Section 5-9-11 – Notice to lessee of sale.
5-9-11. Notice to lessee of sale. Fifteen days before the date of sale of any land, the commissioner of school and public lands shall give notice by registered or certified mail, addressed to the record lessee at his record address, of the day, hour, and place of the sale. Source: SDC 1939, §15.0306 as added […]
Section 5-9-12 – Successful bidder’s deposit with commissioner.
5-9-12. Successful bidder’s deposit with commissioner. If a bid is accepted the purchaser shall at once deposit with the commissioner at least thirty percent of the purchase price, or if the land is sold for cash, the purchaser shall deposit the full amount of the price bid. Source: SL 1911, ch 224, §36; SL 1917, […]
Section 5-9-13 – Time of vesting of right or title after sale.
5-9-13. Time of vesting of right or title after sale. No sale shall operate to convey any right or title to any lands for sixty days after the date thereof, nor until the same shall have received the approval of the Governor. Source: SL 1911, ch 224, §36; SL 1917, ch 337; RC 1919, §5660; […]
Section 5-9-14 – Report of cash sale to Governor–Preparation and delivery of patent–Recordation–Fee.
5-9-14. Report of cash sale to Governor–Preparation and delivery of patent–Recordation–Fee. If a tract has been sold for cash, the commissioner of school and public lands shall report such sale to the Governor. If the Governor approves the sale, the commissioner shall prepare a patent for the tract according to a form which the commissioner […]
Section 5-9-15 – Report of installment sale to Governor–Preparation, filing and delivery of contract–Copy of abstract to county auditor.
5-9-15. Report of installment sale to Governor–Preparation, filing and delivery of contract–Copy of abstract to county auditor. The commissioner of school and public lands shall, on receipt of a report that a tract has been sold, if the land is to be paid for in installments, cause to be prepared a contract of sale for […]
Section 5-9-16 – Assignment or conveyance under installment contract–Approval required–Form–Filing fee.
5-9-16. Assignment or conveyance under installment contract–Approval required–Form–Filing fee. Any assignment of any rights under such contract, or conveyance of any interest in the lands therein described is ineffective until such assignment or conveyance is first approved, in writing, by the commissioner of school and public lands. The commissioner shall prescribe the form to be […]
Section 5-9-17 – Return of purchaser’s deposit on governor’s disapproval of sale.
5-9-17. Return of purchaser’s deposit on governor’s disapproval of sale. If the Governor disapproves of the sale of any tract, the commissioner of school and public lands shall return in full to the purchaser, the sum deposited for the tract. Source: SL 1911, ch 224, §37; RC 1919, §5661; SDC 1939, §15.0308; SL 1949, ch […]
Section 5-9-6 – Publication of notice of land sale–Selection and appraisal to be concurrent.
5-9-6. Publication of notice of land sale–Selection and appraisal to be concurrent. If land situated in a county is selected and designated for sale by the commissioner of school and public lands pursuant to the provisions of §5-9-1, the land shall be advertised for sale at public auction by the publication of a notice of […]
Section 5-9-7 – Certification and publication of description and appraised price of land offered.
5-9-7. Certification and publication of description and appraised price of land offered. Fifteen days before the date of sale the commissioner of school and public lands shall certify to the county auditor, the description and appraised price of the land to be offered and shall cause the same to be published in the legal newspapers […]
Section 5-9-1 – Selection of school and endowment lands to be sold–Amount sold each year.
5-9-1. Selection of school and endowment lands to be sold–Amount sold each year. The commissioner of school and public lands may select not more than fifty thousand acres from the school and endowment lands of the state, to be offered for sale in each fiscal year. However, in counties in which unsold school land amounts […]