South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - County Officers In General
Section 7-7-22 - Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.

7-7-22. Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.
Such deputies are authorized to sign all papers and do all other things which the officers themselves may do respectively, and the respective officers shall be responsible for the acts of their respective deputies.

Source: SL 1887, ch 10, §8; CL 1887, §653; RPolC 1903, §890; RC 1919, §5906; SDC 1939, §12.1601; SL 1955, ch 21.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 7 - Counties

Chapter 07 - County Officers In General

Section 7-7-1 - Commencement of terms of county officers--Vacancy occurring before commencement of term.

Section 7-7-1.1 - County officers to be elected quadrenially--Staggered terms--Expiration of term for combined offices.

Section 7-7-1.2 - Combining county offices.

Section 7-7-1.3 - First election of officer for combined office--Term--Salary.

Section 7-7-1.4 - Appointment--Coroner.

Section 7-7-1.5 - Submission of question of combined offices to voters--Procedure.

Section 7-7-1.6 - Submitting to voters the question of combining with other counties a county office--Procedure.

Section 7-7-1.7 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Term.

Section 7-7-1.8 - Ordinance combining with other counties a county office.

Section 7-7-1.9 - Nomination and election of officer to combined office--Election--Term.

Section 7-7-1.10 - Procedure upon vacancy of a combined office.

Section 7-7-2 - Hours of operation for county offices established by board of county commissioners--Exceptions.

Section 7-7-2.1 - Closing of courthouse for emergency or severe weather.

Section 7-7-3 - Compensation of county commissioners.

Section 7-7-4 - Mileage allowance for county commissioners.

Section 7-7-5 - Salary of county commissioners.

Section 7-7-6 - Compensation of county commissioners acting in drainage matters.

Section 7-7-7 - Mileage allowance when commissioners travel together--Pooling of mileage allowances.

Section 7-7-8 - Determination of population for county salary purposes.

Section 7-7-9.1 - Salary for county treasurer, auditor and register of deeds--Salaries not to be decreased during terms of office.

Section 7-7-10.1 - Salary for combination of two or more elected positions.

Section 7-7-12 - Salary for state's attorney--Contract for services--Prohibitions.

Section 7-7-14 - Determination of population of newly created or organized county.

Section 7-7-17 - Salaries as full compensation--Fees paid into treasury.

Section 7-7-20 - Authorization for employment of deputies and clerks--Payment of compensation.

Section 7-7-21 - Appointment and removal of deputies and clerks--Oath of office and bond.

Section 7-7-22 - Powers of deputies--Responsibility of elected officer.

Section 7-7-23 - Officer receiving salary of deputy or clerk as theft.

Section 7-7-24 - Mileage allowance to county officials.

Section 7-7-25 - Meetings of county officials for advancement of county government--Authorization.

Section 7-7-26 - Prior authorization required for reimbursement of expenses for attending meetings--Vouchers for payment.

Section 7-7-27 - Payments for research to county commissioners' associations and educational institutions.

Section 7-7-28 - Formation of association of county commissioners and elected officials--Powers of association--Appropriations for dues.

Section 7-7-29 - Local government records destruction board.