Section 27-204 - Respondents; summonses(a) Each landowner who has not signed the petition is a respondent.(b)(1) The designated officer shall issue a summons to be served on each respondent.(2) A summons may be served by publication as to any respondent who cannot be served as provided by law.(c)(1) If a mortgage is held on land in the proposed drainage district, notice of the proceedings shall be given to the holder of the mortgage in the same manner as to a respondent.(2) A mortgage holder may appear before the county commissioners or county council in person or by counsel.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.