South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Incorporation Of Municipalities
Section 9-3-20 - Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state.

9-3-20. Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state.
The regularity of the organization of any acting municipality shall be inquired into only in an action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the state.

Source: PolC 1877, ch 24, §53; CL 1887, §1078; RPolC 1903, §1467; RC 1919, §6159; SDC 1939, §45.0111.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 9 - Municipal Government

Chapter 03 - Incorporation Of Municipalities

Section 9-3-1 - Minimum population of municipalities.

Section 9-3-1.1 - Minimum distance from existing municipality--Exceptions.

Section 9-3-2 - Survey and map showing proposed municipal boundaries--Affidavit of surveyor.

Section 9-3-3 - Census of proposed municipality--Contents--Verification.

Section 9-3-4 - Survey, map, and census available for public inspection.

Section 9-3-5 - Voters' petition as application for incorporation--Number of signers required--Contents of petition--Presentation to county commissioners.

Section 9-3-6 - County commissioners' order to incorporate municipality--Name--Date for election.

Section 9-3-10 - Balloting on question of incorporation--Majority required for incorporation.

Section 9-3-11 - Canvass and return of votes to county commissioners.

Section 9-3-12 - County commissioners' order declaring municipality incorporated--Conclusive effect.

Section 9-3-13 - Adjustment of claims and accounts between municipality and civil township.

Section 9-3-14 - Recording and filing of canvass of votes on incorporation--Registry maintained by secretary of state.

Section 9-3-17 - Term of office for elected officials.

Section 9-3-18 - Election by plurality at first election--Tie vote--Certificate as to persons elected.

Section 9-3-19 - Recording by county auditor of certificate of election.

Section 9-3-20 - Regularity of incorporation questioned only by state.

Section 9-3-21 - Validation of prior incorporation of municipalities.

Section 9-3-22 - Municipality for historical or educational purposes authorized--Recording of plat.

Section 9-3-23 - Name of historical or educational municipality.

Section 9-3-24 - Exemption of historical or educational municipality from usual requirements.

Section 9-3-25 - Governing board of historical or educational municipality--Rules and regulations.

Section 9-3-26 - Historical or educational municipality--Public funds.

Section 9-3-27 - Exemption of historical or educational municipality from public control.

Section 9-3-28 - Duration of historical or educational municipality--Active operation--Maintenance of property--Loss of designation.

Section 9-3-29 - Dissolution of municipal corporation by Department of Transportation or county.