1-1-22. Law defined.
Law is a rule of property and of conduct prescribed by the sovereign power.
Source: SDC 1939, §65.0101.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 1 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 01 - State Sovereignty And Jurisdiction
Section 1-1-1 - Territorial extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction--Cessions to United States.
Section 1-1-2.2 - Vesting and duration of concurrent jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-2.3 - Acceptance of retrocession of exclusive federal jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-2.4 - Memoranda of agreement.
Section 1-1-2.5 - Concurrent federal jurisdiction--Federal Prison Camp.
Section 1-1-3 - Consent to land acquisition by United States--Acreage limit.
Section 1-1-4 - Jurisdiction of federally acquired land--Tax exemption.
Section 1-1-5 - Service of process on federally acquired land.
Section 1-1-7 - Appraisal and sale of county land to United States for conservation purposes.
Section 1-1-8 - Legislative power over federally acquired lands.
Section 1-1-9 - Map of federal acquisitions to be filed--Recording of evidence of title.
Section 1-1-12 - Indian country--Assumption of jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-15 - Prosecution of criminal offenses on Indian lands.
Section 1-1-17 - Highways in Indian lands--Acceptance of jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-18 - Indian country--Assumption of jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-19 - Negotiation and acceptance of federal reimbursement of costs of jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-20 - Provisional repeal of prior assumption of jurisdiction of Indian lands.
Section 1-1-21 - Governor's proclamation required for assumption of jurisdiction.
Section 1-1-23 - Expressions of sovereign will.
Section 1-1-24 - Common law and law merchant applied--Evidence of common law.
Section 1-1-25 - When order or judgment of tribal court may be recognized in state courts.
Section 1-1-28 - Exception to application of provisions of § 1-1-27.