8-4-1. Eligibility to township office.
Any person qualified to vote at a township meeting is eligible to any township office. No person may hold a township office unless he resides in the township.
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §34; CL 1887, §737; RPolC 1903, §1029; RC 1919, §6069; SDC 1939, §58.0401; SL 1984, ch 50, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 04 - Township Officers
Section 8-4-1 - Eligibility to township office.
Section 8-4-3 - Oath of office of township officers.
Section 8-4-4 - Clerk to require elected officers to qualify--Refusal or neglect as petty offense.
Section 8-4-5 - Failure to file oath or bond as refusal of office.
Section 8-4-6 - Forfeiture for entry on office without taking oath.
Section 8-4-7 - Term of office of officers.
Section 8-4-8 - Salary and compensation of clerk, treasurer, and supervisors.
Section 8-4-10 - Acceptance and notice of resignation by township officer.