(a) If the commissioners find that other lands not embraced within the boundaries of the district will be affected by the proposed improvement, they shall assess the estimated benefits and damages to the land and shall specially report to the county court the assessment which they have made on the lands beyond the boundaries of the district as already established.
(b) It shall then be the duty of the county court to give notice in a newspaper published in the county where the lands lie, describing the additional lands which have been assessed.
(c) The owners of real property so assessed shall be allowed twenty (20) days after the publication of the notice to file with the county clerk their protest against being included within the district.
(d) The county court shall, at its next session, investigate the question of whether the lands beyond the boundaries of the district so assessed by the commissioners will in fact be benefited or damaged by the making of the improvement.
(e) From its finding in that regard, either the property owners affected by the assessment or the commissioners of the district may appeal to the circuit court within twenty (20) days.
(f) If the finding is in favor of the commissioners, the limits of the district shall be extended so as to embrace any lands that may be affected by the making of the improvement.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 7 - Water and Soil Improvement Districts
Chapter 121 - Drainage Improvement Districts Generally
Subchapter 4 - District Operation Generally
§ 14-121-401. Plans for improvements
§ 14-121-402. Assessment of benefits and damages within district
§ 14-121-403. Assessment of lands outside of district — Hearing — Extension of boundaries
§ 14-121-404. Filing the assessment — Notice
§ 14-121-405. Hearing on complaints — Appeal
§ 14-121-406. Acquiescence to assessment or failure to assess — Effect of demand for assessment
§ 14-121-407. Reassessment of benefits — Appeals
§ 14-121-408. Alteration of plans — Reassessment
§ 14-121-410. Effect of reassessment
§ 14-121-411. Benefits to lands in other districts — Assessments
§ 14-121-412. District continuance — Additional levy
§ 14-121-420. Payment of assessments in drainage districts — Interest
§ 14-121-421. Payment of assessments in improvement districts — Interest
§ 14-121-422. Procedure for levy of tax — Preliminary expenses — Validation of prior levies
§ 14-121-423. Validity of assessment or levy when error appears in description, etc
§ 14-121-424. Insufficiency of tax — Additional levy
§ 14-121-425. Collection of taxes generally — Extension on county tax books
§ 14-121-426. Time for payment of tax — Delinquency
§ 14-121-427. Notice of proceedings for collection of taxes
§ 14-121-428. Trial date — Suit by bondholder
§ 14-121-433. Land subject to improvement district tax lien — Sale and resale
§ 14-121-440. Bonds — Prohibitions
§ 14-121-441. Issuing bonds and evidences of debt to hasten work — Terms of bonds
§ 14-121-442. Security for bonds — Levy and collection of tax — Default in payment of bonds
§ 14-121-443. Tax to pay off bonds issued for preliminary expenses
§ 14-121-444. Issuance of certificates of indebtedness for maintenance — Appeal