Arkansas § 14-44-101 - Creation of wards.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 14-44-101 — Creation of wards., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14-44-101. Creation of wards.
As soon as practicable after an incorporated town becomes a city of the second class, the city council shall form the city into the number of wards that, to it, will seem to best serve the interests of the city. It shall be the duty of the council to see that each ward has as nearly an equal population to each of the other wards as would best serve the interests of the taxpayers of the city.
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Section 14-44-101 ("Creation of wards.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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