Opinion No.

The Honorable Richard L. Barclay State Representative P.O. Box 279 Rogers, AR 72757

Dear Representative Barclay:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding township boundaries in Arkansas. Your specific questions are as follows:

1. Is there some procedure for changing or altering the boundaries of a township?

2. If there is some procedure, what is the procedure and who has the authority to change or alter the township's boundaries?

As you have noted, A.C.A. § 14-14-401 addresses the continuation of townships, and states in pertinent part that:

[t]he political townships of the…