(a) The county clerk shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing, and in the notice he shall include a statement that any person is entitled to appear at the hearing, challenge the form and allegations of the petition, and contest the proposition that the projects to be undertaken by the proposed district would benefit the land inside its boundaries.(b) The county clerk may deliver the notice to any adult who is willing to execute it as directed by Section 53.018 of this code. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 398, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. 8/30/1971.