(a) Upon the filing of the petition, it shall be the duty of the county clerk to give notice of the filing thereof, describing the territory to be affected and calling upon all persons who wish to be heard upon the question of the establishment of the district, to appear before the county court on a day to be fixed in the notice.
(b) The notice shall be published once a week for two (2) weeks in some newspaper published and having a bona fide circulation in the district where the lands affected are situated.
(c) This notice may be in the following form:
“Notice is given that a petition has been filed praying for the formation of a road improvement district for the purpose of The petition is on file at the office of the County Clerk of County, where it is open to inspection. All persons desiring to be heard on the question of the formation of the district will be heard by the county court on the day of , 19 The following lands are affected: (Here give description of lands affected; the same may be described by using the largest subdivision possible). County Clerk.”
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Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 19 - Roadways, Bridges, and Parking Improvement Districts
Chapter 317 - Rural Road Improvement Districts
§ 14-317-103. Petition for district formation — In general
§ 14-317-104. Notice of petition
§ 14-317-105. Circulation of identical petitions
§ 14-317-106. Hearing on petition — Appeal
§ 14-317-107. District as body corporate
§ 14-317-108. Commissioners' oath
§ 14-317-109. Board organization — Vacancy
§ 14-317-110. Liability of board members
§ 14-317-113. Sale of acquired lands
§ 14-317-115. Plans for improvement — Assessor
§ 14-317-116. County clerk — Collector
§ 14-317-117. Alteration of plans
§ 14-317-118. Signatures prerequisite to levy — Five year freeze on assessment increase
§ 14-317-119. Assessment order — Lien — Remedy
§ 14-317-120. Filing assessments — Notice — Hearing
§ 14-317-121. Interest on assessment
§ 14-317-123. Additional levies for payment of bonds
§ 14-317-124. Payment of levies — Delinquency
§ 14-317-126. Priority of actions — Appeals
§ 14-317-128. Negotiable notes or bonds — Mortgages
§ 14-317-129. Contractors' bonds
§ 14-317-130. Estimate of work completed — Payment of contractors
§ 14-317-131. Preliminary expenses after failure to make improvement
§ 14-317-132. District's continued existence — Levies for repair
§ 14-317-133. Disposition of funds
§ 14-317-134. Changing assessment of benefits when property is transferred