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Arkansas municipalities are creatures of the state. As creatures of the state, cities have only powers granted to them by the Arkansas Constitution and statutes passed by Arkansas General Assembly. This is Dillon's Rule and it states:
"Municipal corporation possess and can exercise the following powers, and no others (1) Those granted in express words (by the state legislature); (2) Those necessarily or fairly implied in or incident to the powers expressly granted; (3) Those essential to the accomplishment of the declared objects and purposes of the corporations; not simply convenient, but indispensable."
The City of Mulberry has a Mayor/Council form of government.
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