Miss. Const. art. 11, § 232
Duties and powers of commissioners
Laws, 1900, ch. 200State of Mississippi
The commissioners of said levee districts shall have supervision of the erection, repair, and maintenance of the levees in their respective districts, and shall have power to cede all their rights of way and levees and the maintenance, management and control thereof to the government of the United States.
SOURCES: Laws, 1900, ch. 200.