Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-603

Order for annexation

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Town of Houston v. Carden (1998)

Most recently applied in City of Jacksonville v. City of Sherwood (November 2008)

Acts 1875, No. 1, § 80, p. 1; C. & M

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(1) After the hearing, if the county court shall be satisfied that the allegations of the petition were sustained by the proof, if the court shall be satisfied that the requirements for signatures under § 14-40-601 have been complied with, and if the court shall be satisfied that the limits of the territory to be annexed have been accurately described and an accurate map thereof made and filed, and that the prayer of the petitioner is right and proper, then the court shall enter its order granting the petition and annexing the territory.

(2) The order shall be recorded by the clerk of the county.

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.