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.