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SECTION 3. Before it may designate one (1) or more historic districts,
lly or jointly,
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the governing bo^^^xf any cqunty or municipality, ind
shall establish an historio^preservation commission	serve,	promote
and develop the historical resources o£ such county or municipality in accordance with the provisions of this act. ^Such commission shall consist of five ^5^residents of the county or municipality establishing the commission who shall be appointed by the governing authority with due regard to proper
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representation in such fields as history, architecture, urban planning, archaeology and law. All members of the commission shall serve for terms jiot to exceed six (6) years, and shall be eligible for reappointment. The ^c^mmission annually shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice chairman and may employ such qualified staff persottfte-1—and^counsel jas_ i t^ deems necessary. Jhe—eomm±3-sje-n-shaTI^advirse—the fiS^erning authority as
to the designation of historic preservation districts and the designation of historic landmarks and landmark sites.
_SECT10N_4. No historic preservation district or districts	be
7ac t ing
designated until the Mississippi Department of Archivj
through such agent or employee as may be designated by its director, shall
have made an analysis of and recommendations concerning, the proposed district
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boundaries. -Failure of the department to submit its analysis and recommendations to the municipality or county within sixty (60) days after a written
request for such	analysis has been mailed to	it shall relieve the municipa	
or county of any	responsibility for awaiting	such analysis; and	? said body
pay at any time	thereafter take any necessay	action to adopt or	amend its
ord inance.
J!ECT10N_5. The governing authority of any county or municipality, individually or jointly, is authorized to make appropriations to an historic preservation commission, in any amount that it may determine necessary for
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