§ 14-123-204 - Consolidation of districts and boards -- Cooperation with other states. - Arkansas Statutes

14-123-204. Consolidation of districts and boards -- Cooperation with other states.

(a) Wherever it shall be made to appear in any way that there shall be land in two (2) or more counties subject to overflow from the same crevasses or direction, and which can be protected by the same system of levees, the directors of the several levee districts of the two (2) or more counties may, by the consent of the county courts of counties entered of record, consolidate their several districts into one (1) district, and the directors shall constitute the board of directors for the consolidated district and shall represent their several districts in the consolidated districts.

(b) The board of the consolidated district shall elect a president, a secretary and treasurer, and an auditor, and allow such salary to each as his services may justify.

(c) The levee board shall control and supervise the interests of the consolidated levee system, and the officers of all county levee boards within the system shall report to the board of directors through their county directors.

(d) The board may cooperate with any levee board of another state if necessary to complete their system of levees.