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Ark. Code Ann. § 14-54-101

Body corporate and politic

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Stromwall v. Van Hoose (2007)

Most recently applied in 2014 Ark. App. 731 - Collins v. Hall (December 2014)

Acts 1875, No. 1, § 10, p. 1; C. & M

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Cities or incorporated towns organized under the provisions of this subtitle are declared to be bodies politic and corporate, under the name and style of “The city of ” or “The incorporated town of,” as the case may be, capable to:

(1) Sue and be sued;

(2) Contract and be contracted with;

(3) Acquire, hold, and possess real and personal property;

(4) Associate with other municipalities for the promotion of their general welfare;

(5) Join with other municipalities in the purchase of equipment, supplies, or services;

(6) Have a common seal and change and alter it at pleasure; and

(7) Exercise such other powers and have such other privileges as are incident to other corporations of like character or degree, not inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle or the general laws of this state.

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.