8-1-1. Continuation of existing townships. The civil townships heretofore established shall remain as they are, subject to alteration or division as provided in this chapter. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §3; RPolC 1903, §992; RC 1919, §6028; SDC 1939, §58.0101.
8-1-10. Election to decide reorganization, division, or merger of townships. Following the hearing required in §8-1-9, the proposed reorganization, division, or merger shall be decided by the voters of the affected civil townships and the affected portions of unorganized congressional townships by ballot at the next regular township election. Any registered voter residing in the […]
8-1-11. Name of merged township or newly separated township. Any civil township so formed by merger of townships or by separation from the original township shall be named in accordance with the expressed wish of a majority of the legal voters of the new township; but if they fail to designate a name, or the […]
8-1-12. First annual meeting in newly separated township. The board of county commissioners shall designate suitable places in each new civil township so formed for holding the first annual township meeting. Notice of the time and place of holding the annual township meeting shall be given by the township clerk of the township so divided […]
8-1-13. Continuation of civil township from which separation made. The civil township, a division of which has been declared as hereinbefore provided, shall continue as previously organized, and the officers thereof shall hold their offices until the next annual township meeting, at which meeting there shall be elected in each of the new townships so […]
8-1-14. Adjustment of assets and indebtedness after division, reorganization or merger of townships. If any civil township is subdivided, reorganized, or merged according to the provisions of this chapter, which has been bonded for school or other purposes, or against which there is any other outstanding indebtedness, and if money raised by taxation in the […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
8-1-2. Division of county into townships–Boundaries–Alterations. The board of county commissioners shall continue to divide the county into as many civil townships as the conveniences of the citizens may require, and shall accurately define the boundaries thereof, and may from time to time make such alterations in the number, names, and boundaries thereof as it […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
