Section 49-35-10 – Issuance of certificate of filing of petition.
49-35-10. Issuance of certificate of filing of petition. After the petition has been filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, if the secretary of state finds that the petition conforms to law and contains the required number of valid signatures, the secretary of state shall file the petition and issue a certificate of […]
Section 49-35-15 – Submission to electors–Procedure for conducting election.
49-35-15. Submission to electors–Procedure for conducting election. Upon the receipt of the certificate of filing by any county auditor or municipal finance officer receiving the same from the secretary of state, the question shall be submitted to the electors of the proposed district at the next election. The manner of conducting and voting at elections […]
Section 49-35-16 – Certification of election returns.
49-35-16. Certification of election returns. Within ten days after the canvass of the vote at an election pursuant to §49-35-15, each county auditor or municipal finance officer shall certify and return to the secretary of state the number of votes cast at such election in favor of and against the question submitted. If a majority […]
Section 49-35-17 – Annexation of additional territory–Consolidation of districts–Petitions–Election.
49-35-17. Annexation of additional territory–Consolidation of districts–Petitions–Election. A petition for the annexation of additional territory to an existing district may be filed by registered voters of the area to be annexed. Petitions for the consolidation of two or more existing districts shall be filed by registered voters of each existing district. These petitions shall be […]
Section 49-35-27 – Amendment of petition to change name or principal place of business–Changing number of directors–Changes authorized by directors.
49-35-27. Amendment of petition to change name or principal place of business–Changing number of directors–Changes authorized by directors. Any district may amend its petition to provide for a change in its name or change in the location of its principal place of business and may reduce or increase the number of members of its board […]
Section 49-35-30 – Amendment of petition for creation of district–Effective date of amendment.
49-35-30. Amendment of petition for creation of district–Effective date of amendment. The proposed amendment is effective and in full force immediately upon the issuance of a certificate of amendment by the secretary of state. Thereupon the district, as in the case of the original district, is a public corporation and political subdivision, and shall operate […]
Section 49-35-32 – Citation of chapters.
49-35-32. Citation of chapters. Chapters 49-35 to 49-40, inclusive, may be cited as the “Consumers Power Districts Law.” Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §1; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1701.
Section 49-35-2 – Purpose of district.
49-35-2. Purpose of district. Nonprofit, public service, utility districts may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of supplying electric energy and encouraging and extending the use thereof within or without the State of South Dakota. Source: SL 1950 (SS), ch 17, §2; SDC Supp 1960, §52.1702; SL 1989, ch 403, §1.
Section 49-35-3 – District as public corporation and political subdivision–Capacity to sue and be sued–General powers.
49-35-3. District as public corporation and political subdivision–Capacity to sue and be sued–General powers. A district may be created as provided in this chapter, and when so created, shall be a public corporation and political subdivision of this state, and may sue or be sued in its corporate name, and have all other powers in […]
Section 49-35-4 – Composition of district–Division of municipalities prohibited–Districts within districts.
49-35-4. Composition of district–Division of municipalities prohibited–Districts within districts. A consumers power district may be composed of the territory of one or more municipalities or rural areas as defined in this chapter, whether contiguous or otherwise, but no municipality or voting precinct shall be divided in the formation of a district. Nothing in chapters 49-35 […]