8-1-8. Conditions for reorganization, division or merger of townships or of fractions of townships--Petition by voters.
Any township or fraction of a township may be reorganized, divided, or merged with another township or fraction of a township, subject to approval by the voters in the affected civil townships and the affected portions of unorganized congressional townships as provided in §§8-1-7 to 8-1-10, inclusive, if:
(1)The board of county commissioners proposes that the townships or fractions of townships be reorganized, divided, or merged; or
(2)The affected township boards propose to the board of county commissioners that the townships or fractions of townships be reorganized, divided, or merged; or
(3)A majority of the registered voters residing in the affected portions of the affected townships petition the board of county commissioners to propose that the townships or fractions of townships be reorganized, divided, or merged.
Source: SDC 1939, §58.0114; SL 1957, ch 484; SL 1996, ch 58, §3.
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.