§ 41-7-313 — Hearings on commissioners' report; payment of costs when objections dismissed

In case the petition or proceedings are dismissed as provided
herein, a judgment shall be entered against the petitioners and
in favor of the commissioners for the costs, expenses, and
liabilities incurred in said proceedings, for the benefit of
those who have rendered services or advanced money in the
prosecution of said proceedings, or have recovered costs on
successful contests therein. Before any such judgment is
entered, said commissioners shall file with the clerk of the
district court, in which said proceedings were instituted, an
itemized statement of such costs and expenses, duly verified,
upon which an order shall issue, requiring said petitioners to
show cause before said court, at a time and place named, why
judgment should not be entered against said petitioners for the
amount of said costs and expenses. Notice of the hearing on said
order, to show cause, shall be given to said petitioners, by
mailing to each a copy thereof, to their last known post office
address, at least twenty (20) days prior to the time set for
hearing, and by publication of the same in one (1) or more
newspapers, published in the county, where the proceedings are
pending, at least three (3) successive weeks prior to the day
set for such hearing. Said motion need not contain an itemized
statement of said account. All petitioners shall, among
themselves, contribute in the payment of said judgment, in
proportion to the number of acres of land they have within the
boundaries of the proposed district at the time of filing said
petition.