Section 9-19-15 – Compilation of ordinances–Free copies.
9-19-15. Compilation of ordinances–Free copies. Every municipality may compile the municipal ordinances without revision or amendment for publication in book form. The compilation shall be effective without publication as required for ordinances. The municipal auditor or clerk shall furnish a free copy of the book to the circuit clerk of court and the county law […]
Section 9-19-16 – Revision of ordinances–Committee to prepare revision.
9-19-16. Revision of ordinances–Committee to prepare revision. Every municipality shall have the power to revise the ordinances as provided herein. The governing body of any municipality not oftener than once every five years may appoint a committee of one or more competent persons to prepare and submit for its consideration an ordinance in revision of […]
Section 9-19-8 – Passage, recording, and publication of resolutions.
9-19-8. Passage, recording, and publication of resolutions. Any resolution may be passed after one reading and shall be recorded at length in the minutes of the meeting at which it is passed, with a statement of the number of votes for and against it. Such resolution shall be published in full either as part of […]
Section 9-19-9 – Recording of votes on ordinances.
9-19-9. Recording of votes on ordinances. The vote upon all ordinances upon the second reading and to pass the same over any veto shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the minutes of the meeting. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art IV, §16; RPolC 1903, §1213; RC 1919, §6245; SDC 1939, §45.1004.
Section 9-19-10 – Veto power of mayor under aldermanic form–Items in appropriation ordinances.
9-19-10. Veto power of mayor under aldermanic form–Items in appropriation ordinances. The mayor in any municipality with a common council may veto any ordinance or resolution by filing a written objection with the finance officer within ten days after its passage. The veto may extend to any one or more items contained in an ordinance […]
Section 9-19-11 – Reconsideration of vetoed item–Vote required to override veto.
9-19-11. Reconsideration of vetoed item–Vote required to override veto. If the mayor vetoes any ordinance, resolution, or other item pursuant to §9-19-10 the finance officer shall present the ordinance, resolution, or other item with the mayor’s written objection at the next meeting of the council and it may be reconsidered. If the ordinance or resolution […]
Section 9-19-12 – Ordinance becoming law without mayor’s signature.
9-19-12. Ordinance becoming law without mayor’s signature. If the mayor fails to sign any ordinance or resolution or file written objections thereto within ten days after its passage, the ordinance or resolution shall be published and become a law without the mayor’s signature. Source: SDC 1939, §45.1004; SL 2001, ch 45, §3.
Section 9-19-13 – Effective date of resolutions and ordinances.
9-19-13. Effective date of resolutions and ordinances. Except such resolutions or ordinances as may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the municipal government and its existing public institutions, or which provide for an election or for hearing on an improvement or assessment or which call […]
Section 9-18-2 – Records of acts and proceedings of municipal officers–Open to public.
9-18-2. Records of acts and proceedings of municipal officers–Open to public. Every municipal officer shall keep a record of the official acts and proceedings of his office, and such record shall be open to public inspection during business hours under reasonable restrictions. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art III, §9; SL 1890, ch 37, art […]
Section 9-18-3 – Admissibility in evidence of copies and transcripts of municipal records–Prima facie evidence.
9-18-3. Admissibility in evidence of copies and transcripts of municipal records–Prima facie evidence. Copies of all papers filed in the office of the auditor or clerk and transcripts of all records of the governing body certified by him under the corporate seal are admissible in evidence the same as the originals thereof. Such original papers […]