Section 18-60-505 - Proof(a) After proof of publication of the notice as stated in § 18-60-503 has been filed, the court shall require the petitioner to prove all the allegations of the petition.(b) Proof may be by depositions or by testimony ore tenus at the bar of the court.Acts 1899, No. 79, § 4, p. 133; C. & M. Dig., § 8367; Pope's Dig., § 10963; Acts 1975, No. 459, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 34-1906.