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Miss. Code Ann. § 3-3-1 (2026)

Limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi

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The limits and boundaries of the territorial waters of the State of Mississippi shall consist of all territory included within the boundaries described in the act of Congress of March 1, 1817, together with all territory ceded to the State of Mississippi by later acts of Congress or by compacts or agreements with other states, as such territory and boundaries may have been or may be modified by the United States Supreme Court which extends three (3) miles of Cat Island, Ship Island, Horn Island and Petit Bois Island off shore to three (3) Marine Leagues.

Codes, 1857, ch. 2, art. 1; 1871, § 18; 1880, § 21; 1892, § 345; 1906, § 403; Hemingway's 1917, § 3817; 1930, § 3885; 1942, § 3020.

Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 398, HB 1072, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1994–2018 · leading case: Clayton Paul Bateman v. State of Mississippi, 267 So. 3d 793 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018).
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Clayton Paul Bateman v. State of Mississippi, 267 So. 3d 793 (Miss. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “In 2013, the Legislature amended section 3-3-1 of the Mississippi Code to exchange a reference to Section 3, Article 2 with a reference to "the boundaries described in the act of Congress of March 1, 1817, together with all territory ceded to the State of Mississippi by later…”
Cockrell v. City of Southaven, 730 So. 2d 1119 (Miss. 1998). · cites it 3× “The Cockrells next appear to assert that the taking of their property was a fraudulent conveyance because neither the State nor the City of Southaven had legal authority to do so because Mississippi has no geographical boundaries pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 3-3-1 and 3-3-3,…”
Billy Hughey Cockrell v. City of Southaven, Mississippi (Miss. 1997). · cites it 3× “The Cockrells next appear to assert that the taking of their property was a fraudulent conveyance because neither the State nor the City of Southaven had legal authority to do so because Mississippi has no geographical boundaries pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §§ 3-3-1 and 3-3-3,…”
City of Durant, Mississippi v. Laws Constr. Co., Inc. (Miss. 1994). “Clearly § 3-3-1, et seq., was enacted to protect the public welfare from fraudulent acts by a contractor.”
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