60.5 - ORGANIZATION AND TRIAL.

        60.5  ORGANIZATION AND TRIAL.
         The clerk of the court shall, immediately after the filing of the
      statement, notify the judges herein named, and fix a day for the
      organization of the court within two days thereafter, and also notify
      the parties to the contest.  The judges shall meet on the day fixed,
      and organize the court, and make and announce such rules for the
      trial of the case as they shall think necessary for the protection of
      the rights of each party and a just and speedy trial of the case, and
      commence the trial of the case as early as practicable thereafter,
      and so arrange for and conduct the trial that a final determination
      of the same and judgment shall be rendered at least six days before
      the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next
      following.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C97, § 1248; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1004; C46, 50, 54, 58,
      62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 60.5] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         2002 Acts, ch 1134, §74, 115