The provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to the following counties: Ashley, Carroll, Cross, Chicot, Lee, Prairie, Lawrence, Franklin, Van Buren, Jackson, Greene, Lincoln, Nevada, Hempstead, Faulkner, Madison, Monroe, Yell, Lonoke, White, Clay, Lafayette, Crawford, St. Francis, Polk, Phillips, Benton, Boone, Columbia, Clark, Calhoun, Ouachita, Scott, Dallas, Drew, Independence, Sharp, Miller, Izard, Little River, Union, Howard, Logan, Stone, Bradley, Grant, Craighead, Hot Spring, Baxter, Randolph, Sevier, Woodruff, Fulton, Montgomery, and Johnson.