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SD Codified L § 8-1-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-15 - Board for adjustment and settlement after reorganization, division or merger of township.

8-1-15. Board for adjustment and settlement after reorganization, division or merger of township.Within ten days after the election and qualification of the boards of supervisors of the respective townships that have been reorganized, divided, or merged as provided in §8-1-8, each of the boards shall appoint one suitable person, who shall be a legal voter of the township where appointed, and the board of county commissioners at its first meeting after the township election shall choose one disinterested person, who shall be a legal voter of the county but not a resident of either of the townships. The three persons so appointed shall constitute a board for the adjustment and settlement of all differences between the townships growing out of the division, reorganization, or merger of the original township. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0112; SL 1996, ch 58, §9.
SD Codified L § 8-1-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-16 - First meeting of board of adjustment.

8-1-16. First meeting of board of adjustment.The first meeting of such board of adjustment shall be at a time and place to be designated by the board of county commissioners at the time of its appointment. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §14; RPolC 1903, §1000; RC 1919, §6041; SDC 1939, §58.0113.
SD Codified L § 8-1-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-17 - Powers of board of adjustment--Criteria for adjustment.

8-1-17. Powers of board of adjustment--Criteria for adjustment.The board of adjustment may determine and declare what portion of the bonded or other indebtedness of the original township shall be assumed and paid by each of the new townships so organized, and also to ascertain and determine what sum either of the new townships shall pay to the other on account of school buildings or other public improvements which the township may have received prior to and retained on the division, reorganization, or merger, and also to make a just and equitable division of all money or other property belonging to the original township at the time of the division, reorganization, or merger. All such divisions and adjustments shall be made, as near as may be, on the basis of the assessed valuation of property in each of the townships, as determined by the director of equalization for the year preceding the division, reorganization, or merger, and on the value of the school buildings and other property at the time of the division, reorganization, or merger of the townships. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0112; SL 1989, ch 82, §41; SL 1996, ch 58, §10.
SD Codified L § 8-1-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-18 - Filing of determination by board of adjustment--Binding effect.

8-1-18. Filing of determination by board of adjustment--Binding effect.A written statement of the determination of such board, signed by the members or a majority thereof shall be filed with the township clerk of each of the newly organized townships and also with the county auditor, which determination, when so filed, shall be binding upon each of the townships to which the same relates. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §13; RPolC 1903, §999; RC 1919, §6040; SDC 1939, §58.0113.
SD Codified L § 8-1-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-19 - Compensation of board of adjustment.

8-1-19. Compensation of board of adjustment.Each member of the board of adjustment shall receive a sum not to exceed thirty dollars per day for each day employed in the discharge of his duties. The sum shall be paid in equal portions by the townships represented by the board. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §15; RPolC 1903, §1001; RC 1919, §6042; SDC 1939, §58.0113; SL 1981, ch 60, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-20 - Petition for separation of village from civil township--Contents and number of signers.

8-1-20. Petition for separation of village from civil township--Contents and number of signers.Whenever in any civil township, whether such civil township is or is not coextensive in area with a congressional township, containing an area platted, developed, and occupied as a village in which reside more than twenty-five percent of the legal voters of the civil township, in which village legal voters are no less than fifty in number, and which village has a population of not less than one hundred and has not been incorporated as a municipality, sixty percent of the legal voters residing in the portion of the civil township outside the area of the village shall petition the board of county commissioners, the existing or original civil township shall be divided and the area of the village and the area of the balance of the original civil township shall be set apart and each organized into a separate civil township. The said petition shall describe the original civil township, the area of the village and give the approximate number of legal voters therein, describe the area of the balance of the original civil township and give the approximate number of legal voters therein and state that it is the wish of the signers that the original civil township be divided and that the village area and the area outside the village be set apart and each organized as a separate civil township; said petition shall have endorsed thereon and attached thereto an affidavit of three or more of the signers that it is signed by sixty percent of the legal voters of the area outside the village area. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0114 as added by SL 1957, ch 484.
SD Codified L § 8-1-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-21 - Notice of consideration by county commissioners of petition for separation of village.

8-1-21. Notice of consideration by county commissioners of petition for separation of village.Upon filing such petition with the county auditor such board shall appoint a time and place for consideration of such petition, not less than twenty days thereafter, and shall cause notice thereof to be sent by regular mail or delivered personally to the township clerk and to each member of the board of supervisors of the original civil township at least twenty days before the date set for hearing. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0114 as added by SL 1957, ch 484.
SD Codified L § 8-1-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-22 - Hearing by county commissioners on separation of village from township--Decision and determination of boundaries.

8-1-22. Hearing by county commissioners on separation of village from township--Decision and determination of boundaries.At the time and place so appointed such board of county commissioners shall proceed to the consideration of such petition, and shall at the same time afford opportunity to any resident of the civil township to be affected thereby to be heard in opposition thereto, and if upon such hearing it shall appear to such board that such petition is signed by and is in accordance with the wishes of sixty percent of the legal voters of the portion of said civil township outside the area of the village, such board shall proceed at once to divide such original civil township into separate civil townships, determine and fix the boundaries of such civil townships resulting from such division. All proceedings thereupon shall be as provided in §§8-1-7 to 8-1-9, inclusive, for the division and reorganization of townships. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0114 as added by SL 1957, ch 484.
SD Codified L § 8-1-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-23 - Petition and election on abolition of township organization.

8-1-23. Petition and election on abolition of township organization.Except as provided in §8-1-28, if fifteen percent of the registered voters of any civil township, based upon the total number of registered voters at the last preceding general election, petition the township clerk, the clerk, at the direction of the board of supervisors, shall call an election. The election shall be called in the manner prescribed by law for holding special township meetings and the question shall be submitted, "Shall the civil township organization of __________ township be abolished?" "Yes." "No." The election shall be held within sixty days of the filing of the petition and in the manner provided by law for holding elections for the election of civil township officers. The township clerk shall provide a sufficient number of printed ballots for the proper conduct of the election. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0115; SL 1987, ch 67, §8; SL 2002, ch 43, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-1-23.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-23.1 - Waiting period for filing petition of abolition.

8-1-23.1. Waiting period for filing petition of abolition.No petition to abolish a township may be filed within one year following an election on the question of abolishing the township. Source: SL 2002, ch 43, §2.
SD Codified L § 8-1-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-24 - Abolition of township organization on approval by voters--Abstract of votes--Delivery of township property to county auditor.

8-1-24. Abolition of township organization on approval by voters--Abstract of votes--Delivery of township property to county auditor.If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be in favor of abolishing such civil township organization, it shall be abolished. The clerk of such township shall forthwith transmit to the county auditor, a statement of such action, together with an abstract of the number of votes cast for and against such proposition at such election. Within thirty days after the holding of such election the officers of such township shall deliver to the county auditor all township books, moneys, papers, and personal property of every kind, and shall thereupon cease to be such officers. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §§3, 4; RPolC 1903, §§1165, 1166; RC 1919, §6151; SDC 1939, §58.0116.
SD Codified L § 8-1-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-25 - Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization.

8-1-25. Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization.The county auditor shall pay all money so received to the county treasurer to be by him disposed of as provided in this chapter. The county auditor shall make an inventory of all books, records, papers, and personal property so received. The books, papers, and records shall become a part of the permanent record of such auditor's office. The auditor shall be the custodian of all personal property belonging to such civil township until it is disposed of as provided in this chapter. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §4; RPolC 1903, §1166; RC 1919, §6151; SDC 1939, §58.0116; SL 1981, ch 44, §12.
SD Codified L § 8-1-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-26 - Payment of indebtedness after abolition of township organization--Disposition of property--Tax levy for outstanding indebtedness.

8-1-26. Payment of indebtedness after abolition of township organization--Disposition of property--Tax levy for outstanding indebtedness.At its next session the board of county commissioners shall audit the accounts of such township and shall order the payment of its outstanding debts out of any money in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of such township, and shall dispose of the personal property of such township and place the proceeds of such sale in the custody of the county treasurer to the credit of such township. If there be not sufficient money for the payment of all outstanding indebtedness, the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax sufficient for such purpose upon the property situated in such territory, which shall be extended by the county auditor upon the tax lists for the year following such election and shall be collected by the county treasurer, and shall be devoted to the extinguishing of the debts of such township in the order of their priority as shown by the records of such township. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §5; RPolC 1903, §1167; RC 1919, §6151; SDC 1939, §58.0116.
SD Codified L § 8-1-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-27 - Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization.

8-1-27. Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization.At its first meeting after any township ceases to be a civil township as provided by this chapter, the board of county commissioners shall expend all money in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of such township, in excess of the amount required to pay the indebtedness of such township, for road work in such former township territory according to the laws governing such road work. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §6; RPolC 1903, §1168; RC 1919, §6152; SDC 1939, §58.0117.
SD Codified L § 8-1-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-28 - Township with real property or bonded indebtedness not permitted to abolish organization.

8-1-28. Township with real property or bonded indebtedness not permitted to abolish organization.The provisions of §§8-1-23 to 8-1-27, inclusive, relating to abolishing of township organizations shall not apply to any township having an outstanding bonded indebtedness nor to any township owning any real property. Source: SL 1897, ch 117, §7; RPolC 1903, §1169; RC 1919, §6153; SDC 1939, §58.0118.
SD Codified L § 8-1-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-29 - Reestablishment of township--Reestablishment defined.

8-1-29. Reestablishment of township--Reestablishment defined.Any township may be reestablished pursuant to §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, if such township contains at least five resident voters. For the purposes of §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, the term, reestablishment, means organizing a township that has been dissolved. Source: SL 2004, ch 71, §1.
SD Codified L § 8-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-30 - Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters.

8-1-30. Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters.Any township may be reestablished subject to approval by the voters in any unorganized congressional township as provided in §§8-1-29 to 8-1-32, inclusive, if:(1)The board of county commissioners proposes that the township be reestablished; or(2)Fifteen percent of the registered voters residing in the affected township petition the board of county commissioners proposing that the township be reestablished. Source: SL 2004, ch 71, §2.
SD Codified L § 8-1-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-31 - Public hearing on reestablishment of township--Notice.

8-1-31. Public hearing on reestablishment of township--Notice.If one of the conditions of §8-1-30 is met, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing to consider the proposed reestablishment. The hearing may be conducted in conjunction with a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. At least twenty days before the hearing, the board shall publish notice of the hearing in the official newspapers of the county. Source: SL 2004, ch 71, §3.
SD Codified L § 8-1-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships|Section 8-1-32 - Election on reestablishment of township.

8-1-32. Election on reestablishment of township.Following the hearing required in §8-1-31, the proposed reestablishment shall be decided by the voters of the affected civil townships on the date set for the township election by the board of county commissioners. Any registered voter residing in the affected portion of an unorganized congressional township shall be afforded the opportunity to vote. If a majority of the votes cast in the township are in favor of the proposed reestablishment, the proposal shall be implemented as provided in this chapter. Source: SL 2004, ch 71, §4.
SD Codified L § 8-2-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships|Section 8-2-1 - General corporate and regulatory powers.

8-2-1. General corporate and regulatory powers.Each organized township in the state is a body corporate and has power:(1)To sue and be sued;(2)To acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or other lawful means, real property within or without the limits of the township, necessary or convenient for township purposes, or for the exercise of the powers granted to the township;(3)To make such contracts and purchase and hold such personal property as may be necessary for the exercise of its corporate or administrative powers or for the protection of the property of its inhabitants, including the purchase of or contracting for fire-fighting equipment or protection;(4)To pass bylaws or ordinances for the government of such township and for the protection of the lives and property of its inhabitants, and to enforce the same in its corporate name before any magistrate;(5)To make such orders for the disposition, regulation, or use of its corporate property as may be deemed by the board of supervisors conducive to the best interests of the inhabitants. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §8; PolC 1877, ch 23, §7; CL 1887, §711; SL 1901, ch 200, §1; RPolC 1903, §1003; RC 1919, §6044; SL 1919, ch 347; SL 1925, ch 290; SDC 1939, §58.0201 (1) to (5); SL 1941, ch 365; SL 1974, ch 153, §3.
SD Codified L § 8-2-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships|Section 8-2-2 - Transactions and conveyances in township name.

8-2-2. Transactions and conveyances in township name.All transactions by or with a township in its corporate capacity shall be conducted in the name of such township, but any conveyance of land within the limits of such township, made in any manner for the use and benefit of its inhabitants, shall have the same effect as if made to the township by name. Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §10; PolC 1877, ch 23, §9; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §10; CL 1887, §713; RPolC 1903, §1005; RC 1919, §6046; SDC 1939, §58.0203.
SD Codified L § 8-2-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships|Section 8-2-3 - Proceedings by and against township in township name.

8-2-3. Proceedings by and against township in township name.In all actions and proceedings the township shall sue and be sued by its name, except where township officers are authorized by law to sue in their official capacity for the benefit of the township. Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §92; CL 1887, §805; RPolC 1903, §1099; RC 1919, §6117; SDC 1939, §58.0809.
SD Codified L § 8-2-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships|Section 8-2-6 - Township public library services.

8-2-6. Township public library services.Each organized township in the state has power to provide for public library services, subject however to the same conditions as provided in chapter 14-2, and all provisions of such chapter, so far as reasonably adapted to townships, apply with reference to the establishment, management, and operation of such library services. Source: SL 1913, ch 217, §§7 to 13; SL 1915, ch 195, §2; RC 1919, §§9934 to 9940; SDC 1939, §58.0201 (7); SL 1976, ch 143, §25.
SD Codified L § 8-2-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 8 - Townships|Chapter 02 - Powers And Obligations Of Organized Townships|Section 8-2-7 - Liability insurance purchased by township.

8-2-7. Liability insurance purchased by township.Any township in this state may, through its board of supervisors, when and to the extent deemed expedient by said board, obtain and pay for public liability insurance insuring the township, its board, officers, and employees from any and all claims for damages arising from or caused in the discharge, performance, or nonperformance of their duties or employment. Source: SL 1957, ch 486; SDC Supp 1960, §58.0201-1; SL 1963, ch 453.