5-3-1. Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.
It shall be the duty of the attorney general to make examination at each of the United States land offices of this state as to the condition of the titles to all school and public lands, and to take such steps before said land office of the United States and the Department of the Interior as may be necessary to protect the title of the state thereto and he may employ such clerical assistance as is requisite therefor.
Source: SL 1890, ch 139, §1; RPolC 1903, §102; RC 1919, §5367; SDC 1939, §55.1503.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts
Chapter 03 - Selection, Exchange And Classification Of School And Public Lands
Section 5-3-1 - Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.
Section 5-3-2 - Acceptance of federal indemnity lands in lieu of statehood grants.
Section 5-3-3 - Selection of indemnity lands for land disposed of before statehood.
Section 5-3-4 - Selection of indemnity lands for land settled before survey.
Section 5-3-6 - Selection of indemnity lands for land in lake or navigable river.
Section 5-3-7 - Exchange of common school, indemnity, or endowment land--Conditional exchange.
Section 5-3-7.1 - Conservation easement for state land exchanged or sold.
Section 5-3-11 - Classification of school and endowment lands according to best use.
Section 5-3-12 - List for county auditor of unsold endowment lands in county.