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14-316-206. Maintenance of roads not wholly within the state highway system — Use of funds — Cooperation with State Highway Commission — Annual report.
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14-316-206. Maintenance of roads not wholly within the state highway system — Use of funds — Cooperation with State Highway Commission — Annual report.
(a) The commissioners of districts whose roads are not wholly included in the state highway system shall, with the approval of the county court of the county in which the greater portion of the lands of the district are situated, or with the approval of the State Highway Commission, use the funds and revenues of the district for the repair and maintenance and completion of construction of the roads not included in the state highway system, and for other lawful expenses.
(1) The approval of the county court or of the State Highway Commission shall not be necessary in paying out funds in compliance with valid contracts now in existence.
(2) In districts in which the mileage of the roads constructed and included in the state highway system and on which the state has done maintenance work is more than the mileage of the roads constructed and not so included and previously maintained by the district, one-half (½) of the cash on hand on January 1, 1927, and one-half (½) of the delinquent taxes due before January 1, 1927, thereafter collected, and one-half (½) of all other assets, except equipment, shall be used as provided in § 14-316-204. In making the allotment provided for in Acts 1927, No. 11, § 3 [superseded], the commission shall only allot to the district an amount which, when added to such funds, will be sufficient to meet the maturing bonds and interest of the district, with the paying charge on that amount.
(b) The commissioners of such districts shall have the right to call on the State Highway Commission for the advice and services of state highway engineers. If the commission shall deem it inexpedient to f
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-316-206
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14-316-206. Maintenance of roads not wholly within the state highway system — Use of funds — Cooperation with State Highway Commission — Annual report.
(a) The commissioners of districts whose roads are not wholly included in the state highway system shall, with the approval of the county court of the county in which the greater portion of the lands of the district are situated, or with the approval of the State Highway Commission, use the funds and revenues of the district for the repair and maintenance and completion of construction of the roads not included in the state highway system, and for other lawful expenses.
(1) The approval of the county court or of the State Highway Commission shall not be necessary in paying out funds in compliance with valid contracts now in existence.
(2) In districts in which the mileage of the roads constructed and included in the state highway system and on which the state has done maintenance work is more than the mileage of the roads constructed and not so included and previously maintained by the district, one-half (½) of the cash on hand on January 1, 1927, and one-half (½) of the delinquent taxes due before January 1, 1927, thereafter collected, and one-half (½) of all other assets, except equipment, shall be used as provided in § 14-316-204. In making the allotment provided for in Acts 1927, No. 11, § 3 [superseded], the commission shall only allot to the district an amount which, when added to such funds, will be sufficient to meet the maturing bonds and interest of the district, with the paying charge on that amount.
(b) The commissioners of such districts shall have the right to call on the State Highway Commission for the advice and services of state highway engineers. If the commission shall deem it inexpedient to furnish the services, the districts may, with the consent of the county court or of the State Highway Commission, employ engineers. The compensation of those engineers shall be fixed by the court or the commission consenting to the employment.
(c) On or before January 10 of each year, the commissioners of such districts shall file with the county court a report, duly sworn to by them, showing the items enumerated in § 14-316-203. All districts which are required by subsection (a)(2) of this section to pay one-half (½) of their cash, collections, and other assets on maturing bonds and interest of the district shall file a certified report, as provided in § 14-316-203, both with the county court and the State Highway Commission.
(d) The State Highway Commission shall have like authority, and the commissioners, officers, agents, and employees of such districts shall be under a like personal liability, enforceable in like manner, as to that provided in § 14-316-202.
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14-316-202. Examination of records by commission — Liability for wrongful use of funds.
(a) The State Highway Commission:
(1) Shall have authority to examine the books, records, and accounts of road districts and to have them audited; and
(2) May take any other steps necessary to ascertain the exact status and assets of a road district.
(b) Any commissioner, officer, agent, or employee of a road district wrongfully using or permitting the wrongful use of district funds shall be personally liable therefor. The Attorney General, at the request of the commission, shall prosecute the necessary suit, in the name of the district, to enforce that liability.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-316-202
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14-316-203. Districts with roads wholly within the state highway system — Annual report.
(a) On or before January 10 of each year, the commissioners of road districts whose roads, exclusive of any portion within the corporate limits of any city or town of more than two thousand five-hundred (2,500) inhabitants, are wholly included in the state highway system shall file a report with the State Highway Commission showing:
(1) The cash on hand, the amount of delinquent taxes, and all other assets; and
(2) All receipts and disbursements during the previous year.
(b) The report shall state the date of each voucher drawn, the amount, to whom payable, and for what purpose issued.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-316-203
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 14-316-203. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-316-204. Remission of funds for paying bonded indebtedness and interest.
(a) When directed by the State Highway Commission, the commissioners of road districts referred to in § 14-316-203 shall remit all funds on hand from any and all sources, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the bank or trust company named as payee in the deed of trust securing the bonds of the district, for the purpose of paying the bonds and interest as they mature, to the extent of the funds. However, the districts may retain sufficient amounts of the funds on hand to take care of existing contracts.
(b) In making the allotment provided for in section 3 of Act No. 11, approved February 4, 1927, [superseded], the commission shall only allot to the districts referred to in § 14-316-203 having funds on hand in an amount which, when added to the funds, will be sufficient to meet the maturing bonds and interest of the district, with the paying charge on that amount.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-316-204
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 14-316-204. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.