Lee v. City of Pine Bluff

In Arkansas, cities are creatures of the General Assembly and exercise only those rights and privileges conferred upon them by law. Likewise their responsibilities are generally defined by statute. The legislature has granted cities the right to annex contiguous territory under certain circumstances. The majority opinion correctly identifies the appropriate statutory authority as Ark. Stat. Ann. § 19-307 et seq. This statute specifies the five conditions for annexation. Any one of the five grounds qualifies the area for possible annexation. However, Ark. Stat. Ann. § 19-307.1 states:

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