Ark. Const. art. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARKANSAS OF 1874 § Amend. 55 Revision of County Government

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• Citation: Ark. Const. art. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARKANSAS OF 1874 § Amend. 55

� 1. Power of quorum court.

(a) A county acting through its Quorum Court may exercise local legislative authority not denied by the Constitution or by law.

(b) No county may declare any act a felony or exercise any authority not relating to county affairs.

(c) A county may, for any public purpose, contract, cooperate, or join with any other county, or with any political subdivisions of the State or any other states or their political subdivisions, or with the United States.

� 2. Composition of quorum court - Power over elective offices.

(a) No county's Quorum Court shall be comprised of fewer than nine (9) justices of the peace, nor comprised of more than fifteen (15) justices of the peace. The number of justices of the peace that comprise a county's Quorum Court shall be determined by law. The county's Election Commission shall, after each decennial census, divide the county into convenient and single member districts so that the Quorum Court shall be based upon the inhabitants of the county with each member representing, as nearly as practicable, an equal number thereof.

(b) The Quorum Court may create, consolidate, separate, revise, or abandon any elective county office or offices except during the term thereof; provided, however, that a majority of those voting on the question at a general election have approved said action.

� 3. Power of county judge.

The County Judge, in addition to other powers and duties provided for by the Constitution and by law, shall preside over the Quorum Court without a vote but with the power of veto; authorize and approve disbursement of appropriated county funds; operate the system of county roads; administer ordinances enacted by the Quorum Court; have custody of county property; hire county employees, except those persons employed by other elected officials of the county.