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is made. The clerk of the district shall record that information |
| in a book kept for that purpose. Within 10 days after the filing, |
| each person assessed must be notified of the assessment by having |
| an authentic copy of the assessment, with an order of notice signed |
| by the clerk of the district, stating the time and place for a |
| hearing upon the subject matter of the assessments, given to each |
| person so assessed or left at the person's usual place of abode in |
| the district. If the person has no place of abode in the district, |
| then the notice must be given or left at the abode of the person's |
| tenant or lessee if the person has one in the district. If the |
| person has no tenant or lessee in the district, then notice must be |
| posted in some conspicuous place in the vicinity of the lot or |
| parcel of land so assessed at least 30 days before the hearing. |
| The notice may be given by publishing it once a week for 3 |
| successive weeks in any newspaper of general circulation in the |
| district, the first publication to be at least 30 days before the |
| hearing. A return made upon a copy of the notice by a constable in |
| a municipality within the district or by a sheriff or deputy |
| sheriff or the production of the newspaper containing the notice is |
| conclusive evidence that the notice has been given. At the |
| hearing, the trustees have the authority to revise, increase or |
| diminish any of the assessments, and all revisions, increases or |
| diminutions must be in writing and recorded by the clerk of the |
| district. |