Okla. Stat. tit. 82, § 82-607
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Hearing on appraisals
Official statutory text
Any property owner may accept the appraisals in his favor of
benefits, made by the appraisers, and shall be construed to have
done so unless he shall before the date set for hearing in the
notice by publication provided for in the preceding section, file
exceptions to said report or to any appraisals of benefits. All
exceptions shall be heard by the court, on the day set for hearing,
or in case of necessity on order of the court, beginning not less
than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) days after the date set
for the hearing herein, and determined in advance of other business
so as to carry out, liberally, the purposes and needs of the
district. The court may, if it deems necessary, return the report
to the Board of appraisers for their further consideration and
amendment, and enter its order to that effect, and new notice shall
be published as provided herein as to any changes made, but shall
not be necessary as to the whole report. If, however, the appraisal
roll as a whole is referred back to the appraisers, the court shall
not resume the hearing thereon, but new notice shall be given. But,
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the court may, without losing jurisdiction over the roll, or without
giving new notice, order the appraisers to recast the roll when the
order of the court specified the precise character of the changes
thereof.
The district, by its Board of directors and any property owner
may accept the appraisals of damages and of the value of lands to be
taken made by the appraisers by filing their written acceptance with
the proper court clerk. And if within thirty (30) days both the
district and the said owner or public or private corporation shall
not have filed written acceptance as above, the district, through
its Board of directors, shall bring condemnation proceedings to
acquire the rights appraised as provided for by the condemnation
laws of the state.
benefits, made by the appraisers, and shall be construed to have
done so unless he shall before the date set for hearing in the
notice by publication provided for in the preceding section, file
exceptions to said report or to any appraisals of benefits. All
exceptions shall be heard by the court, on the day set for hearing,
or in case of necessity on order of the court, beginning not less
than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) days after the date set
for the hearing herein, and determined in advance of other business
so as to carry out, liberally, the purposes and needs of the
district. The court may, if it deems necessary, return the report
to the Board of appraisers for their further consideration and
amendment, and enter its order to that effect, and new notice shall
be published as provided herein as to any changes made, but shall
not be necessary as to the whole report. If, however, the appraisal
roll as a whole is referred back to the appraisers, the court shall
not resume the hearing thereon, but new notice shall be given. But,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 82. Waters and Water Rights Page 100
the court may, without losing jurisdiction over the roll, or without
giving new notice, order the appraisers to recast the roll when the
order of the court specified the precise character of the changes
thereof.
The district, by its Board of directors and any property owner
may accept the appraisals of damages and of the value of lands to be
taken made by the appraisers by filing their written acceptance with
the proper court clerk. And if within thirty (30) days both the
district and the said owner or public or private corporation shall
not have filed written acceptance as above, the district, through
its Board of directors, shall bring condemnation proceedings to
acquire the rights appraised as provided for by the condemnation
laws of the state.
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