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14-91-701. Formation generally.
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14-91-701. Formation generally.
(a) It shall be lawful for an improvement district in a city or town to be formed for the purpose of enlarging or reconstructing waterworks and electric light plants previously constructed by other improvement districts or owned or controlled by the city or town council, and extending the pipes, wires, and other equipment for it.
(b) The district shall be organized and all the proceedings in it had in pursuance of the provisions of the laws governing improvement districts in cities and towns.
(c) The council, the commissioners of the improvement district board, and assessors shall have the powers and duties prescribed thereby.
(d) When the improvement districts are organized, possession and control of the waterworks and electric light plants shall be taken by the commissioners in the districts.
(e) When the work of the improvement is finished and all debts of the preceding districts have been paid, the control of the waterworks and electric light plants shall pass to the council, as provided by § 14-91-402.
(f) The commissioners may secure the payment of any borrowed money by a mortgage on the plant and a first lien pledge and mortgage of the assessment of benefits made on the reconstruction.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-91-701
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14-91-701. Formation generally.
(a) It shall be lawful for an improvement district in a city or town to be formed for the purpose of enlarging or reconstructing waterworks and electric light plants previously constructed by other improvement districts or owned or controlled by the city or town council, and extending the pipes, wires, and other equipment for it.
(b) The district shall be organized and all the proceedings in it had in pursuance of the provisions of the laws governing improvement districts in cities and towns.
(c) The council, the commissioners of the improvement district board, and assessors shall have the powers and duties prescribed thereby.
(d) When the improvement districts are organized, possession and control of the waterworks and electric light plants shall be taken by the commissioners in the districts.
(e) When the work of the improvement is finished and all debts of the preceding districts have been paid, the control of the waterworks and electric light plants shall pass to the council, as provided by § 14-91-402.
(f) The commissioners may secure the payment of any borrowed money by a mortgage on the plant and a first lien pledge and mortgage of the assessment of benefits made on the reconstruction.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-91-402. Operation of waterworks, gas, or electric light works.
(a) In case of the construction of waterworks or gas or electric light works by any municipal improvement district, the city or town council, after the works are constructed, shall have full power and authority to operate and maintain them instead of the improvement district board.
(b) The council may supply water and light to private consumers and make and collect uniform charges for the service and apply the income therefrom to the payment of operating expenses and maintenance of the works.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-91-402
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 14-91-402. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.