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AR Code § 14-317-126 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-126. Priority of actions — Appeals

 (a) All cases involving the validity of rural road and street improvement districts or the assessment of benefits and all suits to foreclose the lien or taxes shall be deemed matters of public interest and shall be advanced and disposed of at the earliest possible moment.  (b) All appeals therefrom must be taken and perfected within thirty (30) days.
AR Code § 14-317-127 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-127. Powers of board

 (a) The board of commissioners may appoint all necessary agents for carrying on the work and may fix their pay and shall pay a reasonable fee for legal services in organizing the district and for circulating petitions.  (b) The board may sell all unnecessary material and implements that may be on hand and which may not be necessary for the completion of the improvement under way, or which may have been completed, and may in general make all contracts in the prosecution of the work as may best subserve the public interest.
AR Code § 14-317-128 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-128. Negotiable notes or bonds — Mortgages

 (a) In order to meet preliminary expenses and to do the work, the board may issue the negotiable notes or bonds of the district signed by the members of the board and bearing a rate or rates of interest approved by the board and may pledge and mortgage all assessments for the payment thereof.  (b) It may also issue to the contractors who do the work negotiable evidences of debt-bearing interest at a rate or rates provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance and secure the negotiable evidences of debt in the same manner as set out in subsection (a) of this section.  (c) No bonds issued under the terms of this chapter shall run for more than thirty (30) years, and all issues of bonds may be divided so that a portion thereof may mature each year as the assessments are collected or they may all be made payable at the same time, with proper provision for a sinking fund.  (d) The bonds shall not be sold for less than par without the unanimous vote of the board.
AR Code § 14-317-129 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-129. Contractors' bonds

 All contractors shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of the contracts awarded them, with good and sufficient sureties, in an amount to be fixed by the board. The board shall not remit or excuse the penalty or forfeiture of the bond or the breaches thereof.
AR Code § 14-317-130 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-130. Estimate of work completed — Payment of contractors

 It shall be the duty of the board to have the amount of work done by any contractor estimated from time to time, as may be desirable by the engineer selected by the board. The board shall draw its warrants in favor of the contractor for not more than ninety percent (90%) of the amount of work so reported, reserving the remainder until it has been ascertained that the work is completed according to contract and is free from liens.
AR Code § 14-317-131 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-131. Preliminary expenses after failure to make improvement

 In case for any reason the improvement contemplated by any district organized under this chapter is not made, the preliminary expense shall be a first lien upon all the land in the district and shall be paid by a levy of a tax thereon upon the assessed value for county and state taxation, which levy shall be made by the chancery court of the county and shall be collected by a receiver to be appointed by the court.
AR Code § 14-317-132 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-132. District's continued existence — Levies for repair

 (a) The district shall not cease to exist upon the completion of the improvement, but the district shall continue to exist for the purpose of preserving it and keeping it in repair.  (b) To this end, the commissioners may from time to time make such additional levies based upon the assessment of benefits as may be necessary for that purpose, and the amount of the total levies shall not exceed the assessed benefits and interest thereon.
AR Code § 14-317-133 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-133. Disposition of funds

 (a) The county court is authorized:  (1) To turn over to any road or street improvement district organized under this chapter such proportion of the road tax, as may be just and equitable, or any portion of the automobile or gasoline tax turnback fund; and  (2) To contribute the funds in money or scrip to the expense of the improvement from the general revenue of the county as it may deem appropriate.    (b) Any such district is authorized to receive any part of the funds that may be set aside by the United States Government for the improvement of public roads, and any that may hereafter be set aside by the government of this state for aid in the improvement of public roads.  (c) The commissioners of the district and the Arkansas Department of Transportation may secure any of the federal funds for the districts as an improvement of a part of the public roads of the state in which this state has an interest.
AR Code § 14-317-134 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts|§ 14-317-134. Changing assessment of benefits when property is transferred

 (a)  (1) When any owner of real property located in a road improvement district created under this chapter notifies any member of the board of directors of the improvement district by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the property owner has transferred ownership of all or any part of the property, the board shall instruct the county official in possession of the tax books of the county within thirty (30) calendar days after the notice was mailed as to:  (A) The change of ownership; and  (B) If the property was divided, the amount of assessment of benefits levied against each resulting portion of the property.    (2)  (A)  (i) At the same time the real property owner notifies a board member under subdivision (a)(1) of this section, the property owner shall also notify the county clerk of the county in which the property is located.  (ii) The notice shall indicate the identity of the board member notified and the date the notice is mailed.    (B) If the county clerk is not in possession of the tax books of the county when the notice is received, the county clerk shall forward the notice to the county official in possession of the tax books of the county.      (b) If the county official in possession of the tax books of the county does not receive instructions from the improvement district board as required under subsection (a) of this section, the county official may reapportion the assessment of benefits in an equitable manner and change the tax books of the county to reflect the change in ownership.
AR Code § 14-318-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-101. Definition

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “adjacent lands” mean all lands within ten (10) miles of any city or incorporated town.
AR Code § 14-318-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-102. Enforcement

 The commissioners and all other officers having duties to perform under this chapter may be required to perform their duties either by mandamus or by mandatory injunction in a suit brought by any interested party.
AR Code § 14-318-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-103. Petition by landowners

 When a petition, signed by ten (10) owners of real property within the limits of a district proposed to be organized for the purpose of procuring a right-of-way for any highway, viaduct, or underpass which the Government of the United States, or any of its agencies, proposes to construct and for the purpose of paying the damages caused by such improvement, the petition describing the property which will be benefited by the making of the improvement, is presented to the county court or county judge, it shall be the duty of the county court to meet immediately and to enter an order upon its record, reciting the filing of the petition and fixing a day for hearing of those who favor the formation of the district and those opposed thereto.
AR Code § 14-318-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-104. Notice of petition

 (a) It shall be the duty of the county clerk to give notice of the filing of the petition describing the territory to be affected and calling upon all persons who wish to be heard upon the question of the establishment of the district to appear before the county court on a day to be fixed in the notice.  (b) The notice shall be published once a week for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a bona fide circulation in the county where the lands affected are situated. The last publication of notice is to be at least seven (7) days before the day fixed for the hearing.  (c) This notice may be in the following form:    “Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed praying for the formation of an improvement district for the purpose of The petition is on file at the office of the County Clerk of County, where it is open to inspection. All persons desiring to be heard on the question of the formation of the district will be heard by the county court on the day of , 19 The following lands are affected: (Here give description of lands affected. Lands may be described by using the largest subdivisions possible). County Clerk.”   Click to view form.
AR Code § 14-318-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-105. Hearing on petition — Appeal

 (a) On the day named in the notice, it shall be the duty of the county court to meet and to hear all persons who favor the formation of the district or oppose its formation.  (1) If the court finds that the organization of the district would be to the benefit of the territory described in the petition and to the public interest, it shall enter its judgment creating the district.  (2) If it finds that the organization of the district would not be beneficial to the real property in the district or to the public interest, it shall enter its judgment refusing to establish the district.    (b) The district may embrace a portion of any city or incorporated town that would be specially benefited by the making of the improvement, but the territory outside of the town and within the district must exceed in area that portion which is within the city or incorporated town.  (c) Any petitioner or any opponent of the petition may appeal from the judgment of the county court creating or refusing to create the district; but the appeal must be taken within thirty (30) days. If no appeal is taken within that time, the judgment creating the district shall be final and conclusive upon all persons.  (d) Any judgment creating a district shall appoint three (3) commissioners, who shall be owners of real property within the district. The judgment shall give a name to the district which shall be descriptive of its purpose, and it shall also receive a number to prevent its being confused with other districts for similar purposes.
AR Code § 14-318-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-106. District as body corporate

 Each district shall be a body corporate with power to sue and to be sued, and it shall have a corporate seal.
AR Code § 14-318-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-107. Commissioners' oath

 Within thirty (30) days after their appointment, the commissioners shall take and file their oath of office with the county clerk. In this oath they shall swear that they will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Arkansas, that they will discharge faithfully their duties as commissioners, and that they will not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract let by the board. Any commissioner failing to file such oath within this period shall be deemed to have declined the office. The county court shall appoint some property holder as his successor, who shall qualify in like manner within a like time.
AR Code § 14-318-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-108. Board organization — Vacancy

 (a) The board shall organize by electing one (1) of its members chairman, and it shall select a secretary. It may also employ such agents, servants, engineers, and attorneys as it deems best and fix their compensation and the compensation of the secretary.  (b) In case of a vacancy on the board of commissioners, after the commissioners have organized, the remaining commissioners shall select the successor, who shall be a property holder in the district. The person so selected shall qualify by taking the oath of office as prescribed for the original commissioners.
AR Code § 14-318-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-109. Liability of board members

 No member of the board of improvement shall be liable for any damages unless it shall be made to appear that he had acted with a corrupt and malicious intent.
AR Code § 14-318-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-110. Depository

 The board shall also select some solvent bank or trust company as the depository of its funds, exacting of the depository a bond in an amount equal to the amount of money likely to come into its hands.
AR Code § 14-318-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-111. Eminent domain

 All districts organized under this chapter shall have the right of eminent domain in order that they may carry out the purposes of their creation. This right shall be exercised in the same manner as in the case of railroads, telegraph, and telephone companies, but shall be without the necessity of making a deposit of money before entering into possession of the property condemned.
AR Code § 14-318-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-112. Procurement and filing of plans for rights-of-way

 Immediately after their qualifications, the commissioners shall procure from the Government of the United States, or any of its agencies, the plans for the improvement. They shall file the plans with the county clerk along with a statement of the obligation which the district will assume for the procurement of the necessary rights-of-way, and for paying all damages that may be caused by the making of the improvement.
AR Code § 14-318-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-113. Assessor

 (a) The commissioners shall thereupon appoint an assessor to assess the benefits which will accrue to the real property within the district from the making of the improvement and the damages which will be caused thereby. The assessor shall take an oath that he will well and truly assess all benefits that will accrue to the landowners of the district by the making of the proposed improvement.  (b) He shall thereupon proceed to assess the lands within the district, and shall inscribe in a book each lot, block, and tract of land within the district. He shall put opposite each tract the assessment of the benefits and damages which will accrue to the lots, blocks, and tracts of land by reason of the improvement.  (c) His assessment shall embrace not merely the lands, but all railroads, tramroads, telegraph, telephone, and pipelines and other improvements on real property that will be benefited by the making of the improvement.  (d) The assessor shall place opposite each tract the name of the supposed owner as shown by the last county assessment. However, a mistake in the name shall not vitiate the assessment, and the assessor may correct errors which occur in the county assessment list.  (e) The assessor shall also assess all damages that will accrue to any landowner by reason of the proposed improvement, including all injury to lands taken or damaged. Where the assessor returns no such damages as to any tract or parcel of land, it shall be deemed a finding by him that no damages will be sustained.  (f) When the board shall make the levy of taxes, it shall be the duty of the assessor to extend the amount levied and set the amount opposite each benefit assessed in a column marked “Annual Collection.”  (g) The assessor shall hold his office at the pleasure of the board, which can fill any vacancy in the position of assessor.
AR Code § 14-318-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-114. Duties of the county clerk and the collector

 (a) It shall be the duty of the county clerk of the county to extend the taxes annually upon the tax books of the county until the levy is exhausted. For his services he shall receive a commission of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%) of the amount so extended.  (b) It shall then be the duty of the collector to collect each year the taxes extended upon the book along with the other taxes until the entire levy is exhausted. For his services in making such collections, the collector shall receive a commission of one-half of one percent (½ of 1%), and the taxes shall by the collector be paid over to the depository of the district at the same time that he pays over the county funds.  (c) If any collector shall fail to collect the improvement tax along with the other taxes, he shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each instance in which he shall collect from an individual the other taxes and omit the improvement tax, unless the improvement tax has been enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be recovered in a suit brought by the commissioners to the use of the district; and the county clerk shall be subject to a like penalty for each tract of land that he omits from the tax books.
AR Code § 14-318-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-115. Assessment order — Lien — Remedy

 (a) The board of commissioners of the district shall, at the same time that the assessment of benefits is equalized or at any time thereafter, enter upon its records an order, which shall have all the force of a judgment, providing that there shall be assessed upon the real property of the district a tax sufficient to pay the estimated cost of the improvement with ten percent (10%) added for unforeseen contingencies. This tax is to be paid by the real property in the district in proportion to the amount of the assessment of benefits thereon and is to be paid in annual installments, payable not to exceed ten percent (10%) for any one (1) year, as provided in the order.  (b) The tax so levied shall be a lien upon all the real property in the district from the time the tax is levied and shall be entitled to preference over all demands, executions, encumbrances, or liens whensoever created. It shall continue until the assessment, with any penalty and costs that may accrue thereon, shall have been paid.  (c) The remedy against the levy of taxes shall be by suit in chancery, and the suit must be brought within thirty (30) days from the time that the levy was made. On such appeal the presumption shall be in favor of the legality of the tax.  (d) The levy shall be only for an amount sufficient to pay for the rights-of-way required for the improvement and to pay all damages caused by its construction or to pay the bonds which may be issued by the district with the interest thereon and its necessary operating expenses.
AR Code § 14-318-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts|Chapter 318 - Improvement Districts For Acquiring Rights-of-way|§ 14-318-116. Filing assessments — Notice — Hearing

 (a) The assessment shall be filed with the county clerk of the county and the secretary of the board shall thereupon give notice of its filing by publication once a week for two (2) weeks in a newspaper published and having a bona fide circulation in the county.  (b) This notice may be in the following form:  (c) On the day named in the notice, it shall be the duty of the commissioners and assessor to meet together at the place named as a board of equalization and to hear all complaints against the assessment and to equalize and adjust the assessment. Their determination shall be final unless suit is brought in the chancery court within thirty (30) days to review it.    “Notice is hereby given that the assessment of benefits and damages of District Number has been filed in the office of the County Clerk of County, and where it is open to inspection. All persons wishing to be heard on the assessment will be heard by the commissioners and the assessor of the district between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m., at , in the City of , Arkansas, on the day of , 19 . Secretary.”   Click to view form.