<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 46A-9-10 - Instruments constituting petition for organization of district--Affidavit of circulator as to signatures on each sheet--Form. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2067494Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2067494SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067494CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2067494Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2067494DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067494000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2067494Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2067494SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2067494SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=46A-9-10"><span class="s2067494SENU">46A-9-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494SENU">. </span><span class="s2067494CL">Instruments constituting petition for organization of district--Affidavit of circulator as to signatures on each sheet--Form.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal-000000"><span class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">The petition may contain any number of separate instruments, and to each sheet for petitioners' signatures shall be attached a full and correct copy of the petition. Every sheet of every such petition containing signatures shall have upon it and below the signatures an affidavit by the circulator in substantially the following form:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">State of South Dakota,</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">County of ________ ss.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal-000002"><span class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is the circulator of the foregoing petition containing ________ signatures; that each person whose name appears on said petition sheet personally signed said petition in the presence of affiant; that he believes that each of said signers is an owner or entryman of the land described opposite his signature, to be included within the proposed water user district, and residing at the address written opposite his name, and that affiant stated to every petitioner before he affixed his signature the legal effect and nature of said petition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">    ________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">    Circulator </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of ________, 19____.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">    ________________________________</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494DefaultParagraphFont">    Notary Public </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2067494Normal"><span class="s2067494SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2067494SCL-000003"> SL 1939, ch 291, § 4; SL 1943, ch 310; SDC Supp 1960, § 61.1304 (1); SDCL, § 46-16-10.</span></p></div></body></html>