Duty of board to implement public policy; construction of rights, powers and duties of board.

Miss. Code Ann. § 59-17-9

in effect

There is hereby vested in the board the duty to implement such declared public policy as herein provided. Wide latitude and discretion shall be vested in the board in the exercise of its powers and duties, and the enumeration of specific rights, powers, and duties of said board, when followed by general powers, shall not be construed in the restrictive sense.

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