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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-302 - Appointment of commission

(a)
(1)
The governing body of any city of the first or second class, upon passage of a municipal ordinance, may create a commission to frame a charter for the city.
(2)
The commission shall be appointed by the governing body and shall be composed of not less than nine (9) members, who shall serve without compensation, and at least two-thirds (2/3) of whom shall not hold any other municipal office or appointment.
(b)
The governing body of the municipality, if so requested by the commission, shall appropriate money to provide the reasonable expenses of the commission and for publication of the completed charter, and any separate or alternative provisions thereof.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 1; 1961, No. 431, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1051.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-303 - Election on proposed charter

(a)
(1)
Any charter framed as provided in §
14-42-302
shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality at any election to be held at a time determined by the charter commission, but it shall be held within one (1) year after the appointment of the commission.
(2)
Any part of the charter, or any alternative provision thereof, may be submitted to be voted upon separately.
(b)
The commission shall publish, not less than thirty (30) days before any election, the proposed charter and any separate parts and alternative provisions thereof.
(c)
Within thirty (30) days after its approval, the county board of election commissioners shall certify a copy of the charter to the Secretary of State.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1052.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-304 - Amendments to charter

(a)
Amendments to any charter may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of the governing body of the municipality or by petition of ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the municipality.
(b)
The amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality at a regular or special election called in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq.
(c)
The proposed amendment shall be published at least one (1) time in some newspaper of general circulation throughout the municipality.
(d)
Any amendment approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon shall become a part of the charter at the time fixed in the amendment and shall be certified to the Secretary of State.
(e)
Each amendment submitted shall be confined to one (1) subject, and when more than one (1) amendment shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be so submitted as to enable the voters to vote on each amendment separately.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1054; Acts 2005, No. 2145, § 27; 2007, No. 1049, § 46; 2009, No. 1480, § 64.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-305 - Effect of approval

Any proposed charter which is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and with the additions of any such parts and as modified by any such alternative provisions as may be separately submitted and approved by those voting on any such parts and provisions, shall become the organic law of the municipality at the time fixed in the charter and shall supersede all laws affecting the organization and government of the municipality which are in conflict therewith.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1052.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-306 - Limitations on charters

(a)
No charter adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be in conflict with it, nor shall it alter any civil service or pension laws in existence under the general laws of this state, any seventy-two-hour laws, vacation laws, two-platoon law for firefighters, or the Arkansas Constitution.
(b)
No charter shall alter or change any statutory laws providing for the powers, duties, and manner of appointment of any airport, water, sewer, or housing authority commissions within the city.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1052.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-307 - Powers of municipalities

(a)
(1)
Each municipality operating under a charter shall have the authority to exercise all powers relating to municipal affairs.
(2)
This grant of authority shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the powers of the General Assembly in matters of state affairs, nor shall this subchapter be construed as increasing or diminishing the powers of the state to regulate utilities not municipally owned or fix the rates thereof.
(b)
The following shall be deemed to be a part of the powers conferred upon the municipalities by this subchapter:
(1)
To levy, assess, and collect taxes within the limits prescribed in the charter adopted by the municipality and the limits prescribed in the Arkansas Constitution;
(2)
To furnish all local public services and to acquire property therefor by condemnation or otherwise, within or without the corporate limits, subject, however, to the provisions of the general laws of the State of Arkansas, including any law requiring that the acquisition of a utility plant be approved by a municipal election. However, no property can be acquired under this subchapter by the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness unless the bonds, notes, or evidence of indebtedness is secured by the credit of the city and all the property therein; and
(3)
To exercise all powers conferred by the state constitution and the General Assembly generally upon municipalities not contrary to this subchapter.
(c)
No municipality shall pass any laws contrary to the criminal laws of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1953, No. 207, §§ 6, 8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1056, 19-1058.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-308 - Annual budget, taxes, and rates

(a)
The governing body of each municipality operating under a charter shall prepare, approve, and publish, not less than sixty (60) days in advance of the annual municipal general election, a proposed budget of operational expenditures of the municipality for the forthcoming year, together with proposed taxes and rate or rates sufficient to provide the funds therefor, excluding the rates under any continuing levies previously authorized.
(b)
(1)
The taxes and the rate or rates so proposed shall be submitted to the qualified electors at the next annual municipal general election.
(2)
(A)
The proposed taxes shall be approved or disapproved in their entirety.
(B)
(i)
If a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall approve the taxes so proposed, then the taxes so approved shall be collected at the rate provided.
(ii)
In the event a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election shall disapprove the proposed taxes, then the taxes shall be collected at the last rate legally levied.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1055.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-309 - Election results

(a)
In all elections provided for in this subchapter, the results of the vote shall be certified immediately after the election by the county board of election commissioners to the mayor.
(b)
The certified results shall become final and conclusive if they are not attacked in the courts within a period of thirty (30) days thereafter.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1057.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-310 - Election expenses

The expenses of the elections provided by this subchapter shall be borne by the municipality concerned.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1053.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 3 - CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-42-301 — 14-42-311) › Section 14-42-311 - Expiration of charter

By amendment to the charter, a date may be fixed for the expiration of the charter. On the date specified, the municipality shall cease to operate under this subchapter.
Acts 1953, No. 207, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1054.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-401 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-947.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-402 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-948.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-403 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-949; Acts 1989, No. 839, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-404 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-950.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-405 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-951.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-406 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-952.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-407 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-953.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-408 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-954.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-409 - [Repealed] Applicable regulations, rules, and laws

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 993, eff. 7/24/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1985, No. 481, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-955.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-410 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 659, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1060; Acts 1989, No. 262, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-411 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 659, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1061.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-412 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 659, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1062.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-413 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1979, No. 659, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1063.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-421 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 728, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-422 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 728, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-423 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 728, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-424 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 728, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 42 - GOVERNMENT OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-42-101 — 14-42-425) › Subchapter 4 - DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 14-42-401 — 14-42-425) › Section 14-42-425 - [Repealed]

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 994, eff. 7/24/2019.
Repealed by Act 2019, No. 150,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 728, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 2 - ELECTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-202) › Section 14-43-201 - Odd-year elections abolished

(a)
Municipal elections in 1965 and all odd years in the future are abolished.
(b)
It is the purpose of this section to elect municipal officials at the regular general election for the election of state and county officials.
Acts 1965, No. 484, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1002.8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 2 - ELECTIONS GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-202) › Section 14-43-202 - Write-in votes not counted

In all general elections held in cities of the first class and second class and incorporated towns for the election of officials of these municipalities, no ballots shall be counted for any person whose name is written in thereon. Only votes cast for the regularly nominated, or otherwise qualified, candidates whose names are printed on the ballot as candidates in the election shall be counted by the judges and clerks.
Acts 1935, No. 105, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9575; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1001; Acts 1995, No. 179, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-301 - Type of election

In cities of the first class, all officers to be elected shall be elected at the regular general election for municipal corporations.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 62, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7744; Pope's Dig., § 9940; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1011; Acts 1995, No. 359, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-304 - Mayors in cities having mayor-council government

(a)
(1)
A mayor of a city of the first class having a mayor-council form of government shall be elected:
(A)
By a majority vote of the qualified electors of the city; or
(B)
In accordance with §
7-5-106
.
(2)
This section does not apply to a city of the first class with a city manager form of government or a city administrator form of government.
(b)
(1)
As soon as the returns from all precincts are received, but no later than the fifteenth day after the election, the county board of election commissioners shall proceed to ascertain, from the certificates and ballots received from the several precincts, and declare the result of the election and deliver a certificate of his or her election to any person having the requisite amount of legal votes for the office of mayor.
(2)
The county board of election commissioners shall also file in the office of the clerk of the county court a certificate setting forth in detail the results of the election.
(c)
(1)
If no candidate for mayor of a city of the first class receives the requisite amount of the votes cast in the general election, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be certified to a special runoff election that shall be held four (4) weeks from the day on which the general election is held.
(2)
The special runoff election shall be conducted in the same manner as provided by law, and the election results of the special runoff election shall be canvassed and certified in the manner provided by law.
(d)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor of a city described in this section and the unexpired term is more than one (1) year, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election and special runoff election, if necessary, as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1104,§ 7, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 163,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1975, No. 269, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1002.9 -- 19-1002.11; 2003, No. 1165, § 13[11].
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-305 - Mayors in mayor-council cities of less than 50,000

(a)
The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of 1970 and every four (4) years thereafter, shall elect a mayor for four (4) years.
(b)
Incumbent mayors shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified.
Acts 1965, No. 12, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1002.4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-307 - Election of council members at large or by ward

(a)
(1)
Candidates for the office of council member in cities of the first class shall reside in the ward from which they seek to be elected and shall run at large.
(2)
(A)
All of the qualified electors of these cities shall be entitled to vote in the election.
(B)
(i)
(a)
Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section, provisions shall be made by the election commissioners in these cities so that the qualified electors of each ward shall have at least one (1) voting site in each ward where the resident electors thereof may cast their ballots.
(b)
The county board of election commissioners may reduce the number of voting sites in a city of the first class by unanimous vote if:
(1)
In the most recent federal decennial census the city has a population of five thousand (5,000) or less; and
(2)
The county in which the city is situated has established vote centers under §
7-5-101
.
(ii)
Cities of the second class that elect their council members citywide may have one (1) public place only for holding elections.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The city council of any such city or the governing body of any city in transition to the mayor-council form of government may provide by ordinance that all council members be elected by ward, in which event each council member shall be voted upon by the qualified electors of the ward from which he or she is a candidate.
(B)
(i)
When so provided by city ordinance, the name of the candidate shall appear upon the ballot only in the ward in which he or she is a candidate.
(ii)
The city council of these cities may provide for the election of one (1) council member from each ward citywide and the other council members from each ward by the voters of the ward only.
(2)
All such cities choosing to elect all council members by wards or in part by wards shall provide, in the manner provided by law, for the establishment of wards of substantially equal population in order that each council member elected from each ward shall represent substantially the same number of people in the city.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 949,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 16, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1965, No. 484, § 3; 1969, No. 45, § 1; 1973, No. 501, § 1; 1985, No. 421, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1002.7; Acts 1993, No. 857, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-308 - Residence qualifications of council members in primaries

(a)
(1)
In all primaries held in any city of the first class by any organized political party, the candidates for nomination for the office of council member shall reside in their respective wards.
(2)
All qualified electors residing in these cities and entitled to vote in the primaries may vote at their several voting precincts for each and every candidate so to be nominated.
(b)
(1)
The city council may provide by ordinance that the candidate shall only be voted upon by qualified voters of the ward who are entitled to vote in the primary from which the person is a candidate.
(2)
When provided by ordinance, a candidate under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall appear upon the ballot only in the ward in which he or she is a candidate.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 17, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 112, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1003.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-309 - Residence qualifications of council members in general elections

(a)
(1)
In all general elections for council members in cities of the first class, the council members so elected shall reside in their respective wards, as provided by law.
(2)
All qualified electors residing in these cities may vote at their several voting precincts for each council member so to be elected.
(b)
(1)
The city council of a a city of the first class may provide by ordinance that each council member shall only be voted upon by qualified voters of the ward from which the person is a candidate.
(2)
When provided by ordinance, the name of the candidate shall appear upon the ballot only in the ward in which he or she is a candidate.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 18, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1949, No. 112, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1003.2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-310 - Council member ceasing to reside in ward

If any duly elected council member shall cease to reside in the ward from which he or she was elected, that person shall be disqualified to hold the office and a vacancy shall exist which shall be filled as prescribed by law.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 19, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7692; Pope's Dig., § 9835; Acts 1961, No. 444, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1004.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-311 - Redistricting of wards

(a)
(1)
(A)
City councils in cities of the first class may redistrict the wards in their city when they determine that the people can best be served by adding wards, combining wards, or changing ward boundary lines to equalize the population in the various wards.
(B)
The city council shall ensure that each ward has as nearly an equal population as would best serve the interest of the people of the city.
(2)
(A)
Within ninety (90) days after redistricting, if one hundred (100) or more qualified electors in the city are dissatisfied with the redistricting of the city into wards, the electors may petition the circuit court.
(B)
The court, after due hearing, may redistrict the city into such wards as the court shall deem best if the court finds that the redistricting action by the city council was arbitrary and capricious.
(b)
At the next city election held, more than twenty (20) days after the approval of redistricted wards, there shall be elected from each of the new wards two (2) council members who shall organize the new city council at the first council meeting in January after their election.
(c)
(1)
(A)
All council members elected in the city prior to redistricting of wards shall give up their positions to the new council members at the time for the organization of the new city council, as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(B)
From that date the terms of office of all previously elected council members shall cease and terminate.
(2)
(A)
It shall be lawful to increase the number of wards or continue the same number of wards without affecting the terms of office of incumbent council members of the city.
(B)
(i)
When the wards are reapportioned so as to increase the number of wards or readjust existing wards so that the wards contain nearly equal population, a council member who remains in his or her old ward, or part thereof, shall continue in office.
(ii)
New council members shall be elected only for new wards actually formed out of the territory of old wards.
(d)
(1)
All clerk's costs and other costs incurred in the proceedings authorized in this section shall be paid by the persons at whose instance the services were rendered.
(2)
(A)
In case these proceedings result in the redistricting of the city into new wards, the compensation of those individuals making the redistricting shall be fixed by the circuit judge, certified to the city council, and paid out of the city treasury.
(B)
This compensation shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1885, No. 67, § 6, p. 92; 1905, No. 275, § 1, p. 693; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7720-7724, 7726; Pope's Dig., §§ 9890-9894, 9896; Acts 1973, No. 600, § 1; 1983, No. 253, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1005 -- 19-1007, 19-1009.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-313 - City clerks and city attorneys generally

The city clerks and the city attorneys in cities of the first class shall give the bond, perform the duties, and receive such salary as is prescribed by ordinance in each of these cities.
Acts 1893, No. 151, § 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7690; Pope's Dig., § 9819; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1015; Acts 2003, No. 113, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-314 - City attorney in mayor-council cities of 50,000 or more

(a)
(1)
The city attorney in any city of this state having a mayor-council form of government and having a population of fifty thousand (50,000) or more inhabitants shall be elected by the qualified electors of the city in the same manner as other municipal officials are elected.
(2)
At the November 1978 general election and each four (4) years thereafter, the qualified electors of each city under this section shall elect a city attorney to take office on the next following January 1 to serve for a term of four (4) years.
(b)
Any person elected as city attorney under the provisions of this section shall perform such duties, possess such qualifications, employ such staff, and be paid such salary and expenses as may be established by ordinance by the city council of the city.
(c)
(1)
If no attorney residing in the city is elected as city attorney, the city council may select a resident attorney to fill the office for the remainder of the unfilled term.
(2)
(A)
If no resident attorney of the city is willing to serve as city attorney or if no attorney resides within the limits of the city, the mayor and city council may contract with any licensed attorney of this state or the attorney's firm to serve as legal advisor, counselor, or prosecutor until a qualified city attorney is elected or appointed.
(B)
The duties of a nonresident attorney under contract shall be prescribed by ordinance.
Acts 1969, No. 154, §§ 1, 3; 1977, No. 171, §§ 1, 4; 1979, No. 1002, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1015.3, 19-1015.5, 19-1015.7; Acts 1993, No. 1121, § 1; 2003, No. 1361, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-315 - City attorney in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000

(a)
If not established by ordinance that the office of the city attorney will be appointed, the qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect a city attorney for four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1970 and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b)
Incumbent city attorneys shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified.
(c)
(1)
If no attorney residing in the city is elected as city attorney, the city council may select a resident attorney to fill the office for the remainder of the unfilled term.
(2)
(A)
If no resident attorney of the city is willing to serve as city attorney or if no attorney resides within the limits of the city, the mayor and city council may contract with any licensed attorney of this state or the attorney's firm to serve as legal advisor, counselor, or prosecutor until a qualified city attorney is elected or qualified.
(B)
The duties of a nonresident attorney under contract shall be prescribed by ordinance.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 116,§ 1, eff. 9/1/2023.
Acts 1965, No. 131, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1015.1; Acts 2003, No. 1361, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-316 - City clerk, treasurer, or clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000

(a)
(1)
The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1962, and every four (4) years thereafter:
(A)
One (1) city clerk and, unless appointed pursuant to §
14-43-405
, one (1) city treasurer; or
(B)
One (1) city clerk-treasurer.
(2)
The city clerk and city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall hold office for four (4) years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b)
The city clerk and the city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall take the oath of office with the other city officials that are elected in the general election in 1962 and in that manner every four (4) years thereafter.
(c)
The city clerk and city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer, shall give the bond and perform the duties as are prescribed by law and shall receive a salary as is prescribed by ordinance in each of these cities.
(d)
Each incumbent in any city having this population shall continue to be the city clerk, city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer and receive the salary and perform the duties until a successor is elected and qualified.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 383,§ 7, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1943, No. 248, § 1; 1951, No. 123, § 1; 1961, No. 430, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1016; Acts 2001, No. 364, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 3 - ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS (§§ 14-43-301 — 14-43-319) › Section 14-43-319 - City attorney in mayor-council cities of fewer than 5,000

(a)
(1)
If not established by ordinance that the office of the city attorney will be appointed, the qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than five thousand (5,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect a city attorney for four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 2006 and every four (4) years thereafter.
(2)
An incumbent city attorney shall continue in office until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(b)
(1)
If no attorney residing in the city is elected as city attorney, the city council may select a resident attorney to fill the office for the remainder of the unfilled term.
(2)
(A)
If no resident attorney of the city is willing to serve as city attorney or if no attorney resides within the limits of the city, the mayor and city council may contract with any licensed attorney of this state or the attorney's firm to serve as legal advisor, counselor, or prosecutor until a qualified city attorney is elected or qualified.
(B)
The duties of a nonresident attorney under contract shall be prescribed by ordinance.
Acts 2005, No. 387, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-401 - Mayor generally

(a)
(1)
The mayor shall hold his or her office during the term for which he or she shall have been elected and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.
(2)
The mayor shall keep an office at some convenient place in the city, to be provided by the city council, and shall keep the corporate seal of the city in his or her charge.
(b)
(1)
(A)
In case of the mayor's death, disability, resignation, or other vacation of his or her office, the city council, by vote of a majority of all its members, may appoint some other person to act until the expiration of his or her term or disability if the unexpired term of his or her office is less than one (1) year. Otherwise, an election shall be ordered in accordance with the laws of the state.
(B)
A removal from the city shall be deemed a vacation of his or her office.
(2)
(A)
In all cases in which the unexpired term has one (1) year or more to run and a special election has been called to fill the vacancy in the office of mayor, the city governing body may appoint a qualified elector of the city, including any member of the city council, to serve as acting mayor until the office is filled at the special election.
(B)
A member of the council shall not vote on his or her own appointment.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 339,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 53, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7695, 7696; Pope's Dig., §§ 9838, 9839; Acts 1977, No. 8, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1012.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-405 - Treasurer - Clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities

(a)
(1)
Each city of the first class having the mayor-council form of government may provide by ordinance for the election or appointment of its city treasurer.
(2)
(A)
The city council may designate by ordinance or resolution the city clerk as "clerk-treasurer", allowing one (1) person to assume the duties of both clerk and treasurer.
(B)
The city council may combine the offices of clerk and treasurer to take effect at the next election under §
14-43-316
or when the offices are vacant.
(3)
When one (1) person assumes the duties of both clerk and treasurer, the position shall not be separated during the elected clerk-treasurer's term unless the position is vacant.
(b)
The term of office for these positions, combined or separate, is four (4) years.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 336,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1965, No. 484, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1015.2; Acts 2001, No. 364, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-406 - City clerk's seal

(a)
Each city council shall cause to be provided for its clerk's office a seal, in the center of which shall be the name of the city and around the margin the words "city clerk".
(b)
The seal shall be affixed to all transcripts, orders, or certificates which it may be necessary or proper to authenticate under the provisions of this subtitle, or of any bylaw or ordinance of the city.
(c)
For all attested certificates and transcripts, other than those ordered by the council, the same fees shall be paid as are allowed county clerks for similar services.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 61, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7743; Pope's Dig., § 9939; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-407 - Deputy city attorneys

(a)
Any city attorney of a city of the first class, subject to the provisions of this section, shall have the power to appoint one (1) or more deputies for whose official acts the officer appointing the deputy shall be responsible.
(b)
A deputy city attorney appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall serve at the will of the officer appointing him or her.
(c)
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the city council, the salary or other compensation of any deputy city attorney appointed pursuant to this section shall be paid by the city attorney from his or her own compensation.
(d)
This section is cumulative as to any law authorizing the appointment of a deputy city attorney in certain cities of the first class. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to invalidate the appointment of any such deputy made pursuant to law, nor to change the compensation thereof as previously fixed by law or by the action of any council. Nor shall this section be deemed to limit or impair the right of the council hereafter to fix the compensation or salary of such a deputy appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section or any other legislation.
Acts 1957, No. 9, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1019.1 -- 19-1019.4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-409 - Compensation of officers generally

Any officer provided for in this subtitle, and by ordinance of any city under this subtitle, shall receive such salary as the council of any city may designate, and in no instance shall he or she receive an additional compensation by way of fees, fines, or perquisites.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7693; Pope's Dig., § 9836; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1025; Acts 2007, No. 663, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 14-43-410 - Compensation of city attorneys

(a)
Any city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town in the State of Arkansas may provide by ordinance that the city attorney of the city shall receive as part of his or her compensation, for all prosecutions tried by the city attorney for violations of ordinances of the city and for all prosecutions tried by the city attorney for violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the cities, the same fees as are allowed prosecuting attorneys in this state in all criminal cases.
(b)
(1)
(A)
By proper ordinance, any city or town may specify pay for the city attorney as the council may desire.
(B)
The pay may include salary, hourly fees, costs, fees, or other like compensation, in combination or singularly, as the council may deem appropriate.
(2)
In the event the city attorney is paid a salary only, the city is authorized to collect the fees referred to in this section and they are to be applied as the council may direct.
Acts 1967, No. 431, § 1; 1985, No. 171, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1025.1; Acts 2001, No. 366, § 1.