<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 9-14-39 - Delivery of records and property to successor in office--Liability and penalties for refusal. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036390Normal { 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.s2036390SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036390CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036390Normal-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.s2036390DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036390000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036390SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036390SCL-000002 { 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="s2036390Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-14-39"><span class="s2036390SENU">9-14-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036390SENU">. </span><span class="s2036390CL">Delivery of records and property to successor in office--Liability and penalties for refusal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036390Normal-000000"><span class="s2036390DefaultParagraphFont">Any person having been an officer of any municipality shall, within five days after demand, deliver to his successor in office all books, property, and effects of every description in his possession belonging to the municipality or pertaining to his office. Upon refusal so to do he shall be liable for all the damages caused thereby and to such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036390Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036390000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036390Normal"><span class="s2036390SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036390SCL-000002"> SL 1890, ch 37, art VI, § 6; RPolC 1903, § 1239; SL 1913, ch 119, § 61; RC 1919, § 6278; SDC 1939, § 45.1111.</span></p></div></body></html>