South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Division Of Counties
Section 7-3-3 - Revision of commissioner districts after division of county.

7-3-3. Revision of commissioner districts after division of county.
Whenever the area of any county in this state has been altered by division or by the changing of its boundaries, it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of such county, at the first regular meeting thereafter, to establish commissioner districts in such county and fix the boundaries thereof in the manner provided by law for establishing commissioner districts and changing the boundaries thereof insofar as the same is applicable. Such commissioner districts so established and the boundaries so fixed shall remain as established and fixed until the same may be changed as provided by law. Whenever the organization of a new county results from such alteration, the same duty shall devolve upon the commissioners of the new county.

Source: SL 1915, ch 134; RC 1919, §5786; SDC 1939, §12.0415.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 7 - Counties

Chapter 03 - Division Of Counties

Section 7-3-1 - Petition for division of county--Contents and filing--Minimum size of new county.

Section 7-3-2 - Voters' approval of division--Name and organization of new county.

Section 7-3-3 - Revision of commissioner districts after division of county.

Section 7-3-4 - Apportionment of bonded indebtedness after division of county--Bonds and tax levy of new county.

Section 7-3-5 - Apportionment of floating or warrant indebtedness on division of county--Bond issue by new county to cover proportionate share.

Section 7-3-6 - Sale of county bonds based on advertising and award before division.

Section 7-3-7 - Inventory and apportionment of assets and liabilities by auditor-general.

Section 7-3-8 - Auditor-general's report filed with county auditors--Conclusive evidence.

Section 7-3-9 - County action to set aside auditor-general's report--Time for filing--Estimate and appraisement as prima facie evidence.

Section 7-3-10 - Auditor-general's apportionment final if no action brought.

Section 7-3-11 - Warrants issued for settlement of accounts between counties.

Section 7-3-12 - Expenses of auditor-general--Apportionment and payment by counties.

Section 7-3-13 - Transfer of books, records, and files relating exclusively to new county.

Section 7-3-17 - Transcript of records obtained by new county--Evidentiary value.

Section 7-3-18 - Contract for transcription of records for new county--Certification of instruments transcribed.

Section 7-3-20 - Affidavit as to transcription of all records.

Section 7-3-21 - County commissioners' certificate of completion of transcriptions--Recording of instruments before certificate filed.

Section 7-3-22 - County commissioners' discretion in transcription of records.