<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 9-38-2 - Municipal power to preserve trees and inclose public ground. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2036815Normal { 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.s2036815SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036815CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2036815Normal-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.s2036815DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036815000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036815SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2036815SCL-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="s2036815Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=9-38-2"><span class="s2036815SENU">9-38-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036815SENU">. </span><span class="s2036815CL">Municipal power to preserve trees and inclose public ground.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036815Normal-000000"><span class="s2036815DefaultParagraphFont">Every municipality shall have power to plant and provide for the care and preservation of trees upon public grounds and along the streets and to inclose any public ground.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036815Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036815000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2036815Normal"><span class="s2036815SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2036815SCL-000002"> PolC 1877, ch 24, § 22, subdiv 15; CL 1887, § 1043, subdiv 15; SL 1890, ch 37, art V, § 1, subdiv 8 to 10, 44; RPolC 1903, § 1229, subdiv 8 to 10; RPolC 1903, § 1438, subdiv 15; SL 1913, ch 119, § 53, subdiv 8 to 10, 44; RC 1919, § 6169 (11); SDC 1939, § 45.0201 (99).</span></p></div></body></html>