Section 9-12-6 – Designation of official newspapers.
9-12-6. Designation of official newspapers. Each municipality shall designate at a meeting of its governing body an official newspaper or newspapers for a period of time, not to be less than twelve months, specified by the governing body in a resolution. The newspaper shall be published in the municipality. However, if there is no newspaper […]
Section 9-12-7 – Liability insurance and agreements for protection of municipality, officers and employees.
9-12-7. Liability insurance and agreements for protection of municipality, officers and employees. Any municipality may obtain and pay for all forms of liability insurance, or in lieu thereof, make other arrangements, including entering into agreements with others, which agreements may create separate legal or administrative entities pursuant to chapter 1-24, to protect and assist the […]
Section 9-12-9 – Municipal appropriations for observance of holidays.
9-12-9. Municipal appropriations for observance of holidays. Every municipality shall have power to appropriate funds for the proper observance of Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day. Source: SL 1907, ch 187; RC 1919, §6169 (80); SL 1923, ch 233; SDC 1939, §45.0201 (11).
Section 9-12-10 – City census.
9-12-10. City census. Every first or second class municipality shall have power to provide for the taking of the census of the municipality not oftener than once in three years. Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art V, §69; RPolC 1903, §1229, subdiv 69; SL 1913, ch 119, §53, subdiv 69; RC 1919, §6170 (14); SDC […]
Section 9-12-11 – Promotion of municipality–Appropriation and expenditure of funds–Records.
9-12-11. Promotion of municipality–Appropriation and expenditure of funds–Records. A municipality may appropriate money from its general fund to promote itself. If there are commercial clubs, chambers of commerce, or industrial development corporations organized and incorporated as nonprofit corporations under the laws of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of promoting the municipality, the […]
Section 9-12-12 – Employment of welfare workers.
9-12-12. Employment of welfare workers. In addition to other powers granted, every municipality of the first class shall have power to employ one or more persons to act as welfare workers in the distribution of funds derived from any source to needy poor. Source: SL 1933, ch 154; SDC 1939, §45.0203 (1).
Section 9-12-13 – Power to adopt zoning ordinance.
9-12-13. Power to adopt zoning ordinance. Every municipality shall have power to adopt a zoning ordinance as provided by Title 11. Source: SL 1927, ch 176, §1; SDC 1939, §45.0201 (101).
Section 9-12-14 – Power to support airports and landing fields.
9-12-14. Power to support airports and landing fields. Every municipality may exercise the powers as to airports and landing fields for aircraft as provided in Title 50. Source: SL 1929, ch 71, §1; SL 1931, ch 86, §1; SDC 1939, §45.0201 (102).
Section 9-12-5 – Lease or transfer of municipal property to state agency for public purposes.
9-12-5. Lease or transfer of municipal property to state agency for public purposes. Every municipality shall have power to lease or sell or give and convey any personal or real property of the municipality or perform any work or render any services, to the state or any public corporation thereof, to be used by such […]
Section 9-11-7 – Ballot form on change of form of city government.
9-11-7. Ballot form on change of form of city government. Both the question of form of government and the number of commissioners may be submitted upon one ballot, when both questions are to be voted upon. The vote upon such questions shall be by ballot in the form and be cast in the manner provided […]