9-3-6. County commissioners' order to incorporate municipality--Name--Date for election.
If the board, after proof by affidavit or oral examination of witnesses, is satisfied that the requirements of this chapter have been fully complied with, the board shall make an order declaring that the proposed municipality shall, with the assent of the qualified voters who are either registered voters in the proposed municipality or landowners in the proposed municipality who are also registered voters of this state, be an incorporated municipality by the name specified in the application. The name shall be different from that of any other municipality in this state. The board shall also include in the order a date for an election to be conducted pursuant to Title 12.
Source: SDC 1939, §45.0305; SL 1999, ch 37, §3.
Structure 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 9-3-6 - 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 9-3-17 - Term of office for elected officials.
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 9-3-29 - Dissolution of municipal corporation by Department of Transportation or county.