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Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-298-105. Viewers

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) On presentation of the petition and proof of notice of publication as set out in § 14-298-102 and if the county court is satisfied that proper notice has been given in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the court shall appoint three (3) disinterested citizens of the county as viewers, who shall also:

(1) Be a jury to assess and determine the compensation to be paid in money for the property sought to be appropriated, without deduction for benefits to any property of the owners; and

(2) Assess and determine what damages each owner of the lands over which the road is to run shall suffer by the opening and construction of the road.

(b) The county court shall issue its order directing the viewers to proceed on a day to be named in the order to view, survey, and lay out or alter the road and also determine whether the public convenience requires that the road, or any part thereof, shall be established.

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