8-4-5. Failure to file oath or bond as refusal of office.
If any person elected or appointed to any township office, of whom an oath or bond is required, neglects to file the same within the time prescribed by law, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to serve in such office.
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §42; CL 1887, §747; RPolC 1903, §1041; RC 1919, §6074; SDC 1939, §58.0406.
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.