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AR Code § 14-125-709 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 7 - Taxes and Assessments|§ 14-125-709. Levy of tax for preliminary expenses

 (a) If the board does not deem it to the advantage of the project area to proceed immediately with the construction of the improvements upon the filing and confirmation of the assessment of benefits, it may cause to be levied and collected a tax based upon the assessment of benefits and collectible from the benefited land in the project area in the proportion to the amount of the assessment of benefits thereon for the purpose of paying preliminary expenses for development of the improvement plan for the project area.  (b) The board shall report to the court the rate of taxation necessary to be levied to pay the preliminary expenses, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the court to make levy of taxes upon the benefited land in the project area sufficient to pay the preliminary expenses, with ten percent (10%) added for unforeseen contingencies. This tax shall be extended upon the tax books of the county and collected along with other taxes in the same manner as taxes levied for construction purposes, as provided in this chapter.  (c) If any project area is abandoned before the making of the assessment of benefits, the tax for preliminary expenses shall be levied at the rate fixed by the board upon the real property therein upon the basis of the assessment for county and state purposes.
AR Code § 14-125-710 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 7 - Taxes and Assessments|§ 14-125-710. Levy of tax for operation and maintenance

 (a) On or before the first Monday in October of each year, the board of directors shall estimate the amount necessary for the ensuing calendar year for operation and maintenance of the works of improvement provided for in the improvement plan and shall submit the estimate to the chancery court which approved the plan, with a request that a tax levy be made for the estimated amount.  (b) If the court finds the estimated amount to be fair and reasonable, it shall enter an order, which shall have the force and effect of a judgment, providing that there shall be levied against the benefited land within the project area a tax sufficient to pay the estimated cost of operation and maintenance. This tax shall be a charge against the benefited land in the proportion to the amount of the assessment of benefits on the land.
AR Code § 14-125-711 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 7 - Taxes and Assessments|§ 14-125-711. Extension of taxes on county tax books — Collection of taxes

 (a) The amount of the taxes herein provided for shall be annually extended upon the tax books of the county, or counties if the project area is situated in more than one (1) county, and collected by the collector of the county along with the other taxes. For his services in making this collection, the collector shall receive a commission as is provided by law.  (b) The collections shall be by the collector paid over to the board of directors at or before the time that he is now required to make settlement with the county treasurer for general taxes.  (c) The collection of taxes levied hereunder, the proceedings for the collection of delinquent taxes, and the periods of redemption from sales for foreclosure of tax liens shall be in accordance with §§ 14-125-707 and 14-125-708.
AR Code § 14-125-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-801. Petition to borrow money or issue bonds, etc

 (a) The board of directors may petition the chancery court for authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.  (b) The petition of the board shall state whether it is desired that those bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall be made payable from the proceeds of any revenues derived from the operation of the works of improvement included in the approved plan or from the proceeds of taxes levied against the land within the project area.  (c) The order of the court authorizing the issuance of the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall specify which sources shall be liable for the payments of the principal and interest thereon.
AR Code § 14-125-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-802. Notice — Issuance

 (a) The clerk of the court shall upon receipt of the petition give due notice by publication for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a general circulation within the county in which the project area is located calling upon all persons owning land within the area to appear before the court upon a date to be fixed by the court, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication, to show cause in favor of or against the issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.  (b) If upon final hearing the court deems it to be in the best interest of the owners of the land, the court shall enter an order authorizing the issuance of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness.  (c) The order of the court shall have the force and effect of a judgment and any aggrieved party may appeal from this order within thirty (30) days after the order has been made. If no appeal is taken within that time, the order shall be deemed conclusive and binding upon the lands in the project area and upon the owners thereof.  (d) The board may thereupon borrow money at a rate of interest from any agency of the United States or any other public or private lending source; may issue promissory notes, negotiable bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness as required by the lender thereof; and may pledge and assign all assessments and revenues relating to the project area for the repayment thereof.
AR Code § 14-125-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-803. Terms and form of bonds, etc

 (a) Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued under the terms of this chapter shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not in excess of fifty (50) years, and be in such form and denomination as the board may determine.  (b) The board may sell, exchange, or hypothecate these obligations from time to time at such prices as shall best serve the interests of the owners of land within the project area, provided that any sale or exchange of the obligations at less than par value shall first have the approval of the chancery court.
AR Code § 14-125-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-804. Court order approving proceedings

 (a) After issuing any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness and before their sale, exchange, or hypothecation, the board may petition the chancery court for an order approving the legality and regularity of all proceedings leading up to the issuance of the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. This order shall have the force and effect of a judgment from which an appeal may be taken within thirty (30) days by the board or by any owner of land against which assessments of benefits by the district have been confirmed.  (b) If the order of the court shall specify that the bonds or other evidences of indebtedness shall be made payable from revenues, the order shall declare specifically the revenues or portion thereof that shall be pledged to secure the payment of the principal and interest thereon. This order shall constitute a sufficient pledge to secure all such payments of all bonds or other evidences of indebtedness that may be issued in pursuance thereof. All revenues so designated shall be applied, except for a reasonable amount for annual operation and maintenance costs, first to the payment of such principal and interest. No tax shall be levied by or on behalf of the district against any land within the project area to pay any part of the principal or interest of the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness.  (c) If the order of the court authorizing the borrowing of money and the issuance of notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness shall specify that they shall be made payable from the proceeds of assessments, that order shall provide for the levying of a tax against the benefited land within the project area in the proportion to the amount of the assessment of benefits thereon in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in § 14-125-708.
AR Code § 14-125-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-805. Refunding bonds

 Refunding bonds may be issued and may be sold, exchanged, or hypothecated under the procedure provided in §§ 14-125-801 — 14-125-804.
AR Code § 14-125-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 8 - Bonds and Evidences of Indebtedness|§ 14-125-806. Security for bonds — Delinquencies

 (a) All bonds issued under the terms of this chapter that are made payable from the proceeds of assessments shall be secured by a lien on all benefited lands in the project area unless the board of directors shall be able to sell bonds payable out of revenue only. The board shall see to it that a tax is levied annually and collected under the provisions of this chapter so long as it may be necessary to pay any bond issued under its authority.  (b)  (1) If any bond or interest coupon on any bond issued by the board is not paid within (30) days after its maturity, it shall be the duty of the chancery court of the proper county, on the application of any holder of the bond or interest coupon so overdue, to order the collection of the taxes aforesaid. At its discretion, the court may appoint a receiver therefor.  (2) The proceeds of the taxes and collections shall be applied, after payment of costs, first to overdue interest and then to payment pro rata of all bonds issued by the board which are then due and payable.  (3) The board or receiver may be directed by suit to foreclose the lien of the taxes on the lands.  (4) The suits so brought by the receiver shall be conducted in all matters as suits by the board, as hereinbefore provided, and with like effect.  (5) The decrees and deeds herein shall have the same presumptions in their favor.  (6) However, when all such sums have been paid, the receiver shall be discharged, and the affairs of the district with respect to the project area conducted by the board, as provided in this chapter.
AR Code § 14-125-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-901. Petition

 (a) At any time after five (5) years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, any twenty-five (25) owners of land lying within the boundaries of the district may file a petition with the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission praying that the operations of the district be terminated and the existence of the district discontinued.  (b) The commission may conduct the public meetings and public hearings upon the petition as may be necessary to assist it in the consideration thereof.
AR Code § 14-125-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-902. Notice and conduct of referendum

 (a) Within sixty (60) days after a petition has been received by the commission, it shall:  (1) Give due notice of the holding of a referendum;  (2) Supervise the referendum; and  (3) Issue appropriate regulations governing the conduct of the referendum.    (b) The question shall be submitted by ballots upon which the words “FOR terminating the existence of the (name of the soil conservation district to be here inserted)” and “AGAINST terminating the existence of the (name of the soil conservation district to be here inserted)” shall be printed, with a direction to cross out or scratch off one (1) or the other of the propositions, leaving unmarked the proposition for which the voter wishes to vote.  (c) Only owners of lands lying within the boundaries of the district shall be eligible to vote in the referendum.  (d) No informalities in the conduct of the referendum or in any matters relating thereto shall invalidate the referendum or its result if notice thereof shall have been given substantially as provided in this subchapter and the referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
AR Code § 14-125-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-903. Results of referendum — Practicability and feasibility of continued operation

 (a) The commission shall publish the result of the referendum and shall thereafter consider and determine whether the continued operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible.  (b) If the commission shall determine that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record the determination and deny the petition.  (c) If the commission shall determine that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, it shall record that determination and shall certify that determination to the directors of the district.  (d) In making that determination the commission shall give due regard and weight to:  (1) The attitudes of the owners of lands lying within the district;  (2) The number of landowners eligible to vote in the referendum who shall have voted;  (3) The proportion of the votes cast in the referendum in favor of the discontinuance of the district to the total number of votes cast;  (4) The approximate wealth and income of the landowners of the district;  (5) The probable expense of carrying on erosion control operations within the district; and  (6) Such other economic and social factors as may be relevant to the determination, having due regard to the legislative findings set forth in §§ 14-125-102 — 14-125-104.    (e) However, the commission shall not have authority to determine that the continued operation of the district is administratively practicable and feasible unless at least a majority of the votes cast in the referendum shall have been cast in favor of the continuance of the district.
AR Code § 14-125-904 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-904. Termination of district affairs — Certification of dissolution

 (a) Upon receipt from the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission of a certification that the commission has determined that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible, pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter, the directors shall forthwith proceed to terminate the affairs of the district.  (b) The directors shall dispose of all property belonging to the district at public auction and shall pay over the proceeds of the sale to be covered into the State Treasury.  (c) The directors shall thereupon file an application, duly verified, with the Secretary of State for the discontinuance of the district and shall transmit with the application the certificate of the Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission setting forth the determination of the commission that the continued operation of the district is not administratively practicable and feasible.  (d) The application shall recite that the property of the district has been disposed of and the proceeds paid over as provided in this subchapter and shall set forth a full accounting of the properties and proceeds of the sale.  (e) The Secretary of State shall issue to the directors a certificate of dissolution and shall record this certificate in an appropriate book or record in his office.
AR Code § 14-125-905 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-905. Times for discontinuance

 The Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall not, until five (5) years have elapsed for the date of the district organization nor more often than once in three (3) years thereafter:   (1) Entertain petitions for the discontinuance of any district;  (2) Conduct referenda upon petitions; or  (3) Make determinations pursuant to such petitions in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
AR Code § 14-125-906 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-906. Consent requirement

 No one (1) individual or corporation may be forced against his or its will into any district that may be created under the provisions of this chapter without the consent of the individual or corporation, unless lands so held by the above-named individual or persons mentioned above is wholly within the district, or the lands are so located in the district that it would be necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter by including these lands in the district.
AR Code § 14-125-907 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts|Chapter 125 - Conservation Districts Law|Subchapter 9 - Discontinuance of Districts|§ 14-125-907. Effect of prior district regulations and contracts — Commission responsibilities

 (a) Upon issuance of a certificate of dissolution under the provisions of this subchapter, all regulations theretofore adopted and in force within the districts shall be of no further force and effect.  (b) All contracts theretofore entered into, to which the district or supervisors are parties, shall remain in force and effect for the period provided in such contracts.  (c) The Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall be substituted for the district or directors as party to the contracts.  (d) The commission shall be entitled to all benefits and subject to all liabilities under the contracts and shall have the same right and liability to perform, to require performance, to sue and be sued thereon, and to modify or terminate the contracts by mutual consent or otherwise, as the directors of the district would have had.
AR Code § 14-140-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 8 - Public Facilities Generally|Chapter 140 - Public Marketplaces in Cities and Towns|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 14-140-101. Maintenance and regulation of markets

 (a) The governing body may erect, establish, and regulate the markets and marketplaces for the sale of vegetables and other articles necessary for the sustenance, convenience, and comfort of the city and the inhabitants thereof.  (b) The governing body shall have power to prescribe:  (1) The times of opening and closing the markets or marketplaces;  (2) The kind and description of articles that may be sold therein; and  (3) The stands or places to be occupied by the vendors.    (c) The governing body may have full power to:  (1) Prevent forestalling;  (2) Prohibit or regulate huckstering in the markets; and  (3) Adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to prevent fraud, to preserve order in the market, and to ensure the health and safety of the citizens.    (d)  (1) The governing body may authorize the immediate seizure, arrest, or removal from any market of any person violating its regulations, as established by ordinance, together with any article in that person's possession, and the immediate seizure and destruction of tainted or unsound meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other provisions.  (2) Under § 20-57-101 et seq., the Department of Health is the entity authorized to regulate food safety.    (e) A charge or an assessment, other than those essential for operations and maintenance, shall not be made or levied against any farmer or producer that is selling items grown or produced on the farmer's or producer's land or property.
AR Code § 14-140-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 8 - Public Facilities Generally|Chapter 140 - Public Marketplaces in Cities and Towns|Subchapter 2 - Market Facilities|§ 14-140-201. Legislative declaration

 The General Assembly determines and declares that:   (1) The inadequate market facilities for the sale of farm products in the cities and incorporated towns of the State of Arkansas endanger the health and welfare of the public in general;  (2) The provision of adequate and conveniently located market facilities are therefore necessary to alleviate such conditions; and  (3) The establishment of public market facilities are deemed to be a proper public or municipal purpose.
AR Code § 14-140-202 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 8 - Public Facilities Generally|Chapter 140 - Public Marketplaces in Cities and Towns|Subchapter 2 - Market Facilities|§ 14-140-202. Definition

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “public market facilities” means accommodations provided by public authority for the display and sale, both wholesale and retail, of farm products, and open to public use with or without charge. Market facilities may consist of lots, buildings, or other structures and accessories.
AR Code § 14-140-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 8 - Public Facilities Generally|Chapter 140 - Public Marketplaces in Cities and Towns|Subchapter 2 - Market Facilities|§ 14-140-203. Market authorities

 (a) The city council or other governing body of any city or incorporated town is authorized to create a market authority within its jurisdiction for the purpose of establishing public market facilities.  (b)  (1) The market authority shall consist of five (5) members.  (2) The members shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the council or other legislative body of the city creating the authority. These members shall be qualified electors residing in the city, incorporated town, or territory served by the market authority and cannot hold any elective office of the city, town, county, or state.  (3)  (A) The members of the authority shall be appointed for periods of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years respectively, so that the term of one (1) member shall expire each year after the creation of the authority.  (B) Upon the termination of office of each member, his successor shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years and shall serve until his successor shall have been appointed and qualifies.    (4) The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services.    (c)  (1) The authority shall have authority to employ such persons as it deems necessary in furtherance of its duties under this subchapter.  (2) The employees authorized by this section shall be chosen by the members of the market authority of the respective city or town.