If application is filed by the owner of the land on one side of a stream only, notice must be given to the owner of the land on the opposite side by serving him in the same manner as is provided for service of owners in Section 18-1-8, and if the owner be a minor or person of unsound mind, a guardian ad litem must be appointed as provided in Section 18-1A-275.
Ala. Code § 18-2-4 (1975)