South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 21 - Highway Drainage Ditches
Section 31-21-8 - Payment to landowner before opening of ditch.

31-21-8. Payment to landowner before opening of ditch.
When the amount of damages or compensation to be paid to any one or more of the owners of land taken for any ditch shall have been finally determined by proceedings under the provisions of this chapter the board of township supervisors or county commissioners, as the case may be, shall pay the same before the opening of such ditch.

Source: SL 1883, ch 112, §93; CL 1887, §1341; RPolC 1903, §1746; RC 1919, §8604; SDC 1939, §28.1206.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 31 - Highways and Bridges

Chapter 21 - Highway Drainage Ditches

Section 31-21-1 - Affidavit that ditch should be opened--Contents of affidavit--Notice of meeting of board of county commissioners--Examination of premises.

Section 31-21-2 - Form of notice.

Section 31-21-3 - Filing of notice and affidavit--Service on landowner--Nonresident landowners.

Section 31-21-4 - Return of service--Nonresident landowners--Publication of notice--Posting of notice--Time of publication or posting.

Section 31-21-5 - Examination of land--Hearing reasons for and against ditch--Decision--Assessment of damages in favor of landowner.

Section 31-21-6 - Benefits to landowner as factor in fixing damages--Fixing damages by agreement--Writing and filing agreement--Agreement as conclusive.