8-1-14. Adjustment of assets and indebtedness after division, reorganization or merger of townships.
If any civil township is subdivided, reorganized, or merged according to the provisions of this chapter, which has been bonded for school or other purposes, or against which there is any other outstanding indebtedness, and if money raised by taxation in the township has been expended for the erection of school buildings or other public improvements, which on such subdivision, reorganization, or merger inures to the benefit of one of the new townships to a greater extent than is equitable, the matter shall be adjusted as provided in §§8-1-15 to 8-1-19, inclusive.
Source: SDC 1939, §58.0112; SL 1996, ch 58, §8.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Establishment, Division, Organization And Disorganization Of Townships
Section 8-1-1 - Continuation of existing townships.
Section 8-1-2 - Division of county into townships--Boundaries--Alterations.
Section 8-1-3 - Maximum size and minimum number of voters in civil township.
Section 8-1-4 - Boundary descriptions recorded by county commissioners--Alterations in boundaries.
Section 8-1-5 - Organization of civil township on petition of voters.
Section 8-1-6 - Name of organized township.
Section 8-1-7 - Reorganization, division or merger of civil townships authorized.
Section 8-1-10 - Election to decide reorganization, division, or merger of townships.
Section 8-1-11 - Name of merged township or newly separated township.
Section 8-1-12 - First annual meeting in newly separated township.
Section 8-1-13 - Continuation of civil township from which separation made.
Section 8-1-16 - First meeting of board of adjustment.
Section 8-1-17 - Powers of board of adjustment--Criteria for adjustment.
Section 8-1-18 - Filing of determination by board of adjustment--Binding effect.
Section 8-1-19 - Compensation of board of adjustment.
Section 8-1-23 - Petition and election on abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-23.1 - Waiting period for filing petition of abolition.
Section 8-1-25 - Deposit of money and property after abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-27 - Surplus funds expended for road work after abolition of township organization.
Section 8-1-29 - Reestablishment of township--Reestablishment defined.
Section 8-1-30 - Reestablishment of township proposed by county commissioners or petition of voters.
Section 8-1-31 - Public hearing on reestablishment of township--Notice.