§ 41-7-308 — Hearings on commissioners' report; filing of objections; notice generally

Upon the filing of the said report, the court or judge thereof,
shall make and enter an order fixing the time and place when and
where all persons interested may appear and object to the
confirmation thereof. All objections shall be in writing and
shall clearly specify the grounds of objection and shall be
filed in the office of the clerk of court wherein said report is
filed at least five (5) days prior to the date set for the
hearing. The clerk of said court shall cause notice of the time
and place of such hearing to be given to all parties interested,
which notice shall contain a brief description of the lands
benefited and damaged, together with the net damage awarded the
several tracts, parcels, easements and corporations to which
damages are awarded, and the sum in each case assessed for
benefits and cost of construction against the several benefited
parcels, tracts, easements and corporations, and the amount of
water apportioned to each acre of land in the district. Said
notice shall be published for at least three (3) consecutive
weeks, prior to the day set for the hearing, in one (1)
newspaper published in each county in which said lands, or any
part thereof within said district are situate (and if no
newspaper is published in said county, in some newspaper in an
adjoining county), and by serving a copy of such notice on each
of the persons or corporations by said report recommended to be
assessed, or whose lands are by said report recommended to be
included in said district, and who resides in any of the
counties in which any lands of the proposed district are
situated, at least twelve (12) days before the day of hearing in
the same manner that a summons is required to be served;
provided, absence from the county of such person, or corporation
shall excuse personal service, whereupon due publication of such
notice shall be sufficient service.