<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759Normal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759Normal-000000 { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B { margin-left: 1.38in; text-indent: -1.38in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759Normal"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759HG4C">DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Service to affected person equivalent to required publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Municipalities governed by title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Judicial notice of organization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Corporate seal--Corporate name.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Citizen enforcement of this title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Existing rights unaffected--Remedies cumulative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed by SL 1981, ch 43, § 13.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">9-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s050c78a5c59e4e1e93e653302a8ab759DefaultParagraphFont">    Repealed.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - 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Definition of terms."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-1 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596SENU">9-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596SENU">. </span><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596CL">Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596Statute"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">Terms used in this title, unless the context otherwise plainly requires, mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "County," the county or counties where a municipality is located;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Governing body," the board of trustees, the board of commissioners, or the common council of a municipality;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Lot" includes parcel or tract of land;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Municipal corporation" or "municipality," any city or town that is organized pursuant to this title;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Owner," the grantee in the last deed of conveyance of any lot or parcel of land recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the municipality is located, or the heirs or successors to the grantee; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    "Publish," publication in an official newspaper of the municipality as designated by the governing body pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-12-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">9-12-6</span></a><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sb9846a35c7bb492ca16a58818001e596SCL">SL 1891, ch 87, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 1567; SL 1909, ch 110, § 19; RC 1919, §§ 6154, 6186, 6358, 6579; SDC 1939, § 45.0101; SL 1949, ch 178; SL 1961, ch 242; SL 1978, ch 60, § 9; SL 2024, ch 28, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - 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Service to affected person equivalent to required publication."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-1.1 - Service to affected person equivalent to required publication."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-1.1"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dSENU">9-1-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dSENU">. </span><span class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dCL">Service to affected person equivalent to required publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dStatute"><span class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dDefaultParagraphFont">If notice is required to be published, proof of service to the person affected, pursuant to § 15-6-4, whether the personal service occurs within or without the state, is equivalent to the required publication.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539d000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd634c57ef10f41098c76a12c6fdb539dSCL">SL 2024, ch 28, § 9.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036064Normal { 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.s2036064SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036064CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036064Normal-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.s2036064DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036064000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036064SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036064SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036064Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-1-2"><span class="s2036064SENU">9-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036064SENU">. </span><span class="s2036064CL">Municipalities governed by title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036064Normal-000000"><span class="s2036064DefaultParagraphFont">All municipalities organized under the provisions of this title shall be governed by the provisions of this title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036064Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036064000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036064Normal"><span class="s2036064SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036064SCL-000002"> SL 1890, ch 37, art I, § 4; RPolC 1903, §§ 1170, 1173; RC 1919, §§ 6155, 6156; SDC 1939, § 45.0104; SL 1975, ch 84.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - 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Judicial notice of organization."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-3 - Judicial notice of organization."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SENU">9-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SENU">. </span><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8CL">Judicial notice of organization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Statute"><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont">The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of all municipalities organized under the laws of this state and of any change of organization authorized by law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s4db78efef2fc4e7cb5b73954ad7187f8SCL">SL 1890, ch 37, art I, § 5; RPolC 1903, § 1174; SL 1913, ch 119, § 5; RC 1919, § 6158; SDC 1939, § 45.0108; SL 2024, ch 28, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1-4 - Corporate seal--Corporate name."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-4 - Corporate seal--Corporate name."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-4"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-4" rel="noopener"><span class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2SENU">9-1-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2SENU">. </span><span class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2CL">Corporate seal--Corporate name.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Statute"><span class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2DefaultParagraphFont">Every municipality must have and use a corporate seal that may be changed by a majority vote of the governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Statute"><span class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2DefaultParagraphFont">Each municipality must have a corporate name. The corporate name must be used when exercising municipal power.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="se6b5fd0f6d0e4e05a9ac86a47e352ae2SCL">SL 1890, ch 37, art I, § 6; RPolC 1903, §§ 1175, 1436; SL 1913, ch 119, § 6; RC 1919, § 6161; SDC 1939, § 45.0106; SL 2024, ch 28, § 11.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1-5 - Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-5 - Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-5"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-5" rel="noopener"><span class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5SENU">9-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5SENU">. </span><span class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5CL">Governing body authorizes contracts--Execution--Delegation of authority.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Statute"><span class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5DefaultParagraphFont">No contract of a municipality is valid unless the contract has been authorized by a vote of the governing body at an official meeting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Statute"><span class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5DefaultParagraphFont">Each written contract must be executed in the name of the municipality by the mayor or president of the board of trustees, be countersigned by the finance officer, and have the corporate seal attached. However, the governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, delegate to any employee of the municipality the authority to enter into a contract on behalf of the municipality and to execute the contract and any other instrument necessary or convenient for the performance of the contract subject to the limitations delegated by the governing body.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s5010e6a950194fd99e0d19de2677e3a5SCL">RPolC 1903, § 1332; SL 1909, ch 110, § 8; SL 1913, ch 119, § 67; RC 1919, § 6347; SL 1921, ch 297; SL 1925, ch 235; SDC 1939, § 45.0107; SL 2006, ch 34, § 1; SL 2024, ch 28, § 12.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1-6 - Citizen enforcement of this title."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-6 - Citizen enforcement of this title."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-6"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05SENU">9-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05SENU">. </span><span class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05CL">Citizen enforcement of this title.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05Statute"><span class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05DefaultParagraphFont">Any resident of a municipality may maintain an action or proceeding to prevent, by proper remedy, a violation of any provision of this title by that municipality.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sda1beda0ccbc49ddbd42419574ce2d05SCL">SL 1913, ch 119, § 134; RC 1919, § 6163; SDC 1939, § 45.0112; SL 2024, ch 28, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036069Normal { 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.s2036069SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036069CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036069Normal-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.s2036069DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036069000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036069SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036069SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036069Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-1-7"><span class="s2036069SENU">9-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036069SENU">. </span><span class="s2036069CL">Existing rights unaffected--Remedies cumulative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036069Normal-000000"><span class="s2036069DefaultParagraphFont">The adoption of this code, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall not affect any then existing right or liability of or prosecution by any municipality, but any different applicable remedy provided shall be cumulative to existing remedies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036069Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036069000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036069Normal"><span class="s2036069SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036069SCL-000002"> SL 1890, ch 37, art I, § 7; RPolC 1903, § 1176; SL 1913, ch 119, § 7; RC 1919, § 6160; SDC 1939, § 45.0110.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036070Normal { 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.s2036070SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036070CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2036070Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-1-8"><span class="s2036070SENU">9-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036070SENU">. </span><span class="s2036070CL">Repealed by SL 1981, ch 43, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 9-1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-1-9 - Repealed."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-1-9 - Repealed."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-1-9"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789SENU">9-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789SENU">. </span><span class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789CL">Repealed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789DefaultParagraphFont">Source: </span><span class="sb0e5dc66bccc4501855964095030e789SCL">SL 2018, ch 68, § 4; SL 2024, ch 28, § 36.</span></p></div></body></html>