§ 14-40-605 - Confirmation of annexation.
14-40-605. Confirmation of annexation.
(a) If no notice shall be given within thirty (30) days from the making of the order of annexation by the county court, the proceeding before the court shall in all things be confirmed, if the city or incorporated town council shall, by ordinance or resolution, accept the territory.
(b) (1) If the council accepts the territory, the county clerk shall duly certify one (1) copy of the plat of the annexed territory and one (1) copy of the order of the court and the resolution or ordinance of the council. The clerk shall forward a copy of each document to the Secretary of State, who shall file and preserve them. The clerk shall forward one (1) copy of the plat of the annexed territory and one (1) copy of the order of the court to the Director of the Tax Division of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, who shall file and preserve them and shall notify all utility companies having property in the municipality of the annexation.
(2) The clerk shall forward a certified copy of the order of the court to the council.