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14-120-604. Increase in number of commissioners.
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14-120-604. Increase in number of commissioners.
(a) The boards of commissioners of drainage districts, levee districts, and combinations of such districts which are now composed of only three (3) members may be increased to five (5) members by order of the court having jurisdiction of such districts in accordance with § 14-120-605.
(b) A petition to increase the number of commissioners may be filed with the court having jurisdiction by any interested taxpayer, and the clerk of the court shall give notice of hearing on the petition by publication for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a general circulation in the county and shall further serve notice on the existing commissioners.
(c) The time and place of hearing on the petition shall be fixed by the court.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-120-604
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14-120-604. Increase in number of commissioners.
(a) The boards of commissioners of drainage districts, levee districts, and combinations of such districts which are now composed of only three (3) members may be increased to five (5) members by order of the court having jurisdiction of such districts in accordance with § 14-120-605.
(b) A petition to increase the number of commissioners may be filed with the court having jurisdiction by any interested taxpayer, and the clerk of the court shall give notice of hearing on the petition by publication for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a general circulation in the county and shall further serve notice on the existing commissioners.
(c) The time and place of hearing on the petition shall be fixed by the court.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-120-605. Petition by majority of landowners or existing commissioners — Order.
If, upon the hearing provided for in § 14-120-604, a petition is presented to the court signed by landowners against whose lands more than fifty percent (50%) in value of the assessment of benefits in a district is levied, or if the petition is presented to the court by the existing commissioners of the district, the court shall forthwith issue an order that the board of commissioners of the district shall thereafter consist of five (5) members, selected as hereinafter provided.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-120-605
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-120-605. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.