<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 9-2-7 - Determination of number of inhabitants in wards.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bNormal { 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.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bStatute { 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.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5b000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bNoIndent { 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.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 9-2-7 - Determination of number of inhabitants in wards."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 9-2-7 - Determination of number of inhabitants in wards."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/9-2-7"><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="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=9-2-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bSENU">9-2-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bSENU">. </span><span class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bCL">Determination of number of inhabitants in wards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont">For the purpose of dividing a municipality into wards, the number of inhabitants is determined by subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-14-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont">2-14-2</span></a><span class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont">(20). The governing body may, by resolution, authorize the finance officer to determine the number of inhabitants by filing a certificate showing the number of persons registered to vote in each ward of the municipality. That number multiplied by two constitutes the number of inhabitants until the next federal census is completed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5b000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s79fb170d165b42579cd3e67981298c5bSCL">SL 1977, ch 68, § 14; SL 1981, ch 44, § 16; SL 2024, ch 28, § 19.</span></p></div></body></html>