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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 86 - BRIDGES (§§ 27-86-101 — 27-86-306) › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION OF COTTON OVER TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 27-86-301 — 27-86-306) › Section 27-86-305 - Mandamus

The State Highway Commission or other agency of the state having charge of the operation of any state-owned toll bridge may be compelled to carry out the provisions of this subchapter as to any state-owned toll bridge by mandamus proceedings filed by any citizen of the state in the circuit court of the county in which the state-owned toll bridge, or any part thereof, is operated.
Acts 1943, No. 275, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1617.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 86 - BRIDGES (§§ 27-86-101 — 27-86-306) › Subchapter 3 - TRANSPORTATION OF COTTON OVER TOLL BRIDGES (§§ 27-86-301 — 27-86-306) › Section 27-86-306 - No charge

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a toll bridge to make any charge against the person so transporting cotton by reason of the provisions of this subchapter.
Acts 1943, No. 275, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1613.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Navigable streams" includes all lakes within this state that have been meandered in making the public surveys of the United States lands and retained as public property by the United States; and
(2)
"Public ferries" means all ferries upon or over any public navigable streams in this state.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, §§ 1, 3; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4693, 4695; Pope's Dig., §§ 5792, 5794; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1701, 76-1703.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-102 - Ferrykeeper's neglect of duty - Penalties

(a)
Any person detained at any public ferry by reason of the ferrykeeper not having sufficient boats or other proper craft and hands to work it, or by neglecting his or her duty in any way, may make application to a justice of the peace in the township where the ferry is located for a warrant of arrest.
(b)
The justice of the peace is required to issue the warrant of arrest and impose a fine on the ferrykeeper, not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00), as the justice of the peace may find just and equitable.
(c)
The fine shall not extend to, or be deemed a bar to, any action for personal damages sustained by any person or persons by reason of the insufficiency of the ferry or boats.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 19 (in part), p. 53; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4715, 4716; Pope's Dig., §§ 5814, 5815; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1716.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-103 - Public ferry on private stream

(a)
Where a public road crosses any private stream which has not been meandered as a navigable stream, the bed of which may belong to any individual, if in the opinion of the county court, the public convenience will be promoted thereby, the court may make an order upon its record to that effect, declaring the crossing to be a public ferry.
(b)
And when so declared by the county court, the ferry shall be and remain a public ferry during the pleasure of the court and be subject to all the rules and restrictions that are made by law applicable to public ferries on navigable streams.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 3176, eff. 7/24/2019.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 21; C. & M. Dig., § 4721; Pope's Dig., § 5820; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1726.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-104 - Eligibility to keep ferry

(a)
Every person owning the land fronting on any public navigable stream shall be entitled to the privilege of keeping a public ferry over or across the navigable stream if that person:
(1)
Owns the land on both sides or banks; or
(2)
Shall have possession of both sides or banks by preemption or settlement right and shall be entitled to the sole and exclusive right of ferriage at that place.
(b)
If the person owns the lands on one (1) side only, or has possession thereof by preemption or settlement right, he or she shall have the privilege of:
(1)
A public ferry from his or her own shore;
(2)
Making the landing and road up the opposite bank;
(3)
Keeping them at all times in good repair and condition for ascending and descending; and
(4)
An exclusive right to all ferry privileges in any such case shall follow any leasehold interest during the life of the lease and the faithful performance of all municipal, county, and state obligations.
(c)
The right shall not be impaired by any packet trade or company, or otherwise, under penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) fine of any owner or manager of the packet enterprise or the party in any way violating the spirit or letter hereof, to be recovered by appropriate action in any court having jurisdiction, at the instance of the injured party.
(d)
Each day's interference shall constitute a separate offense.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 2; Acts 1913, No. 50, § 1, p. 163; C. & M. Dig., § 4694; Pope's Dig., § 5793; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1702.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-105 - Exclusiveness of privilege

The county court shall not permit any ferry to be established within one (1) mile above or below any ferry previously established, except at or near cities and towns where the public convenience may require it and satisfactory proof of the need shall be first adduced.
Acts 1843, § 8, p. 109; C. & M. Dig., § 4713; Pope's Dig., § 5812; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1714.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-106 - State establishment and operation

(a)
In all cases hereafter existing in which a privately owned ferry serving traffic upon any state highway is discontinued, leaving no means of crossing available to the public, the State Highway Commission is authorized to establish and maintain ferry service at that point.
(b)
To the end of providing ferry service, the State Highway Commission is authorized to acquire by negotiation, purchase, or exercise of eminent domain any required sites for landings or other needed acreage and to purchase or construct ferry boats and all facilities needed in the operation of the ferries.
(c)
The ferries as provided shall be operated free of tolls to the public and shall be operated in the manner and at the hours as the State Highway Commission may from time to time prescribe.
(d)
No portion of §§
27-87-101
-
27-87-105
,
27-87-201
-
27-87-209
,
27-87-301
-
27-87-303
, and
27-87-401
-
27-87-403
shall apply to the free ferries installed and operated by the State Highway Commission hereunder.
(e)
All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are repealed.
Acts 1943, No. 116, §§ 1-4; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-613 -- 76-616.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-107) › Section 27-87-107 - Record of cotton shipments

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any ferry boat to transport cotton or cottonseed from the shores of the State of Arkansas on the Mississippi River across the river into another state unless the owner or operator of the ferry boat shall keep a record of the vehicle used in the transportation of the cotton or cottonseed.
(b)
The record shall show:
(1)
The date of the trip;
(2)
The name and address of the driver of the vehicle, to be obtained from the driver;
(3)
The make and kind of the automobile, truck, wagon, or other vehicle so used; and
(4)
If an automobile or truck, the number and state appearing on the license plate of the vehicle.
(c)
If cotton so transported is already baled, the record shall further show the marks of identification appearing on the baled cotton.
(d)
The record shall be kept in a book to be provided by the owner or operator of the ferry boat for that purpose and shall be kept on the ferry boat for a period of six (6) months following the date of the transportation of the cotton or cottonseed, during which period the record shall be open and subject to the inspection of the public at all times.
(e)
After the expiration of the period, the book containing the record shall be filed with the State Highway Commission, to be preserved by it as a permanent record.
(f)
Any person, firm, or corporation which shall fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each and every separate offense.
Acts 1931, No. 162, §§ 1-3; Pope's Dig., §§ 3069, 3070, 3659; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1728 -- 76-1730.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-201 - Taking toll without license - Penalty

If any person shall keep any ferry over any navigable stream, for which he or she shall charge any person any money or any other valuable thing, without complying with the provisions of this chapter in relation to obtaining license, he or she shall forfeit and pay to every other person having a licensed ferry on the same stream or lake in the same county five dollars ($5.00) for every person so ferried, and the same sum for every vehicle or other article so transported which may be the subject of a separate charge is to be sued for and recovered before any justice of the peace in the county by civil action founded on this statute, with the costs of prosecution.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 19; C. & M. Dig., § 4720; Pope's Dig., § 5819; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1725.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-202 - License - Navigable waterways generally

(a)
No person shall keep any ferry over or across any public navigable stream or lake so as to charge any compensation for crossing the stream or lake without first procuring a license from the county court of the county in which the ferry is situated.
(b)
Any person wishing to establish a ferry across any navigable stream in this state shall apply to the county court of the county in which the ferry site may be.
(c)
The county court shall grant a license to the applicant for the term of one (1) year from the date of the license upon the applicant's:
(1)
Showing lawful possession of the land on which the ferry is sought to be established;
(2)
Satisfying the court that the public convenience will be promoted thereby;
(3)
Paying the tax levied by the county court for the privilege of the ferry; and
(4)
Executing the bond required by this chapter.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, §§ 4, 7, 12; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4696, 4699, 4704; Pope's Dig., §§ 5795, 5798, 5803; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1704, 76-1707, 76-1718.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-203 - License - Stream on county boundary

If any navigable stream or lake shall form a portion of the boundary of any county, so that one bank is in one county and the other is in a different county at the place where it is proposed to erect a ferry, a license shall be had from the county court for the ferry on the counties' respective banks or shores.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 5; C. & M. Dig., § 4697; Pope's Dig., § 5796; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1705.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-204 - Operation by advertisement

(a)
Any person wishing to put into operation any public ferry when the county court is not in session may do so by putting up an advertisement at the ferry, stating that he or she intends to apply at the next county court for a license for the ferry, and he or she may charge and receive the usual rates of ferriage until the county court shall meet.
(b)
The county court, in cases where ferries have been put in operation in vacation of the court, by advertisement shall grant to the person a license at the next term of such court on his or her applying for it and complying with the provisions of this chapter as in cases of other ferries, which shall relate back for one (1) year from the time of putting the ferry in operation by advertisement.
(c)
Any person putting a ferry across any navigable stream in operation by advertisement who shall fail or neglect at the next term of the county court to apply for a license and in all respects to comply with the orders of the county court in respect thereto shall by notice served on him or her by order of the county court be required to appear at its next term and show cause, if any, why he or she should not be fined. If no sufficient legal reason is shown, he or she shall be fined by the court in any sum not exceeding thirty dollars ($30.00). These proceedings shall be had without the necessity of formal pleadings.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, §§ 13-15; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4705-4707; Pope's Dig., §§ 5804-5806; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1722 -- 76-1724.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-205 - Tax - Assessment

(a)
Before any ferry shall be established, the court shall determine what tax shall be paid by the applicant for the privilege of the ferry, which shall not be less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
(b)
It shall be the duty of the county courts to levy a tax on all ferry privileges in their respective counties whether application be made by any person for the same or not. However, no ferry at which the public county road does not cross shall be subject to the tax herein provided.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 8; Acts 1843, § 2, p. 109; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4700, 4708; Pope's Dig., §§ 5799, 5807; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1708, 76-1709.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-206 - License - Issuance

It shall be the duty of the clerk of the county court, immediately after the assessment of any tax for ferry privileges by the court, to issue a license for the ferrykeeper to whom the privileges were granted and to deliver it to the sheriff and charge him or her with the amount thereof, in the same manner that he or she is required to be charged with other county revenue.
Acts 1843, § 3, p. 109; C. & M. Dig., § 4709; Pope's Dig., § 5808; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1710.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-207 - Tax - Failure to pay

(a)
It shall be the duty of the sheriff to present the licenses named in §
27-87-206
to the proper ferryman within twenty (20) days after they are issued.
(b)
If the amount is not paid, the sheriff shall retain the license.
(c)
Twenty (20) days thereafter, if the amount is still unpaid, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to levy on and sell the property of the ferrykeeper to satisfy the amount of the ferry tax, in the same manner and under the same restrictions as lands and tenements, goods, and chattels are required to be levied on and sold under executions on judgments at law.
(d)
If sufficient property of the ferrykeeper cannot be found to make the amount of his or her ferry tax, it shall be the duty of the sheriff to return a statement of the facts to the next term of the county court, whose duty it shall be to order a scire facias issued against the securities of the ferrykeeper, returnable to the next term of the court.
(e)
If sufficient cause shall not be shown to the contrary, the court shall order judgment against his or her securities for the amount found due with all costs.
Acts 1843, §§ 4, 6, p. 109; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4710, 4711; Pope's Dig., §§ 5809, 5810; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1711, 76-1712.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-208 - Tax - Sheriff's settlement

The sheriff shall settle for the amount collected by him or her for ferry tax in the manner and at the time that he or she is required to settle for other revenue of the county.
Acts 1843, § 7, p. 109; C. & M. Dig., § 4712; Pope's Dig., § 5811; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1713.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 2 - LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAX (§§ 27-87-201 — 27-87-209) › Section 27-87-209 - Tax or charge - Stream on state boundary

When a navigable stream makes a part of the boundary line of this state, if any tax or charge shall be assessed or collected by any adjoining state for the privilege of a ferry landing on the shore or bank of another state from this state, then the same tax or duty shall be assessed and collected for like privilege of landing on the banks or shores of this state.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 6; C. & M. Dig., § 4698; Pope's Dig., § 5797; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1706.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 3 - BONDS (§§ 27-87-301 — 27-87-303) › Section 27-87-301 - Requirement and terms

The county court shall have authority and is required to compel all persons who are authorized to keep a public ferry to give bond and good security in such sum as the court may deem sufficient to the judge of the county court and his or her successors in office. This bond shall be conditioned that the ferrykeeper will constantly find, provide, and keep good and sufficient boats or other proper craft in constant good repair and the banks on either side of the creek or watercourse that may be ferried in good condition and that the ferry shall always be so attended as to pass all persons and their horses and other stock, vehicles, and effects in safety and without detention and that he or she will comply with all the requisitions of the law relating to or governing public ferries.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 11; Acts 1873, No. 31, § 19 (in part), p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 4703; Pope's Dig., § 5802; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1715.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 3 - BONDS (§§ 27-87-301 — 27-87-303) › Section 27-87-302 - Damages

If any persons sustaining damage by reason of a ferrykeeper not having complied with the conditions of bond, the persons sustaining the damage may bring suit against the ferrykeeper on the bond in the name of the judge of the county court and recover for such nonperformance of the conditions so much damage as they shall appear to have sustained and take out execution for whatever shall be recovered.
Acts 1873, No. 31, § 19 (in part), p. 53; C. & M. Dig., § 4714; Pope's Dig., § 5813; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1716.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 3 - BONDS (§§ 27-87-301 — 27-87-303) › Section 27-87-303 - Liability of sureties

In all cases of recoveries against ferrykeepers for violations of this chapter, if after judgment execution shall be returned that there are no goods and chattels of the ferrykeeper whereupon to levy and make the money demanded in the execution, the justice shall issue a scire facias against the sureties of the ferrykeeper. If the securities do not show sufficient reason to the contrary, the justices shall enter judgment against the securities for the amount of debt as may be unsatisfied and issue execution therefor as in other cases.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 20; C. & M. Dig., § 4719; Pope's Dig., § 5818; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1717.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 4 - RATES (§§ 27-87-401 — 27-87-403) › Section 27-87-401 - Regulation - Fines

(a)
The toll of ferries that are established shall at all times be subject to regulation by the county court in which the ferry may be kept.
(b)
Every keeper of a ferry shall keep constantly posted in some conspicuous place at the ferry the rates of toll allowed to be charged. If any ferrykeeper fails or neglects to do so, he or she shall forfeit and pay the sum of four dollars ($4.00) for every neglect. Each day that the ferry rates are not posted shall constitute a separate offense. The sum shall be recovered in a civil action before any justice of the county, one-half (½) for the use of the prosecutor and one-half (½) to the county.
(c)
Should any keeper presume to charge or demand more than what the county court may have allowed, the keeper shall forfeit and pay for every offense the sum of ten dollars ($10.00), to be recovered before any justice of the peace of the township in which such ferry is located by any person of whom the demand may be made.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 18; Acts 1873, No. 31, § 20, p. 53; C. & M. Dig., §§ 4701, 4717, 4718; Pope's Dig., §§ 5800, 5816, 5817; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-1720, 76-1721.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 4 - RATES (§§ 27-87-401 — 27-87-403) › Section 27-87-402 - Record - Distribution

(a)
The court shall state on its record the rates of toll or ferriage which may be demanded for ferrying passengers, vehicles, beasts, and other property usually transported by ferries.
(b)
The clerk shall make out a copy of ferriage rates under his or her official signature and give it to the person procuring a license.
Rev. Stat., ch. 62, § 9; C. & M. Dig., § 4702; Pope's Dig., § 5801; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1719.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 87 - FERRIES (§§ 27-87-101 — 27-87-403) › Subchapter 4 - RATES (§§ 27-87-401 — 27-87-403) › Section 27-87-403 - Ferries in competition with state-owned toll bridges

(a)
All ferries operating in competition with state-owned toll bridges shall be subject to regulation as to ferry rates by the State Highway Commission and the rates to be charged shall be the same as the traffic rates prevailing upon the state-owned toll bridge with which the ferry is operated in competition.
(b)
Any ferrykeeper operating and a competing ferrykeeper charging less than the rate fixed on state-owned toll bridges shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each separate offense. However, the commission, in its discretion, may fix a lower rate on those ferries for all vehicles other than motor-propelled vehicles and riparian landowners or tenants on the lands for passing from one part of a farm to another owned or leased by the landowner or tenant.
(c)
No ferry shall be declared to be in competition with the state-owned toll bridge unless it is within three (3) miles of a state-owned toll bridge.
Acts 1933, No. 139, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 5822; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-1727.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-101 - Liberal construction

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 17; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-633.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-102 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Commission" means the State Highway Commission of the State of Arkansas;
(2)
"Construction" and "constructing" when said with reference to ferries include the terms "purchase" and "purchasing", respectively;
(3)
"General Bridge Authority Act" has reference to
33 U.S.C. § 525
et seq.; and
(4)
"Revenue" means revenue or income derived solely from tolls, rents, fees, and other charges imposed by the commission for services rendered by a bridge constructed or reconstructed, or by a ferry constructed under the provisions of this chapter, and shall not be deemed in any event to include any revenues or funds of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-617.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-103 - Scope of authority

(a)
This chapter shall be deemed, without reference to any other statute, full authority for:
(1)
The construction or reconstruction of any bridge or ferry;
(2)
The acquisition, construction, and reconstruction of approaches thereto;
(3)
The operation and maintenance thereof; and
(4)
The issuance and sale of the bonds authorized by this chapter.
(b)
This chapter shall be construed as an additional and alternative method for the aforementioned activities and for the financing thereof.
(c)
No petition or election or other or further proceeding in respect to construction, reconstruction, and acquisition or to the issuance or sale of bonds under this chapter and no publication of any resolution, notice, or proceeding relating to the construction, reconstruction, or acquisition or sale of the bonds shall be required except such as are prescribed by this chapter, any provision of other statutes of the state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-629.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-104 - Authority to issue bonds - Use of funds

(a)
Whenever the State Highway Commission shall determine on the basis of a traffic and engineering survey that the public convenience and necessity require the construction or reconstruction of a bridge or the construction of a ferry to facilitate interstate or intrastate traffic and the construction or reconstruction of the bridge or the construction of the ferry will entail expense in an amount found by the commission to hinder and retard highway construction within the state, the commission is authorized to issue bonds to be known as "State Highway ............... River Bridge (Ferry) Revenue Construction Bonds".
(b)
The proceeds from the sale of revenue construction bonds shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Highway Bridge Revenue Construction Fund, which fund is created, to the credit of the State Highway ............... River Bridge (Ferry), and shall be used, in addition to any other available funds, for paying the cost of construction and reconstruction of any bridge and the acquisition, construction, and reconstruction of approaches thereto or for paying the costs of constructing any ferry and the acquisition and construction of approaches to the ferry, except that the accrued interest paid when the bonds are delivered shall be credited to the sinking fund provided by the commission for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and the fiscal agency charges in connection therewith.
(c)
Costs of construction and reconstruction and acquisition of approaches shall be deemed to include:
(1)
Costs of construction, reconstruction, and acquisition;
(2)
Costs of all property, rights, easements, and franchises deemed necessary or convenient therefor;
(3)
Interest upon the bonds prior to and during the construction, reconstruction, or acquisition and for twelve (12) months after completion thereof;
(4)
Engineering and legal expenses;
(5)
Expenses for estimates of costs and revenues;
(6)
Expenses for plans, specifications, and surveys;
(7)
Other expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of the construction, reconstruction, or acquisition, and administrative expenses; and
(8)
Other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the financing herein authorized.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-618.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-105 - Form of bonds

(a)
The bonds shall be in such form and denomination, have such dates and maturities not exceeding forty (40) years from their date, bear interest payable at such times and rates, be payable at such places within or without the state, and contain such provisions as to registration of ownership if the State Highway Commission thinks registration is desirable, all as the commission shall determine.
(b)
The bonds shall be signed with the facsimile or lithographed signature of the Chair of the State Highway Commission and with the manual signature of the secretary of the commission.
(c)
The coupons attached thereto shall be signed with the facsimile or lithographed signature of the chair of the commission.
(d)
The delivery of the bonds so executed shall be valid, notwithstanding any change in the officers occurring after their execution.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 3; 1957, No. 15, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-619.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-106 - Redemption before maturity

All bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, maturing on and after ten (10) years from their date, in the discretion of the State Highway Commission, may contain a provision authorizing their redemption before maturity at the option of the commission in a manner as it may elect at par plus accrued interest upon notice published for one (1) insertion not more than sixty (60) days and not later than thirty (30) days before the date of such redemption in a newspaper of general circulation published in Little Rock and in a financial journal published in the Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-620.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-107 - Seal

The State Highway Commission is authorized to adopt and use a seal in the execution and issuance of bonds authorized under the provisions of this chapter.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 3; 1957, No. 15, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-619.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-108 - Sale

(a)
The State Highway Commission is authorized to sell all the bonds of each issue issuable under this chapter at one (1) time, or it may from time to time sell installments of the bonds of each issue in principal amounts to be determined by the commission. The bonds of each issue may be delivered all at one (1) time or from time to time.
(b)
All bond sales shall be public on sealed bids, after notice published by the commission's secretary for one (1) insertion not more than thirty (30) days nor less than fifteen (15) days before the date of the sale, in the news media specified in §
27-88-106
. This requirement shall not apply to a sale of bonds made to an agent or instrumentality of the United States Government, including corporations, the capital stock of which is subscribed by the United States Government.
(c)
Bonds may be sold at less than par, and the bonds of each issue, as sold, may be converted into an issue of bonds bearing a lower rate or rates of interest, but only on the condition that the commission receive no less and pay no more than it would have received and paid if the bonds had not been converted and on the condition that the conversion is approved by the commission.
(d)
In no event, however, shall the commission be required to pay more than six percent (6%) interest on the amount received for bonds sold under the provisions of this chapter, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard tables of bond values.
(e)
The commission shall have the right to refuse any and all bids.
(f)
The commission may employ one (1) or more fiscal agents for the sale of the bonds and pay a reasonable fee for the services of the agent or agents.
Acts 1953, No. 104, §§ 5, 6; 1957, No. 15, §§ 2, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-621, 76-622.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-109 - No right arises until issuance and sale

This chapter shall not create any right of any character, and no right of any character shall arise under or pursuant to it unless and until the bonds authorized by this chapter have been issued and actually sold by the State Highway Commission.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-631.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-110 - Investment of proceeds from sale

The State Highway Commission is further authorized to invest portions of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds as in its judgment may not be required for immediate use in direct general obligations of the United States or of the State of Arkansas.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 5; 1957, No. 15, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-621.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-111 - Temporary notes or bonds

Temporary notes or bonds conforming to this chapter, exchangeable for definitive bonds, may be issued in the discretion of the State Highway Commission.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 3; 1957, No. 15, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-619.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-112 - Notes and bonds as negotiable instruments

All bonds and notes issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be, and shall have, all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of this state.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 3; 1957, No. 15, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-619.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-113 - Tax exemption

The bonds issued under this chapter shall be exempt from the state income taxes.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 6; 1957, No. 15, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-622.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-114 - Sinking fund for payment of bonds

At or before the issuance of any bonds, the State Highway Commission shall:
(1)
By resolution provide for a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon and for the payment of the charges of banks or trust companies for making payment of the principal and interest; and
(2)
Set aside and pledge a sufficient amount of the gross revenues of the bridge or ferry to be paid by the commission into the sinking fund at intervals to be determined by the resolution of the commission prior to the issuance of the bonds for:
(A)
The interest upon such bonds as the interest shall fall due;
(B)
The necessary fiscal agency charges for paying principal and interest;
(C)
The payment of the bonds as they fall due, or if all bonds mature at one (1) time, the proper maintenance of a sinking fund sufficient for the payment thereof at that time; and
(D)
A margin for safety.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-623.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-115 - Operation and maintenance fund

(a)
All revenues of the bridge or ferry not required under the provisions of this chapter to be paid into the sinking fund provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall be paid into an operation and maintenance fund and be used by the State Highway Commission in the operation and maintenance of the bridge or ferry.
(b)
However, all moneys in any operation and maintenance fund in excess of an amount deemed by the commission sufficient for operation and maintenance for an ensuing period of not less than twelve (12) months shall be paid into the sinking fund.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-624.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-116 - Tolls, rates, and fees

(a)
The State Highway Commission is authorized, and it shall be its duty, by resolution to establish, maintain, and collect just and equitable tolls, rates, fees, and other charges for the use of and the services rendered by the bridge or ferry.
(b)
The commission may change and readjust the tolls, rates, fees, and other charges from time to time to such extent as will not render insecure the rights of the holders of revenue bonds or violate any sinking fund agreement or other lawful agreements with bondholders.
(c)
Tolls, rates, fees, and other charges shall be sufficient in each year for the payment of the sums herein required to be paid into the sinking fund and for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance of the bridge or ferry and of the approaches thereto.
(d)
Revenues collected pursuant to this section shall be deemed the revenues of the bridge or ferry.
(e)
The aggregate of tolls, rents, fees, and other charges shall always be sufficient for sinking fund payments, and for expenses of operation and maintenance.
(f)
If there is default in the payment of the principal of or interest upon any of the bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter, any court having jurisdiction in any proper action may appoint a receiver to operate and manage the bridge or ferry on behalf of the commission, with power to charge and collect tolls, rents, fees, and other charges sufficient to provide for the payment of the bonds and interest thereon, and for the payment of the operating expenses and to apply the income and the revenues in conformity with this chapter and the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-625.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-117 - Bonds payable solely from bridge or ferry revenues

(a)
Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the bridge or ferry. These bonds shall not in any event constitute an indebtedness of the State of Arkansas within the meaning of the constitutional provisions or limitations.
(b)
It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that the bond has been issued under the provisions of this chapter and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the State of Arkansas within any constitutional or statutory limitation.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-626.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-118 - Additional bond issues - Equality

(a)
The State Highway Commission may provide in its resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust indenture executed in connection therewith that additional bonds may thereafter be authorized and issued, at one (1) time or from time to time, when necessary for the completion of the construction or reconstruction of any bridge and the acquisition, construction, and reconstruction of approaches thereto, or for the completion of the construction of any ferry and the acquisition and construction of approaches thereto.
(b)
Additional bonds will be secured and be payable from the revenues of the bridge or ferry equally with all other bonds issued pursuant to the resolution, without preference or distinction between any one bond and any other bond by reason of priority of issuance or otherwise.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-627.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-119 - Contracts with United States or other states

For the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this chapter, the State Highway Commission shall have full power and authority to negotiate and enter into contracts with the United States and any of its agencies and with the state highway commission or other comparable authority of any adjoining state where a bridge or ferry, or the approaches thereto may be located and to contract for the joint ownership of any bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto and the means and manner of operating and maintaining the bridge or ferry and the approaches thereto.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-630.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-120 - Conformity to federal law

All interstate bridges constructed or reconstructed under the terms of this chapter and all tolls, rents, fees, and other charges established for services rendered by the bridge or ferry shall be subject and conform to the terms and provisions of the act of the United States Congress known as the "General Bridge Authority Act", approved August 2, 1946, and any act amendatory thereto.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-632.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 88 - BONDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION (§§ 27-88-101 — 27-88-121) › Section 27-88-121 - Right of eminent domain

For the purpose of acquiring any land, rights, easements, franchises, or other real or personal property deemed to be necessary or convenient for the construction and reconstruction of any bridge or ferry, or for the acquisition of the approaches thereto, the State Highway Commission shall have the right of eminent domain, as is provided in §§
27-64-104
and
27-67-316
.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 448,§ 43, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1953, No. 104, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-628.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 89 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 27-89-201 — 27-89-306) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE COMMISSION COMPACT (§§ 27-89-201 — 27-89-204) › Section 27-89-201 - Creation of commission - Members

(a)
The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint three (3) commissioners to enter into a compact on behalf of the State of Arkansas with the State of Mississippi.
(b)
Any two (2) of the commissioners so appointed, together with the Attorney General of the State of Arkansas, may act to enter into the compact set out in §
27-89-202
.
(c)
Vacancies occurring in the office of any appointed commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 794,§ 27, eff. 4/12/2023.
Acts 1951, No. 66, §§ 1, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 76-2101, 76-2103.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 27 - TRANSPORTATION (§§ 27-1-101 — 27-117-105) › Subtitle 6 - BRIDGES AND FERRIES (§§ 27-85-101 — 27-90-215) › Chapter 89 - INTERSTATE COMPACTS (§§ 27-89-201 — 27-89-306) › Subchapter 2 - ARKANSAS-MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE COMMISSION COMPACT (§§ 27-89-201 — 27-89-204) › Section 27-89-203 - Compact binding when signed - Filing

The compact when signed by the signatories of each state as herein provided shall become binding upon the State of Arkansas and shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Arkansas.
Acts 1951, No. 66, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 76-2102.