§1624. Notice of appointment and meeting of appraisers; oath; organization

The secretary of the board of commissioners of the drainage district shall notify each of the appraisers of his appointment by written or printed notice, in which shall be stated the time and place for the first meeting of the appraisers.

The secretary of the board of commissioners shall attend the meeting, and shall furnish to the appraisers a complete list of all lands within the drainage district or within any sub-drainage district which is to be reclaimed, or adjacent to the district or sub-district as may be affected by the carrying out and putting into effect of the plan for reclamation, with the names of owners of the lands as of the date of the filing of the petition for reclamation. The secretary shall also furnish the appraisers a copy of the plan for reclamation, with all maps and profiles, as prepared by the engineer of the district.

The appraisers at or before the meeting shall each take and subscribe to an oath, in which shall appear the facts necessary to show that the appraiser is qualified to act as an appraiser, and further to the effect that he will faithfully and impartially discharge his duties as appraiser and make true report of the work done by him and the other appraisers.

The appraisers shall also at the meeting elect one of their number as chairman, and the secretary of the board of commissioners shall be ex-officio secretary of the board of appraisers during their continuance in office. A majority of the appraisers shall constitute a quorum and shall control the action of the board of appraisers on all questions.