(a) The commissioners shall give to such clerk and to the petitioners six days' notice of the time and place of hearing. When they have completed their inquiries, they shall report to the court.

(b) Upon hearing, the court may accept or reject the report, in whole or in part, may make such orders as are necessary for locating and setting out such land and for the removal of obstructions thereon, may render judgment for the petitioners for such damages as they have severally sustained, may tax costs for either party, and may award execution in the premises. (Amended 2017, No. 74, § 106.)