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.
[C97, § 1248; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1004; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 60.5]
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §74, 115
2002 amendment takes effect January 1, 2003, and applies to elections held on or after that date; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §115
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