(a) Any city of the first class in this state is created and constituted a special improvement district and shall be a public agency and body politic and corporate under the name of the city with the words “Special Improvement District”, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and have perpetual succession for the purposes hereinafter designated.
(b) The district may have a common seal and may make such bylaws and regulations from time to time as may be deemed proper, not inconsistent with this chapter or the laws of this state, for the purpose of carrying into effect the object of its creation.
(c) The district may appoint all officers and agents which it deems necessary and suitable for the conduct of the business of the corporation and may do all other acts and things not inconsistent with the laws of this state which may be proper to carry into effect the purposes and object of this chapter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 5 - Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
Chapter 71 - Improvement Districts for Colleges and Universities
§ 6-71-103. City of first class — Special improvement district
§ 6-71-104. Management commission
§ 6-71-105. Public notice of passage of chapter — Methods of approval
§ 6-71-106. Multidistrict counties
§ 6-71-107. Board of assessors — Assessment procedure
§ 6-71-108. Apportionment of assessments — Annual installments
§ 6-71-109. Assessment as lien on real property
§ 6-71-111. Limitation on assessments
§ 6-71-112. Assessment of railroads, tramroads, etc
§ 6-71-113. Maintenance assessments
§ 6-71-114. Collector and treasurer
§ 6-71-115. Borrowing of money — Bonds
§ 6-71-116. Warrant for collection of assessments — Form
§ 6-71-117. Publication of notice for collection
§ 6-71-118. Delinquent assessment — Penalty
§ 6-71-119. Suit to enforce lien
§ 6-71-120. Exhibition of resolutions or documents unnecessary
§ 6-71-121. Suits against several owners may be joined
§ 6-71-122. Owner as defendant — Proceedings in rem
§ 6-71-123. Summons — Return day — Default
§ 6-71-124. Constructive service
§ 6-71-125. Suits have precedence over other cases
§ 6-71-127. Suit in name of district
§ 6-71-128. Direction for sale of property
§ 6-71-129. Correction of description of property
§ 6-71-130. Commissioner's deed to purchaser
§ 6-71-131. Sale to best bidder or district
§ 6-71-132. Allowance to special commissioner for sale of land
§ 6-71-133. Certificate of purchase
§ 6-71-135. Reimbursement for assessments paid by purchaser
§ 6-71-136. Appeals to Supreme Court
§ 6-71-137. Notice by publication
§ 6-71-138. Appointment of guardian ad litem
§ 6-71-139. Power to hold and acquire property