13-54-4. County appropriations for agricultural improvement in cooperation with extension department.

The board of county commissioners of any county may from time to time appropriate and pay out for the general improvement of agricultural conditions in its county, in cooperation with the Agricultural Extension Department of South Dakota State University, such sums as it may deem proper.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.1207.

13-54-5. Reports of state university on agricultural extension work.

It shall be the duty of the president of South Dakota State University to make such reports of all the extension work done under §§ 13-54-1 to 13-54-4, inclusive, as shall be required by the Board of Regents and the act of Congress referred to in § 13-54-1.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.1207.

13-54-6. Farmers' institutes provided by Board of Regents.

The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and provide for farmers' institutes to be conducted by members of the faculty of South Dakota State University, or by anyone else designated by such board.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0720.

13-54-7. Other forms of extension work provided by board.

The Board of Regents is authorized to encourage and as far as possible provide for any other form of university extension work which is feasible and of value to the people.

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0720.

13-54-8. Agricultural extension work--Assent to federal act--Acceptance of grants.

In conformity to an act of Congress approved May 22, 1928, and entitled "An Act to provide for the further development of agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of the Act entitled 'An Act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,' approved July 2, 1862, and all Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," the assent of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota is hereby given to all the provisions of said act, and the grants of money therein made are accepted by the State of South Dakota upon the terms and conditions named therein.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0501; SDCL, § 38-3-1.

13-54-9. Board of Regents to conduct extension work.

It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents of Education to organize and conduct agricultural extension work as provided by said act of Congress in connection with other agricultural extension work carried on by the South Dakota State University.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0502; SDCL, § 38-3-2.

13-54-10. Cooperative work conducted by county commissioners--Agreement with state and federal government.

The board of county commissioners of any county of this state is hereby authorized to establish and conduct cooperative extension work in agriculture, general and home economics, and boys and girls club work in cooperation with the extension service of South Dakota State University upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of county commissioners and the state director of extension and the United States Department of Agriculture in their respective counties.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0503; SDCL, § 38-3-3.

13-54-11. Establishment and composition of county extension board--Appointment and terms of office--Officers of board.

Immediately after the boards of county commissioners have voted to establish cooperative extension work under the provisions of this chapter, they shall appoint a county extension board of five to seven members. At least two members shall be farmers and one a member of the board of county commissioners who may also be one of the farmer representatives. No person shall be denied membership on the grounds of sex, race, color, creed, or national origin. The membership shall be representative of the racial population mix in the county and of the various interest groups served by extension. The members of this board shall be appointed for a period of one year and their terms shall expire on the tenth of January each year. This board shall, at its first meeting after January tenth each year, organize and elect from their membership a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0504; SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, § 38-3-4; SL 1973, ch 252, § 1; SL 1974, ch 253, § 1.

13-54-12. Per diem and expenses of county extension board.

The members of the county extension board shall receive payment comparable to members of other county boards and commissions other than the members of the board of county commissioners as shall be established by the board of county commissioners but in no case less than five dollars for each day or part of a day actually engaged in the service of the board and shall be paid expenses incurred in necessary service inside or outside of the county at the same rate paid county extension personnel. Any amount paid a county commissioner who is a member of this board shall not be included in the limits of compensation provided for in § 7-7-5.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0504 as added by SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, § 38-3-5; SL 1973, ch 252, § 2; SL 1974, ch 253, § 2.

13-54-13. Expenditures by county extension board--Warrants.

The county extension board is hereby authorized to expend the moneys appropriated by the board of county commissioners for cooperative extension work in cooperation with the state director of extension as may be necessary to effectively carry on county extension work with funds that are made available. Such expenditures shall be made on vouchers approved by the president of the county extension board, or a designated member of said board, on warrants issued by the county auditor in the same manner as regular county warrants.

Source: SDC 1939, § 4.0504; SL 1965, ch 2; SDCL, § 38-3-6.