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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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-114) › Section 14-52-111 - Fees for bail or delivery bond

A municipal police department in this state may charge and collect a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for taking and entering a bail or delivery bond.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1283,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1997, No. 252, § 1; 2003, No. 1347, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-114) › Section 14-52-112 - Award of pistol and purchase of shotgun upon retirement

(a)
When a law enforcement officer employed by a city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town retires from service or dies while still employed with the city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased law enforcement officer, the mayor, city manager, or city administrator of the city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town may award the pistol carried by the law enforcement officer at the time of his or her death or retirement from service to:
(1)
The law enforcement officer; or
(2)
The law enforcement officer's spouse if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.
(b)
When a law enforcement officer retires from service, the law enforcement officer may purchase the shotgun he or she used while on duty at the fair market value as determined by the mayor, city manager, or city administrator of the city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town.
Acts 2007, No. 365, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-114) › Section 14-52-113 - Property exchange

(a)
A municipal police department may exchange real property or personal property with another municipal police department.
(b)
An exchange of property shall be approved by the governing body of the municipality.
(c)
This section does not prohibit a governing body of a municipality from authorizing:
(1)
An exchange of real property or personal property by the chief of police of a municipal police department; or
(2)
A property exchange clearinghouse operated by the Arkansas Association of Chiefs of Police.
Acts 2007, No. 433, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-114) › Section 14-52-114 - Military leave

(a)
A paid, full-time municipal police officer who is a member of the armed forces of this state or any other state, including without limitation the National Guard or a reserve component or auxiliary of the United States Armed Forces, shall be granted leave at the rate of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours per calendar year plus necessary travel time for annual training requirements or other duties performed in an official duty status.
(b)
Unused leave granted under subsection (a) of this section shall accumulate for use in the succeeding calendar year until the leave granted under this section totals one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours at the beginning of a calendar year, for a maximum number of three hundred thirty-six (336) hours available in any one (1) calendar year.
(c)
Leave shall be granted under this section without loss of pay and shall be in addition to regular vacation time.
(d)
A paid, full-time municipal police officer who requests military leave under this section shall furnish a copy of his or her orders for his or her personnel file before leave is granted.
Added by Act 2023, No. 529,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-201 — 14-52-205) › Section 14-52-201 - Number of police officers

The governing body of a municipality shall direct by general ordinance the number of subordinate police officers to be appointed.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 726,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 53, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7742; Pope's Dig., § 9938; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1703.
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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-201 — 14-52-205) › Section 14-52-202 - Powers and duties of police chiefs

(a)
The chief of police in a municipality shall execute all process directed to him or her by the mayor and shall attend by himself or herself or by someone else on the police force on the sitting of the district court to execute its orders and preserve order therein.
(b)
(1)
The chief of police has power to appoint one (1) or more deputies from the police force, for whose official acts he or she is responsible, and by whom he or she may execute all process directed to him or her.
(2)
(A)
He or she shall have power, by himself or herself or by deputy, to execute all process in any part of the county in which the district court is situated or in which the district court has jurisdiction.
(B)
The person executing process under this subdivision (b)(2) shall work in coordination with the sheriff for the unincorporated areas of the county.
(3)
For serving city warrants only, the chief of police or his or her deputies shall be entitled to the fees allowed to a sheriff under §
21-6-307
for similar services in similar cases.
(4)
All fees collected by the police chief and his or her deputies for similar services shall be deposited into the city treasury.
(c)
It is the chief of police's duty to suppress all riots, disturbances, and breaches of the peace. To that end he or she may call upon the citizens to assist him or her to apprehend all persons in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city, and he or she shall bring them immediately before the proper authority for examination or trial.
(d)
The chief of police has power to pursue or arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state and to receive and execute any proper authority for arrest and detention of criminals fleeing or escaping from any other place or state.
(e)
In the discharge of his or her proper duties, the chief of police has like powers and is subject to like responsibilities as sheriffs and constables in similar cases and is required by the city council to give a bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in a sum as the council may require.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 726,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 52, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7703; Pope's Dig., § 9846; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1702; Acts 1989, No. 726, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-201 — 14-52-205) › Section 14-52-203 - Duties of police officers

(a)
In a municipality, the duty of the chief of police and other officers of the police department is under the direction of the mayor.
(b)
It is their duty to:
(1)
Suppress a riot, disturbance, or breach of the peace;
(2)
Pursue and arrest a person fleeing from justice in any part of this state;
(3)
Apprehend a person in the act of committing an offense against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city and forthwith bring the person before the proper authority for trial or examination; and
(4)
Diligently and faithfully enforce at all times all laws, ordinances, and regulations for the preservation of good order and the public welfare as the city council may ordain. For this purpose, the chief of police and other officers of the police department have all the power of constables.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 726,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 53, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7704; Pope's Dig., § 9847; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1705.
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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 2 - OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-201 — 14-52-205) › Section 14-52-204 - Power to arrest

In a municipality, the mayor or a police officer of the city may arrest upon view a person whom he or she has probable cause to believe is guilty of a breach of the ordinances of the city or of a crime against the laws of the state and, upon reasonable information supported by affidavit, may procure process for the arrest of a person who may be charged with a breach of an ordinance of the city.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 726,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 53, p. 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1706.
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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-301 - Purpose

(a)
The purpose of this subchapter is to recommend a basic Bill of Rights for law enforcement officers of cities and incorporated towns in Arkansas.
(b)
Any municipality shall have the authority to adopt a local ordinance establishing any or all of these procedures as a guide for negotiating personnel issues with its law enforcement officers.
Acts 1991, No. 564, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-302 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Complainant" means the person or persons providing the information constituting the basis for official departmental charges alleging improper conduct;
(2)
"Formal proceeding" means a proceeding heard before any officer, committee, or other body of city government with the authority to take disciplinary action against a law enforcement officer;
(3)
"Law enforcement officer" means any public servant vested by law with a duty to maintain order or to make arrests for offenses; and
(4)
"Official departmental charges" means a written document from the chief of police or other lawful authority notifying the accused law enforcement officer that charges of misconduct have been made and setting forth the specifics of the alleged misconduct.
Acts 1991, No. 564, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-304 - Disclosure not required for promotion or assignment

No law enforcement officer shall be required to disclose for the purposes of promotion or assignment any item of his or her property, income, assets, debts, or expenditures, or those of any member of the officer's household.
Acts 1991, No. 564, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-305 - Notification of personnel action

Whenever a personnel action may result in any loss of pay or benefits or status, the law enforcement officer shall be notified of the pending action by written official departmental charges a reasonable time before the action is taken except where exigent circumstances otherwise require.
Acts 1991, No. 564, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-306 - Participation in political activities

Except when on duty or acting in his or her official capacity, no law enforcement officer of a city or incorporated town shall be prohibited from engaging in political activity or be denied the right to refrain from engaging in the activity.
Acts 1991, No. 564, § 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 52 - MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-52-101 — 14-52-307) › Subchapter 3 - BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS (§§ 14-52-301 — 14-52-307) › Section 14-52-307 - No retaliation for exercise of rights - Other legal remedies

(a)
There shall be no penalty nor threat of any penalty for the exercise by a law enforcement officer of his or her rights under this Bill of Rights.
(b)
Nothing in this Bill of Rights shall disparage or impair any other legal remedy any law enforcement officer shall have with respect to any rights under this Bill of Rights.
Acts 1991, No. 564, §§ 6, 7.
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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-101 - Establishment in cities - Definition

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, the governing body of a city shall establish fire departments and provide them with proper engines and such other equipment as shall be necessary to extinguish fires and preserve the property of the city and of the inhabitants from conflagration.
(2)
In lieu of establishing its own fire department under this section, the governing body of a city by ordinance may enter into a contract or interlocal agreement for city fire protection with an existing fire department certified by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.
(b)
The governing body of a city shall have the power to prescribe the duties, define the powers, and promulgate the policies necessary to govern a fire department established under this section.
(c)
As used in this section, "governing body" means the:
(1)
City council in a mayor-council form of government; and
(2)
Board of directors in a city manager or city administrator form of government.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 103,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 106,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 6, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7595; Pope's Dig., § 9681; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2101.
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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-105 - Arrangement of members' hours - Emergencies

(a)
(1)
The uniformed force of the fire department shall be divided into two (2) platoons, the officers and members assigned to which shall alternate on tours of duty at intervals of not more than fifteen (15) days.
(2)
(A)
The chief of the department shall arrange the working hours of the employees of the department so that each employee shall work, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of hours per month, not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours per week.
(B)
At his or her discretion, the chief of the department may require in case of an epidemic, conflagration, or other emergency the employees for a greater period than provided in this section to continue on duty during the epidemic, conflagration, or other emergency.
(b)
(1)
The uniformed force of fire departments in cities of Arkansas having a population of fifteen thousand (15,000) or more, according to the latest official federal census, shall be divided into platoons.
(2)
(A)
(i)
The chief of the department in cities of this state affected by this subsection shall assign, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of employees of the department to each platoon so that each employee shall work, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of hours per month, not to exceed an average of fifty-six (56) hours per week for each period of three (3) weeks.
(ii)
There shall be no reduction of salaries of employees of the departments because of the number of hours worked during each week as provided in this subsection.
(B)
At his or her discretion in case of an epidemic, conflagration, or other emergency, the chief of the department may require the employee to continue on duty for a greater period than provided in this subsection during the epidemic, conflagration, or like emergency.
Acts 1923, No. 135, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 9853; Acts 1947, No. 240, § 1; 1957, No. 157, § 1; 1969, No. 326, § 1; 1973, No. 278, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2104, 19-2104.1.
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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-106 - Holiday compensation

(a)
All firefighters employed by cities of the first or second class or incorporated towns shall be compensated for all legal holidays established by the governing body of the municipality.
(b)
This compensation shall be based on the firefighter's daily rate of pay and in addition to the regular pay schedule.
(c)
This compensation may be included within the firefighter's base pay.
(d)
This compensation shall be prorated and paid during the regular payroll periods or paid in one (1) lump sum annually on a date in December designated by the municipality.
Acts 1985, No. 252, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1721; Acts 1987, No. 501, § 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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-107 - Annual vacation

The chief of the fire department shall so arrange that each employee shall be granted an annual vacation of not less than fifteen (15) days with full pay.
Acts 1923, No. 135, § 3; 1935, No. 73, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9854; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2105.
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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-110 - Reimbursement of firefighters

Cities of the second class may reimburse a firefighter for replacement of personal clothing destroyed during the performance of active service to a fire department.
Acts 1989, No. 180, § 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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-111 - Bonus compensation plans

Cities of the second class may establish through ordinance a bonus compensation plan for firefighters eligible for retirement under the Firemen's Pension and Relief Fund Act, §
24-11-801
et seq., or under the Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System Act, §
24-10-101
et seq., to encourage their continued service to the fire department.
Acts 1989, No. 181, § 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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-112 - Fire marshal may be armed

(a)
For purposes of this section, "municipal fire marshal" means a person who holds a full-time office or position of fire marshal created by ordinance in a city of the first class, and who:
(1)
Is responsible for the detection and prevention of arson, the enforcement of laws relating to arson and other burning, and enforcement of the city and state fire prevention codes;
(2)
Has successfully completed a course of study for law enforcement officers approved by the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training;
(3)
Has successfully completed an eighty-hour fire and arson investigation course offered by the National Fire Academy, or the Arkansas Fire Training Academy, or an equivalent course; and
(4)
Has completed a one-week fire safety inspection class offered by the National Fire Academy or the Arkansas Fire Training Academy or an equivalent class.
(b)
A municipal fire marshal is hereby authorized and empowered to carry a weapon and to make arrests for violations of the laws relating to arson and other unlawful burning.
Acts 1993, No. 1157, §§ 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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-113 - Residency requirement - Definition

(a)
(1)
As used in this section, "firefighter" means a full-time, paid member of a municipal fire department who is employed by the municipality and whose primary duty is fighting fires.
(2)
"Firefighter" does not include the chief or head of the fire department.
(b)
A residency requirement for a municipal fire department may be established by ordinance or resolution for firefighters or persons applying to be a firefighter only if the municipal fire department:
(1)
Uses full-time, paid firefighters and volunteer firefighters;
(2)
Is a volunteer fire department; or
(3)
Uses part-time paid firefighters and firefighters who are paid an appearance fee.
(c)
A residency requirement that is enacted under subsection (b) of this section shall not affect the residency or employment status of a firefighter who is employed with the municipal fire department at the time the residency requirement is adopted.
(d)
For the purpose of hiring, a municipal fire department may give preference to a person applying to be a firefighter who is a resident of the state or a county adjacent to the county in which the municipal fire department is located.
(e)
This section does not affect a municipal fire department's policies concerning:
(1)
The use of a vehicle owned by the municipal fire department by a firefighter who is not on duty; or
(2)
Firefighters who, based on their assignment, are required to respond to an emergency or call out within a specific time period.
Added by Act 2023, No. 487,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 53 - MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS (§§ 14-53-101 — 14-53-114) › Section 14-53-114 - Military leave

(a)
A paid, full-time firefighter on a fifty-six (56) hour per week work schedule who is a member of the armed forces of this state or any other state, including without limitation the National Guard or a reserve component or auxiliary of the United States Armed Forces, shall be granted leave at the rate of one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours per calendar year plus necessary travel time for annual training requirements or other duties performed in an official duty status.
(b)
Unused leave granted under subsection (a) of this section shall accumulate for use in the succeeding calendar year until the leave granted under this section totals one hundred sixty-eight (168) hours at the beginning of a calendar year, for a maximum number of three hundred thirty-six (336) hours available in any one (1) calendar year.
(c)
Leave shall be granted under this section without loss of pay and shall be in addition to regular vacation time.
(d)
A paid, full-time firefighter who requests military leave under this section shall furnish a copy of his or her orders for his or her personnel file before leave is granted.
Added by Act 2023, No. 529,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2023.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-101 - Body corporate and politic

Cities or incorporated towns organized under the provisions of this subtitle are declared to be bodies politic and corporate, under the name and style of "The city of ..............." or "The incorporated town of ...............," as the case may be, capable to:
(1)
Sue and be sued;
(2)
Contract and be contracted with;
(3)
Acquire, hold, and possess real and personal property;
(4)
Associate with other municipalities for the promotion of their general welfare;
(5)
Join with other municipalities in the purchase of equipment, supplies, or services;
(6)
Have a common seal and change and alter it at pleasure; and
(7)
Exercise such other powers and have such other privileges as are incident to other corporations of like character or degree, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle or the general laws of this state.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 10, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7490; Pope's Dig., § 9533; Acts 1949, No. 23, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2301.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-102 - Powers and restrictions prescribed

All municipal corporations organized under the provisions of this subtitle shall have general powers and privileges and be subject to the rules and restrictions prescribed in this subtitle.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 11, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7491; Pope's Dig., § 9534; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2302.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-103 - General powers of cities and towns

Cities and incorporated towns shall have power to:
(1)
Prevent injury or annoyance within the limits of the municipal corporation from anything dangerous, offensive, or unhealthy and cause any nuisance to be abated within the jurisdiction given the board of health in §
14-262-102
;
(2)
Regulate the keeping and transportation of gunpowder, dynamite, and other combustibles and provide or license magazines for them;
(3)
Prevent and punish fast or immoderate riding of horses or driving or propelling of vehicles through the streets;
(4)
Establish and regulate markets;
(5)
Provide for the measuring or weighing of hay, wood, or any other article for sale;
(6)
Regulate the transportation of articles throughout the streets and prevent injury to the streets from overloaded vehicles;
(7)
Prevent cruelty to animals;
(8)
Prevent any riots, noise, disturbance, or disorderly assemblages;
(9)
(A)
Regulate drumming or soliciting persons who arrive on trains or otherwise for hotels, boardinghouses, bathhouses, or doctors, to license these drummers, provide that each shall wear a badge plainly exposed to view, showing for whom and for what he is drumming or soliciting patronage, and punish by fines any violation of this subdivision.
(B)
Any bona fide owner or proprietor of any hotel or boardinghouse may solicit patronage to his hotel or boardinghouse without being required to wear a badge or pay license therefor;
(10)
License, regulate, tax, or suppress ordinaries, hawkers, peddlers, brokers, pawnbrokers, money changers, intelligence offices, public masquerade balls, street exhibitions, sparring exhibitions, dance houses, fortune tellers, pistol galleries, corn doctors, private-lock venereal hospitals, museums and menageries, equestrian performances, horoscopic views, lung testers, muscle developers, magnifying glasses, billiard tables or other instruments used for gaming, theatricals, or other exhibitions, shows, and amusements, or any gift enterprise;
(11)
Suppress prizefighting, dogfights, chicken fights, gaming, or gambling houses; and
(12)
Regulate or suppress bawdy or disorderly houses, houses of ill-fame, or houses of assignation.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 12, p. 1; 1883, No. 63, § 1, p. 97; 1901, No. 173, § 1, p. 326; C. & M. Dig., § 7529; Pope's Dig., § 9589; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2303.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-106 - Cities and towns on state line

(a)
All cities and towns which are located on the state line between Arkansas and any other state in which it is desired to erect a post office or other public building upon the state line or to create a park or lay out a street or boulevard upon, or adjacent to, the state line shall have power for these purposes to:
(1)
Take lands by eminent domain, including the power to take the lands in fee simple as well as to take an easement across them;
(2)
Take by eminent domain the title in, and to, lands occupied by streets or alleys and to close the streets and alleys and, where the lands are taken for a post office or other public building or its grounds, to sell and convey the fee simple title of it or of any part thereof to the federal government;
(3)
Create improvement districts, including the whole or any part of the city or town in the manner provided by law for the creation of improvement districts in cities and towns, to aid the city or town in acquiring the lands needed for new streets and alleys where relocation of streets and alleys is made necessary or desirable by the improvements and for the purpose of paving the new streets and in relocating sewers and drains.
(b)
(1)
The procedure to be followed by the city to acquire property shall be that prescribed in Arkansas Constitution, Article 2, §§ 22, 23, and Article 12, § 9, and in §§
14-54-601
,
14-91-104
,
14-262-102
,
14-301-104
,
14-333-101
,
18-15-101
et seq.,
23-11-209
, and
23-12-303
for the exercise of the right of eminent domain by municipal corporations and counties.
(2)
The order condemning lands for these purposes shall be by ordinance of the city council, with concurrence in the order by at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members elected to the council.
(3)
The decision of the city council that it is necessary to condemn lands in fee for any of these purposes shall not be subject to review except as provided in the Arkansas Constitution.
Acts 1931, No. 1, §§ 1-3; Pope's Dig., §§ 9521-9523; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2306 -- 19-2308.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-107 - Aid to new industries

Cities and incorporated towns shall have full power to purchase sites for new factories or industries and to give other favorable grants and privileges for the purpose of establishing new and additional industries in or near their municipality.
Acts 1939, No. 68, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2322.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-108) › Section 14-54-108 - Federal assistance

(a)
Any city or town in this state, acting pursuant to authority of the legislative body thereof, is authorized to apply for and accept assistance or gifts in the form of funds or otherwise from the federal government, or any department, agency, or authority of the federal government, and to utilize these funds for any public purpose in the discretion of the legislative body of the city or town, consistent with restrictions, if any, placed thereon by the federal government.
(b)
Any city or town in this state may contract with the federal government or any federal department, agency, or authority for the purpose of accepting assistance or gifts in the form of funds, or otherwise, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, and may utilize these funds for any public purpose.
Acts 1971, No. 268, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2348, 19-2349.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-201 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter to permit any municipality in this state which borders on a state line and which is separated from a municipality in the adjoining state only by the state line to cooperate with the adjoining municipality in the other state in furnishing governmental services and facilities to the inhabitants of the adjoining municipalities to the end that governmental services and facilities may be adequately provided in the most efficient manner.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2337.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-202 - Authority to enter

Any municipality in this state which borders on a state line, and which is separated from a municipality in an adjoining state only by the state line, may enter into agreements with the adjoining municipality whereby either of the municipalities agrees to furnish certain services or facilities for the other or whereby the municipalities agree to furnish, jointly or cooperatively, any governmental service or facility or to exercise or enjoy any power or authority which the Arkansas municipalities involved may furnish, exercise, or enjoy under the laws of this state to the extent that the laws of the state in which the adjoining municipality is located permit such joint or cooperative activity.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2338.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-203 - Contents required

(a)
Every agreement or contract entered into by a municipality of this state as authorized in §
14-54-202
shall specify the following:
(1)
Its duration;
(2)
The precise organization, composition, and nature of any separate legal or administrative entity created thereby, together with the powers delegated thereto, provided such entity may be legally created;
(3)
Its purpose;
(4)
The manner of financing the joint or cooperative undertaking and of establishing and maintaining a budget therefor, or in the case of an agreement whereby one (1) municipality agrees to furnish specified services or facilities to the other municipality, the financial arrangement therefor;
(5)
The permissible methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of the agreement and for disposing of property upon such partial or complete termination; and
(6)
Any other necessary and proper matters.
(b)
If the agreement does not establish a separate legal entity to conduct the joint or cooperative undertaking, the agreement shall, in addition to subdivisions (1) through (6) enumerated [sic] subsection (a) of this section, contain the following:
(1)
Provision for an administrator or a joint board responsible for administering the joint or cooperative undertaking. In the case of a joint board, municipalities party to the agreement shall be represented;
(2)
The manner of acquiring, holding, and disposing of real and personal property used in the joint or cooperative undertaking.
Acts 1965, No. 7, §§ 3, 4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-2339, 19-2340.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-204 - Approval by Attorney General

(a)
Every agreement made under this subchapter, prior to and as a condition precedent to its entry into force, shall be submitted to the Attorney General, who shall determine whether the agreement is in proper form and compatible with the laws of this state.
(b)
The Attorney General shall approve any agreement submitted to him under this subchapter unless he shall find that it does not meet the conditions set forth in this subchapter and shall detail in writing addressed to the governing bodies of the municipalities concerned the specific respects in which the proposed agreement fails to meet the requirements of law.
(c)
Failure to disapprove an agreement submitted under this subchapter within twenty (20) days of its submission shall constitute approval thereof.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2342.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-205 - Approval of state officer or agency

(a)
If any agreement made pursuant to this subchapter shall deal, in whole or in part, with the provisions of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency having the power of control. The agreement shall be approved or disapproved by him or it, as to all matters within his or its jurisdiction, in the same manner and subject to the same requirements governing the action of the Attorney General as provided in §
14-54-204
.
(b)
This requirement of submission and approval shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, the requirement of submission to, and approval by, the Attorney General.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2345.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-206 - Filing requirements

No agreement entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall be effective until a copy of it has been filed in the office of the recorder of the county in which the affected Arkansas municipality is located and in the office of the Secretary of State.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2343.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-207 - Satisfaction of obligations

No agreement made pursuant to this subchapter shall relieve any public agency of any obligation or responsibility imposed upon it by law except that, to the extent of actual and timely performance thereof by an adjoining municipality pursuant to an agreement entered into under this subchapter or by a joint board or other legal or administrative entity created by an agreement made under this subchapter, the performance may be offered in satisfaction of the obligation or responsibility.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2341.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 2 - INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS (§§ 14-54-201 — 14-54-208) › Section 14-54-208 - Liability and damages

(a)
Every agreement or contract entered into pursuant to this subchapter shall have the status of an interstate compact, but in any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation thereof or liability thereunder, the municipalities involved shall be the real parties in interest. The state may maintain an action to recoup or otherwise make itself whole for any damages or liability which it may incur by reason of being joined as a party therein.
(b)
The action shall be maintainable against any municipality whose default, failure of performance, or other conduct caused or contributed to the incurring of damage or liability by the state.
Acts 1965, No. 7, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2344; Acts 1993, No. 403, § 5; 1995, No. 1296, § 47.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 3 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 14-54-301 — 14-54-304) › Section 14-54-301 - Ownership authorized

Municipal corporations are authorized and empowered to acquire and hold real estate, tenements, hereditaments, and such other real and personal property as is necessary and proper for the administration of the affairs of municipal corporations.
Acts 1935, No. 176, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9538; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2309.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 3 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 14-54-301 — 14-54-304) › Section 14-54-303 - Authority of incorporated towns

In order to better provide for the public welfare, safety, comfort, and convenience of their inhabitants, incorporated towns may alter or change the width or extension of streets, sidewalks, alleys, avenues, parks, wharves, and other public grounds, and vacate or lease out such portions thereof as may not for the time being be required for corporation purposes, and, where lands have been acquired or donated to the town for any object or purpose which has become impossible or impracticable to achieve, the lands may be used or devoted for other proper public or corporate purposes or sold by order of the town council and the proceeds applied for public or corporate purposes.
Acts 1989, No. 729, § 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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 3 - REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY (§§ 14-54-301 — 14-54-304) › Section 14-54-304 - Property exchange by municipalities

(a)
Municipalities may exchange properties, real or personal, with the state and any political subdivision of the state.
(b)
An exchange under this section shall be approved by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality and shall be accomplished in accordance with procedures prescribed by the governing body.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 575,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1999, No. 1248, § 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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PROCESSING CRUDE BIOGENIC GASES (§§ 14-54-401 — 14-54-404) › Section 14-54-401 - Authority to lease, etc

Each city of the first or second class and incorporated town shall have the authority to lease, let, sell, or convey any real property owned or controlled by the city or town for the production, reclamation, and refining of crude biogenic gases pursuant to competitive sealed bidding procedures under this subchapter.
Acts 1983, No. 478, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2356.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PROCESSING CRUDE BIOGENIC GASES (§§ 14-54-401 — 14-54-404) › Section 14-54-402 - Bidding process

(a)
(1)
The mayor, city manager, or city administrator shall publish a notice inviting sealed bids for the leasing, letting, selling, or conveying of real property for the production, reclamation, and refining of crude biogenic gases. This notice shall be published in a legal newspaper in the county where the property is located one (1) time each week for the four (4) weeks immediately prior to the date set for receiving bids.
(2)
No bid shall be received, accepted, or considered when received after the date set for the receipt of bids.
(b)
(1)
Within thirty (30) days after the date set for the receipt of bids, the bids shall be opened and read at a public meeting of the city council, board of directors, commissioners, or managers.
(2)
(A)
At the meeting, the city council, board of directors, commissioners, or managers shall select and award the lease to the property or award the property to the highest, responsible, and best bidder.
(B)
The city council, board of directors, commissioners, or managers may reject all bids and begin the bidding process anew.
Acts 1983, No. 478, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2357.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PROCESSING CRUDE BIOGENIC GASES (§§ 14-54-401 — 14-54-404) › Section 14-54-403 - Implementing legislation

Each city of the first or second class and incorporated town may provide by ordinance for the implementation of, but not contrary to, this subchapter.
Acts 1983, No. 478, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2358.
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 54 - POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-54-101 — 14-54-1710) › Subchapter 4 - PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR PROCESSING CRUDE BIOGENIC GASES (§§ 14-54-401 — 14-54-404) › Section 14-54-404 - Authority to issue bonds

This subchapter shall not limit the authority of any city of the first or second class or incorporated town to lease, let, sell, or convey any real property pursuant to the Constitution and laws of Arkansas concerning the issuance of bonds for the purpose of industrial development and other lawful purposes.
Acts 1983, No. 478, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-2359.