8-4-6. Forfeiture for entry on office without taking oath.
If any township officer who is required by law to take an oath of office enters upon the duties of his office before taking such oath, he forfeits to such township the sum of fifty dollars.
Source: SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §43; CL 1887, §748; RPolC 1903, §1042; RC 1919, §6075; SDC 1939, §58.0407.
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.