3-4-4. Filling vacancies in board of county commissioners.
When a vacancy occurs in the board of county commissioners, it shall be the duty of the remaining member or members of such board to appoint immediately some suitable person to fill such vacancy from the district where the vacancy occurs. If there be an even number of county commissioners remaining on the board of county commissioners, the county auditor shall be called in and shall act as a member of such board to fill such vacancy.
Source: SL 1874-5, ch 57, §53; PolC 1877, ch 22, §9; SL 1885, ch 148, §1; CL 1887, §1393; RPolC 1903, §1812; RC 1919, §7018; SDC 1939, §48.0104; SL 1967, ch 236; SL 1974, ch 55, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 04 - Vacancies In Office
Section 3-4-1 - Events causing vacancy in office.
Section 3-4-2 - Resignation of office--To whom made.
Section 3-4-3 - Appointments to fill vacancies--By whom made.
Section 3-4-4 - Filling vacancies in board of county commissioners.
Section 3-4-5 - Vacancies occurring immediately prior to election.
Section 3-4-7 - Qualification by persons appointed to fill vacancies.