Title 14, Local Government

(a) The commissioners may at any time alter the plans of the ditches and drains, but before constructing the work according to the changed plans, the changed plans with accompanying specifications showing the dimensions of the work as changed shall be filed with the county clerk.…

(a) If the commissioners shall have filed plans for additional work in the district, no proceeding shall be taken looking to a confirmation of the assessment of benefits based thereon until a petition has been filed with the county court, signed by a majority in numbers, acreage,…

(a) When any reassessment of benefits has been made and stands confirmed, it shall be the assessment of benefits until another reassessment has been made as provided in this chapter. (b) Levies of the taxes on the reassessed benefits shall be made and collected in the same manner…

In case any land in any drainage or other improvement district is benefited, and for any reason it was not assessed in the original proceedings, or was not assessed to the extent of benefits received or in case any corporation, individual, or other drainage district organized und…

(a) The district shall not cease to exist upon the completion of its drainage system but shall continue to exist for the purpose of preserving the system, of keeping the ditches clear from obstruction, and of extending, widening, or deepening the ditches from time to time as may …

(a) When assessments of benefits have been made in drainage districts organized either under general or special acts, the property owner shall have the right to pay the assessment in full within sixty (60) days after the formation of the district, but if he does not avail himself…

(a) When assessments of benefits are made in drainage and other improvement districts, the landowners shall have the privilege of paying the assessment in full within thirty (30) days after the assessment becomes final. However, the assessments shall be made payable in installmen…

(a) The county court shall, at the same time that the assessment of benefits is filed or any subsequent time when called upon by the commissioners of the district, enter upon its records an order, which shall have all the force of a judgment, providing that there shall be assesse…

No error in the names or residences of the owners of railroads, tramroads, lands, or improvements, or the description thereof, shall invalidate the assessment or levy of taxes if sufficient description is given to ascertain where the lands, railroads, or tramroads are situated.

(a) If the tax first levied shall prove insufficient to complete the improvement or to pay the bonds, both the principal and interest, issued by the board of commissioners on account of the improvement, as provided in this chapter, as the principal and interest shall become due a…

(a) The amount of the taxes provided for in this section shall be annually extended upon the tax books of the county and collected by the collector of the county along with the other taxes. For his services in making the collection, the collector shall receive a commission as is …

(a) All taxes levied under the terms of this act shall be payable on or before October 1 of each year. (b) If any taxes levied by the county court in pursuance to this act are not paid at maturity, the collector shall not embrace the taxes in the taxes for which he shall sell the…

(a) (1) Notice of the pendency of a suit shall be given by publication weekly for two (2) weeks before judgment is entered for the sale of lands, railroads, or tramroads in some newspaper published in the county where the suits may be pending.(2) The public notice may be in the f…

(a) The suit shall stand for trial at the first term of court after the complaint may be filed, if four (4) weeks shall expire either before the first day of the term, or during the term of court to which the suits are brought respectively, unless a continuance is granted for goo…

(a) Suits for collection shall be conducted in the name of the drainage district, and in accordance with the practice and proceedings of chancery courts in this state, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, and neither attorneys ad litem nor guardians ad litem, nor any of …

(a) (1) (A) In all cases in which notice has been properly given and in which no answer has been filed, or if filed and the cause decided for the plaintiff, the circuit court by its decree shall grant the relief as prayed for in the complaint.(B) (i) The court shall direct the co…

In all suits brought for collection of delinquent taxes under this subchapter, a reasonable attorney's fee shall be taxed in favor of the attorney for the plaintiff, which fee shall be added to the amount of the cost.

(a) At any time within two (2) years after the rendition of the final decree of the chancery court provided for in this subchapter, the owner of the lands may file his petition in the court rendering the decree, alleging the payment of taxes on the land for the year for which the…

(a) On sales of land condemned to be sold for the taxes of drainage districts and other improvement districts in this state, the land shall first be offered subject to the lien of all improvement district assessments then existing on it. (b) If no one will purchase on those terms…

(a) It shall not be lawful for:(1) The board of the district, or any officer, member, or agent thereof, to pledge or deposit any bond or coupon issued under the provisions of this act as security for payment of any borrowed money or any debt or obligation of board or any person, …

(a) In order to hasten work, the board may borrow money at a rate of interest as provided for in a resolution of the commissioners, may issue negotiable bonds therefor, signed by the members of the board, and may pledge all assessments for the repayment thereof. It may also issue…

(a) All bonds issued by commissioners under the terms of this act shall be secured by a lien on all lands, railroads, and tramroads in the district. The board of directors shall see to it that a tax is levied annually and collected under the provisions of this act, so long as it …

(a) (1) For the purpose of paying the principal and interest of any bonds issued to pay preliminary expenses, either original or refunding bonds, when an assessment of benefits has not been made on the real property of the district, the court by which the district was established…

(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 t…

(a) Any drainage district in this state which has issued and sold bonds, prior to the assessment of benefits on the property of the district, for the purpose of paying preliminary expenses of the district is authorized and empowered to issue refunding bonds for the purpose of pay…

The provisions of §§ 14-121-204 and 14-121-205 shall apply to the organization of a subdistrict the same as to the organization of the district.

(a) (1) When three (3) or more owners of real property within a proposed subdistrict, composed of land wholly within a drainage district, or partly within and partly without that district, shall petition the county court to establish a subdistrict to embrace their property, descr…

(a) Where the main drainage district, of which the proposed subdistrict is to become a part, shall have been organized by a circuit court, the petition for the proposed subdistrict shall be presented to the circuit court and all subsequent proceedings had therein. (b) Where the m…

When the county or circuit court has established a subdistrict, it shall appoint the commissioners of the main district of which the subdistrict is to become a part to act as commissioners of the subdistrict, and the proceedings thereafter shall conform to the provision of this a…

A subdistrict of a drainage district organized under, or made subject to, §§ 14-121-101, 14-121-102, 14-121-104, 14-121-105, 14-121-201 — 14-121-205, 14-121-207, 14-121-301, 14-121-304, 14-121-305, 14-121-307, 14-121-310, 14-121-311, 14-121-313, 14-121-401 — 14-121-406, 14-121-40…

The terms and provisions of this subchapter shall never at any time be applicable to a drainage district organized under the general drainage laws of this state for the primary purpose of constructing levees and other flood control projects under the terms and provisions of the F…

Throughout this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “original district” includes the district which was first created in the circuit court and all subdistricts within and appurtenant to that district.

Any drainage district in this state not organized for the primary purpose of constructing levees and receiving federal aid under Flood Control Acts of Congress, approved May 15, 1928, and June 15, 1936, and amendments thereto, comprising lands in more than one (1) county and orga…

(a) Any five (5) owners of land within the boundaries of the original district may file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the district was originally organized, setting forth the fact that:(1) The improvement for which the district was originally organized ha…

(a) The county court shall appoint three (3) owners of real property within the boundaries of the separate district as commissioners thereof. (b) Each commissioner shall take the oath of office required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20, and shall also swear that he will…

When the order has been entered by the county court and the commissioners have qualified as such under provisions of this subchapter, the lands in each county shall no longer be a part of the district as originally organized, and the power of the original district and the commiss…

The separate districts shall have the power to preserve the portion of the drainage system located in the county as provided in § 14-121-412 in the same manner as if the separate district had originally been organized under the laws of Arkansas as a drainage district comprising l…

Where any slough, marsh, or lake has been drained into the drainage ditches of any drainage district which has completed its work of construction, lands benefited by the draining of the slough, marsh, or lake may be added to the drainage district in the manner provided by § 14-12…

(a) If any sanitary sewer district drains into the ditches or conduits of any drainage district which has completed its work of construction, or if private or other public sanitary sewers drain into the ditches or conduits, the lands within the sanitary sewer district or the land…

(a) When the commissioners of any such drainage district find that lands, lots, or blocks such as are described in §§ 14-121-701 and 14-121-702 of this subchapter have been benefited by the connection established with the drainage ditches or conduits of the district, they shall f…

(a) When lands have been annexed, the assessor of the drainage district shall proceed to assess the benefits in the annexed territory. (b) Where there are no assessors, the board of commissioners shall act as assessors. (c) The benefits shall be assessed, advertised, and equalize…

Any increased revenues by reason of the annexes to a district together with any other revenues of any district not required for bonds and interest payments may be used by the commissioners for the purpose of cleaning, widening, deepening, or maintaining the drainage ditches of th…

All proceedings brought under this subchapter and all suits to enjoin such proceedings or questioning the assessment of benefits had hereunder shall be deemed matters of public interest and shall be disposed of at the earliest possible moment. Appeals therefrom must be taken and …

(a) All drainage districts organized under the laws of Arkansas, within whose boundaries the federal government has been, or shall hereafter be, authorized to do improvement work in aid of drainage and flood control, pursuant to an act of Congress, whereby the ditches and drains …

All contractors shall be required to give bond for the faithful performance of the contracts awarded them, with good and sufficient securities, in an amount to be fixed by the board. The board shall not remit or excuse the penalty or forfeiture of the bond or the breaches thereof…

(a) The commissioners, engineers, and contractors engaged in drainage work have the right to pass, with their equipment, over all the lands of the district, being liable to the owner for any damage done thereto. (b) Any owner who prevents the passage over his or her land is guilt…