9-21-21. Warrants limited by tax levy--Violation as misdemeanor--Removal of offender from office.
No liability may be incurred against the municipality in excess of the total appropriation of the fund.
No liability may be incurred under any appropriation for which a warrant cannot be drawn as herein provided.
No member of the governing body may vote to incur a liability or to issue a warrant, nor may any mayor or finance officer sign, issue, or deliver any warrant, nor may any finance officer pay any warrant, issued in violation of the provisions of this section. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Upon conviction of a violation of this section the court in which such conviction is had may in its discretion enter an order removing the member of the governing body or other officer so convicted from his office.
Source: SL 1890, ch 37, art XV, §3; RPolC 1903, §1246; SL 1913, ch 119, §119; SL 1915, ch 117, §1; RC 1919, §6342; SDC 1939, §§45.1414, 45.9902; SL 1976, ch 82; SL 1981, ch 43, §18; SL 1993, ch 72.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 21 - Tax Levies And Appropriations
Section 9-21-1 - Fiscal year of municipalities.
Section 9-21-3 - Appropriations limited to municipal powers.
Section 9-21-5 - Appropriations for support of Civil Air Patrol.
Section 9-21-6 - Classification of expenditures in annual appropriation ordinance.
Section 9-21-6.1 - Line item for contingencies--Maximum amount--Transfer to other appropriations.
Section 9-21-8 - Additional appropriations prohibited--Bond authorization as appropriation.
Section 9-21-9 - Expenditures limited to appropriated amounts.
Section 9-21-10 - Contracts prohibited unless covered by appropriation or bonds.
Section 9-21-12 - Authorization of depreciation reserve within proprietary fund.
Section 9-21-13 - Purposes of depreciation or capital replacement reserves.
Section 9-21-14.1 - Accumulation of funds for capital outlay purposes--Maximum amount.
Section 9-21-16 - Surplus funds used for replacement or repair required by unanticipated event.
Section 9-21-17 - Judgment against municipality--Borrowing--Maximum tax levy to pay judgment.
Section 9-21-18.1 - Municipality authorized to enter into lease-purchase agreements.
Section 9-21-20 - Certification of annual tax levy to county auditor.
Section 9-21-22 - Maximum obligations under appropriation.
Section 9-21-23 - Proration of expenditures under appropriation for more than one year.
Section 9-21-24 - Highway taxes paid to municipal treasurer quarterly--Purposes for which expended.
Section 9-21-24.1 - Encumbrance of unexpended appropriations for obligations incurred but not paid.
Section 9-21-25 - Diversion of money belonging to funds prohibited.
Section 9-21-26.1 - Transfer of surplus funds--Restrictions.
Section 9-21-27 - Transfer of bond redemption funds allowed if certain amount is retained.
Section 9-21-31 - Capital replacement reserve fund authorized.
Section 9-21-32 - Internal service fund for equipment purchases authorized--Equipment defined.
Section 9-21-33 - Contributions to technical colleges.
Section 9-21-34 - Municipal appropriation--Deadlines.
Section 9-21-34.1 - Municipal appropriation--Moved deadline--Certification.