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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 139 - MUNICIPAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS (§§ 14-139-101 — 14-139-115) › Section 14-139-111 - Rents or charges - Surplus

(a)
Rents or charges for the use of the exhibition grounds and buildings precedent to the issuance of bonds shall not be reduced until all of the bonds shall have been fully paid and may, whenever necessary, be increased in amounts sufficient to provide for the payment of the bonds, both principal and interest, and to provide proper funds for the depreciation account and operation and maintenance charges.
(b)
(1)
If any surplus shall be accumulated in the operating and maintenance fund which shall be in excess of the cost of maintaining and operating the project during the remainder of the fiscal year then-current, and the cost of maintaining and operating the project during the fiscal year then-ensuing, then any excess may be transferred by the legislative body to either the depreciation account or to the bond and interest redemption account, as the legislative body may designate.
(2)
If any surplus shall be accumulated in the depreciation account over and above that which the legislative body shall find may be necessary for the probable replacement which may be needed during the then-present fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal year, the excess may be transferred to the bond and interest redemption account.
(3)
If surplus shall exist in the bonds and interest redemption account, it shall be applied insofar as possible in the purchase or retirement of outstanding revenue bonds payable from the account. For that purpose, the legislative body is authorized to purchase bonds not due in the open market at not more than the fair market value thereof.
Acts 1938 (Ex. Sess.), No. 17, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2908.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 139 - MUNICIPAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS (§§ 14-139-101 — 14-139-115) › Section 14-139-112 - Funds custodian and accounts

(a)
(1)
Any municipality issuing revenue bonds under the provisions of this chapter shall install and maintain a proper system of accounts, showing the amount of revenue received and the application of it.
(2)
At least once a year, the municipality shall cause the accounts to be properly audited by a competent auditor, and the report of the audit shall be open for inspection at all proper times to any taxpayer or any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, or anyone acting for and on behalf of such taxpayer or bondholder.
(b)
(1)
The treasurer of the municipality shall be custodian of the funds derived from income received from projects acquired or constructed, either in whole or in part, under the provisions of this chapter and shall give proper bond for the faithful discharge of his duties as such custodian. The bond shall be fixed and approved by the legislative body of the municipality.
(2)
(A)
All of the funds received as income from exhibition grounds and buildings acquired or constructed, in whole or in part, under the provisions of this chapter and all funds received from the sale of revenue bonds issued to acquire or construct those exhibition grounds and buildings shall be kept separate and apart from the other funds of the city.
(B)
The treasurer shall maintain separate accounts in which shall be placed the interest and sinking fund moneys and other accounts in which shall be placed the depreciation funds and to provide for refunding outstanding certificates payable out of the project's revenue.
Acts 1938 (Ex. Sess.), No. 17, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2910.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 139 - MUNICIPAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS (§§ 14-139-101 — 14-139-115) › Section 14-139-113 - Payment of bonds

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the exhibition grounds and buildings. The bonds shall not, in any event, constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of the constitutional provisions or limitations. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this chapter and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within any constitutional or statutory limitation.
Acts 1938 (Ex. Sess.), No. 17, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2906.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 139 - MUNICIPAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS (§§ 14-139-101 — 14-139-115) › Section 14-139-114 - Obligations payable solely from bond fund

(a)
No obligation shall, or may, be incurred by the municipality in the construction or acquisition of the works contemplated by this chapter, or in the condemnation of property in connection therewith, except such as shall be payable solely from the funds to be acquired from the sale of revenue bonds of the character authorized by this chapter.
(b)
In view of this section, the court, in condemnation proceedings instituted under this chapter by the municipality, may make such requirements of security as will serve to protect the landowner.
Acts 1938 (Ex. Sess.), No. 17, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2916.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 139 - MUNICIPAL EXHIBITION GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS (§§ 14-139-101 — 14-139-115) › Section 14-139-115 - Bonds - Tax exemption

Revenue bonds issued under this chapter shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxation. This exemption shall include income taxation, inheritance taxation, as well as all forms of property taxation.
Acts 1938 (Ex. Sess.), No. 17, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2915.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-102) › Section 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.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 6, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7596, 7606; Pope's Dig., §§ 9682, 9701; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3301; Acts 2011, No. 568, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3305.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 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.
Acts 1949, No. 300, §§ 3, 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-3306, 19-3314.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-204 - Authority to establish facilities

The market authority of any city and town, acting alone or in cooperation with other market authorities or with any federal or state agency, is authorized to plan, design, locate, finance, acquire, and own property in order to construct, alter, enlarge, use, maintain, operate, and lease market facilities wherever and to the extent that such facilities are deemed necessary within its respective jurisdiction.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-205 - Planning for facilities

(a)
The market authority, after a thorough investigation of the marketing problem within its jurisdiction, shall formulate for public presentation a master plan of market facilities as a guide for the further provision for market facilities properly integrated with present and proposed market facilities, subject to alteration as necessary.
(b)
A program of construction and method of financing shall likewise be formulated.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3308.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-206 - Design and location

(a)
The market authority is authorized to so design and locate, subject to approval of the planning commission, any market facilities as to best serve the public purpose for which these facilities are intended.
(b)
These facilities may consist of:
(1)
Lots, improved or unimproved;
(2)
Single or multilevel buildings; and
(3)
Such other structures and accessories that may be deemed necessary by the market authority.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3309.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-207 - Acquisition of property and property rights

For the purposes of this subchapter, the market authority is authorized to acquire private or public, real or personal property and property rights necessary for market facilities or other purposes by purchase, eminent domain, gift, lease, or otherwise.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-208 - Construction - Contracts

(a)
The market authority is authorized to construct, or cause to be constructed, public market facilities including buildings, structures, equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and all other accessories necessary or desirable for the safety or convenience of persons using the facilities.
(b)
The contracts for any market facilities are to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in the same manner as contracts are authorized by law to be awarded in connection with highways or streets within the jurisdiction of the respective market authority.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3312.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 140 - PUBLIC MARKETPLACES IN CITIES AND TOWNS (§§ 14-140-101 — 14-140-210) › Subchapter 2 - MARKET FACILITIES (§§ 14-140-201 — 14-140-210) › Section 14-140-210 - Records and reporting

Every market authority shall maintain proper accounting and financial records of all transactions and provide and file annual financial statements with the city clerk.
Acts 1949, No. 300, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-3313.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-101 - Savings provisions

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as repealing any special act heretofore passed providing for a board of commissioners to administer and operate municipal auditoriums. This chapter shall apply solely to cities of the first class. This chapter shall not alter, amend, or affect any indenture or obligation issued by a city prior to the passage of this act.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-102 - Creation of commission authorized

By appropriate action of its city council, any city of the first class that owns and operates a municipal auditorium may create a commission for the purpose of operating and managing the auditorium.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2601.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-103 - Passage or repeal of ordinance

(a)
Any city desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this chapter, by a majority vote of the duly elected and qualified members of its city council, may enact an ordinance creating a municipal auditorium commission to be composed of five (5) citizens who are qualified electors of the municipality.
(b)
The city may repeal the ordinance creating the commission by an affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the duly elected and qualified members of the city council.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2602.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-104 - Appointment of commissioners

(a)
(1)
(A)
The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of the duly elected and qualified members of the city council and shall hold office for a term of five (5) years.
(B)
Those commissioners first appointed and confirmed after March 16, 1939, shall serve for terms of one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), and five (5) years each, to be designated by the mayor and city council. Thereafter, upon the expiration of their respective terms, commissioners appointed by the mayor and approved by a majority vote of the city council shall each be appointed for a term of five (5) years.
(2)
In the event of a vacancy occurring on the auditorium commission, it shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, subject to the approval of a majority vote of the duly elected and qualified members of the city council.
(3)
Each commissioner shall file the oath required of public officials by law in the State of Arkansas.
(b)
No member of a commission created under the provisions of this chapter shall hold any remunerative elective office under the municipal, county, state, or federal government while a member of the commission. However, the mayor of any such city may be made an ex officio member of the commission.
(c)
Upon the appointment of the commissioners as provided in this section, the mayor and city council shall execute such instruments and enact such measures as may be necessary to vest complete charge of the municipally owned auditorium in the commissioners appointed under this chapter.
Acts 1939, No. 355, §§ 2, 3, 12; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2602, 19-2603, 19-2612.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-105 - Enlarging commission by two members

(a)
Any city of the first class having a mayor-council form of government in which the city has established a municipal auditorium commission, as authorized in this chapter, which may desire to increase the membership of the commission by two (2) members in addition to the members thereof provided by §
14-141-104
may, upon the adoption of an ordinance therefor, enlarge the membership of the commission by two (2) additional members.
(b)
(1)
The members shall be appointed in the same manner as provided in §
14-141-104
.
(2)
The first additional members appointed to the commission shall be appointed for terms designated by the mayor, with the term of one (1) member to expire six (6) years from the date of the appointment, and the term of the other member to expire seven (7) years from the date of the appointment.
(c)
Nothing in this section shall affect or reduce the term of any member then serving on the commission. However, upon the expiration of the term of office of any member of the commission then serving, the successor member shall be appointed for a term of seven (7) years in order that the full membership of the commission shall consist of members appointed for staggered terms, with the term of one (1) member expiring each year.
(d)
The provisions of this section shall be cumulative and supplemental to the provisions of this chapter and are not intended to modify or repeal any part or provision of this chapter unless specifically in conflict with this section.
(e)
It is the sole purpose of this section to authorize the city council of a city of the first class in this state having a municipal auditorium commission to elect, by adoption of an ordinance therefor, to enlarge the membership of the municipal auditorium commission from five (5) to seven (7) members without disturbing the terms of any of the existing members, and to make the necessary adjustments in the terms of those members in order that successor members will be appointed for seven-year terms.
Acts 1975, No. 534, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2603.1, 19-2603.1n.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-106 - Removal of commissioner

Any commissioner of a municipal auditorium commission appointed by the provisions of this chapter may be removed for cause upon a two - thirds (2/3) vote of the duly elected and qualified members of the city council.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2604.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-107 - Powers of commissioners generally - Exception

(a)
The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission appointed under this chapter shall have full and complete authority to manage, operate, maintain, and keep in a good state of repair the municipal auditorium. They shall have full and complete charge of the building, including the right to control and permit or refuse to permit such public gatherings or other meetings or affairs as the commissioners shall see fit and deem to be in the best interests of the city.
(b)
The commissioners shall have the right to employ or remove managers, janitors, and other employees of whatsoever nature, kind, or character and to fix, regulate, and pay their salaries, it being the intention of this chapter to vest in the commissioners authority to operate, manage, maintain, and control the municipal auditorium and to have full and complete charge thereof.
(c)
The commissioners shall not have authority or power to sell, mortgage, or encumber the auditorium unless otherwise authorized by the statutes of Arkansas.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2605.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-108 - Rules and regulations

The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission shall adopt such rules and regulations as they may deem necessary and expedient for the proper operation and management of the municipal auditorium and shall have authority to alter, change, or amend the rules and regulations at their discretion.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2608.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-109 - Contracts for use

The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission shall have authority to enter into contracts with persons, firms, corporations, or organizations for the use of the auditorium building, or parts thereof.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2607.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-110 - Expenditures

(a)
(1)
The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission under this chapter shall have, in addition to other powers enumerated in this chapter, the exclusive right and power to make purchases of all supplies, apparatus, and other property and things requisite and necessary for the management and operation of the city auditorium.
(2)
In all expenditures which may exceed three hundred dollars ($300), it shall be the duty of the commissioners to advertise for bids and let the work or contract to the lowest responsible bidder, when and if it is feasible and possible to obtain competitive bids.
(b)
The commissioners shall have no power in any case, except upon advertisement and to the lowest bidders, to make any contract with any person associated in business with or related within the sixth degree of consanguinity or affinity under the civil law to any member of the auditorium commission, or to the mayor or any member of the city council. Every contract in which such forbidden person shall have an interest, directly or indirectly, shall be null and void.
(c)
In any city which has a population between twenty-five thousand five hundred (25,500) and twenty-seven thousand (27,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census, the commission shall be allowed to make purchases of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less without soliciting competitive bids.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 6; 1979, No. 689, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2606, 19-2606.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-111 - Auditorium fund

(a)
(1)
The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission appointed under this chapter shall have the authority to utilize all revenues derived from the auditorium in the operations of the auditorium.
(2)
(A)
All funds derived from the use of the auditorium shall be segregated into an auditorium fund, which shall be used exclusively in the operations of the auditorium by the commissioners.
(B)
Moneys in the fund shall not be mingled with other funds of the city and shall be handled exclusively by the commissioners.
(b)
(1)
The commissioners shall each furnish to the city a five thousand dollar ($5,000) surety bond that will serve to insure the city against any misappropriation or mishandling of funds.
(2)
The surety on the bond shall be a reputable surety corporation.
(3)
The premium on the bonds shall be paid for from moneys in the fund.
(c)
The commissioners shall receive no salary for their services but shall be reimbursed from the fund for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(d)
The fund may also be expended by the commissioners, as they deem best, for the purpose of obtaining conventions or other attractions to meet in the auditorium.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2610.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-112 - Supplemental appropriations

(a)
Upon each quarterly report being made to the mayor and city council by the commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission, the city council may appropriate funds from the general revenue fund of the city, or from such other funds as the city may have available, to make up any deficits or to provide such funds as may be necessary to carry on the operations of the auditorium.
(b)
The council may, at any time other than when the quarterly report is filed, appropriate such funds as it deems necessary from the general revenue fund or such other funds that the city may have available for the purpose of maintaining and operating the auditorium.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2611.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 141 - OPERATION OF MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMS (§§ 14-141-101 — 14-141-113) › Section 14-141-113 - Quarterly reports - Annual audit

(a)
(1)
The commissioners of a municipal auditorium commission shall submit quarterly reports, beginning three (3) months after they take their oath of office, and each three (3) months thereafter, reporting in full on the operations of the auditorium including an accounting of receipts and disbursements, to the mayor and city council. The commissioners shall furnish such other and further reports, data, and information as may be requested by the mayor or city council.
(2)
The quarterly report to the mayor and city council with respect to receipts and disbursements shall be certified by the commissioners as correct.
(b)
The commissioners shall further submit an annual audit of the operations of the auditorium to the mayor and city council.
Acts 1939, No. 355, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2609.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the "Local Government Library Bond Act of 1993".
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-202 - Legislative intent

(a)
The people of the State of Arkansas by the adoption of Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72, which amends Arkansas Constitution, Amendments 30 and 38, have expressed their intention to provide cities having a population of not less than five thousand (5,000) expanded powers and authority with respect to the creation of bonded indebtedness for capital improvements to or construction of public city libraries and to provide counties expanded powers and authority with respect to the creation of bonded indebtedness for capital improvements to or construction of county libraries for county library services or systems, and have empowered the General Assembly to define and prescribe certain matters with respect to the exercise of this power and authority.
(b)
To that end this subchapter is adopted to enable the accomplishment and realization of the public purposes intended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72, and is not intended to otherwise limit in any manner the exercise of the powers of counties and municipalities.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-203 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to this subchapter;
(2)
"Capital improvements to or construction of public libraries" in the case of municipalities, or "capital improvements to or construction of county libraries for county library services or systems", in the case of counties, or "capital improvements" generally, for the purposes of Arkansas Constitution, Amendments 30 and 38, as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72 and this subchapter, mean, whether obtained by purchase, lease, construction, reconstruction, restoration, improvement, alteration, repair, or other means:
(A)
Any buildings, improvements and other physical public library betterment or improvement or any preliminary plans, studies, or surveys relative thereto;
(B)
Land or rights in land, including, without limitation, leases, air rights, easements, rights-of-way, or licenses; and
(C)
Any furnishings, machinery, vehicles, apparatus, or equipment, which shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing definition, the following:
(i)
Administrative, executive, or other public library offices;
(ii)
Computer systems, hardware and apparatus; and
(iii)
Research and reading materials;
(3)
"Chief executive" means the mayor of a municipality or the county judge of a county;
(4)
"Clerk" means the clerk or recorder of a municipality or county clerk of a county;
(5)
"County" means any county in the State of Arkansas;
(6)
"Issuer" means a municipality or a county;
(7)
"Legislative body" means the council, board of directors, board of commissioners, or similar elected governing body of a municipality;
(8)
"Municipality" means any city having a population of not less than five thousand (5,000) persons in the State of Arkansas;
(9)
"Order" means an order entered by the county court of a county;
(10)
"Ordinance" means an ordinance or other appropriate legislative enactment of a legislative body; and
(11)
"Tax" or "ad valorem tax" means a tax authorized for the payment of bonded indebtedness in Arkansas Constitution, Amendments 30 and 38, as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-204 - Construction

This subchapter shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes of this subchapter as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized, and all powers herein granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes of this subchapter and not as a limitation of powers.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-205 - Subchapter supplemental

(a)
It is the specific intent of this subchapter that the provisions of this subchapter are supplemental to other constitutional or statutory provisions which may provide for the financing of capital improvements for public libraries.
(b)
Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be deemed to be a restriction or limitation upon alternative means of financing previously available or hereafter made available to municipalities or counties for the purposes set forth in this subchapter.
(c)
Nothing herein shall be construed as preventing coordination of the services of a city public library and a county public library, the services of libraries of different cities, or the services of libraries of different counties.
Acts 1993, No. 920, §§ 5, 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-206 - Venue

For the purposes of this subchapter, when it is necessary to determine whether publication or other activity has taken place within a municipality lying in more than one (1) county, or where suit shall be filed contesting an election in that municipality, then the publication, activity, or suit shall take place in the county in which a majority of the people living in the municipality reside.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 6.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-207 - Bonds generally - Authorizing ordinance for municipalities

(a)
Whenever one hundred (100) or more tax-paying electors of any municipality shall file a petition with the mayor:
(1)
Asking that an ad valorem tax on real and personal property be levied for capital improvements, which petition shall specify a rate of taxation not to exceed three (3) mills on the dollar; and
(2)
Authorizing the legislative body of the municipality to issue bonds as prescribed by this subchapter for capital improvements to or construction of a public library and to pledge all or any part of the tax for the purpose of retiring the bonds, a legislative body shall authorize the issuance of the bonds by ordinance specifying the maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued, and the rate of any ad valorem tax to be levied and pledged to the retirement of the bonds as specified in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72.
(b)
Whenever one hundred (100) or more tax-paying electors of any county shall file a petition with the county court:
(1)
Asking that an ad valorem tax on real and personal property be levied for capital improvements, which petition shall specify a rate of taxation not to exceed three (3) mills on the dollar; and
(2)
Authorizing the county court to issue bonds as prescribed by this subchapter for capital improvements to or construction of county libraries for county library services or systems and to pledge all or any part of the tax for the purpose of retiring the bonds, the county court shall authorize the issuance of the bonds by order specifying the maximum principal amount of bonds to be issued, and the rate of any ad valorem tax to be levied and pledged to the retirement of the bonds as specified in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72.
Acts 1993, No. 920, §§ 7, 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-208 - Bonds generally - Election to authorize issuance

(a)
The question of the issuance of such bonds shall be submitted to the electors of the municipality or county at the general election or at a special election called for that purpose in accordance with §
7-11-201
et seq., as provided in the ordinance or order and held in the manner provided in this subchapter; provided, however, that no voter residing within a municipality levying a maintenance tax for libraries or levying a tax pledged for the purpose of retiring library bonds issued by the municipality or pledged to pay for capital improvements to or construction of a public library pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, and Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72, shall be entitled to vote on the question of the issuance of bonds by the county within which the municipality is located as authorized pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, and Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72, and this section.
(b)
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as a special or general election under the election laws of the state.
(2)
The ordinance or order shall set forth the form of the ballot question or questions in the form prescribed by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, or Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72.
(3)
Notice of the election shall be given by the clerk of the issuer by one (1) publication in a newspaper having general circulation within the municipality or county not less than ten (10) days prior to the election. No other publication or posting of a notice by any other public official shall be required.
(c)
The chief executive officer of the municipality or county shall proclaim the results of the election by issuing a proclamation and publishing it one (1) time in a newspaper having general circulation within the municipality or county.
(d)
(1)
The results of the election as stated in the proclamation shall be conclusive unless suit is filed in the circuit court in the county in which the issuer is located within thirty (30) days after the date of the publication.
(2)
No other action shall be maintained to challenge the validity of the bonds and of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds unless suit is filed in such circuit court within thirty (30) days after the date of adoption of an ordinance or entry of the order authorizing the sale of the bonds.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 9; 1995, No. 545, § 1; 2005, No. 2145, § 45; 2007, No. 1049, § 66; 2009, No. 1480, § 85.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-209 - Bonds generally - Terms and conditions

(a)
As the ordinance, order, or trust indenture as authorized in this subchapter may provide, the bonds may:
(1)
Be in registered or other form;
(2)
Be in such denominations;
(3)
Be exchangeable for bonds of another denomination;
(4)
Be made payable at such places within or without the state;
(5)
Be issued in one (1) or more series;
(6)
Bear such date or dates;
(7)
Mature at such time or times;
(8)
Be payable in such medium of payment;
(9)
Be subject to such terms of redemption; and
(10)
May contain such other terms, covenants, and conditions, including, without limitation, those pertaining to:
(A)
The custody and application of the proceeds of the bonds;
(B)
The collection and disposition of tax collections;
(C)
The maintenance of various funds and reserves;
(D)
The nature and extent of the pledge and security;
(E)
The maintaining of taxes;
(F)
The remedies on default;
(G)
The rights, duties, and obligations of the issuer and the trustee, if any, for the owners of the bonds; and
(H)
The rights of the owners of the bonds.
(b)
All bonds and notes issued under the provisions of this subchapter shall be and are declared to be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the negotiable instruments law of the state.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-210 - Bonds generally - Interest rates

Bonds for capital improvements issued pursuant to this subchapter shall not bear a rate of interest in excess of the rate provided in the Arkansas Constitution.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-211 - Bonds generally - Trust indenture

(a)
The ordinance or order authorizing the bonds may provide for the execution by the chief executive officer of the issuer of a trust indenture which defines the rights of the owners of the bonds and provides for the appointment of a trustee for the owners of the bonds.
(b)
The trust indenture may provide for the priority between and among successive issues and may contain any of the provisions set forth in §
14-142-209
, and any other terms, covenants, and conditions that are deemed desirable.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-212 - Bonds generally - Contents

It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter and either Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 30, in the case of municipalities, or Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 38, in the case of counties, both as amended by Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 72.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-213 - Bonds generally - Sale

The bonds may be sold at public or private sale for such price, including, without limitation, sale at a discount, and in such manner as the issuer may determine.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-214 - Bonds generally - Execution

The bonds shall be executed in the manner provided by the Registered Public Obligations Act of Arkansas, §
19-9-401
et seq., as that subchapter may be amended.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 8 - PUBLIC FACILITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-137-101 — 14-144-318) › Chapter 142 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BONDS (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Subchapter 2 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT LIBRARY BOND ACT (§§ 14-142-201 — 14-142-222) › Section 14-142-215 - Bonds generally - Successive issues

There may be successive bond issues for the purpose of financing the same capital improvements.
Acts 1993, No. 920, § 18.