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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-235-305

Tapping of sewers

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Smith v. Paragould Light & Water Commission (1990)

Most recently applied in Intents, Inc. v. Southwestern Electric Power Co. (February 2011)

Acts 1881, No. 84, § 18, p. 161; 1889, No. 18, § 4, p. 17; C. & M

(1) The city council shall regulate, by ordinance, the terms, time, and manner, and the compensation which shall be paid by the private parties not building sewers under orders of the municipal board of health under this act, upon compliance with which the parties may tap the sewers of the municipality.

(2) No person shall be allowed to tap any sewer without paying in proportion to the value of his property to be benefited by it, as compared with the value of the property taxed in the district and the actual cost of the sewer.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.