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27-67-212. Changing or widening roads — Role of county court.
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27-67-212. Changing or widening roads — Role of county court.
(a) The State Highway Commission may call upon the county court to change or widen, in the manner provided by § 14-298-121, any state highway in the county where the state highway engineer deems it necessary for the purpose of constructing, improving, or maintaining the road.
(b) In the event the county court should refuse to widen the road as requested, the commission may refuse to construct, improve, or maintain that portion of the road until a suitable right-of-way is provided.
(c) This section and § 14-298-120 shall be cumulative to all existing laws and parts of laws and shall not be construed as to repeal any existing laws or part of laws unless they are in conflict herewith, and then only to the extent of the conflict.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 27-67-212
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27-67-212. Changing or widening roads — Role of county court.
(a) The State Highway Commission may call upon the county court to change or widen, in the manner provided by § 14-298-121, any state highway in the county where the state highway engineer deems it necessary for the purpose of constructing, improving, or maintaining the road.
(b) In the event the county court should refuse to widen the road as requested, the commission may refuse to construct, improve, or maintain that portion of the road until a suitable right-of-way is provided.
(c) This section and § 14-298-120 shall be cumulative to all existing laws and parts of laws and shall not be construed as to repeal any existing laws or part of laws unless they are in conflict herewith, and then only to the extent of the conflict.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-298-120. Opening, changing, and classifying roads by order of county court.
(a)(1) The county courts shall have power to:
(A) Open new roads;
(B) Make changes in old roads, as they deem necessary and proper; and
(C) Classify the roads and bridges in their respective counties for the purposes of this section and § 27-67-212.
(2)(A) When the change shall be made or any new road opened, the road shall be located on section lines as nearly as may be, taking into consideration the conveniences of the public travel, contour of the country, etc.
(B) Roads hereafter established or opened as public roads shall not be less than fifty feet (50') wide, providing a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') of right-of-way on either side of the center line.
(3) An appropriate order of the county court shall be made and entered of record therefor.
(b)(1) Any five (5) or more interested landowners may petition the county court for the opening of any road as a public road.
(2) The petition shall give the starting point and terminus of the road, as well as intermediate points, and such other description or plat as will permit the location of the road by the county surveyor.
(c)(1)(A) The petition shall be accompanied by a bond signed by at least one (1) of the petitioners and by other good and sufficient sureties.
(B) The bond shall provide for reimbursing the county for any claims that may be sustained against the county for lands taken by opening of the road.
(2) The petitioners shall cause notice to be served upon the landowners as provided by the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(d)(1) On filing the petition, the county court shall set a date for the hearing.
(2) If service is not obtained, then by one (1) insertion for two (2) weeks at least thirty (30) days
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-298-120
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-298-121. Opening or altering roads in counties voting for road tax generally.
(a)(1) The county courts shall have power to:
(A) Open new roads;
(B) Make changes in old roads as they may deem necessary and proper; and
(C) Classify the roads and bridges in their respective counties for the purpose of this chapter.
(2)(A) When the change is made or any new road is opened, the road shall be located on section lines as nearly as may be, taking into consideration the conveniences of the public travel, contour of the country, etc.
(B) Roads hereafter established or opened as public roads shall not be less than fifty feet (50') wide, providing a minimum of twenty-five feet (25') of right-of-way on either side of the center line.
(3) An appropriate order of the county court shall be made and entered of record.
(b)(1) Any five (5) or more interested landowners may petition the county court for the opening of any road as a public road.
(2) The petition shall give the starting point and terminus of the road, as well as intermediate points, and other description or plat that permits the location of the road by the county surveyor.
(c)(1) The petition shall be accompanied by a bond signed by at least one (1) of the petitioners and by other good and sufficient sureties.
(2) The bond shall provide for reimbursing the county for any claims that may be sustained against the county for lands taken by opening of the road.
(d)(1) On filing the petition, the county court shall set a date for the hearing.
(2)(A) It shall be the duty of one (1) of the petitioners to give at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing to the owners as required by § 14-298-108.
(B) If service is not obtained, then by one (1) insertion for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-298-121
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 14-298-121. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.