Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-45

The several municipalities when and to the extent authorized by the executive director pursuant hereto, are hereby authorized and empowered, if they so desire, by and through their governing board, to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of such enterprise or enterprises, in whole or in part, on such terms and conditions and with such safeguards as will best promote and protect the public interest, and are authorized, acting with the approval of the executive director by and through their respective governing boards, to transfer title or possession to such industry or to any property utilized therein, by warranty deed, lease, bill of sale, contract or other customary business instrument, in the same manner and to the same extent, when so thus authorized by the executive director, that any private corporation, association or person may now contract, with reference to such property of a similar nature, provided that such disposition shall not be made except by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds ( 2 / 3 ) of the members elected to the governing body of such municipality, and all votes shall be of record. All income from any lease or contract for the operation or from the disposition of such industrial enterprise shall be paid into the bond sinking fund provided for the bonds issued under the provisions of Sections 57-1-1 through 57-1-51 for the retirement of such bonds and the interest thereon, and such income or proceeds shall not be used by the municipality for any other purpose except as to disposition of surplus income authorized above, and shall be subject to all of the provisions hereof relative to such sinking fund.