Arkansas Code Title 14, Subtitle 2, Chapter 14, Subchapter 9 - Legislative Procedures

• § 14-14-901 - Legislative Authority.
  The legislative power of county government is vested in the quorum court of each county of the state, subject to the limitations imposed by...
• § 14-14-902 - Quorum Court Administration.
  (a) Secretariat. (1) The secretariat of the county quorum court shall be the clerk of the county court of each county unless otherwise provided...
• § 14-14-903 - Record of Proceedings.
  (a) Minutes. The quorum court of each county shall provide for the keeping of written minutes which include the final vote on each ordinance...
• § 14-14-904 - Procedures Generally.
  (a) Time and Place of Quorum Court Assembly. (1) (A) (i) The justices of the peace elected in each county shall assemble and organize...
• § 14-14-905 - Adoption and Amendment of Ordinances Generally.
  (a) Introduction of Ordinances and Amendments to Existing Ordinances. A county ordinance or amendment to an ordinance may be introduced only by a justice...
• § 14-14-906 - Penalties for Violation of Ordinances.
  (a) Authority to Establish. (1) (A) A county quorum court may fix penalties for the violation of any ordinance, and these penalties may be...
• § 14-14-907 - Appropriation Ordinances.
  (a) (1) Generally. An appropriation ordinance or amendment to an appropriation ordinance is defined as a measure by which the county quorum court designates...
• § 14-14-908 - Emergency Ordinances or Amendments.
  (a) Generally. An emergency ordinance or emergency amendments to existing ordinances may be introduced in the manner provided by law for the introduction of...
• § 14-14-909 - Incorporation by Reference.
  (a) For the purpose of this section, "code" means any published compilation of rules which has been prepared by various technical trade associations, model...
• § 14-14-910 - Interlocal Agreements.
  (a) Generally. The county court of each county may contract, cooperate, or join with any one (1) or more other governments or public agencies,...
• § 14-14-911 - Veto of Ordinances or Amendments.
  (a) Authority to Veto. The county judge of each county shall preside over the county quorum court with the power of veto.(b) Limitations of...
• § 14-14-912 - Veto Override.
  (a) Power of Veto Override. The quorum court of each county shall have the power to override the veto of the county judge.(b) Vote...
• § 14-14-913 - Adoption and Amendment of Resolutions.
  (a) A county resolution or amendment to a resolution may be introduced only by a justice of the peace of the county.(b) No resolution...
• § 14-14-914 - Initiative and Referendum Generally.
  (a) County Legislative Powers Reserved. The powers of initiative and referendum are reserved to the electors of each county government pursuant to Arkansas Constitution,...
• § 14-14-915 - Initiative and Referendum Requirements.
  (a) Style Requirements of Petitions. A petition for county initiative or referendum filed by the electors shall: (1) Embrace only a single comprehensive topic...
• § 14-14-916 - Judicial Jurisdiction Over Initiative and Referendum.
  (a) Jurisdiction of Circuit Court. Jurisdiction is vested upon the circuit courts to hear and determine petitions for writs of mandamus, injunctions, and all...
• § 14-14-917 - Initiative and Referendum Elections.
  (a) Time of Election for Initiative and Referendum Measures. (1) Initiative. Initiative petition measures shall be considered by the electors only at a regular...
• § 14-14-918 - Passage of Initiative and Referendum Measures.
  (a) Recording of Enactment. Upon passage of any initiative or referendum measure by the electors, the county clerk shall record the enactment in the...
• § 14-14-919 - Referendum Petitions on County Bond Issue.
  All referendum petitions under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7, against any measure, as the term is used and defined in Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7, pertaining...

Last modified: November 15, 2016