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 […]
Section 8-1-11 – Name of merged township or newly separated township.
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 […]
Section 8-1-12 – First annual meeting in newly separated township.
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 […]
Section 8-1-1 – Continuation of existing townships.
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.
Section 8-1-2 – Division of county into townships–Boundaries–Alterations.
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 […]
Section 8-1-3 – Maximum size and minimum number of voters in civil township.
8-1-3. Maximum size and minimum number of voters in civil township. Any contiguous territory that has at least five resident voters and includes a maximum of four congressional townships, together with any fractional townships that are contiguous with any of the congressional townships, may be organized as a civil township. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0103; SL […]
Section 8-1-4 – Boundary descriptions recorded by county commissioners–Alterations in boundaries.
8-1-4. Boundary descriptions recorded by county commissioners–Alterations in boundaries. A description of the boundaries of each new civil township shall be entered at length in the records of the board of county commissioners; also all alterations in the boundaries of all civil townships which may be hereafter made. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §2; RPolC […]
Section 8-1-5 – Organization of civil township on petition of voters.
8-1-5. Organization of civil township on petition of voters. Whenever a majority of the legal voters of a civil township, formed as provided in §8-1-2, shall petition the board of county commissioners for civil township organization, such board shall perfect the civil township organization thereof by appointing a board of supervisors for such township to […]
Section 8-1-6 – Name of organized township.
8-1-6. Name of organized township. The township so organized shall be named in accordance with the expressed wish of a majority of the voters thereof; but if they fail to so designate a name, the board of county commissioners may select the name. Source: SL 1890, ch 34, §10; RPolC 1903, §991; RC 1919, §6033; […]
Section 8-1-7 – Reorganization, division or merger of civil townships authorized.
8-1-7. Reorganization, division or merger of civil townships authorized. Any township may be reorganized, divided, or merged as provided in §§8-1-8, 8-1-9, and 8-1-10 if each resulting township contains at least five resident voters. Source: SDC 1939, §58.0107; SL 1996, ch 58, §2.