41-9-270. Drained lands outside of district; filing of commissioners' assessment report; hearing; trial; amendment or confirmation of report.
The commissioners shall file their said report and assessments in court. The court shall by order require said owners to show cause at a time and place therein fixed, not less than twenty (20) days after the service of said order, why said report and assessments should not be confirmed. And on the hearing on said order to show cause if a jury trial is demanded the court shall frame issues on benefits and damages and empanel a jury or adjourn the hearing thereon until a jury is in attendance and take the verdict of a jury on such issues. All other issues arising on said report shall be tried by the court. The court shall order all necessary amendments of said report and make written findings of fact and when said report is amended shall by order confirm the same.