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14-121-444. Issuance of certificates of indebtedness for maintenance — Appeal.
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14-121-444. Issuance of certificates of indebtedness for maintenance — Appeal.
(a) Any drainage district organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Arkansas in which an additional tax levy has been made for the purpose of preserving the drainage system and of keeping the ditches clear from obstruction and of extending, widening, or deepening the ditches thereof, in order not to delay the necessary work, may issue and sell, with the approval of the court levying or approving the levying of the additional taxes, certificates of indebtedness, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum and for a total amount not to exceed one (1) annual tax. These certificates shall be, and are made, negotiable and shall mature and be made payable within one (1) year after their issuance and shall constitute a lien and charge against any funds of the district not previously pledged.
(b) No such certificates of indebtedness shall be issued while any appeal from any order levying such additional taxes is pending in any of the courts of this state, nor shall any such certificates of indebtedness be issued prior to the expiration of the time for appeal from any such order levying such taxes.
(c) However, the provisions of this section requiring the approval of the court of tax levies shall not apply to drainage districts which have heretofore been organized and created by special acts wherein it is provided that all tax levies shall be made by resolution or order of the board of commissioners or directors, and the provisions of such special acts so provided shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) Any property owner or the commissioners of any drainage district may appeal from the finding of the county court, or the circuit court where the lands
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-121-444
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14-121-444. Issuance of certificates of indebtedness for maintenance — Appeal.
(a) Any drainage district organized under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Arkansas in which an additional tax levy has been made for the purpose of preserving the drainage system and of keeping the ditches clear from obstruction and of extending, widening, or deepening the ditches thereof, in order not to delay the necessary work, may issue and sell, with the approval of the court levying or approving the levying of the additional taxes, certificates of indebtedness, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six percent (6%) per annum and for a total amount not to exceed one (1) annual tax. These certificates shall be, and are made, negotiable and shall mature and be made payable within one (1) year after their issuance and shall constitute a lien and charge against any funds of the district not previously pledged.
(b) No such certificates of indebtedness shall be issued while any appeal from any order levying such additional taxes is pending in any of the courts of this state, nor shall any such certificates of indebtedness be issued prior to the expiration of the time for appeal from any such order levying such taxes.
(c) However, the provisions of this section requiring the approval of the court of tax levies shall not apply to drainage districts which have heretofore been organized and created by special acts wherein it is provided that all tax levies shall be made by resolution or order of the board of commissioners or directors, and the provisions of such special acts so provided shall remain in full force and effect.
(d) Any property owner or the commissioners of any drainage district may appeal from the finding of the county court, or the circuit court where the lands comprising the district lie in more than one (1) county, on any petition for the levying of additional taxes for the purpose of preserving the drainage system and of keeping the ditches clear from obstruction and of extending, widening, or deepening the ditches thereof, at any time within thirty (30) days from the rendition of the finding, order, or judgment, but not thereafter.
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