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18-15-705. Petition required.
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18-15-705. Petition required.
(a) If a dam is proposed to be erected pursuant to § 18-15-704, the person proposing to erect the dam, if it is likely to overflow any lands on the stream belonging to other persons, shall file his or her petition for that purpose in the circuit court of the county in which he or she proposes to erect his or her mill or other machinery connected with the dam.
(b) If a mill or other dam is proposed to be erected near a county line so as to overflow lands in an adjoining county, then the person proposing to erect the dam shall apply to the circuit court of both counties for the relief provided in this subchapter.
(c) The petitioner shall set forth:
(1) A description of the land and an abstract of the title thereto;
(2) The name of the watercourse;
(3) A description of the point at which he or she proposes to erect his or her dam;
(4) The altitude of the dam which he or she proposes to erect; and
(5) The kind of mill and other machinery which he or she proposes to connect with the dam.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-705
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18-15-705. Petition required.
(a) If a dam is proposed to be erected pursuant to § 18-15-704, the person proposing to erect the dam, if it is likely to overflow any lands on the stream belonging to other persons, shall file his or her petition for that purpose in the circuit court of the county in which he or she proposes to erect his or her mill or other machinery connected with the dam.
(b) If a mill or other dam is proposed to be erected near a county line so as to overflow lands in an adjoining county, then the person proposing to erect the dam shall apply to the circuit court of both counties for the relief provided in this subchapter.
(c) The petitioner shall set forth:
(1) A description of the land and an abstract of the title thereto;
(2) The name of the watercourse;
(3) A description of the point at which he or she proposes to erect his or her dam;
(4) The altitude of the dam which he or she proposes to erect; and
(5) The kind of mill and other machinery which he or she proposes to connect with the dam.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
18-15-704. Erection of certain dams permitted.
By proceeding as provided in this subchapter, any person may erect a dam across any watercourse not being a navigable stream if the person is the proprietor of the land through which the watercourse runs at the point where he or she proposes to erect his or her dam.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 18-15-704
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 18-15-704. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.