Sec. 7. (a) Upon the filing of a petition described in section 4 of this chapter, the clerk of the court shall do the following:

(1) Fix by endorsement upon the petition a day in the next term of the court, not less than twenty (20) days later than the date of the filing of the petition, for the hearing.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-27-8-7

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • district: refers to a drainage maintenance and repair district. See Indiana Code 14-27-8-2
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) Give notice of the filing and hearing at least ten (10) days before the day fixed for the hearing as follows:

(A) By summons, which shall be served by United States mail, return receipt requested.

(B) For owners of land in the city or town, by reading to the legislative body of the city or town or a majority of the members.

(C) By posting notice in five (5) of the most public places within the proposed district.

(D) By posting one (1) notice at the door of the courthouse in the county in which the petition is filed.

(E) For nonresidents of Indiana, by publication one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

     (b) When notified under subsection (a), the legislative body shall make every reasonable effort to see that landowners in the city or town included in the proposed district are informed of the proposed district.

[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-2-21-3(a), (b), (c) part.]

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.20.