85-8-424. Confirmation of commissioners' report of assessments. The commissioners shall file their 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 20 days after the service of said order, why said report and assessments should not be confirmed. On the hearing of said order to show cause, if a jury trial is demanded, the court shall frame issues on benefits and damages and impanel a jury or adjourn the hearing thereon until some term of court when 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.
History: En. Sec. 91, Ch. 129, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7355, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 7355, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 89-2811.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 4. Alteration of District
85-8-401. Alterations or additions to district -- petition required
85-8-402. Hearing -- notice and service
85-8-403. Court order -- dismissal of petition
85-8-404. Appeals and assessments
85-8-405. Exclusion of lands from district
85-8-406. Court action -- parties
85-8-407. Complaint required -- contents
85-8-409. Rules of practice applicable
85-8-410. Court order excluding lands
85-8-412. through 85-8-420 reserved
85-8-421. Procedure to bring other drained lands into district
85-8-422. Court order for annexation -- appeal
85-8-423. Assessments against annexed lands
85-8-424. Confirmation of commissioners' report of assessments