<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 9-35-3 - Grant of franchise subject to approval by voters--Exception. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036769Normal { 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.s2036769SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036769CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036769Normal-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.s2036769DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036769000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036769SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036769SCL-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="s2036769Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-35-3"><span class="s2036769SENU">9-35-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036769SENU">. </span><span class="s2036769CL">Grant of franchise subject to approval by voters--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036769Normal-000000"><span class="s2036769DefaultParagraphFont">The governing body may not grant a franchise to any public utility authorizing it to occupy any of the streets, alleys, or public places of the municipality without submitting the proposition of issuing such franchise to a vote of the voters thereof at a general or special election called for the purpose. However, no franchise election is required when granting a franchise to a natural gas utility which is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036769Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036769000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036769Normal"><span class="s2036769SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036769SCL-000002"> SL 1913, ch 119, § 123; RC 1919, § 6248; SL 1921, ch 310; SDC 1939, § 45.1006; SL 1986, ch 79.</span></p></div></body></html>