South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 25 - County Buildings And Improvements
Section 7-25-1 - Annual tax levy for construction or improvement of certain buildings--Fund accumulated--Cooperation with other subdivisions--Proceeds pledged to payments without limitation.

7-25-1. Annual tax levy for construction or improvement of certain buildings--Fund accumulated--Cooperation with other subdivisions--Proceeds pledged to payments without limitation.
The board of county commissioners may levy a tax not to exceed ninety cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation to be used or paid into a fund for the purpose of acquiring a site, constructing, renovating, improving, remodeling, altering, adding to, repairing, erecting, or maintaining a courthouse, office, jail building, county exhibition buildings, 4-H and extension buildings, grandstands and bleachers, highway maintenance buildings, or public library. The county may cooperate in a joint undertaking for any of the foregoing purposes with any other county, municipality or school district. The levy authorized by this section is in addition to the levy authorized in §10-12-21. The proceeds of the levy authorized by this section may be pledged by the county to payments under an agreement entered into pursuant to §7-25-19 without regard to the limitations of §7-25-3.

Source: SL 1911, ch 123, §1; SL 1915, ch 126; RC 1919, §6953; SL 1931, ch 115, §1; SDC 1939, §12.2303; SL 1959, ch 31, §2; SL 1959, ch 32; SL 1963, ch 49; SL 1968, ch 21; SL 1970, ch 50; SL 1985, ch 15, §24; SL 1985, ch 77, §8; SL 1987, ch 185, §2; SL 1989, ch 87, §15C.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 7 - Counties

Chapter 25 - County Buildings And Improvements

Section 7-25-1 - Annual tax levy for construction or improvement of certain buildings--Fund accumulated--Cooperation with other subdivisions--Proceeds pledged to payments without limitation.

Section 7-25-2 - Investment of building fund--Income paid into fund.

Section 7-25-3 - County commissioners authorized to construct and improve buildings--Maximum expenditure authorized without voters' approval.

Section 7-25-4 - Building bonds approved by voters--Other funds applicable without additional approval.

Section 7-25-5 - Commissioners' duty to use accumulated building fund.

Section 7-25-6 - Acquisition of ground for authorized county buildings--Board to supervise construction of all buildings.

Section 7-25-7 - Advertising and award procedure for building construction contracts.

Section 7-25-8 - Building plans and specifications to be on file--Petty offense to permit removal.

Section 7-25-9 - Security posted by bidders on construction contract--Return of security to unsuccessful bidders.

Section 7-25-9.1 - Waiver of security requirements on bids less than two thousand dollars.

Section 7-25-10 - Lowest responsible bid accepted--Progress payments permitted in contract--Interest on payments withheld.

Section 7-25-11 - Execution of construction contracts.

Section 7-25-12 - Performance bond required of construction contractor.

Section 7-25-13 - Payment required if building occupied before acceptance.

Section 7-25-14 - Appointment of superintendent to oversee construction--Progress payments based on superintendent's reports.

Section 7-25-16 - Insurance on buildings--Application of proceeds--Filing policies.

Section 7-25-17 - Rental space provided county officers where courthouse or jail insufficient.

Section 7-25-19 - Sale and lease-back arrangements--Disposition of sale proceeds--Tax exemption.

Section 7-25-20 - Sale and lease-back powers additional--Restrictions on exercise.