Opinion No.

The Honorable N.B. "Nap" Murphy State Representative South Main Street Hamburg, Arkansas 71646

The Honorable Jack Gibson State Senator P. O. Box 37 Dermott, Arkansas 71661

Dear Representative Murphy and Senator Gibson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on several questions involving the expenditures of municipal courts established under Act 128 of 1947, which is codified as Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated 16-17-301, et seq. Your questions have been answered in the order presented.

1. Are the city and county responsible equally for the payment of salaries and expenses of a…