mississippi, thence in an easterly direction through Portersville, Mississippi, to the Alabama state line.
11. [MS 493] Beginning at state highway 16 at Clarke's Store and running approximately seven (7) miles north until state highway 397 is intersected at Lynnville, said link being a part of old Meridian-Louisville road and located in Kemper County, Mississippi, this link having formerly been made a part of the state highway system, under the laws of 1938, as a part of state highway 493. [deleted 1970]

(c) Southern district:

1. [MS 42] Beginning at Mississippi Highway 42 at Sand Hill and running in an easterly direction to State Line in Greene County, Mississippi.
2. [MS 503] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 18, thence in a southwesterly direction to Paulding, and ending at or near Heidelberg.
3. [MS 531] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 20 approximately one mile east of Taylorsville, Mississippi, in Smith County, thence in a northeasterly direction to Old Taylorsville, thence in a northeasterly direction to Union Tower, thence continuing in a northeasterly direction to intersection with Mississippi Highway 18 approximately three (3) miles west of Bay Springs, Mississippi.
4. [MS 575] Beginning at Progress and running in a northeasterly direction for a distance of approximately four (4) miles, all in Pike County, to a point of intersection with Mississippi Highway 48 at or near the Andrew Barclay homestead.
5. [MS 529] Beginning at Gitano at Mississippi Highway 20 in section 5, township 9 north, range 14 west, in Jones County, Mississippi, thence in a southerly direction through the Hebron Community and ending at the intersection of said road with Mississippi Highway 588 at or near Sand Hill School in section 35, township 8 north, range 13 west, in Jones County, Mississippi.
6. [MS 472] Beginning at the village of Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi, at Mississippi Highway 27, thence in an easterly direction crossing Pearl River, thence in a northeasterly direction by Little's Store and by Whiton's Store, thence to the community of Tally Ferry on the Westville road, thence by the old Elleck Banks place to the Bush Town community, thence to Mississippi Highway 20 at or near the village of Pinola, in Simpson County. [amended 1960]
7. [MS 547] Beginning at a point on Highway 20 at or near Allen, Mississippi, in Copiah County, and extending in an easterly direction to intersect the Union Church-Brookhaven Road at a point at or near Redstar, Mississippi.
8. [MS 535] Beginning at the Town of Seminary in Covington County, Mississippi, and running in a northeasterly direction to state designated route 588 at the Jones County line.
9. [MS 613] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 63 at a point approximately seven (7) miles north of the intersection of Mississippi Highway 63 and US Highway 90, thence in a northerly direction along what is now known as the Lampton road to Wade, and thence to Lucedale in George County.
10. [MS 472] Beginning on State Highway No. 18 at or near Utica Institute, proceeding in a southeasterly direction to point of intersection with United States Highway No. 51 at or near Hazlehurst, thence continuing in a southeasterly direction, connecting with State Highway No. 27 at or near Rockport, excluding that portion thereof which has been built with state-aid funds.
11. [MS 57] Beginning at or near Beaumont on Mississippi Highway 24, thence in a southerly direction to the intersection of Mississippi Highways 26 and 57.
12. [MS 555] Beginning at or near the end of Mississippi Highway 554 at or near Pine Ridge, thence in a northerly direction to the Jefferson County line. [deleted 1968]
13. [MS 584] Beginning on US Highway 51 at or near Osyka, thence in a westerly direction to Gillsburg.
14. [MS 567] Beginning at or near Liberty on Mississippi Highway 24 and running in a northerly direction to Mississippi Highway 44 south of Bude in Franklin County. [amended 1962]
15. [MS 513] Beginning at the Jasper-Clarke County line on the Rose Hill-Enterprise road, thence to Enterprise on Mississippi Highway 11, including a spur four-tenths (.4) mile running in a northerly direction along old US Highway 11 [MS 952].
16. [MS 548/819] Beginning at or near Hermanville on Mississippi Highway 18, thence making a loop through the business district of Hermanville, returning to connect with Mississippi Highway 18.
17. [MS 570] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 570 and 569 near Smithdale in Amite County, thence in a northwesterly direction to intersect Mississippi Highway 44 in Franklin County.
18. [MS 808] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 61 approximately three-fourths mile north of Port Gibson, thence in a southwesterly direction to and along Market Street of said town, thence east to intersect Mississippi Highway 61.
19. [MS 583] Beginning at or near Brookhaven, thence in a southeasterly direction through Enterprise and Ruth and intersect Mississippi Highway 44 at Alton Brister's Store.
20. [MS 586] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 24 at or near Foxworth, Marion County, thence running in a northwesterly direction to Darbun.
21. [MS 44] Beginning at Pearl River Avenue and the corporate limits of McComb City and run East to Jones Community, across Clear Creek, Bogue Chitto River to Price Dale and to the Walthall County line, all Pike County, Mississippi.

Section 3. The state highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number any of the above-designated highways on the state highway system and renumber any presently numbered highways, except those numbered as US numbered highways, and is further authorized to maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the above-designated highways in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in sections 2, 3, and 4, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 4, 1954.

1955

CHAPTER 70 House Bill No. 206 AN ACT to designate certain sections of road in Adams County, Mississippi, as State Highways and place them under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highways shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and are hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highways shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

(1) [MS 551] Begin at the Southeastern terminus of the presently designated State Highway on the Natchez-Liberty Road approximately 6 miles Southeast of Natchez and extend along said road to the Southeastern terminus of State Aid Project No. S-159-2(l), approximately 1100 feet Southeast of Jeannette, approximately 3½ miles.
(2) [MS 554] Begin at the junction with U. S. Highway 61 approximately 3.0 miles South of the south corporate limit of Natchez and extend Southeasterly along the Upper Kingston Road to or near a road junction in Section 50, T. 6 N., R. 2 W., a distance of approximately 4.2 miles.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 71 House Bill No. 261 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Alcorn and Tippah Counties as a State Highway and place same under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended. Said link of highway is described as follows:

[MS 351] Beginning at or near Gorforth's place on Highway 2 in the fifth district in Alcorn County, thence south via June Eaton's place, thence to Harley Michael's place, thence to the Tippah County line, thence to Mauney's Store on Highway 4 to Tippah County, a distance of approximately eight (8) miles.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereto.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 72 House Bill No. 118 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Attala County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and to place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[...] declared to be a part of said state highway system:

[MS 429 (later MS 14)] Beginning at Big Black River at a point where the old Kosciusko-Goodman Road crosses said river, Attala County, Mississippi, and running in an easterly direction for approximately eight (8) miles to a point where said road makes a junction with State Highway Number 429, at or near Branchville, in Attala County, Mississippi; said new section of road to be numbered State Highway Number 429, and to be a continuation of said numbered highway.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to Chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 75 House Bill No. 228 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Claiborne County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 462] Beginning at a point on Highway 61 about three (3) miles north of Port Gibson at or near Harmon Store and running in a northeasterly direction to a point at or near Willows, being a part of a road connecting Highway 61 and Highway 27, formerly Highway 3.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 76 House Bill No. 232 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Claiborne County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 548] Beginning at a point on Highway 18 at or near Hermanville in Claiborne County and running in an easterly direction to a point on the line of Claiborne and Copiah Counties; thence to a point at or near Ed Goza's store in Copiah County; being a part of a road connecting Highway 18 and Highway 51.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 77 House Bill No. 253 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Coahoma and Quitman Counties, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system:

[MS 316] Beginning at a point on U. S.-Mississippi Highway 61 in Coahoma County, Mississippi, at or near Frank Montroy's place and running thence in a generally southeasterly direction through Jonestown, Mississippi, thence through Belen, Mississippi, and intersecting Mississippi State Highway 6 at a point approximately one and one-half (l½) miles west of the City of Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, and at or near the R. M. D'Orr lands; said new section of road to be numbered Mississippi State Highway 6 North.

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

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 78 House Bill No. 254 AN ACT to retain a certain section of road in Jackson County, Mississippi, as a State Highway, being a portion of old U. S. Highway No. 90, and renumbering said section as an extension of Mississippi State Highway No. 63. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. That a certain section of U. S. Highway No. 90 within Jackson County, Mississippi, hereinafter described, shall be retained on the state highway system and under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission and which said highway is described as follows, to-wit:

[MS 63/618?] A section of old U. S. Highway No. 90 in Jackson County, beginning at a point where same intersects new U. S. Highway No. 90 in the City of Pascagoula and continuing along said old U. S. Highway No. 90 in a northeasterly direction to Moss Point, thence through the City of Moss Point and continuing in an easterly direction to its intersection with new U. S. Highway No. 90 at Orange Grove.

Said highway as above described shall hereafter be renumbered as a section of Mississippi State Highway No. 63.

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

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 79 House Bill No. 185 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Lafayette County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highways shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 733] Beginning at the junction of the old Taylor-Oxford road with State Highway 328 near the railroad overpass southwest of Taylor and extending in a northeasterly direction approximately one mile to an intersection in Taylor.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 81 House Bill No. 145 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Marshall County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 313] Beginning at a point where the Hudsonville-Slayden road intersects Mississippi Highway 7, running thence in a westerly direction to Atway, thence in a northerly direction to the intersection of said road and Highway 72 at Slayden, a distance of approximately seven and four-tenths (7.4) miles.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 82 House Bill No. 252 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Neshoba County, Misissippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended. [?] Said link of highway is described as follows:

[MS 491] Beginning at Ford Brothers' Store on Mississippi Highway 16 east of Philadelphia, in Neshoba County, being the intersection of said Mississippi Highway 16 and the line between section 34 and 35, township 11 north, range 13 east, running in a southerly direction by way of the East Neshoba School, thence by way of Lowery's Store to intersect a state aid road at Paul Williamson's Store, formerly known as old Mars Store, for a total distance of approximately four and one-half (4½) miles, all in Neshoba County.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereto.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 83 Senate Bill No. 1298 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Neshoba County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 482] Begin at a point on Highway No. 16 East of Philadelphia where Sandtown Road leaves Highway No. 16 near the Francis Phillips place and run in a northeasterly direction via Sandtown Church to an intersection with a state highway near Bogue Chitto Indian School.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 7, 1955.

CHAPTER 84 Senate Bill No. 1293 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Pike County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 938] Beginning at a point on U. S. Highway # 51 approximately 0.45 miles north of the north corporate limits of the City of McComb, Pike County, Mississippi and extending westerly to the Northwest corner of the new Highway Department District Office site, approximately 0.35 miles.

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to Chapter 6 of the Laws of Extraordinary Session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 7, 1955.

CHAPTER 85 Senate Bill No. 1297 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Sharkey County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended:

[MS 826] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Number 14, approximately one mile west of the town of Rolling Fork, Sharkey County, Mississippi, on a line between Sections Ten and Eleven, in Township 12, Range 7 West, which point is approximately 660 feet South of the corner common to Sections 2, 3, 10 and 11, Township 12, Range 7 West, thence South on the line between [Sections 10 and 11; 14 and 15; 22 and 23, said Township and Range to intersect Highway Number 61, approximately 3 miles South of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.]

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[MS 543][Beginning at Magee, in Simpson County, and running in a northeasterly direction to the county line of Smith County at Old Heater, near or east of Garner's Store, continuing thence to Old Cohay Camp, thence in an easterly direction to intersect Highway 35 south of the Town of Raleigh in Smith County.] [amended 1956, 1960]

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[Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, except in regard to that portion of said road running from Magee to the Butler residence or in the vicinity thereof, east of Okatoma Creek; and this act shall become effective as to that portion of the road from and after January 1, 1956. The purpose of this provision is to allow the] completion of a state aid paving project now in progress on the above described portion of the herein designated road.

Approved April 7, 1955.

CHAPTER 87 House Bill No. 220 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Smith County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 501/?] Beginning at a point at or near Pineville and running in a southerly direction to intersect highway 18 at a point at or near Sylvarena, and beginning at a point at or near Mize and running in a northerly direction to intersect highway 35 at a point at or near Luckey's Store. [latter deleted 1962]

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 88 House Bill No. 214 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 325] Beginning at a point on Highway 32 where the Tippo and Phillip road intersects said highway at Cowart, thence run in a southerly direction through the town of Tippo, thence south to the intersection of the Tippo and Leverett road at the bridge crossing Tippo Bayou. [deleted 1958]

Section 2. This act shall be and is supplemental to chapter 6 of the laws of extraordinary session of 1949, and shall not be considered as an amendment thereof.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 4, 1955.

CHAPTER 89 Senate Bill No. 1302 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Walthall County, Mississippi, as a State Highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following highway is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for required construction and maintenance, and such highway shall be an addition to the state highway system of the State of Mississippi and is hereby declared to be a part of said state highway system. Such additional highway shall be taken over by the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as soon as any such highway or link of highway, including the bridges thereon, has been constructed according to the plans and specifications of the state highway department and has been brought up to such standards as are required by the state highway department, within the limitations of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended.

[MS 585] A road leaving U. S. Highway 98 east of Tylertown running in a northeasterly direction to intersect a state road at or near Darbun, all in Walthall County.

Section 2. This act [...]

1956

CHAPTER 311 House Bill No. 302 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways as state highways and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The mileage of the highways hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand, six hundred (8,600) miles which is set out in section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

Section 2. The following highways are hereby designated as State highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided, and such highways, together with the highways designated in section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, chapter 298, laws of 1954, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

(a) Northern District:

(1) [MS 407] Beginning in the Town of Weir, thence southwesterly to the Attala-Choctaw County line.
(2) [MS 704] Begin on Mississippi Highway 7, thence in a southerly direction, approximately one-half mile, to Lamar in Benton County.
(3) [MS 368] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 5 at Pine Grove Church, thence in a northeasterly direction by Bethel Church, thence southerly through the Goodwin Farm to intersect Mississippi Highway 15 at Blue Mountain.
(4) [MS 320] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 32 at a point near Sherman Church, thence easterly to Mississippi Highway 9W, being approximately four (4) miles, all in Calhoun County.
(5) [MS 320] Begin at Banner, thence easterly to intersect Mississippi Highway Number 9 at Ivy's Store, in Calhoun County.
(6) [MS 17] Beginning at a point approximately one mile south of Grenada on Highway 51, thence southwesterly to Carrollton.
(7) [MS ?] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 12, one mile southwest of the intersection of Mississippi Highways 12 and 15, thence running in an easterly direction to Mississippi Highway 15, being one mile more or less, all in Choctaw County.
(8) [MS 389] Beginning at a point on United States Highway 82 in Starkville, thence northerly to a point at or near Bell's School House, thence to Mississippi Highway 10 at Phoebe, in Clay and Oktibbeha Counties.
(9) [MS ?] Beginning at or near the southern corporate limits of the City of Tupelo, Mississippi, and extending over old U. S. Highway 45, proceeding to Green Street in Tupelo, through the City of Tupelo on Green Street to the intersection of U. S. Highway 45 and Green Street, near the northern corporate limits of the City of Tupelo.
(10) [MS 373] Beginning at a point on United States Highway 45 approximately four (4) miles North of Columbus where old Highway 45 intersects new Highway 45, thence running in a northerly direction to the South gate of Columbus Air Force Base, all in Lowndes County.
(11) [MS 701] Beginning at the intersection of United States Highway 78 with Mulberry Street in the Town of Potts Camp, thence running in a southwesterly direction along said Mulberry Street to Front Street, thence running in a southeasterly direction along said Front Street to Ash Street, thence running in a northeasterly direction along said Ash Street to United States Highway 78, all in the Town of Potts Camp, Marshall County.
(12) [MS 309] Beginning at Galena, thence in a southerly direction to Laws Hill, all in Marshall County. [deleted 1958]
(13) [MS ?] Beginning at or near Young's Service Station on Mississippi Highway 7 in the north part of the Village of Waterford, thence running easterly across the Illinois Central Railroad to the next street, thence running southerly parallel to said Illinois Central Railroad to the next street at or near Morgan's grocery, thence running in a westerly direction along said street across said Illinois Central Railroad to Mississippi Highway 7, all in the Village of Waterford in Marshall County.
(14) [MS 703] Beginning at or near Byhalia Cemetery on U. S. Highway 78 in the north part of the City of Byhalia, thence running southeasterly down the main street of Byhalia to Hood's Store on U. S. Highway 78, all in the City of Byhalia in Marshall County.
(15) [MS 10] Beginning at or near Lishman's Grocery Store at the junction of U. S. Highway 82 with said road and running thence northeasterly to Lodi, all being in Montgomery County. [deleted 1960]
(16) [MS ?] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 342 at Sappington's Store, thence easterly to the Lee County line.
(17) [MS 355] Beginning at the northwest end of State Highway 346 at or near Esperanza in Pontotoc County and extending northwest to Pinedale, Salem Church, Etta, intersecting Mississippi Highway 30 west of the Tallahatchie River Bridge, thence beginning at the intersection of Highway 349 near Macedonia School and extending northeast to Swains Gin Community, Old Oak Grove Church, and intersecting Highway 78 at or near Myrtle, Mississippi, all in Pontotoc and Union Counties.
(18) [MS 366] Beginning at Baldwyn on U. S. Highway 45 and run thence in an easterly direction to Mississippi Highway 363 at Marietta, in Prentiss and Lee Counties.
(19) [MS 30] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 25 approximately one and one-half (1½) miles north of the Town of Tishomingo, thence easterly to the Alabama State line, all in Tishomingo County. [amended 1962?]
(20) [MS 305] Begin on Mississippi Highway 4 at or near Thyatira, thence southerly to Tyro, thence southerly to Mississippi Highway 310, in Tate and Panola Counties.
(21) [MS 777] Beginning at or near the southern boundary of the Town of Walnut, Tippah County, Mississippi, at or near the intersection of old Mississippi Highway 15 and new Mississippi Highway 15, following the route of said old Mississippi Highway 15 running through the business section of said Town of Walnut and in a northerly direction for a distance of approximately one and one-half (1½) miles to its intersection with U. S. Highway 72, all in Tippah County.
(22) [MS 353] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 15 in Ripley, Mississippi, thence northeasterly to Peoples School, all in Tippah County. [amended 1960]
(23) [MS 325] Beginning at a point on the Tippo-Leverett Road at a point approximately two (2) miles south of Tippo, thence southerly through Macel to Mississippi Highway 8, all in Tallahatchie County. [deleted 1958]
(24) [MS 366] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 25 at Golden, thence easterly to the Alabama State line, all in Tishomingo County.
(25) [MS 765] Beginning in the Village of Cumberland, at or near Bland's Store, running thence in a westerly direction for a distance of approximately two thousand eight hundred (2,800) feet to enter the Natchez Trace Parkway, all in Webster County.
(26) [MS 10] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi State Highways 10 and 15, thence to the Village of Cumberland, thence westerly to Mississippi State Highway 9 at Walthall, the county site of Webster County, this road to be numbered Mississippi State Highway No. 10.
(27) [MS 335?] Beginning at highway 330 five (5) miles east of Coffeeville and going in a southerly direction across Skuna River to the Grenada County line.
(28) [MS 5] Extend Highway No. 5 from Hickory Flat, Benton County, south to intersect with Potts Camp-Etta state designated road at Cornersville, Mississippi, Winston County.
(29) [MS 355?] Begin at Edd Gofferd place on state aid road and run south by Pinedale Stores thence through Esperanza, and intersect state aid road at Hurricane in Pontotoc.

(b) Central District:

(1) [MS 440] Beginning on Highway 35 at Hesterville in Attala County and running west to West, Mississippi, on Highway 51.
(2) [MS 407] Beginning in the Town of McCool in Attala County, thence northeasterly to the Attala-Choctaw County line, being an extension of the link of highway described in Section 2 (a) (1) above.
(3) [MS ?] Beginning on Highway 14 at Williamsville and running south to State Highway 35, all in Attala County. [deleted 1962]
(4) [MS 431?] Beginning in the Village of Sallis in Attala County, at the intersection of business route of Mississippi State Highway 12 and Mississippi State Highway No. 429 and running thence in a westerly direction along Main Street in the Village of Sallis for a distance of two hundred (200) yards.
(5) [MS 444] Beginning at a point on U. S. Highway No. 61 at or near the Town of Duncan and running thence westwardly to intersect U. S. Highway No. 1, at or near Round Lake, all in Bolivar County.
(6) [MS 473] Beginning on new U. S. Highway 51 near Terry, thence southeasterly to a point on the Copiah-Hinds County line notheast[sic] of Crystal Springs, all in Hinds County.
(7) [MS 435] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 12 approximately five (5) miles east of Belzoni, thence northeasterly along the Yazoo River for approximately nine (9) miles, all in Humphreys County.
(8) [MS 495] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 16 at Dawes Brothers' Store, thence northerly to a point on Mississippi Highway 397 approximately one and one-half (1½) miles south of Preston, all in Kemper County.
(9) [MS 495] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 493 at Bailey's Store, thence in a northerly direction by Fellowship Church, Center Hill School and Shucktown to the Kemper County line; thence by the Earl Temple place, Damascus School, and entering Highway No. 16 at or near Daw's Store.
(10) [MS 455] Beginning where the local dirt road leaves Highway 25 at Renfroe Church and thence northwesterly through the Barnes Community to the Attala County line.
(11) [MS 484] Beginning at a point where the local road intersects with the boundary line of the Town of Walnut Grove on the eastern side of the Town of Walnut Grove west of Teshalmo Creek, thence easterly through old Walnut Grove, and continuing eastwardly through the Community of Rosebud, thence through the Community of Wright's Springs and thence eastwardly to the Neshoba County line at the intersection of State Highways 488 and 424. Also beginning in the Village of Madden at Mississippi Highway 488, and running thence in a southeasterly direction to the Neshoba County line. [amended 1962?]
(12) [MS 460] Beginning at the Gluckstadt Crossing on U. S. Highway 51 about seven (7) miles south of Canton; thence running in an easterly direction to connect with Highway 43 at a point near the Natchez Trace.
(13) [MS 480] Beginning at the Crossroads on Mississippi Highway 21 near the Luther Payne Place and running in a southeasterly direction to Linwood on Mississippi Highway 15.
(14) [MS 491] Beginning at the end of the Golf Course Road on the line between Section 1 and 2, Township 10 North, Range 12 East, run in a southeasterly direction through the Deweese Community, the Chisolm Community, the Herbert Springs Community and intersect Mississippi Highway 19 approximately two hundred (200) yards south of the Neshoba-Newton County line.
(15) [MS 388] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 388 near Cliftonville, thence easterly to a point at or near Bigbee Valley, thence easterly to the Alabama State line. [deleted 1962]
(16) [MS 483] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 43 approximately one-half mile east of Sand Hill, thence northeasterly to intersect Mississippi Highway 483 at Ludlow, all in Rankin and Scott Counties. [deleted 1960]
(17) [MS 395] Beginning at the Neshoba County line, on the Plattsburg and Philadelphia road, running in a northeasterly direction by way of Plattsburg, to a point approximately one quarter (1/4) mile south of Liberty School, all in Winston County.
(18) [MS 490] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 397 near Parkes Store, thence along the Fearn Springs Public Road in a northeasterly direction by the old Fearn Springs Post Office to the Noxubee County line, all in Winston County.
(19) [MS 433] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 3 at Satartia, thence to Holly Bluff, all in Yazoo County. [deleted 1962?]
(20) [MS 436] Beginning on U. S. Highway 61 south of Hollandale and running easterly to Murphy.
(21) [MS 14] Beginning at a point on the old Kosciusko-Goodman public road near the community of Zemuly in Section 30, Township 13 N, Range 6 E in Attala County, Mississippi, being the east end of the present state-maintained highway and running thence in a northeasterly direction at or near the center line of the old Kosciusko-Goodman public road for approximately eight (8) miles to intersect State Highway No. 43 at a point about two (2) miles south of the present corporate limits of the City of Kosciusko.

(c) Southern District:

(1) [MS 572] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 24 in Centreville, thence in a southeasterly direction for approximately five and one-half (5½) miles, all in Amite County.
(2) [MS 574] Beginning in Gloster, thence easterly to Bewelcome, all in Amite County.
(3) [MS 510] Beginning at the south end of the Chickasawhay River Bridge south of Shubuta, in Clarke County, or as near thereto as is feasible and proceed eastward to the Town of Matherville, in Wayne County, thence in a southerly direction to the west end of the Bucatunna Creek bridge on new U. S. Highway 84 in Wayne County, thereby joining U. S. Highway 45 and U. S. Highway 84.
(4) [MS 473] Beginning at or near Hopewell, thence northwesterly to a point on the Copiah-Hinds County line northeast of Crystal Springs, connecting with the link of highway described in Section 2 (b) (6) above. [deleted 1958]
(5) [MS 472?] Beginning at the corporate limits on the western side of Hazlehurst, thence westerly for a distance of four (4) miles.
(6) [MS 539] Beginning on U. S. Highway 84, approximately three-fourths of a mile east of Collins, thence northerly to Knight's Store on Mississippi Highway 532, all in Covington County. [deleted 1968]
(7) [MS ?] Beginning at Ingram's Store on U. S. Highway 49, thence to Sanford, thence to Moselle. [deleted 1958]
(8) [MS 606?] Beginning at the northern end of the beach highway, thence in a southerly direction across U. S. Highway 90 to the southern end of said beach highway, all in Hancock County.
(9) [MS 600] Beginning at Necaise and running westerly to Caesar, all in Hancock County.
(10) [MS 42] Beginning in New Hebron, thence northwesterly to a point on the Jefferson Davis-Simpson County line.
(11) [MS 43] Begin at or near a point approximately eight (8) miles south of Prentiss on Mississippi Highway 13 and extend in a westerly direction to Oakvale; then continue in a northerly direction, intersecting Mississippi Highway 84 at or near Silver Creek, in Jefferson Davis and Lawrence Counties.
(12) [MS 534] Beginning on Mississippi Highway 15 south of the corporate limits of Laurel, thence easterly through Myrick and Mill Creek to a point on U. S. Highway 84 approximately one mile west of the Wayne County line, all in Jones County.
(13) [MS 577] Beginning at a point on the Mississippi-Louisiana State line, where Louisiana Highway 62 intersects said line, thence running in a northwesterly direction to Mississippi Highway 48 at or near Dexter, all in Walthall County.
(14) [MS 43] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 13 between Lampton and Hub at Stogner's Store, thence running southerly through or near Spring Cottage to the Pearl River County line at or near Huntshill, all in Marion County. [amended 1960]
(15) [MS 43] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 43 and 26 at or near Crossroads, thence northerly to the Marion County line, all in Pearl River County.
(16) [MS 615] Beginning about three (3) miles northeast of State Line in Wayne County on U. S. Highway 45 and running southwesterly to State Line. Then beginning at the southern boundary line of State Line and continuing south to intersect with Highway 63 about one-twelfth mile east of Chickasawhay River.
(17) [MS 540] Beginning at the Simpson-Smith County line at a point approximately one quarter (1/4) mile west of Garner's Store proceeding in a southwesterly direction to Roy Upton's Store in the Martinville Community.
(18) [MS 478] Beginning at a point on Highway No. 43 and one half (½) mile south of Shivers, Mississippi, and extending in a westerly direction intersecting Highway No. 472 at Jeff Little's Store, being approximately eight (8) miles, more or less, all located in Simpson County, Mississippi.
(19) [MS 545] Beginning at the intersection of U. S. Highway No. 49 at Smith's Crossing on a certain road known locally as the "State Farm Road," thence running in a southerly direction for a distance of approximately two (2) miles along the State Farm Road by and through State Sanatorium Farm to a point of intersection with Mississippi Highway No. 20, all in Simpson County.
(20) [MS 551] Begin at the east end of Mississippi 551 approximately nine (9) miles southeast of Natchez in Adams County and extend in a southeasterly direction to intersect Mississippi 33 approximately two (2) miles north of Knoxville in Franklin County. [deleted 1958]
(21) [MS 591] Beginning at Felder's Camp Ground in Pike County, thence northerly to the Pike-Lincoln County line, all in Pike County.
(22) [MS 569] Beginning at McCall Creek on Highway 84 and thence southerly by Bert Jordan's Store to Highway 98, all in Franklin County, Mississippi.

Section 3. The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number any of the above-designated highways on the state highway system and renumber any presently numbered highways, except those numbered as United States numbered highways, and is further authorized to maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the above-designated highways in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in sections 2, 3, and 4, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 5, 1956.

CHAPTER 316 Senate Bill No. 1556 AN ACT to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, by the deletion from the designated state highway system of a certain link of road situated wholly in DeSoto county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended and supplemented by the addition of certain links of highway to the state highway system, as the same appear in section 2, chapter 298, laws of 1954, is amended by the deletion therefrom of Item No. 24, in the "Northern district," as the same appears on page 373 of the general laws of Mississippi of 1954, said Item No. 24 reading as follows:

24. [MS ?] Beginning at Pryne's Store, which is located at a point on an existing road approximately three (3) miles east of Bull Frog Corner on United States Highway 51, and running from Pryne's Store in an easterly direction approximately eight (8) miles to or near Olive Branch, Mississippi, to intersect with United States Highway 78, all in DeSoto County.

Section 2. The purpose of this act is to delete, remove and expunge the above described link of highway from the designated state highway system in order to permit the earlier development and completion of said roadway, which it is the consensus will more likely result from the removal of said link of highway from the designated state highway system than would result from its inclusion and remaining in the state highway system. It is contemplated that this change in the designated state highway system will be incorporated in the completed amendment which would include any and all other changes which will be made to the state highway system during this legislative session and this accounts for the form in which this amendment appears.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved March 30, 1956

CHAPTER 317 House Bill No. 237 AN ACT to delete certain links of road from the state highway system. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following described roads are hereby deleted and removed from the state highway system:

(a) Northern District:

1. [MS 35] Beginning at North Carrollton, thence in a northwesterly direction along present designated Highway 35 to the Carroll-Grenada line. [restored 1962?]
2. [MS 25] Beginning at the northern limits of Starkville; thence northeasterly to Highway 45 W, all in Oktibbeha and Clay Counties, in the Northern District.

(b) Central District:

1. [MS ?] Beginning at or near Clinton, thence easterly to the west corporate line of Jackson, all in Hinds County.

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

Approved April 5, 1956.

CHAPTER 318 House Bill No. 256 AN ACT to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, by the deletion from the designated state highway system of a certain link of road situated wholly in Marshall county. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, subsection 2, item 94, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, is amended to read as follows:

94. Mississippi [309] — Beginning on the Tennessee state line north of Barton, Mississippi, and running thence in a southerly direction through or near the Town of Byhalia and the communities of Watson and Marianna, and intersecting State Highway 4 at or near Chulahoma, Mississippi, less and except a link of said highway running from Warsaw to Watson, a distance of approximately three (3) miles.

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

Approved February 28, 1956.

CHAPTER 319 House Bill No. 509 AN ACT to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, to delete a link of highway located in Simpson County from the state highway system. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended by section 2, chapter 298, laws of 1954, and as otherwise amended, is amended by deleting a link of highway from the state highway system, described as follows:

[MS 543] Beginning at Magee, in Simpson County, and running in a northeasterly direction by the Butler residence to the George Warren store, a distance of four (4) miles, more or less, all in Simpson County.

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

Approved March 22, 1956.

1958

CHAPTER 379 House Bill No. 708 AN ACT to authorize and direct the state highway commission to straighten, recondition, widen, and place a new hard surface upon state highways numbers 7 and 311 from Coffeeville to Mt. Pleasant by way of Water Valley, Oxford and Holly Springs.

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 380 Senate Bill No. 1548 AN ACT to amend section 2, chapter 311, laws of 1956, by deleting from the state highway system a link of highway wholly situated in Marshall County, being item (12) in the northern district of the State. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, Chapter 311, Laws of 1956, is amended by the deletion of the following link of highway, being Item (12) under Subsection (a) Northern District:

(12) [MS 309] Beginning at Galena, thence in a southerly direction to Laws Hill, all in Marshall County.

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

Approved February 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 381 House Bill No. 402 AN ACT to repeal chapter 88, laws of the extraordinary session of 1955, thus removing a certain section of road in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission and repealing its designation as a state highway.

[MS 325]

Approved March 13, 1958.

CHAPTER 382 House Bill No. 222 AN ACT to authorize the state highway commission to take over for maintenance and construction any road formerly maintained as a state highway leading to an air base, which air base is to be reactivated. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. That the state highway commission be and it is hereby authorized and directed to take over for maintenance and construction, with its own funds, any road formerly maintained as a part of the state highway system leading to an air base, which air base is to be reactivated.

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

Approved March 13, 1958.

CHAPTER 383 House Bill No. 401 AN ACT to amend section 2, chapter 311, laws of 1956, to delete from designation as a state highway and to remove from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission a certain section of road in Tallahatchie County beginning at a point on the Tippo-Leverett Road through Macel to Mississippi highway 8.

[MS 325]

Approved March 13, 1958.

CHAPTER 384 House Hill No. 595 AN ACT amending section 2, chapter 298, laws of 1954, to delete a portion of state highway described in item 6 in the northern district thereof, which deletion affects a previously designated state highway in Tallahatchie County. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, chapter 298, laws of 1954, is amended to read as follows:

Section 2.

(a) Northern district:

6. [MS 326] Beginning at a point on U. S. Highway 51 at or near the Grenada-Yalobusha County line and run thence in a westerly direction to the Tallahatchie-Grenada County line, this being the eastern segment of said item 6 as originally designated in section 2, chapter 298, laws of 1954, and is that portion which is left after deleting from the original item 6 that portion "beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 35, approximately one half (½) mile south of Leverett in Tallahatchie County, running thence in an easterly direction to or near Cascilla and Rosebloom to the Tallahatchie-Grenada County line."

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

Approved March 31, 1958.

CHAPTER 385 Senate Bill No. 1814 AN ACT to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, appearing as item 118 in section 8021, recompiled volume 6, Mississippi Code of 1942, being state highway 404, to delete a portion thereof in Montgomery county approximately three miles in length. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, Subsection 2, Chapter 6, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1949, appearing as Section 8021, Recompiled Volume 6, Mississippi Code of 1942, is amended as follows:

Change Item 118 to read as follows:

118. Mississippi [404] — begins at or near Duck Hill and extends in an easterly direction to or near Bellefontaine, less and except the Lent-Ray section, starting at the beat line of Beat 2, Montgomery County, Mississippi and running in an easterly direction along the said State Highway 404 to the Montgomery County line at Alva, Mississippi, containing approximately 3 miles.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 2, 1958.

CHAPTER 386 Senate Bill No. 1921 AN ACT to delete that portion of highway from intersection of highway 17 north of Black Hawk to the Leflore-Carroll county line from the system of state designated highways. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. [MS 430] That portion of the state highway system beginning at the intersection of the Greenwood to Black Hawk Road north of Black Hawk and ending at the Leflore-Carroll County line be and the same is hereby deleted from the system of state designated highways.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 11, 1958.

CHAPTER 387 Senate Bill No. 1914 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Prentiss county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 364] Beginning at the junction on State Highway 30 near the center of Section 18, Township 5 South, Range 8 East, and run Northeasterly along Federal Aid Secondary Route 969 by way of Altitude to the junction on Federal Aid Secondary Route 954 in Section 21, Township 4 South, Range 9 East, in Prentiss County, Mississippi, a distance of approximately 10.7 miles.

[...]

Approved April 29, 1958.

CHAPTER 388 House Bill No. 611 AN ACT to authorize the state highway commission to convey certain land not needed for state highway purposes to Oktibbeha county for use as a county road. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The state highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to convey to Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, for consideration of $1.00, the following described land situated in Oktibbeha County, to wit: A strip of fifteen (15) feet of equal width off the entire north side of the northwest quarter of section 12, township 18 north, range 14 east.

Section 2. The above described land was obtained for use in connection with the construction of a state highway, but has since been abandoned and is no longer so used, but is needed by the board of supervisors of Oktibbeha County as part of a county road to be improved, maintained and operated for the benefit of the public. The board of supervisors is hereby authorized to accept a quitclaim deed from the state highway commission under the provisions of this act.

Section 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 30, 1958.

CHAPTER 389 House Bill No. 729 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway and to remove from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission a certain section of highway 310 in Panola county, Mississippi, from Sewell's store approximately six miles east of Como, Mississippi, to the Panola-Lafayette county line, being approximately eight miles. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following described link of state highway 310 in Panola County, Mississippi, is hereby deleted from designation as a state highway and is hereby removed from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission:

[MS 310] The portion of state highway 310 in Panola County from Sewell's store approximately six (6) miles east of Como, Mississippi, to the Panola-Lafayette County line, being approximately eight (8) miles in length.

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

Approved April 30, 1958.

CHAPTER 390 Senate Bill No. 1549 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Marshall county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 309] Beginning on the Tennessee state line north of Barton, Mississippi, and running thence in a southerly direction through or near the Town of Byhalia and the communities of Watson and Marianna, and intersecting State Highway 4 at or near Chulahoma, Mississippi, the same being Item 94 of section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

[...]

Approved May 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 391 Senate Bill No. 1969 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Webster, Clay and Lowndes counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. (a) [MS 10] Beginning at Walthall, the county seat of Webster County, running thence easterly to the Village of Cumberland, thence easterly to the intersection of Mississippi 10 and Mississippi 15, thence easterly to or near Pheba and Cedar Bluff to West Point, thence from West Point to the State Experiment Station located about five (5) miles east of West Point; thence southeasterly to bridge the Tombigbee River, at a point not more than two (2) miles north of the present location of Waverly Ferry; thence in a south-easterly direction to junction with the Air Base Road (old U. S. Highway No. 45) at a point not more than one-half (1/2) mile from the point of intersection of said Air Base Road with U. S. Highway No. 45; and thence to junction with U. S. Highway 82 at Columbus, at which point said Highway 10 shall terminate. This road, located in Webster, Clay and Lowndes counties, includes spurs near Cedar Bluff to the present State Lime Plant and to a proposed new State Lime Plant [MS 781], and when the unmaintained links thereof are taken over by the highway department, shall continue to be designated as State Highway 10.

(b) [MS 46?] Beginning at the western extremity of Mississippi 46, at or near Mantee, and thence westerly through the Village of Mantee to White's Hill church in Webster County and thence southwesterly to intersect with Mississippi Highway 10. [deleted 1960]

[...]

Approved May 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 392 House Bill No. 538 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Quitman county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 315] Beginning at a point on Mississippi State Highway No. 3 immediately east of the Town of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, and running thence in a westerly direction through the said Town of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, across the ditch of the Pompey Lake Drainage District, thence in a westerly direction across Cold Water River, and thence in a westerly direction to the Quitman County line, and connecting at said Quitman County line with the state highway designated in subparagraph 23, subsection (a) of section 2, chapter 298 of the general laws of 1954. [deleted 1960]

[...]

Approved May 2, 1958.

CHAPTER 393 Senate Bill No. 1734 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Itawamba County as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS ?] Beginning at State Highway No. 371 at the Evergreen Community and running thence Northeast to Old U. S. Highway No. 78 approximately one mile East of Dorsey and thence East and Northeast one half (½) mile to New U. S. Highway No. 78. [deleted 1960]

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 395 Senate Bill No. 2081 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Jackson, Benton and Tippah counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 63? 611?] Beginning at Short Cut near Animal Trap Plant on Highway No. 63, and Telephone Road South of Moss Point, Mississippi, thence east on Short Cut Road, five tenths (.5) mile; thence South on Chico Road four tenths (.4) mile to intersect U. S. Highway 90 near George Washington crossing; thence one and three tenths (1.3) miles East on U. S. Highway 90; to a point about one mile West of Kreole, Mississippi, at Station 0-00, the Bayou Casotte Industrial Area Access Road runs in a southerly direction for a distance of four and seventeen one hundredths (4.17) miles, and terminates at the entrance to the H. K. Porter Company, Inc. Plant site in the Bayou Casotte Industrial Area at Station 220-00; all of said being in Jackson County, Mississippi, to be designated as Highway No. 63.

Northern district. [MS 369] Beginning at the Town of Ashland in Benton County and run thence in a northeasterly direction by the most practicable route to the Town of Walnut in Tippah County.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 396 House Bill No. 651 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Chickasaw County as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. (a) [MS 340] Beginning at the Webster County line at the Riley Ball home on a designated but unnumbered state highway and running thence in an easterly direction three and seven tenths (3.7) miles, more or less, to State Highway 341.

(b) [MS 340] Beginning at a point one fourth (¼) mile south of Woodland on State Highway 15 and running easterly six and eight tenths (6.8) miles to the line of Chickasaw and Clay Counties.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 397 House Bill No. 450 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Itawamba and Monroe counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 23] Beginning on the Mississippi-Alabama state line southeast of Golden, Mississippi, run thence south to Tremont, continue southward to the Itawamba-Monroe County line and thence southwest to State Highway 25 at Smithville in Monroe County, the same being item 140 of section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, together with an extension thereto.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 398 House Bill No. 670 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways as state highways located in Choctaw and Winston and Choctaw and Webster Counties, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

(a) [MS 415] A link on the Ackerman and Tomnolen Road, beginning at the Natchez Trace and running thence to intersect U. S. Highway 82 near Tomnolen, said road being in Choctaw and Webster Counties.

(b) [MS 405] Northern and central district. A link of the old Spay and Chester Road, beginning at a point on highway 12 approximately two and seven-tenths (2.7) miles Southwest of Ackerman and running thence South to Mississippi State Highway 14 to intersect at a point approximately twelve (12) miles West of Louisville, Mississippi. Said road is located in Choctaw and Winston Counties.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 399 House Bill No. 684 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Tishomingo County as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission and designation of "Forest Highways."

[...] the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern district. [MS 358] Beginning at the east corporate limits of Iuka and extending easterly on F.A.S. Route 957 to junction in east part of Section 22, Township 3 South, Range 11 East, a distance of approximately seven and six-tenths (7.6) miles. [deleted 1962?]

[...] and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in sections 2, 3, and 4, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949.

Section 4. Forest Highway designations to be added as follows:

[MS 317] A certain link of road beginning on Highway No. 78 approximately five (5) miles southeast of Holly Springs, Marshall County, running thence in a northeasterly direction approximately six (6) miles to the Benton County line, being located in a natural forest.

[MS 347] A certain link of road beginning on Highway No. 310 [sic - MS 349] approximately one and three-fourths (1¾) miles south of Potts Camp in Marshall County, running thence in a southeasterly direction and thence in a southwesterly direction until it intersects Highway No. 310 at Bethlehem, being approximately three (3) miles in length, being located in a natural forest.

[MS 536] Also a link of road beginning at the junction of a United States forestry service road in the DeSoto National Forest with Mississippi Highway No. 63 in Section 26, Township 7 North, Range 8 West in Wayne County, approximately four and one-half (4½) miles southwest of the Town of Clara, and following the route of said former United States forestry service road in a westerly direction to the Wayne-Jones county line for a distance of approximately eleven (11) miles, thence in Jones County in a westerly direction for approximately one mile, thence in a northwesterly direction for approximately six (6) miles, thence in a westerly and southwesterly direction approximately one and one-half (l%) miles in intersect Mississippi Highway No. 15 at John L. Cooley's store, a total distance of approximately nineteen and one-half (19½) miles.

Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 400 House Bill No. 669 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Choctaw County as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 414] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 15 about four (4) miles south of Mathiston, Mississippi, running thence in a westerly direction to Mississippi Highway 9, a distance of approximately six (6) miles, all in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 402 House Bill No. 859 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Webster county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 403] Beginning at the Natchez Trace Parkway on the Mathiston and Clarkson road, running thence west to the District No. 4 barn in Webster County, thence north to the District No. 4 and 5 boundary line at Clarkson, all of said road being in Webster County. [amended 1960]

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 403 House Bill No. 874 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Tallahatchie county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...] laws of 1954, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Northern district. [MS ?] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 35, approximately three and one half (3½) miles south of Charleston, running thence in an easterly direction approximately one and one half (1½) miles to Camp Tallaha, all in Tallahatchie County.

Section 3. The state highway commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number the above-designated highway on the state highway system and renumber any presently numbered highways, [...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 404 House Bill No. 893 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Pontotoc county as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. (a) [MS 346] Beginning at Esperanza in Pontotoc County and running thence in a westerly direction for two (2) miles to Sand Springs Church.

(b) [MS 344] Beginning at Algoma and running thence in a northwesterly direction for three and one tenth (3.1) miles to intersect Mississippi Highway 341 at Walker's Store, in Pontotoc County.

(c) [MS 338] Beginning at Spike's School on Mississippi Highway 9 and running thence in a northwesterly direction for five and eight tenths (5.8) miles to intersect Mississippi Highway 334 at or near Tocopola, in Pontotoc County.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 405 House Bill No. 949 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Calhoun county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 723] Beginning at a point on Highway No. 32 approximately eight (8) miles north west of the corporate limits of the Town of Bruce, Mississippi, from center line of Highway No. 32 thence north five thousand, five hundred seventy (5,570) feet to entrance gate of the Gulf Interstate gas pumping station.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 406 House Bill No. 1100 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Union county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 9] Beginning at a junction with state highway (F. A. S. Route 1909) in Blue Springs, Mississippi, and extending northeasterly on F. A. S. Route 925 to junction with Mississippi State Highway 348 at Ellistown, thence easterly along Mississippi Highway 348, to a road junction on the south line of section 20, township 7 south, range 5 east, thence northerly along F. A. S. Route 927 via Alpine to junction with Mississippi State Highway 370, near the west line of section 28, township 6 south, range 3 east, continue thence northerly along Mississippi State Highway 370 to junction with Mississippi State Highway 30 at Graham.

[...]

Approved May 8, 1958.

CHAPTER 407 House Bill No. 1101 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Pontotoc and Union counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Northern district. [MS 778] Beginning at U. S. Highway 78 in section 22, township 8 south, range 4 east, thence in a southeasterly direction in the vicinity of old U. S. Highway 78 to intersect U. S. Highway 78, or Mississippi Highway 9, at or near Sherman, Mississippi.

[...]

Approved May 8, 1958.

CHAPTER 408 Senate Bill No. 1520 AN ACT to amend section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, to delete from the state highway system in the central district of Mississippi, a link highway in Holmes County running from Coxburg consolidated school to a part on Mississippi highway 17 near the southern corporate limits of Lexington. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, Chapter 6, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1949, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 298, Laws of 1954, Item No. 1, at the top of page 374, is amended so as to delete therefrom said Item No. 1 under subsection (b) Central District, as follows:

[MS 433] Beginning at or near Coxburg Consolidated School, in Holmes County, and extending northeasterly by Baughn's store, thence to Brozville and thence continuing to intersect Mississippi Highway 17 at a point near the south corporate limits of Lexington.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 409 House Bill No. 385 AN ACT to extend Mississippi highway 493 to the city limits of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, paragraph 103 thereof, is amended to read as follows:

103. [MS 493] Extend Mississippi Highway 493 from its present intersection site, which intersects Mississippi Highway 39, approximately one (1) mile to the city limits of Meridian, Mississippi, connecting Poplar Springs Drive at the city limits.

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

Approved March 13, 1958.

CHAPTER 410 Senate Bill No. 1967 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways as state highways and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

(a) Central district. (1) [MS 485] Beginning on State Highway 15 at Good Hope, Section 10, Township 10 North, Range 11 East and run in a Southwesterly direction five and two-tenths (5.2) miles to Mississippi State Highway 21, in Section 30, Township 10 North, Range 11 East, known as the Good Hope Road.

(2) [MS 395] Beginning on State Highway 19 at Arlington in Section 21, Township 12 North, Range 11 East, and run in a Northerly direction four (4) miles to the Neshoba and Winson County line just South of Plattsburg in Section 5, Township 12 North, Range 11 East, known as the Arlington Plattsburg Road. [corrected 1959]

[...]

Approved April 29, 1958.

CHAPTER 412 Senate Bill No. 1690 AN ACT to designate approximately one mile of road in Attala county, Mississippi, as an addition to the state highway system, and to place the same under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. [MS 741] Beginning at a point at or near Gilliland Hill approximately five (5) miles south of the corporate limits of the City of Kosciusko, Mississippi, and from thence run in an easterly direction approximately two thousand, five hundred thirty-six (2,536) feet to intersect old State Highway No. 35, and from thence in a northerly direction along old State Highway No. 35, approximately two thousand, one hundred twenty (2,120) feet to a bridge approximately one hundred (100) feet north of the entrance gate of the Texas-Eastern Gas Pumping Station.

[...]

Approved May 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 413 Senate Bill No. 1910 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Winston and Claiborne Counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

(a) Central district. [MS 393] Commencing at a point on Mississippi Highway 490 approximately one and a quarter (1¼) miles East of Clay Town and running thence in a Southerly direction for a distance of approximately four and seven-tenths (4.7) miles by way of Nanih Waiya Indian Mound along the road known as the "Clay Town - Neshoba County Road," to the Neshoba County line, all being in Winston County.

(b) Southern district. [MS 18?] Beginning at a point on highway 61 near Port Gibson and running thence in a Westerly direction for a distance of approximately eight (8) miles to a point on the Mississippi River at or near Grand Gulf, Mississippi, and which road being an extension of Mississippi Highway 18 and which shall be so numbered. It is further provided that the said extension of highway 18 shall not be considered a part of any county road presently existing.

[...]

Approved April 29, 1958.

CHAPTER 414 House Bill No. 537 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Newton and Jasper counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern and central districts. [MS 503/504/507] Beginning at or near Decatur and extending in a southeasterly direction to Hickory and Hero, thence in a westerly direction to intersect with Mississippi Highway 15 at or near the Newton-Jasper county line. Also beginning at Hero and extending in a southeasterly direction to intersect Mississippi 18 at or near the point where the road from Heidelberg to Paulding intersects Mississippi 18, the same being item 75 of section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, together with an extension thereof. [was MS 503 to Rose Hill deleted?]

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 415 House Bill No. 553 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Winston county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. [MS 395] Beginning at the west city limits of Noxapater, in Winston County, running thence in a southwesterly direction to a point one fourth (¼) mile south of Liberty Church, a distance of approximately seven and four tenths (7.4) miles.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 416 House Bill No. 535 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Leake county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. [MS 429] Beginning at the point of intersection of the Natchez Trace Parkway and the Bolatusha-Thomastown public road in supervisors district No. 3, Leake County, Mississippi, and run along said road in a westerly and northwesterly direction to a point where said road intersects with the Attala County line and State Highway 429, a distance of approximately five and five tenths (5.5) miles.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 417 House Bill No. 880 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Sharkey county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. [MS 433] Beginning at the south end of the bridge across Sunflower River on Mississippi Highway Number 16, being the line between Yazoo and Sharkey Counties, thence southerly and southwesterly for a distance of approximately twenty-two (22) miles to intersect U. S. Highway Number 61 at or near Kelso, Mississippi.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 418 House Bill No. 980 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Sunflower and Humphries counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. [MS 428] Beginning at a point two (2) miles south of Inverness on U. S. Highway 49-W and running nine and eight tenths (9.8) miles to State Highway 7 near Four Mile Point, said highway to serve Gulf Interstate Gas Company pumping station and seventy-nine (79) private residences. The highway is two and two tenths (2.2) miles in Sunflower County and seven and six tenths (7.6) miles in Humphreys County. [deleted 1962]

Approved May 8, 1958.

CHAPTER 419 House Bill No. 975 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Leake and Scott counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Central district. (a) [MS 500] Beginning at Tuscola in Leake County on Mississippi Highway 487, running thence in a southerly direction along F.A.S. Route 527 to intersect with a local road at Frank Reeves' in Section 29, Township 9 North, Range 7 East, continuing in a westerly direction along said local road to Lena to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 13.

(b) [MS 488] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 16 and 25 in Carthage, Leake County, and continuing along Highway 16 to intersection of Mississippi Highway 35; continue south along Highway 35 to intersection at Cedar Grove-Pleasant Hill Road, continue southwesterly along said road across Tucker's Crossing to Good Hope intersection F.A.S. Route 433; follow southwesterly along F.A.S. Route 433 to Ludlow, Scott County. [deleted 1960]

(c) [MS 502] Begin on Highway No. 488 at Madden Baptist Church, thence running northwest in front of Madden School and by Thaggards Clinic, thence going by Springfield Baptist Church and intersecting Highway No. 448[sic] between Standing Pine and Freetrade.

[...]

Approved May 8, 1958.

CHAPTER 420 House Bill No. 75 AN ACT to delete from the designated state highways of the state of Mississippi a certain public road beginning at Ingram's store on U.S. highway 49, thence to Sanford, thence to Moselle, said road lying and being situated in Covington County.

Approved February 18, 1958.

CHAPTER 421 House Bill No. 635 AN ACT to delete from the designated state highways of the State of Mississippi a certain public road beginning at or near Hopewell, thence northwesterly to a point on the Copiah-Hinds County line northeast of Crystal Springs, said road being situated in Copiah County.

Approved March 31, 1958.

CHAPTER 422 Senate Bill No. 1897 AN ACT to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, to delete a link of highway located in Jefferson Davis county from the state highway system.

[...] of 1954, and as otherwise amended, is amended by deleting a link of highway from the state highway system, decribed as follows:

A link of road on State Highway No. 541, beginning at Mt. Carmel on United States Highway No. 84 and extending in a northerly direction approximately five and one-half (5½) miles to or near Bouie River in said Jefferson Davis County.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved April 2, 1958.

CHAPTER 423 Senate Bill No. 1904 AN ACT to delete a certain highway in Adams and Franklin counties from the state highway system, being item (20) of section 2, chapter 311, laws of 1956; and to accordingly remove it from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

Approved April 29, 1958.

CHAPTER 424 Senate Bill No. 1971 AN ACT to designate a link of road in Adams county as a part of the state highway system.

[...]

[MS 930/932] Beginning on highway 61 North in Adams County, Mississippi, in the vicinity of the weighing scales and proceeding therefrom to the intersection of Melrose Avenue and East Franklin Street.

[...]

Approved April 29, 1958.

CHAPTER 425 Senate Bill No. 1882 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Jefferson and Claiborne counties and to extend highway 33 to run concurrently with highway 18 from Hermanville to Jackson, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 33] Extend Mississippi Highway 33 starting at Fayette and running northeasterly by the most practicable direct route to Red Lick and thence to Pattison and thence to Mississippi Highway 18 at Hermanville, and thence along the route of Mississippi Highway 18 to Jackson, but the route so designated as extensions of State Highway 33 from Fayette to Hermanville shall not include any county road presently existing.

[...]

Approved May 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 426 Senate Bill No. 1922 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Covington county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 598] Beginning on U. S. Highway 49 at or near Folks Store, approximately six (6) miles south of Seminary Junction, and running thence in an easterly direction to Sanford, all in Covington County, Mississippi.

[...]

Approved May 1, 1958.

CHAPTER 427 House Bill No. 311 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in beat one of Simpson county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 540] Beginning at a point approximately one half (½) mile south or southeast of Mendenhall at or near Jack Walker's residence on U. S. Highway No. 49 and proceeding in a northerly direction to a point on State Highway No. 541 at Roy Upton's store for a distance of approximately six and seven tenths (6.7) miles to connect with previously designated state highways running to Raleigh, Smith County, by way of Garner's store, as designated in section 1, chapter 86, laws of the extraordinary session of 1955, and section 2, southern district, item 17, chapter 311, laws of 1956.

The above three (3) links of state highway from Jack Walker's residence on U. S. Highway No. 49, running in a northerly direction to Upton's store on State Highway No. 541, thence to Garner's store, and thence to Raleigh in Smith County, shall be assigned a state highway number.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 428 House Bill No. 387 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Stone, Perry and Jones counties as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 29] Beginning at or near Wiggins and extending in a northerly direction to or near Janice, New Augusta, Runnelstown, Ellisville, thence to U. S. Highway 84 west of Laurel, thence north to Soso, the same being item 44 of section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, together with an extension thereto.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 430 Senate Bill No. 1602 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Jackson county as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 614] Beginning at Wade, in Mississippi, on Old Lampton Highway (No. 613), heading in an easterly direction on county hard surfaced road in Jackson County, to Hurly, Highway No. 63, thence across Highway No. 63 in an easterly direction over Jackson County hard surfaced road to intersect Alabama hard surfaced road at state line, near Dog River, a distance of approximately twelve (12) miles.

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

CHAPTER 431 House Bill No. 1018 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways in Amite county as a part of the state highway system, and to place them under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

Southern district. [MS 584] Beginning at Highway 568 west of Gillsburg, in Amite County, at a point in the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 5 East, thence in a northwesterly direction a distance of twelve (12) miles, more or less, to Liberty. [MS 923] Also, beginning at the Louisiana state line near the Pike-Amite County line and extending northwesterly two (2) miles, more or less, to Mississippi Highway 584. [amended 1960]

[...]

Approved May 6, 1958.

1960

CHAPTER 32 Senate Bill No. 1528 AN ACT to amend Section 2, of chapter 410, laws of 1958, to correct an error in description found therein. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 2, Chapter 410, Laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:

Section 2. The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided, and such highways, together with the highways designated in section 2, chapter 6, laws of the extraordinary session of 1949, chapter 298, laws of 1954, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

(a) Central District. (1) [MS 485] Beginning on State Highway 15 at Good Hope, Section 10, Township 10 North, Range 11 East and run in a Southwesterly direction five and two-tenths (5.2) miles to Mississippi State Highway 21, in Section 30, Township 10 North, Range 11 East, known as the Good Hope Road.

(2) [MS 395] Beginning at a point on Highway #19 in the NE¼ of Section 20, Township 12, Range 11, Neshoba County, Mississippi, where the road known as the Plattsburg Road intersects said Mississippi State Highway #19 and run in a northerly direction approximately Four (4) miles to the Neshoba and Winston County line just south of Plattsburg in Section 5, Township 12 North, Range 11 East, said road being known as the Arlington-Plattsburg Road.

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

Approved December 23, 1959.

CHAPTER 363 House Bill No. 252 AN ACT to amend subsection 1, section 2, of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended, so far as same pertains to the designation of the route of Mississippi Highway No. 1 by changing the route of said highway from the south and east sides of Moon Lake to the west side of Moon Lake to intersect with Highway No. 6 extended. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Subsection 1, section 2, of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended, dealing with the designation of Mississippi Highway No. 1, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2. The highways comprising the state highway system as set forth in 1 above are more specifically designated and set forth as follows, to wit:

1. Mississippi 1 — Begins at Onward, thence in a westerly direction to Fitler, thence in a northerly direction to Mayersville, thence continues from Mississippi 14 approximately midway between Mayersville and Rolling Fork to or near Greenville, Rosedale and Sherard, and ends at or near Clarksdale. This route includes the business route north of Greenville, a spur at Glen Allan, and a spur south of Fitler to the Warren-Issaquena County line, thence in a southerly direction, by way of Brunswick, to a point at or in the vicinity of Eagle Lake, and thence in an easterly direction to Highway 61 at a point north of the bridge thereon which crosses the Yazoo River and south of the Warren-Issaquena County line, and a link of road beginning at a point at or near Sherard in Coahoma County, Mississippi, and running in a northeasterly direction to or near Friars Point, and to or near Delta, thence in a northerly direction, on the west side of Moon Lake, to intersect Highway No. 6 Extended, being the extension from Highway 61 south of Lula, westerly to the east end of the Mississippi River Bridge at Helena. [when was this added to MS 6? or was it part of it since 1949?]

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

Approved May 10, 1960.

CHAPTER 364 House Bill No. 355 AN ACT to designate certain additional highways as a part of the state highway system, and to place said highways under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission; to amend section 2, subsection 2, chapter 6, laws of extraordinary session of 1949, as amended, appearing as section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled, to delete portions of the state highway system in Monroe County and other counties; to amend item 14, subsection C of section 2, chapter 311, laws of 1956, to change the description of a state highway in Marion County; to amend subsection 1, section 2, of section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, as amended, to change the route of Mississippi Highway No. 1 from the south and east sides of Moon Lake to the west side of Moon Lake to intersect with Highway No. 6 extended; to amend section 2, chapter 431, laws of 1958; and for related purposes. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The mileage of the highways hereinafter specifically designated is in addition to the total mileage limitation of 8,600 miles which is set out in Section 2, Chapter 6, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1949.

Section 2. The following highways are hereby designated as state highways and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance as hereinafter provided, and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 2, Chapter 6, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1949, Chapter 298, Laws of 1954, Chapters 387, 390, 391 and 393 of the Laws of 1958, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi.

NORTHERN DISTRICT.

1. [MS 379] Beginning at the point where the Aberdeen-Richmond public road intersects the south boundary line of Itawamba County (being the north boundary of Monroe County) in section 35, township 11, range 7 east, in Monroe County, and running thence in a southwesterly direction following the meandering of the Aberdeen-Richmond road to where it intersects Mississippi Highway 371 (old Mississippi Highway 6) near Roberts Store, all in Monroe County, Mississippi. [amended 1962?]
2. [MS 315] Beginning at a point on Mississippi State Highway No. 3 immediately east of the Town of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, and running thence in a westerly direction along the south lines of section 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, township 7 south, range 10 west, to the line dividing Quitman and Tunica Counties, Mississippi.
3. [MS 379] Beginning at Highway No. 371 at the Evergreen community and running thence southwest through or near the New Chapel community and thence to the Monroe-Itawamba County line.
4. [MS 10?] Beginning at the junction of the Air Base Road (old United States Highway 45) and Mississippi Highway 10, thence running in an easterly direction approximately one-fourth (¼) mile to United States Highway 45, all in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
5. [MS 46] Beginning at a point approximately four (4) miles south of the Town of Calhoun City, Mississippi, at a junction of Highways 8 and 9, thence in a southeasterly direction to the vicinity of Hohenlinden in Webster County, Mississippi; thence continuing in an easterly direction to the vicinity of Mantee, Mississippi, in Webster County to intersect Mississippi State Highway No. 15. The location of the above-described road does not coincide with any presently existing road.
6. [MS 350] A highway running from Mississippi State Highway No. 2 at Corinth, Mississippi, in an easterly direction, to Highway No. 25 at the State Line Resort Area approximately seventeen (17) miles.
7. [MS 25] Mississippi State Highway No. 25 is hereby redesignated to run from Aberdeen in a southerly direction to West Point by the most practical route and the location of the above-described road does not coincide with any presently existing road.

CENTRAL DISTRICT.

1. [MS 806] Old Highway 49-W in Isola described as beginning at the south end of the new U. S. 49-W by-pass just south of Isola; thence into Isola to the north end of said U. S. 49-W by-pass.
2. [MS 25] Extend Mississippi Highway 25 from Carthage, Mississippi, by crossing Pearl River and thence running in a southwesterly direction south of Pearl River to a point at or near Jackson, in Leake, Scott, Rankin and Hinds Counties.
3. [MS 496; old route became MS 897?] That an extension of road beginning at road intersection in the southeast quarter (SE¼) of section 11, township 6 north, range 18 east, Lauderdale County, Mississippi; thence in a northeasterly direction approximately 0.80 miles to intersect the Alabama line in section 12, township 6 north, range 18 east, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, be and the same is hereby designated as a state highway and as a part of the system of state highways of Mississippi.
4. [MS 853] Beginning at the point where Mississippi Highway 16 intersects the gravel road running along sections 35 and 36, township 11 north, range 12 east, Neshoba County, Mississippi, and running south along the section lines between said sections 35 and 36 and between sections 1 and 2, township 10 north, range 12 east, to the intersection of said gravel road with Mississippi Highway 486.
5. [MS 3?] Beginning at a point on U. S. 49-W, approximately one half (½) mile west of the west corporate limits of Yazoo City, and extending in a northeasterly direction to a point on U. S. 49-E approximately one and one quarter (¼) miles north of the north corporate limits of Yazoo City, a distance of approximately four (4.0) miles.
6. [MS 391] Beginning at Millcreek, thence running in a northeasterly direction to Winston-Noxubee County line, all in Winston County.
7. [MS 437] Commence at Highway 16 at Ofahoma Post Office; thence run by way of Forrest Grove Church onto the Leake-Madison County Line; thence turn north along said Leake-Madison County Line to intersect with Highway 43. [deleted 1962?]
8. [MS 492] Begin at the North corporate limits of the Town of Walnut Grove and run in a northwesterly direction and intersect Highway 487 approximately one mile north of Tuscola.
9. [MS 429] Begin at Blocker's Store on the Carthage-Thomastown Road and thence run westerly to intersect the Natchez Trace Parkway at a point one-quarter (¼) mile east of Thomastown.
10. [MS 895] Beginning at road intersection with U. S. Highways 11 and 80 near the center of Section 26, Township 7 North, Range 17 East, thence northwesterly, northeasterly and southeasterly through Sections 23, 24, 25 and 26 to intersect U. S. Highways 11 and 80 in the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 25, Township 7 North, Range 17 East, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, a distance of approximately three (3.0) miles.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

1. [MS 514] Beginning at a point on U. S. Highway 45 near the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 20, Township 4 north, Range 16 east, and running thence in a westerly direction to a point on Mississippi Highway 513 in the Town of Enterprise, Mississippi.
2. [MS 571] Beginning at a point approximately one mile east of Gillsburg on Mississippi Highway 584, and running in a southerly direction to connect with Louisiana Highway 441, all in Amite County, Mississippi.
3. [MS 906/927] Beginning at the east city limits of Summit on the Summit and Quinn's Bridge Road; thence run in an easterly direction on said road approximately eight hundred (800) feet, thence run in a northeasterly direction approximately two thousand, two hundred fifty (2,250) feet and to the edge of the Southwest Junior College campus, all in Pike County, Mississippi.
4. [MS 537] Beginning at a point on the county line between Jones County and Jasper County at the north end of Mississippi Highway 537, and thence running along the existing public road in a northwesterly direction to the Town of Moss, Mississippi, to intersect an unnumbered state highway [MS 537] which leads east from Mississippi Highway 15 to the Town of Moss, a distance of approximately five (5) miles.
5. [MS 512] Beginning at an intersection where the old Paulding and Pachuta road crosses the Clarke and Jasper County line; thence running in a westerly direction a distance of approximately seven and seven-tenths (7.7) miles to intersect an unnumbered state highway [MS 503] which runs from the Philadelphia Church to Missionary Crossing, all in Jasper County, Mississippi.[deleted 1968]
6. [MS 48] Beginning at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 48 and 35 at Sandy Hook, Mississippi, thence running in an easterly direction by the most practicable and direct route to Lumberton, Mississippi, a distance of approximately twenty (20) miles, in Marion, Lamar and Pearl River Counties.
7. [MS 589] Beginning at the intersection of United States Highway 11 and Mississippi Highway 589 at the City of Purvis, Lamar County, to intersect Federal Interstate Highway 59, all in Lamar County, Mississippi.
8. [MS 512] Beginning at the city limits of Pachuta and thence running in an easterly direction to the city limits of Quitman, a distance of approximately ten (10) miles, all in Clarke County, Mississippi, being the old Pachuta-Quitman road.
9. [MS ?] Beginning at a point about ten (10) miles south of Lucedale, about one mile east of Hataway's Store on unnumbered state highway [MS 612] and extending in northeasterly direction by or near Shipman and Macedonia Church and intersect U. S. Highway No. 98, a distance of approximately five (5) miles.
10. [MS ?] Beginning at a point on Mississippi State Highway No. 57 in George County and extending in an easterly direction by or near Merrill and intersect U. S. Highway No. 98, at or near Bexley in George County, a distance of approximately seven (7) miles.
11. [MS ?] Beginning at the Town of Carpenter in Copiah County and running thence in a southeasterly direction by the most practical route to intersect with State Highway No. 18 in Copiah County.
12. [MS 541] Commencing at Clem, run in a northeasterly direction approximately one and one half (1½) miles to the east side of Bowie River to join with Mississippi Highway 541.

Section 3. The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number the above-designated highways on the state highway system and renumber any presently numbered highways except those numbered as United States numbered highways and is further authorized to maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the above-designated highways in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 6, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1949.

Section 4. The following described links of state highways are hereby deleted from designation as state highways and are hereby removed from the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission:

NORTHERN DISTRICT:

1. [MS 25] Beginning at Binford in Monroe County; thence in a southerly direction to Strong; thence to, at or near Old Payne Field to West Point.
2. [MS 315] Beginning at or near Lula, Mississippi, on Highway No. 61, running thence eastward to the Quitman County line on the road running from Lula, Mississippi, to Sledge, Mississippi.
3. [MS 368, but when was it added east of Buena Vista?] Beginning at the Buena Vista School Building in Tippah County; thence in a southerly direction down the Cotton Gin Road to where it intersects with the Dumas Road.
4. [MS 368, but when was it added east of Buena Vista?] Beginning at the Village of Dumas, in Tippah County; thence in a westerly direction following the meandering of the Dumas-Cotton Gin Road to where it intersects with said Cotton Gin Road.
5. [MS 315] Beginning at a point on Mississippi State Highway No. 3 immediately east of the Town of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, and running thence in a westerly direction through the said Town of Sledge, Quitman County, Mississippi, across the ditch of the Pompey Lake Drainage District, thence in a westerly direction across Cold Water River, and thence in a westerly direction to the Quitman County line, and connecting at said Quitman County line with the state highway designated in subparagraph 23, subsection (a) of section 2, chapter 298, of the general laws of 1954.
6. [MS 403] Beginning at the County Barn of District Number Four of Webster County, Mississippi, thence North to the District Number Four and Five boundary line at Clarkson.
7. [MS 404] Beginning at the Montgomery and Webster County Line in Section 31, Township 21 North, Range 8 East, thence in an easterly direction approximately seven (7) miles to the intersection of said road and the Cadaretta and Bellefontaine road at Springhill.
8. [MS 46?] That portion of the state highway system beginning at the western extremity of Mississippi 46, at the West limits of Mantee, and thence westerly to White's Hill Church in Webster County and thence southwesterly to intersect with Mississippi Highway 10 is hereby deleted from the designated state highways.
9. [MS ?] Beginning at State Highway No. 371 at the Evergreen community and running thence Northeast to Old U. S. Highway 78 approximately one mile East of Dorsey and thence East and Northeast one half (½) mile to New U. S. Highway No. 78.
10. [MS 10] The Winona-Lodi Road, which begins at the southwest quarter (¼) of Section 19, Township 19 North, Range 6 East, and runs northeasterly twelve (12) miles to the southwest quarter (¼) of Section 36, Township 20 North, Range 7 East.
11. [MS 353] Beginning at a point on the Ripley to Peoples School Road at its intersection with the east boundary line of the Second Supervisors District of Tippah County, Mississippi, and follow the meanderings of said road in a northeasterly direction until it reaches a point at or near the Peoples Schoolhouse, being five (5) miles, more or less, in length, said deleted portion being a part of that road designated as a state highway by item 22 of section 8021.6, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled.

CENTRAL DISTRICT:

1. (a) [MS 483] The portion of Mississippi No. 483 from its junction with Mississippi No. 43 at Sand Hill in Rankin County northeasterly to Ludlow in Scott County.
(b) [MS 488] The portion of Mississippi No. 488 from near Ludlow in Scott County northeasterly to Mississippi No. 35 south of Carthage in Leake County.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT:

1. [MS 472] Beginning at the village of Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi, at Mississippi Highway No. 27, thence in an easterly direction crossing Pearl River, thence in a northeasterly direction by Little's Store to the old Bob Little Home.

The remaining portion of the road described in said section 2, subsection (c), item 6, chapter 298, laws of 1954, shall remain a state highway.

2. [MS 543] Beginning at George Warren's Store in Simpson County, Mississippi and running in a northeasterly direction to the Smith County line, the same being a part of that road designated as a state highway by Section 1, Chapter 86, Laws of the Extraordinary Session of 1955.

Section 5. Item 14, subsection (c) of Section 2, Chapter 311, Laws of 1956, is amended to read as follows:

[MS 43] Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 13 between Lampton and Hub, thence running southerly through or near Spring Cottage to the Pearl River County line at or near Huntshill, all in Marion County.

Section 6. Section 2, Chapter 431, Laws of 1958, is amended to read as follows:

[MS 584] Beginning at a point in or near Liberty and extending in a southeasterly direction to intersect State Highway No. 568 in or near Gillsburg, a distance of approximately twelve (12) miles, more or less. [MS 923] Also, beginning at the Louisiana state line near the Pike-Amite County line and extending northwesterly two (2) miles, more or less, to Mississippi Highway 584.

Section 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved May 11, 1960.

1962

CHAPTER 421

[...] deletion of the following link of highway, being Item (3), under subsection (b), Central District:

(3) [MS ?] Beginning on Highway 14 at Williamsville and running south to State Highway 35, all in Attala County.

[...]

Approved May 28, 1962.

CHAPTER 422 House Bill No. 881 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway and to remove from the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission a certain section of Highway 388 in Noxubee County, Mississippi.

[...]

Central district. Beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 388 near Cliftonville, thence easterly to a point at or near Bigbee Valley, thence easterly to the Alabama line.

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

Approved May 16, 1962.

CHAPTER 423 House Bill No. 679 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway, and to remove from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission, a certain section of Mississippi Highway No. 14 between Baughn's Store and Ebenezer in Holmes County, Mississippi, by amending section 8021, Item 26, Mississippi Code of 1942.

[what were chapters 424 to 428?]

Approved April 25, 1962.

CHAPTER 429 House Bill No. 94 AN ACT to designate a certain section of road in Hinds County, Mississippi, as a state highway and place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission and to authorize said commission to construct and maintain said section of highway with federal interstate funds and state highway funds.

[...]

CENTRAL DISTRICT

[I-220] Beginning at its intersection with Interstate Route 20 at or near Van Winkle and thence northeasterly a distance of approximately twelve (12) miles to intersect with Interstate Route 55 at or near the Hinds-Madison County Line.

[...]

Approved March 8, 1962.

CHAPTER 431 House Bill No. 187 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway and to remove from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission a certain section of Mississippi Highway No. 428 in Sunflower and Humphreys Counties, Mississippi, from a point on U. S. Highway No. 49-W south of Inverness in Sunflower County to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 7 at the Four Mile Community in Humphreys County, a distance of approximately seven miles.

[MS 428]

Approved March 8, 1962.

CHAPTER 432 House Bill No. 85 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway, and to remove from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission, a certain section of highway in Marshall County, Mississippi.

Approved March 8, 1962. CHAPTER 433 House Bill No. 70 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Carroll County as a part of the State Highway System, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission.

[what was chapter 434?]

CHAPTER 435 Senate Bill No. 1574 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Lafayette County as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission.

[...]

Northern District. [MS 305] Beginning at the end of State maintenance on State Highway No. 305 at or near Thyatira, thence running in a southeasterly direction through Teckville approximately eighteen (18) miles to College Hill at or near the University of Mississippi campus. [amended 1966 ch. 503]

[...]

Approved May 28, 1962.

CHAPTER 436 House Bill No. 603 AN ACT to delete from designation as a state highway, and to remove from the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission, a certain section of highway in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

CHAPTER 442

[...] The following described link of state highway in Smith County, Mississippi, is hereby deleted from the designation as a state highway and is hereby removed from the jurisdiction of the state highway commission of Mississippi and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Smith County, Mississippi:

Southern district. [MS ?] Beginning at a point at or near Mize and running in a northerly direction to intersect Highway No. 35 at or near Luckey's Store.

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

Approved April 25, 1962.

CHAPTER 443 House Bill No. 835 AN ACT to designate a certain additional highway in Jefferson County, Mississippi, as a part of the state highway system, and to place it under the jurisdiction of the state highway commission.

[...]

[MS 552] Beginning at the intersection of United States Highway 61 and Mississippi Highway 552 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, thence running in a westerly direction approximately four and five-tenths (4.5) miles on the road known as the "Lorman to Rodney highway."

[...]

Approved May 23, 1962.

[many missing pages here]

1964

CHAPTER 451 House Bill No. 284 AN ACT to amend section 8033, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled, to require the State Highway Commission to continue to maintain certain state highways. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. Section 8033, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled, is amended to read as follows:

8033. Status of existing state highways. It shall be the duty of the State Highway Commission to carry out all contracts and agreements, including Federal-aid projects, and including agreements under the County Highway Aid Act of 1946, being Section 8328-01 et seq., Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled, heretofore made or entered into with any county, subject, however, to applicable rules and regulations of the Public Roads Administration; and it shall be the duty of the Highway Commission to continue to maintain all State highways now under maintenance, or hereafter taken over for maintenance, the purpose of this provision being to preserve the status quo of all State highways insofar as such highways have been taken over and control and jurisdiction has been assumed by the State Highway Commission; provided, however, that if any highway or link of highway is removed from the State Highway System by legislative act, or by relocation or reconstruction, it shall no longer be maintained by or be under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission, but shall be returned to the jurisdiction of the board of supervisors of the county through which such road runs; provided further, the Highway Commission shall retain and maintain as State highways any portions of U. S. Mississippi Highways Numbers 11, 49, 51, 80 and 90 that have been replaced and the new portion constructed as a part of the Interstate Highway System, and the same shall be continued to be maintained as a part of the Mississippi State Highway System until removed from such system by legislative act, or until traffic counts indicate that said highway or highways or portions thereof no longer form a substantial part of the State Highway System in which event the Highway Commission may remove said highway or highways or portions thereof from the State Highway System and return said roads for maintenance to [the county or municipality in which they are located, as provided in subsection (2) of this section.]

1966

CHAPTER 35 Senate Bill No. 1517 AN ACT to delete a certain link of highway in Attala County, Mississippi from the State Highway System and remove the same from the jurisdiction of the State Highway System. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Mississippi:

Section 1. The following described link of state highway is hereby deleted from the State Highway System and is hereby removed from the jurisdiction of the State Highway System:

[MS 425, but when was it added? by 1949?] Beginning at junction with Miss 14 in the NW¼ section 26, T 14 N, R 9 E. Thence in a northwesterly direction through sections 26, 27, 22, 21, 16, 17, 8, 7 and 6, T 14 N, R 9 E, section 1, T 14 N, R 8 E, sections 36 and 35, T 15 N, R 8 E, to the east city limits of Ethel, Miss., at or near the section corner common to sections 26, 27, 34 and 35, T 15 N, R 8 E. Being a distance of 8.8 miles.

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

Approved: December 22, 1966.

CHAPTER 36 Senate Bill No. 1557 AN ACT to delete from the State Highway System a link of highway in Neshoba County, Mississippi, and to remove it from the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission.

CHAPTER 487

[...The following parcel of highway is hereby deleted from the state highway system:]

Central District. [MS 425] Beginning at or near the Town of Ethel in Attala County, Mississippi, and running thence in a northwesterly direction by Stonewall Church to a point intersecting a state road at or near Shady Grove Church in Attala County, Mississippi, as presently designated by Item 152 of Section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled.

Section 3. The following parcel of road is hereby designated as a state highway and shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Commission for construction and maintenance, and such highway, together with the highways designated by Section 8021, Mississippi Code of 1942, Recompiled, and any and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi in the Central District:

[MS 736] A parcel of road described as beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway No. 35 approximately two hundred ten (210) feet south of the Yockanookany River in the Northeast Quarter of Section Thirty-Three (33), Township Fourteen (14) North, Range Seven (7) East, near the eastern boundary line of said section; and from thence running in an easterly direction through the Village of Williamsville in Sections Twenty-Four (24) and Thirty-Three (33), Township Fourteen (14) North, Range Seven (7) East, to the junction with new Mississippi State Highways No. 14 and No. 19 near the eastern boundary line of Section Thirty-Five (35), Township Fourteen (14) North, Range Seven (7) East, at the Ivy Gibson Place, and being a distance of two and one-tenth (2.1) miles.

Section 4. The State Highway Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to number the above-designated highway on the state highway system and renumber any presently numbered highways except [...]

Approved: June 11, 1966.

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[apparently compilation of 1962]

Southern district.

1. [MS 570/591] Extend the Smithdale Highway No. 570 from its intersection with old U. S. Highway No. 51 in Summit, thence in a northeasterly direction to Felder's Camp Ground, thence in a northerly direction to intersect Mississippi Highway No. 583 at or near Ruth.

2. [MS 531 - already existed?] Beginning at the southeast corner of Township 2 North, Range 9 East (15-50 chains north of southeast corner thereof), extending southwest through Township 1 North, Range 9 East, continuing through Township 10 North, Range 14 West (west of St. Stephens Meridian), and leaving Smith County in the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 10 North, Range 14 West, containing fourteen miles, more or less.

3. [MS 917] Beginning at the intersection of Highway No. 18 at or near the residence of Will Houston and make what is known as the Sylvarena Loop coming back into Highway No. 18 at or near the Sylvarena Masonic Lodge.

4. [MS 905] Beginning at the intersection of the public road with old Highway No. 51 on the north line of Section 25, Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Pike County, Mississippi, and running thence west approximately one mile to the intersection of the public road that runs north and south and running north on said public road to the intersection of U. S. Highway No. 24.

Central district.

5. [MS 426] A road connecting with Mississippi Highway No. 16, at a point approximately six and one-half miles east of Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, running thence south and crossing the Pearl River at or near the "Battle Bluff" Bridge to the George Oliphant residence; thence southeasterly in front of the Mrs. Sally Sanders residence to the Edinburg-Hillsboro Road; thence east along said Edinburg-Hillsboro Road, passing in front of the J. O. Hollis farm residence to a point where said Edinburg-Hillsboro Road intersects the Ebenezer-Laurel Hill Road; thence southeast along said Ebenezer-Laurel Hill Road to Ebenezer Cemetery; thence east along an existing road to State Highway No. 427.

6. [MS 814] Beginning at a point on the downtown business route of Mississippi Highway No. 1 at or near its intersection with the northerly corporate limits of the City of Greenville, Washington County, on what is now designated as North Broadway Street in said city; thence in a southerly direction to a point at or near the intersection of U. S. Highway No. 82 with the southwesterly corporate limits of said City of Greenville; thence in an easterly direction to a point at or near the intersection of Mississippi Highway No. 1 with the southerly corporate limits of said City of Greenville.

7. [MS 809] A highway connecting the Greenville Port and Industrial Area with Highway U. S. 82 between Greenville and Greenville, Mississippi, River Bridge in Washington County, Mississippi, Highway Project PWA 1273 (Contract 8) Washington County at approximate station 327 + 50, bearing N 6990.85, E 13110.14 in Section 32, Township 18 North, Range 8 West. Highway is approximately 3735 feet in length, in northwesterly direction connecting to the industrial area in vicinity of point N 8500.00, E 9800.00 in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 9 West. Bearings refer to grid north, local grid and coordinates are plane coordinates, local grid.

Northern district.

8. [MS 776] Beginning approximately four miles east of Nettleton, Mississippi, where old Mississippi Highway 6 separates from new Mississippi Highway 6, thence running northeast along old Mississippi Highway 6 to its intersection with Mississippi Highway 371.

(5) Particular counties enumerated:

1. Northern district. [MS 35] Beginning at North Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi, thence in a northwesterly direction to the Carroll-Grenada county line, to there connect with Highway 35, and this link of road is designated an integral part of said Highway 35.

2. Southern district. [MS 462] Beginning at a point on a state highway at or near Willows, Mississippi, in Claiborne County, and running thence in a southerly direction for a distance of approximately four miles to intersect a road running from Romola School to Highway 18 through Insmore, Mississippi, all in Claiborne County, Mississippi.

3. 1962, Ch. 429

4. 1962, Ch. 443

5. 1962, Ch. 435

(6) The Mississippi State Highway Commission shall retain and maintain as state highways any portions of U. S. Mississippi Highways No. 11, 51, 80 and 90 that have been replaced [...] same shall be continued to be maintained as a part of the Mississippi state highway system until July 1, 1964, at which time they shall revert to the counties for maintenance, as is now provided for by law.

(7) Particular counties enumerated: [deletions]

1. Central district. [MS 484] Commencing at the intersection of Mississippi 488 in the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 10 North, Range 9 East, and extending southwesterly via FAS Route 528 to Mississippi Highway 35 at Walnut Grove.

2. Central district. [MS 437] Commencing at intersection of Mississippi Highway 16 in NW ¼ of Section 21, Township 10 North, Range 6 East, and extending northwesterly via FAS Route 520 to Leake-Madison County line near the south line of Section 31, Township 11 North, Range 6 East; extending thence northerly to road intersection in SE ¼ of section 30, Township 11 North, Range 6 East.

3. Northern district. [MS 30] That portion of Mississippi Highway 30 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, commencing at the Natchez Trace Parkway and extending in an easterly direction to the Alabama state line.

4. Northern district. [MS 379] Beginning at Roberts Store in Monroe County, which is located northeast of the intersection of old Mississippi Highway 6 and new Mississippi Highway 6, which said intersection is approximately four miles east of Nettleton, Mississippi, from said point at Roberts Store running northward to the Itawamba County line.

5. 1962, Ch. 442

6. 1962, Ch. 431

7. Northern district. [MS 301] That portion of Mississippi Highway No. 301 running from Arkabutla to Savage, all in Tate County, Mississippi.

8. Central district. [MS 16] That part of Highway No. 16 beginning at the east end of the concrete bridge over Little Sunflower River, thence in a southeasterly direction nine miles, more or less, to the bridge over Big Sunflower River one mile southwest of Holly Bluff, Mississippi.

9. [MS 358] That portion of the state highway system beginning at the east corporate limits of Iuka and extending easterly on F. A. S. Route 957 to junction in east part of Section 22, Township 3 South, Range 11 East, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, a distance of approximately seven and six-tenths miles is hereby deleted from the system of state designated highways.

10. [MS 433] That portion of the state highway system beginning at a point on Mississippi Highway 3 at Satartia and running thence to Holly Bluff, all in Yazoo County, is hereby deleted from the system of state designated highways.

Laws 1962, Ch. 420, §§ 1, 2; Laws 1962, Ch. 421, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 422, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 425, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 426, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 428, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 429, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1962, Ch. 431, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 433, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1962, Ch. 434, §§ 1, 2; Laws 1962, Ch. 435, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1962, Ch. 436, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 437, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 438, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1962, Ch. 439, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 442, § 1; Laws 1962, Ch. 443, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1962, Ch. 444, §§ 1 to 4; Laws 1966, Ch. 503, § 1; Laws 1968, Ch. 515, § 1; Laws 1985, Ch. 537, § 14; Laws 1987, Ch. 510, § 7, eff. July 1, 1987.

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