8-5-5. Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.
The board shall, in the name of the township, prosecute for the benefit of the township all actions upon bonds given to it and shall also sue for and collect all penalties and forfeitures in respect to which no other provision is made, incurred by any officer or inhabitant of the township; and it shall have power, in like manner, to prosecute for any trespass committed on any public inclosure, highway, or property belonging to the township, and shall pay all money collected under this section to the township treasurer.
Source: SL 1872-3, ch 51, §60; PolC 1877, ch 23, §34; SL 1883, ch 112, subch 1, §62; CL 1887, §774; RPolC 1903, §1068; RC 1919, §6090; SDC 1939, §58.0508.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Township Board Of Supervisors
Section 8-5-1 - Time and place of regular meetings.
Section 8-5-2 - Business at board meetings--Special meetings--Filing of business with clerk.
Section 8-5-3 - Quorum at meetings of board.
Section 8-5-4 - General powers of board--Orders for disbursement of funds.
Section 8-5-5 - Prosecution of actions for benefit of township--Trespass on township property.
Section 8-5-6 - Equalization of township assessments.
Section 8-5-8 - Appeals from board of supervisors--Time of taking--Service and filing of notice.
Section 8-5-9 - Transcript filed by board on appeals--Settlement and framing of issues.
Section 8-5-10 - Hearing de novo on appeals--Judgment and order of circuit court.
Section 8-5-11 - Appeals to Supreme Court.
Section 8-5-12 - Appeal cumulative to other remedies.
Section 8-5-13 - Firearms regulation prohibited--Action by attorney general.
Section 8-5-14 - Supervisor names and phone numbers to be posted on township website.