(a) As soon as the ordinance levying the assessment is passed, the title to the water system and plant, the title to the electric light system and plant theretofore acquired or constructed by separate water and light districts in the city, and the title to all other property of every kind and wherever situate owned by the separate districts shall vest in the consolidated district.
(b) The consolidated district shall be and become liable for all legal debts contracted by either of the separate districts and shall be obligated to pay them as they fall due.
(c)
(1) All valid mortgages, pledges, or liens made or given by the separate districts shall continue and remain in full force and effect until the debts which they secure have been paid and discharged.
(2) The separate districts shall remain severally liable, so far as their creditors are concerned, for all debts contracted by them until the debts shall have been discharged.
(d) As to the creditors of the separate districts, nothing in this chapter shall affect any uncollected assessments of the separate districts or the lien thereof until the respective debts of the districts have been paid in full.
(e) After the passage of the ordinance levying the assessments for the consolidated district, the assessments theretofore levied by the separate districts shall cease to be a lien as between grantor and grantee of real property located in the separate district.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 13 - Public Utility Improvement Districts
Chapter 218 - Consolidated Water And Light Improvement Districts
§ 14-218-101. Scope of chapter — Applicability of general laws
§ 14-218-102. Purpose of districts
§ 14-218-103. Petition for establishment of district
§ 14-218-104. Publication of ordinance establishing district
§ 14-218-105. Hearing on petition — Notice — Review
§ 14-218-106. Petition to take over light and water plant
§ 14-218-107. Appointment of board of improvement — Oath
§ 14-218-108. Plans for improvements
§ 14-218-109. Appointment of assessors — Oath — Compensation
§ 14-218-110. Assessments and corrections
§ 14-218-111. Notice of filing of assessments
§ 14-218-112. Appeal from assessment
§ 14-218-113. Payment of assessments
§ 14-218-114. Form of assessment ordinance — Lien on real property
§ 14-218-116. Copy of assessment delivered to collector — Warrant for collection
§ 14-218-117. Collector's notice — Publication
§ 14-218-118. School property subject to assessment
§ 14-218-119. Vesting of title in consolidated district — Liability of separate districts
§ 14-218-120. Conveyance of property to consolidated district
§ 14-218-121. Retirement of bonds of separate districts before maturity
§ 14-218-122. Annual revision of assessments
§ 14-218-123. Revised assessment list filed with city clerk — Notice
§ 14-218-124. Appeal from reassessment
§ 14-218-125. Computation of tax upon reassessment
§ 14-218-127. Operation of plants by city — Use of income
§ 14-218-128. Use of funds for improvements outside city
§ 14-218-129. Powers of board concerning improvements
§ 14-218-130. Contractors' bonds
§ 14-218-131. Bonds — Issuance