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Philadelphia, Mississippi Municipal Code
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Philadelphia MS ordinances
244 published ordinances from the Code of Ordinances, City of Philadelphia, Mississippi. View the full index →
- Ordinance No. 253 — FIXING THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR ALDERMEN MARSHALL AND CITY CLERK IN AND FOR THE CITY OF P
- Ordinance No. 254 — DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI, IN THE
- Ordinance No. 255 — DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI, IN THE
- Ordinance No. 256 — amending paragraph 3 of an ordinance, No. 255, of the City of Philadelphia, Mississippi, e
- Ordinance No. 257 — REQUIRING THE DRIVER OOF [sic] EACH TAXIE OR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE ENGARED [sic] IN THE BUIS
- Ordinance No. 258 — TO REQUIRE OPERATORS OF TAXIES OF [sic] OTHER MOTOR VEHICLES ENGAGED IN THE BUISNESS [sic]
- Ordinance No. 259 — ANORDINANCE [sic] FIXING THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR ALDERMAN MARSHALL AND CITY CLERK IN AND
- Ordinance No. 260 — DECLARING AND MAKING ALL VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHICH
- Ordinance No. 261 — ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE THE SALE AND HANDLING OF COAL, COKE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR
- Ordinance No. 262 — CALLING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ON THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE M
- Ordinance No. 263 — authorizing the acquisition and improvement by The City of Philadelphia, Neshoba County, M
- Ordinance No. 264 — creating the office of City Electrical Inspector; providing for his appointment; prescribi
- Ordinance No. 265 — TO LEVY PRIVILEGE TAXES UPON OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF VENDING MACHINES OR OTHER DEVICES OPER
- Ordinance No. 266 — MAKING IT MANDATORY ON ALL PERSONS, FIRMS, OR CORPORATIONS OPERATING COTTON GINS ENGAGED I
- Ordinance No. 267 — of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Philadelphia, Mississippi, vacating and
- Ordinance No. 268 — FIXING THE SALARIES OF THE MAYOR ALDERMEN MARSHALL AND CLERK IN AND FOR THE CITY OF PHILAD
- Ordinance No. 269 — OF THIS CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI REQUIRING PERSONS, FIRMS, OR CORPORATIONS ENGAGE
- Ordinance No. 270 — OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MISSISSIPPI AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SHO
- Ordinance No. 271 — IMPOSING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE STREET OF THE CITY O
- Ordinance No. 272 — REQUIRING CIRCUS SHOWS, CARNIVALS, MEDICINE VENDORS of PATENENT [sic] MEDICINE, FORTUNE TE
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City of Philadelphia, Mississippi
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- Records request filed
Public-records request emailed to the City Clerk's office.
- Fee demanded
City Clerk Nikki Walton answered with a $1,675.00 cost estimate and attached the city's Public Records Policy.
- 250 days of silenceAwaiting response
Corpus declined the fee and asked instead to inspect the books in person at no cost, as the city's own policy allows. No reply followed.
Records request filedA second official records request was filed after 208 days without a response.
City respondedThe city responded — 250 days after the inspection request went unanswered. Its own Public Records Policy sets a seven-business-day standard (Rule 4(2)).
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