§ 41-9-126 — Organization of commission; examination of lands; contents of preliminary report

(a) Within ten (10) days after said commissioners shall be
appointed and qualified they shall meet and organize by electing
one (1) of their number secretary, and as soon as may be
thereafter, they shall personally examine the lands in said
district and make a preliminary report to the court, which
report shall state:
(i) Whether said proposed work is necessary, or would
be of utility in carrying out the purposes of the petition;
(ii) Whether the proposed work would promote the
public health;
(iii) Whether the proposed work would promote the
public welfare;
(iv) Whether the total benefits from said proposed
work will exceed the cost thereof together with the damages
resulting therefrom; and in arriving at this they shall include
all benefits and all damages resulting therefrom both within and
without said district;
(v) Said commissioners shall in said report fix as
near as may be and report to the court the boundaries of said
proposed drainage district. Said boundaries shall not be so
changed from those in the petition described as to deprive the
court of jurisdiction by reason of not having on the petition
the required number of signers owning land within said changed
boundaries.