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(4) If in the opinion of any person whose real estate is assessed, his property has been assessed too high or has been erroneously or illegally assesbed, at any time before the date of such hearing he may file written Objections to such assess- ments, stating the ground of such objections, which statement shall be verified by the affidavit of said person or some other person familiar with the facts. At such hearing the board shall hear such evidence and argument as may be offered concerning the correctness or legality of such assessment and may modify or amend the same. Any owner of property desiring to appeal from the finding of the board as to assessments, within thirty days from the finding of the board shall file with the clerk of the dis.trict court of the county in which the property is situated, a written notice making demand for a trial by the court. At the same time, the appellant shall file a bond with good and sufficient security, to be approved I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 30 such amount. All property owned by the state, counties, cities, towns, school districts or other governmental agen- cies shall be exempt from taxation or special levies under this article. (3) Prior to October fifteenth of each year in which an assessment is made, the board of directors shall appoint a time and place where it will mret within the district for the purpose of hearing objections to assessments at least thirty days prior to the dates so appointed. Notice of such hearing shall be given by posting a notice thereof at or near the door of the treasurer's office in each county in said dis- trict, and by publishing said notice in a legal newspaper not less than three consecutive times within a period of thirty days, inunediately prior to the hearing; provided, the notice posted in each county shall be sufficient if it pertains to the property subject to assessment in said county only and need not contain the description of, or any reference to pro- perty situated in other counties also affected by such assess- ment. The notice shall contain a description of the real estate so assessed in the county in which said notice is posted and published, the amount of the assessment fixed by the board, and the time and place fixed by the board for the hearing of objections to such assessments. It shall not be necessary for the notice to contain a separate description of the lots or tracts of real estate, but it shall be suf-' ficient if the said notice shall contain such descriptions as will inform the owner whether or not his real estate is covered by such descriptions, and to inform the owner of the amount of special assessments thereon.