Arkansas § 2-38-108 - Certificate of appraisement.
Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 2-38-108 — Certificate of appraisement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-38-108. Certificate of appraisement.
Every justice of the peace, on receiving notice of any animal being taken up, shall forthwith appoint three (3) appraisers, who shall be citizen householders of the county, to appraise and describe the animal. The appraisers appointed shall, as soon as practicable, proceed to view the animal and make out a detailed description, stating the marks, brands, age, color, stature, and value thereof, which description and valuation shall be signed by the appraisers and sworn to before the justice appointing them. For their services, they shall each receive the sum of fifty cents (50¢). The description and valuation so sworn to shall be delivered by the appraisers to the justice of the peace, who shall deliver to the person taking up the animal a copy thereof. The original of the certificate of appraisement of the justice shall, within ten (10) days, be deposited into the office of the clerk of the county court of his or her county. The justice, at the time of depositing the certificate of appraisement with the clerk for record, shall also file with the clerk the bond required by this subchapter, which bond shall be kept by the clerk.
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What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 2-38-108 cover?
Section 2-38-108 ("Certificate of appraisement.") 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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