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Montana Title 85. Water Use § 85-8-323. Hearing and notice on preliminary report

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Upon the filing of the preliminary report the court or the presiding judge thereof shall by order fix a time and place when and where the same shall be heard at some general or special term of said court, not less than 30 days from the filing of said report. Notice of the time and place of hearing upon said preliminary report shall be given to all interested persons by publishing a brief notice of the filing of said report, including a brief statement of the substance of said report, in one or more newspapers published in each county in which any land in said proposed drainage district shall be situated (or, if no newspaper is published in said county, in one or more newspapers in an adjoining county) once in each week for 3 successive weeks prior to the day appointed for hearing thereon. Said notice shall:

(1) describe all lands included by said report in said district which were not included therein by the petition and state that such lands are to be included in said district; and

(2) describe all lands excluded from said district which were by the petition included therein and shall state that such lands are to be excluded from said district.

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