South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 25 - County Buildings And Improvements
Section 7-25-4 - Building bonds approved by voters--Other funds applicable without additional approval.

7-25-4. Building bonds approved by voters--Other funds applicable without additional approval.
Whenever the question of bonding the county for the purpose of bonding the county for the purpose of building or renovating, improving, remodeling, altering, adding to, or repairing a courthouse, jail, memorial building, or other county buildings shall have been submitted to a vote of the voters and such bond issue shall have been carried by a vote of the voters, then in addition to the proceeds raised from the sale of such bonds the board may, whenever there remains in the treasury of such county an unexpended balance of any special fund and all claims against such fund have been fully paid, or when there remains an unexpended balance of the general fund and all claims against such fund have been fully paid, in its discretion, apply the whole or any part of such accumulated funds to the purposes specified in this section and it shall not be necessary to submit the question of such expenditure to the voters of the county.

Source: SL 1868-9, ch 4, §27; SL 1874-5, ch 27, §27; PolC 1877, ch 21, §43; CL 1887, §607; RPolC 1903, §847; SL 1913, ch 153; RC 1919, §5883; SL 1920 (SS), ch 42; SDC 1939, §12.2302; SL 1959, ch 31, §1.

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.