Opinion No.

The Honorable Cliff Hoofman State Senator P. O. Box 1038 North Little Rock, Arkansas 72115

Dear Senator Hoofman:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding Act 40 of the First Extraordinary Session of 1987. You have asked, specifically, whether a new special census is required to determine the population of Maumelle for purposes of Act 40, or whether some other means of determining population may be utilized. You note in your request that Maumelle has a population of less than 5,000 according to the most recent special census which was conducted in 1985.

Section 6 of Act 40…