Section 9-5-5 – Submission of question to voters of municipality to be annexed–Date of election.
9-5-5. Submission of question to voters of municipality to be annexed–Date of election. After the resolutions proposing the plan for annexation shall take effect, the municipality to be annexed shall, by resolution, submit the question of annexation to the voters of such municipality at a special election called for that purpose fixing the date thereof […]
Section 9-5-6 – Form of ballot on question of annexation.
9-5-6. Form of ballot on question of annexation. The proposition for consolidation of such contiguous municipalities shall be submitted to the voters thereof on a separate ballot and shall be so stated so as to enable each voter to vote for or against the proposed consolidation by making a cross () or check mark () […]
Section 9-5-7 – Resolution declaring approval by voters of municipality to be annexed–Filing with annexing municipality–Submission to voters of annexing municipality–Date of election.
9-5-7. Resolution declaring approval by voters of municipality to be annexed–Filing with annexing municipality–Submission to voters of annexing municipality–Date of election. If a majority of the votes cast in the election held in the municipality desiring to be annexed are in favor of annexation, the governing body of the municipality shall so declare by resolution. […]
Section 9-5-8 – Resolution declaring approval by voters of annexing municipality–Filing and recording of proceedings.
9-5-8. Resolution declaring approval by voters of annexing municipality–Filing and recording of proceedings. If a majority of the votes cast in the municipality to which annexation is to be made be in favor of annexation, the governing body of such municipality shall so declare by resolution. A certified copy of the whole proceedings of the […]
Section 9-5-9 – Effective date of annexation–Implementing ordinance.
9-5-9. Effective date of annexation–Implementing ordinance. Except as otherwise provided in the plan for consolidation, when certified copies of the proceedings are so filed, the annexation shall be effective and complete and the municipality to which the annexation is made shall have the power, and it shall be its duty, to pass such ordinance as […]
Section 9-5-11 – Title to municipal property after annexation.
9-5-11. Title to municipal property after annexation. The municipality as enlarged by such consolidation shall have title to all real and personal property of both municipalities. Source: SL 1951, ch 249, §9; SDC Supp 1960, §45.29A09.
Section 9-5-12 – Assumption of municipal debts and obligations after annexation.
9-5-12. Assumption of municipal debts and obligations after annexation. All debts and obligations of the municipalities as enlarged by such consolidation, other than existing bonded indebtedness, shall be assumed and be paid by the municipality as enlarged by such consolidation. Source: SL 1951, ch 249, §10; SDC Supp 1960, §45.29A10.
Section 9-5-13 – Bonded indebtedness of annexing municipality–Tax levy–Property in annexed municipality exempt.
9-5-13. Bonded indebtedness of annexing municipality–Tax levy–Property in annexed municipality exempt. Except as otherwise provided in the plan for consolidation, all existing bonded indebtedness of the municipality to which annexation is made shall be paid by such municipality by a tax to be levied exclusively upon the property subject to taxation within the limits of […]
Section 9-4-10 – Court order for exclusion of territory–Dismissal of petition.
9-4-10. Court order for exclusion of territory–Dismissal of petition. If upon the hearing the court shall find that the request of the petitioners ought to be granted and can be granted without injustice to the inhabitants or persons interested, the court shall so order. If the court shall find against the petitioners, the petition shall […]
Section 9-4-11 – Recording of resolution or decree changing municipal boundaries–Effective date.
9-4-11. Recording of resolution or decree changing municipal boundaries–Effective date. Whenever the limits of any municipality are changed by a resolution of the governing body or by a decree of court it shall be the duty of the mayor or the president of the Board of Trustees to cause an accurate map of such territory, […]