(70 ILCS 605/3-7) (from Ch. 42, par. 3-7)
Sec. 3-7.
Hearing.
At the hearing, the court shall determine whether or not the requisite
number of owners owning the required acreage of land signed the petition or
joined as petitioners. The affidavit of one or more credible persons may be
taken as prima facie evidence of the sufficiency of the signing of the
petition. Any owner of land situated within the proposed district may, at
or prior to the time fixed for hearing, file objections to the sufficiency
of the petition on the ground that it does not fulfill the requirements of
Section 3-3, and, after filing such objections, may be heard with
reference thereto and introduce evidence thereon.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 512.)
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