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SD Codified L § 9-3A-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-10 - Examination by municipal authorities or judge of claims to lots--Conveyances.

9-3A-10. Examination by municipal authorities or judge of claims to lots--Conveyances.After the expiration of sixty days from the date of the first publication of the notice required by §9-3A-5, the municipal authorities or judge shall proceed to award the lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land as provided in this chapter and for that purpose shall as soon as practicable and as near as practicable in the order of the time of filing the claimant's statements, examine each and every claim, read proofs filed, and hear additional testimony if deemed advisable; and if the claim should be found to comply with the provisions of this chapter, and no adverse claim and notice of contest shall have been filed, the said municipal authorities or judge shall proceed forthwith to make such claimant or claimants a good and sufficient deed of conveyance for such lot or lots or parcels of land so claimed. Source: SL 1881, ch 135, §12; CL 1887, §1179; RPolC 1903, §1581; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §10.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-11 - Unclaimed lots conveyed to school board.

9-3A-11. Unclaimed lots conveyed to school board.When any lots or parcels of land within the limits of any municipality shall remain unclaimed, after the expiration of the time allowed by this chapter for filing of claimant's statements, it shall be the duty of the municipal authority or the judge to convey the lots or parcels of land so remaining unclaimed, by good and sufficient deed, to the Board of Education or district school board in which such municipality is situated, to be taken and disposed of by such Board of Education or district school board for school purposes, and for the exclusive use and benefit of the occupants of such townsite, under such limitations as are provided by this chapter. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §1; CL 1887, §1180; SL 1893, ch 165, §1; RPolC 1903, §1582; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §11; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-12 - Sale of unclaimed lots in absence of school board.

9-3A-12. Sale of unclaimed lots in absence of school board.If there is no such Board of Education or district school board, then the municipal authorities or judge shall sell and dispose of the said unclaimed lots or parcels of land so remaining for school purposes, and for the exclusive use and benefit of the occupants of such townsite, under the directions, limitations, and provisions contained in this chapter. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §2; CL 1887, §1181; SL 1893, ch 165, §2; RPolC 1903, §1583; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §12.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-13 - Appraisement of lots to be sold.

9-3A-13. Appraisement of lots to be sold.The Board of Education, municipal authorities, or judge aforesaid shall appoint three competent and suitable freeholders of such municipality a board of appraisers, whose duty it shall be to make a careful inspection and examination of all the unclaimed lots or parcels of land aforesaid; and upon each of such lots or parcels of land they shall affix a reasonable and just valuation, and upon the completion of their appraisement they shall make and return a full and complete report of their proceedings and appraisement to the Board of Education, district school board, municipal authorities, or judge of the circuit court, which said report shall contain a full schedule of each and every lot or parcel of land remaining unclaimed, giving an exact description of said lots by their numbers and the numbers of their block, and all parcels of land not so numbered shall be described by metes and boundaries, and upon each lot or parcel of land separately they shall designate the valuation thereof as fixed by their appraisement. Said appraisement and report shall be subscribed and sworn to by at least two of said appraisers. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §3; CL 1887, §1182; SL 1893, ch 165, §3; RPolC 1903, §1584; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §13; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-14 - Notice of sale at public auction.

9-3A-14. Notice of sale at public auction.The Board of Education, district school board, municipal authorities, or judge, shall within thirty days after the receipt of the aforesaid report of said board of appraisers give public notice that all such unclaimed lots or parcels of land, or so much thereof as may be considered for the best interest of the school district, will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, said notice to be given by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state once each week for at least two successive weeks immediately prior to such sale, specifying the time and place when said unclaimed lots or parcels of land will be sold, together with a description of the same as returned by the Board of Appraisers. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §4; CL 1887, §1183; SL 1893, ch 165, §3; RPolC 1903, §1585; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §14; SL 1972, ch 28, §8.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-15 - Auction sale of unclaimed lots--Minimum price--Adjournment of sale--Private sale.

9-3A-15. Auction sale of unclaimed lots--Minimum price--Adjournment of sale--Private sale.At the time and place appointed in said notice the Board of Education, district school board, municipal authorities, or judge shall offer for sale at public auction subject to competitive bids all the lots and parcels of land, or so much thereof as may be considered for the best interest of the school district, returned by the report of said Board of Appraisers as unclaimed; provided, that no bid shall be received or lot or parcel of land sold for a less sum than the appraised valuation; and such sale shall continue open from day to day until all such lots or parcels of land, or so much thereof as may be considered for the best interest of the school district, shall have been offered for sale. Any lots or parcels of land remaining unsold at the close of such sale for want of bids equal to the appraised valuation thereof may thereafter be sold at private sale by said Board of Education, municipal authorities, or judge of the circuit court for a sum of money not less than the appraised valuation thereof, and not otherwise. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §5; CL 1887, §1184; SL 1893, ch 165, §3; RPolC 1903, §1586; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §15.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-16 - Conveyance fee required of purchaser--Combined conveyances.

9-3A-16. Conveyance fee required of purchaser--Combined conveyances.Any purchaser at such sale, in addition to the amount of purchase money paid for any lot, lots, or parcel of land shall pay to the Board of Education, district school board, municipal authorities, or judge the sum of five dollars as a fee for making, executing, and acknowledging a deed of conveyance therefor; and all such lots or parcels of land purchased by any one person may be conveyed to such purchaser in one deed, which fee shall be in full for all charges of conducting sale, giving notice, appointing appraisers, etc. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §6; CL 1887, §1185; SL 1893, ch 165, §3; RPolC 1903, §1587; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §16.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-17 - Proceeds of sale used for educational purposes.

9-3A-17. Proceeds of sale used for educational purposes.The proceeds derived from the sale of such lots or parcels of unclaimed land, after first paying the expenses of advertising, printing, and a per diem of not more than ten dollars per day to each member of the Board of Appraisers, for the days actually and necessarily employed by them in making such appraisements and report as aforesaid, and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the proper conduct and management of such sale, shall be immediately turned over at the close of said sale by the Board of Education or district school board, to be, by said treasurer, placed to the credit of a fund of said municipality to be used exclusively for the purchase of ground for school buildings, for the erection, enlarging, repairing, and furnishing of school buildings, and the payment of outstanding bonds, warrants, or other indebtedness contracted or created in the erection or construction of schoolhouses and procuring grounds. And if there be no such Board of Education or district school board, then the net proceeds of such sale of unclaimed lots or parcels of land shall be held by the municipal authorities or the judge of the circuit court, in trust, as a fund for the exclusive use and benefit of the occupants of such townsite for any purpose related to education. Source: SL 1883, ch 114, §7; CL 1887, §1186; SL 1893, ch 165, §4; RPolC 1903, §1588; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §17; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-18 - Selection of lands for public purposes--Purchase from occupants.

9-3A-18. Selection of lands for public purposes--Purchase from occupants.Whenever any portion of the public lands of the United States shall be entered at the proper land office as a townsite by the municipal authorities of any municipality, it shall be the duty of such municipal authorities to immediately select so much of said land for the use of said municipality as they shall deem necessary and proper for the purpose of public parks, public buildings, and public school buildings; provided, however, that they shall not select any lands settled upon and occupied as a townsite by individuals or corporations at the time of the entry of such townsite; provided further, that if at the time of such selection any of said lands are settled upon and occupied so as to entitle the claimant to a deed therefor, and the authorities deem it for the best interests of said municipality to obtain said parcels of land to complete their selection, or to have such selection in a compact form, the said municipal authorities are hereby authorized to pay a reasonable compensation for said lands so settled upon and occupied. Source: SL 1895, ch 153, §1; RPolC 1903, §1591; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §18; SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-19 - Municipal share of expenses.

9-3A-19. Municipal share of expenses.The said municipality shall pay its proportionate share of the expenses as provided in §9-3A-7. Source: SL 1895, ch 153, §2; RPolC 1903, §1592; repealed by omission RC 1919; re-enacted SL 1971, ch 69, §19.
SD Codified L § 9-3A-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 03A - Townsite Locations On Federal Lands|Section 9-3A-20 - Validation of past proceedings.

9-3A-20. Validation of past proceedings.All acts done by any such corporate authorities or judge and all proceedings had and taken before any county court, in accordance with the provisions of the Revised Political Code of 1903, Article 15, sections 1570 through 1593, inclusive, and amendments thereof, between January 1, 1919, and July 1, 1971, are hereby legalized and validated in all respects, and shall have the same force and effect as if the same had not been repealed by the Revised Code of 1919. Source: SL 1971, ch 69, §20.
SD Codified L § 9-4-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-1 - Annexation of territory on petition by voters and landowners.

9-4-1. Annexation of territory on petition by voters and landowners.The governing body of a municipality, upon receipt of a written petition describing the boundaries of any territory contiguous to that municipality sought to be annexed to that municipality, may by resolution include such territory or any part thereof within such municipality if the petition is signed by not less than three-fourths of the registered voters and by the owners of not less than three-fourths of the value of the territory sought to be annexed to the municipality.For purposes of this section, the term, contiguous, includes territory separated from the municipality by reason of intervening ownership of land used as a golf course, railroad, or any land owned by the State of South Dakota or any subdivisions thereof. Source: SL 1887, ch 104, §1; CL 1887, §1114; RPolC 1903, §§1375, 1508; RC 1919, §6559; SDC 1939, §45.2905; SL 1969, ch 183; SL 1975, ch 85; SL 1982, ch 71, §2; SL 2009, ch 32, §1.
SD Codified L § 9-4-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-1.1 - Municipalities authorized to enter into annexation and development agreements with landowners.

9-4-1.1. Municipalities authorized to enter into annexation and development agreements with landowners.A municipality may enter into an agreement with any landowner specifying the conditions under which the landowner's property may be annexed pursuant to §9-4-1 or developed. Source: SL 2004, ch 102, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.1 - Study required before annexation without petition.

9-4-4.1. Study required before annexation without petition.Except as provided by §9-4-1, before a municipality may extend its boundaries to include contiguous territory, the governing body shall conduct a study to determine the need for the contiguous territory and to identify the resources necessary to extend the municipal boundaries. Source: SDC 1939, §45.2906 as added by SL 1955, ch 215, §1; SDCL, §9-4-3; SL 1979, ch 47, §1.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.2 - Resolution of intent to annex--Contents for large municipalities.

9-4-4.2. Resolution of intent to annex--Contents for large municipalities.Based on the study provided for in §9-4-4.1, the governing body may adopt a resolution of intent to extend its boundaries. The resolution, in municipalities of one thousand or more as determined in the last federal census, shall contain the following:(1)The description and boundaries of the territory to be annexed;(2)That ample and suitable resources exist to accommodate the orderly growth or development of the contiguous territory;(3)That municipal utilities and a major street network are considered in terms of the proposed boundary extension and that there is a definite timetable upon which municipal service will be extended into the contiguous territory;(4)The approximate cost of the extended service to the residents of the contiguous territory and the municipality;(5)The estimated difference in tax assessment rate for the residents in the contiguous territory;(6)That exclusions and irregularities in boundary lines are not the result of arbitrariness;(7)That there is reasonable present or demonstrable future need for annexing the contiguous territory; and(8)That population and census data indicate that the municipality has or may experience growth or development beyond its present boundaries. Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, §48; CL 1887, §1073; RPolC 1903, §§1378, 1379, 1462; RC 1919, §6560; SDC 1939, §45.2906; SL 1955, ch 215, §1; SDCL, §§9-4-2, 9-4-3; SL 1979, ch 47, §2; SL 1984, ch 52, §1; SL 1988, ch 74, §1.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.3 - Notice of hearing on resolution to landowners and county auditor--Adoption.

9-4-4.3. Notice of hearing on resolution to landowners and county auditor--Adoption.Prior to adoption, copies of the resolution of intent with a notice of time and place of the public hearing shall be forwarded by certified mail to the affected landowners and the county auditor, who shall then forward the resolution of intent and notice of public hearing regarding the resolution of intent to the county commissioners. The notice shall be postmarked not less than ten days and not more than twenty days before the date of the public hearing. The resolution of intent may be adopted, pursuant to chapter 9-19, with or without amendments after the public hearing. The governing body shall utilize and rely upon the records of the county director of equalization for the purposes of determining the affected landowners. Source: SDC 1939, §45.2906 as added by SL 1955, ch 215, §1; SDCL §9-4-4; SL 1979, ch 47, §3; SL 1984, ch 52, §2; SL 2012, ch 54, §1.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.4 - Hearing on resolution of annexation--Notice to landowners and county auditor--Adoption of resolution--Contents.

9-4-4.4. Hearing on resolution of annexation--Notice to landowners and county auditor--Adoption of resolution--Contents.The governing body shall hold a public hearing to consider extension of its boundaries within sixty days of the adoption of the resolution of intent provided for in §§9-4-4.2 and 9-4-4.11. Prior to adoption of the resolution of annexation, a copy of the adopted resolution of intent and a notice of the time and place of the public hearing on the resolution of annexation shall be forwarded by certified mail to the affected landowners and the county auditor, who shall then forward the adopted resolution of intent and notice of public hearing regarding the resolution of annexation to the county commissioners. The notice shall be postmarked not less than ten days and not more than twenty days before the date of the public hearing. The governing body shall utilize and rely upon the records of the county director of equalization for the purposes of determining the affected landowners. The governing body may adopt an annexation resolution, containing the description and boundaries of the territory to be annexed, pursuant to chapter 9-19, within one hundred and twenty days of the public hearing. The governing body shall consider any objections to the resolution of annexation and the adopted resolution of intent, and may adopt the resolution of annexation with or without amendments, and may also add to the resolution of annexation any amendments to the resolution of intent. No amendment may be made affecting any property not described in the original resolution. Source: SDC 1939, §45.2906; SL 1955, ch 215, §1; SDCL §§9-4-3, 9-4-4; SL 1979, ch 47, §§4, 5; SL 1984, ch 52, §3; SL 1988, ch 74, §3; SL 2012, ch 54, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.5 - Petition for submission of annexation resolution to voters.

9-4-4.5. Petition for submission of annexation resolution to voters.The required number of voters residing in the combined area of the municipality and special annexation precinct may file within twenty days after the publication of the annexation resolution a petition with the municipal finance officer, requiring the submission of the annexation resolution to a vote of the voters of the combined area of the municipality and special annexation precinct for its rejection or approval. Source: SL 1979, ch 47, §6.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.6 - Contents of referendum petition--Signatures--Verification.

9-4-4.6. Contents of referendum petition--Signatures--Verification.The petition shall contain the title of the resolution or the subject of the resolution and the date of its passage. The petition shall be signed by at least five percent of the registered voters residing in the combined area of the municipality and the special annexation precinct established pursuant to §9-4-4.8. The percentage shall be based on the number of voters in the municipality at the last preceding general election. Each voter shall add to the voter's signature the voter's place of residence, including street and house number, if any, and the date of signing. The referendum petition shall be verified in the same manner as a petition to initiate a law except that the person verifying shall state that each person signing the petition is a resident and registered voter of the municipality or special annexation precinct. No signature on the petition is valid if signed more than six months prior to the filing of the petition. Source: SL 1979, ch 47, §8; SL 1983, ch 52, §1; SL 1988, ch 63, §4; SL 2000, ch 19, §2.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.7 - Time of election on annexation--Referendum provisions applicable.

9-4-4.7. Time of election on annexation--Referendum provisions applicable.The governing body shall within ten days after the presentation of a petition pursuant to §9-4-4.5, fix a date for holding a special election, to be on a Tuesday not less than thirty nor more than fifty days from the date of the order of the governing body. If a petition is filed on or after January first prior to the annual municipal election and within sufficient time to comply with the provisions of §9-13-14, the question shall be submitted at that annual municipal election. The special election shall be conducted pursuant to §§9-20-12 to 9-20-14, inclusive, and §§9-20-16 and 9-20-17 and shall be under the charge of the municipal finance officer. Source: SL 1979, ch 47, §10; SL 1981, ch 63; SL 1983, ch 53, §1.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.8 - Special precinct for area to be annexed--Registration lists.

9-4-4.8. Special precinct for area to be annexed--Registration lists.Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to §9-4-4.5, the county commissioners of the county in which the area to be annexed lies, shall upon request of the municipal finance officer, establish a special election precinct comprising all of the registered voters residing in the area to be annexed. The county commission shall also submit the necessary registration lists to the municipal official in charge of the election at least one day prior to the election. Source: SL 1979, ch 47, §7.
SD Codified L § 9-4-4.9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 9 - Municipal Government|Chapter 04 - Change Of Municipal Boundaries|Section 9-4-4.9 - Vote required to approve annexation--Effective date.

9-4-4.9. Vote required to approve annexation--Effective date.The referred resolution so submitted shall become operative if approved by a majority of the votes cast, in the combined area of the municipality and special annexation precinct. If approved, it shall take effect upon completion of the canvass of the special election returns. Source: SL 1979, ch 47, §11.